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Native America Craft Classes: Sunfeather Series Workshop

Time: 11:00 am til 3:00 pm

Location: Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center, 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, FWB

Description: The Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center is offering a new “Sunfeather Series Workshop” a sequence of Native American arts and crafts classes, from September until December, to be held on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. Each class will last between three to four hours, and all supplies will be included.

The “Sunfeather Series Workshop” will be taught by Sandra “Sunfeather” Lee of the Perdido Bay Tribe, a local and state recognized tribe of Creek Indians. Sandra is an artisan, demonstrator, and teacher of Creek Indian heritage, material culture, and arts. She is widely respected for her craftsmanship and knowledge of beadwork, leatherwork, pine needle basketry, and gourd art. Lee has delivered presentations to colleges and universities, and has participated in several Native American gatherings in the area. Lee teaches in the traditional way of her Native American ancestors.

To register for a class or for questions please contact Museum Program Coordinator Mike Thomin at (850)833-9595.

FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.

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Lecture Series: SECRETS OF SANTA ROSA

Time: 11:00 am til 12:10 pm

Location: Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, 5709 Mill Pond Lane, Milton, FL

Description: SECRETS OF SANTA ROSA:
ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY
IN YOUR BACK YARD

West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. and the Florida Public Archaeology Network have announced that Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, located in Milton, Florida, will host a public lecture series during October 2010. The lecture series, “Secrets of Santa Rosa: Archaeology and History in Your Backyard,” will take place Saturdays in October at 11a.m.

Oct 2: Dr Brian Rucker, Pensacola State College, "Early Santa Rosa County: Blackwater, Yellow Pine, Live Oak, and
Sawmills"

This free event, held in the Arcadia Mill museum, will showcase a variety of speakers discussing the history and archaeology of Santa Rosa County, Florida, as part of the 7th annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour presented by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council. Following the presentations, guests are invited to take a guided boardwalk tour of the Arcadia Mill site.

The lecture series is sponsored by the University of West Florida, Florida Public Archaeology Network, West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. and Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site.

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FPAN is co-hosting this event.

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