March is almost here, so let’s see what the Walt Disney Family Museum has in store. There are some really cool events for you lucky souls out on the west coast…
The Walt Disney Family Museum
March 2010 Events CalendarDisney Innovators, Sean Connery and a String Quartet top the list of March 2010 activities at the Walt Disney Family Museum
MARCH LECTURES
March 20 –Disney Innovator Don Iwerks discusses the Nodal Point Camera invented by his legendary father, Ub
3:00 pm, Theater
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.orgThe making of Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959) presented particular challenges. Walt Disney wanted the audience to believe that Darby was talking and singing with the King at the Leprechauns but the scale had to be perfect. To tackle this technical problem, he turned to Ub Iwerks, Join Don Iwerks—former Disney executive, founder of Iwerks Entertainment, and son of Ub as he talks about Ub’s creation, the Nodal Point Camera.
March 28 –Disney’s first Female Imagineer, Harriet Burns, visits during Women’s History Month
3:00 pm, Theater
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.orgHarriet Burns became the first woman to work at WED Enterprises, adding her special touch to Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, the Haunted Mansion, and the Enchanted Tiki Room. Her daughter, Pam Burns-Clair, and Don Peri, author of “Working with Walt: Interview with Disney Artists,” will introduce you to a woman who worked beside legends and became one herself.
FILM OF THE MONTH
Darby O’Gill and the Little People
1:00pm and 4:00pm, Theater
(except Tuesdays, March 13, March 20 and March 28)
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.orgBefore he was James Bond, actor Sean Connery was Michael Murphy, an Irishman caught up in the magical adventures of Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959). Follow Darby (Albert Sharpe) as he tries to out trick the King of the Leprechauns and reach that pot of gold. Does he succeed? You will have to come to one of our screenings to find out.
MUSIC BY MOZART
March 13 – String Circle Quartet
4:00 p.m., Special Exhibition Hall
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.orgThis musical adventure will pair the last string quartet of Mozart’s with the first of Benjamin Britten’s; these are both pieces of sparkling wit, great beauty, and off beat character. Jonathan Dimmock will join the quartet on piano in a quintet arrangement written by Mozart for glass harmonica.
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR MARCH
DISNEY DISCOVERIES: Second Saturday of each month
March 13 – An Enchanted Tiki Bird
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Learning Center: Art StudioImaginations and creativity will soar with our new Disney Discoveries! The second Saturday of each month, join us for family fun and activities in the Learning Center. The activities planned by our education staff will inspire the hidden artist in young visitors while learning about the life and work of Walt Disney.
The Disney Discoveries! activities are free with paid admission to the Museum. No ticket is needed for members—just show your membership card.
LOOK CLOSER:
March 26 & 27 – Inside Audio-Animatronics: The Making of Mr. Lincoln
11:00 am and 3:00 pm, Gallery 9, Lower LevelWould you like to know more about one of the artifacts in the galleries? Our Look Closer series will give you that opportunity—staff will reveal little known facts—and behind the scenes information during the 30-minute gallery talk.
The Look Closer series is free with paid admission or paid membership.
I will be at the Museum on the 26th to see the gallery talk about Mr. Lincoln. I just can’t get enough of the new version at Disneyland.