The Museum of Making Music is proud to announce its next special exhibition, The Art of the Stompbox, opening June 1, 2010 and continuing through September 2010. The exhibition will trace the development and use of effects pedals in American rock ’n’ roll, jazz, blues, rock, and the experimental music scene.
Everyday's a Musicpalooza at the Museum of Making Music! Girl Scout
Summer Camp, especially designed for current Girl Scouts entering grades 2 - 6, celebrates and explores more than 100 years of music
history as the scouts will create their own instruments, listen to tons
of great sounds and get hands-on experience with loads of instruments
from organs to ukuleles.
On
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 7 PM, the Museum presents its Local Flavor
Concert Series featuring charismatic acoustic folk duo Berkley Hart. Tickets are $10 and include beverages and pizza generously sponsored by Stone
Brewing and Knockout Pizza.
North
Coast Strings is a musical ensemble designed to be an entry point for
adults who want to learn how to play a stringed instrument, or for
those who have played a stringed instrument in the past but haven’t
played in a number of years. The orchestra is hosted by the Museum of
Making Music. The North Coast Strings Summer Concert is at 3 PM on Sunday, August 8. Free!
On Saturday, August 14 at 7 PM, the Museum of Making Music and the
Carlsbad City Library present Grammy winning artists, Cindy
Cashdollar and Dave Alvin, for a performance
celebrating contemporary American roots music. Tickets are $10. This concert takes place at the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium at the Carlsbad City (Dove) Library.