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Presented in conjunction with the exhibition:
A Life Surrounding a Cabin:
Dorothea Lange at Steep Ravine
Dorothea Lange photographs from the collection of the Oakland Museum of California

Public Programs
Join us to learn more about Dorothea Lange, her work, and the Marin County destination that captivated her during the last years of her life.

(Note program locations, as indicated in each listing below.)

Lunchtime with Lange
Docent-led tours of the exhibition, each followed by a brown bag lunch discussion.
Tours begin at 12:30 and end at 1 pm. Please meet in the lobby of Marin Community Foundation.

Wednesdays:
November 22, 2006
December 20, 2006
January 17, 2007
February 14, 2007

A Universal Language – Slide Lecture by Daniel Dixon Daniel Dixon, son of Dorothea Lange and painter Maynard Dixon, will present an illustrated lecture detailing the universal appeal of his mother’s oeuvre.
Saturday, January 20, 2007

2 – 3:30 pm Slide lecture followed by discussion with Daniel Dixon
San Rafael City Hall – Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
Click here for map

3:30 – 5 pm Reception
Marin History Museum
1125 B Street (at corner of Mission Ave.), San Rafael

$10 general admission
$5 for MHM members

Please RSVP for this event by calling MHM at (415) 454-8538.

Steep Ravine Readings
Join us as we focus on the past, present, and future of Steep Ravine. Featuring readings and presentations by Samantha R. Toffoli, Marin District Interpretive Specialist, California State Parks; Sandy Fish, actress, writer and current Camp Host at Steep Ravine; and Jim Ring, architect.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
6 – 7 pm
South Novato Library
6 Hamilton Landing
Hangar 6, Suite 140A
Novato
(415) 506-3164

Note: The exhibition at the Marin Community Foundation, located next to the South Novato Library, will be open until 6pm.

Presented in collaboration with the South Novato Library and the California State Parks, Marin District..

Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life
Screening of Meg Partridge’s engaging film, Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life, followed by questions and answers with the filmmaker and her father Rondal Partridge, Dorothea Lange’s long-time colleague and friend. Thursday, February 15, 2007
7 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th Street
San Rafael

$9.50 general admission
$5.50 for members of the California Film Institute and the Marin History Museum
(Discount only offered at the Rafael Box Office with valid CFI membership card or proof of ID for MHM members.)

Advance tickets will be available starting January 15, 2007.
For more information, please call the Rafael Box Office at (415) 454-1222 or visit the Web site at www.cafilm.org.

Co-presented by the California Film Institute.

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1961
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Photographer unknown, Untitled (Dorothea Lange and grandchildren), c. 1964
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1957
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1960
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.