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Jan.-Feb. 2008: Mt Shasta Children's Movement & Music 6-week class session was held on Fridays: Jan. 18th & 25th; Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22nd. 10am: 1 to 3 year olds; 11am: 4 to 5 year olds. Flyer PDF: Movement & Music Mt. Shasta Jan/Feb '08
Jan.-Feb. 2008: Weed Children's Movement & Music 6-week class session was held at 11am on Fridays: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29. 11am. For 1 to 5 year olds.
Flyer PDF: Movement & Music Weed Jan/Feb '08 Sponsored by the Weed Community Resource Center and
First 5 Siskiyou
Nov.-Dec. 2007: Movement & Music Classes
Two 4-week Friday sessions of Movement and music have been added due to popular demand! Location: Mt. Shasta. Dates: Nov. 16th & 30th, and Dec. 7th & 14th. Times: Either 10 or 11am.
Oct.-Nov. 2007: Movement & Music Classes
Two 6-week sessions were held in Mt. Shasta at the Flying Lotus Dance Studio, Fridays from Oct. 5-Nov. 2 2007. Both sessions were full. Session 1: 10am, ages 1-3 years; Session 2: 11am, ages 4-5 years.
Aug. 2007: Siskiyou Golden Fair, Yreka.
The Arts Bus hosted an arts area where children at the Siskiyou Golden Fair in Yreka created works of art.
July 21 & 22 2007: Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival Appearance
The Arts bus set up an arts project area for two days at the Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival. We had many young visitors during the festival- some enjoyed making art so much that they offered to stay and help others.
Early Summer 2007: Scott Valley residents Lynn Brown and Alan La Briere shared their carpentry skills and creative talent by designing and installing new counters and drawers in the bus' interior, helping to make it a useful and beautiful studio space.
April 2006: Earth Day Arts Events
The Arts Bus was part of the Earthday Activities at the Mt. Shasta City Park.
March-April 2007: Movement & Music Classes
Three six-week sessions of Movement and Music classes for young children were held during March and April 2007 in Mt. Shasta at the Flying Lotus dance studio. These classes were for infants, toddlers and young children ages 9 months to 5 years. In this parent-participation class, children and their parents experienced the power of music, the magic of movement, and the positive effects of child development while exploring rhythm, movement, percussion and singing.
Jan.- March 2007: Children's Art Classes in McCloud
A series of art classes for children took place at the McCloud Community Resource Center on Mondays, 3-5pm. Dates: Jan. 8, 22, 29; Feb. 5 & 26; March 5, 12 & 19, 2007. The arts instructor was Debbie Blackwell.
Feb. 2007: Art Gives Kids Heart! Valentine's Event.
On Saturday, February 10th, the bus visited the Berryvale Grocery parking lot on S. Mt. Shasta Blvd in Mt. Shasta, where over 30 children ages 3-17 came aboard to create Valentine's Day crafts! This was the buses' second year of offering this fun hands-on art experience! We supplied the materials and professional artists who were on board to help inspire young artists to express their creativity in our mobile arts studio. The fun included a goodies raffle, and gave the community a chance to check in and see the progress of the buses' interior retrofit. See: Feb. 13th 2007 Record Searchlight Article
 Music & Movement Class
Due to popular demand, a new session of the children's Music and Movement class was added during the Jan 11th to Feb 16th 6-week class series, bringing the total classes held during the session to three. Children and their parent/guardians enjoyed having fun with rhythm, movement, percussion and singing! Teacher Carla Glinka taught the class to children ages 9 months to 5 years.
January 25, 2007: Excellent Art Show by Excellent Students Held in Mt. Shasta, this was an art show by Sisson Middle School artists from the Special Arts for Special Children class series.
Jan. 2007: Special Art for Special Children
Arts class series taught by art instructors Lauri Sturdivant and Didier Monath. Class culminated in the "Excellent Art Show by Excellent Students from Sisson Middle School art exhibit held on January 25, 2007, followed by an art showing at the Mt. Shasta Library. See: Jan. 19th 2007 Record Searchlight Article.
Dec. 2 2006: Candles in Canyon
The bus was parked at Dunsmuir's Candles in the Canyon event; children enjoyed art activities on the bus.
Nov. 25 2006: Yreka Holiday Parade
During the Yreka Holiday Parade the arts bus was parked at the event, and children came on board to enjoy art activities.
Oct. 2006: Miss Lynn’s Tea Fundraiser
Did you know that twenty-three Siskiyou Arts Bus supporters met at Miss Lynn’s Tea House quaint teahouse located in the old fashioned looking town of Montague on October 7th? While drinking tea in what looked like Grandma’s old fashioned china and sampling savory delectable foods participants learned about California’s Art Day. Linda Vivas, art instructor offered a craft project and all the participants learned more about the Arts Bus Program and how it will benefit Siskiyou County children. Thank you to all who made this fundraiser possible.
August 2006: Siskiyou Golden Fair, Yreka.The Arts Bus visited the Siskiyou Golden Fair in Yreka, where children came aboard and created colorful works of art.
June 2007: River Rafting Adventure Fundraiser
This past summer in mid June, parents, children and grandparents gathered on the Klamath River for a fabulous family-friendly river rafting adventure. This fundraising event benefited The Siskiyou Arts Bus Project. We began rafting on the Klamath River starting at the Tree of Heaven campground just north of Yreka. We really appreciated our excellent, knowledgeable river guides from Turtle River Rafting Company in Mount Shasta. See their website for more information about rafting with Turtle River, and watch for dates for our white water adventure for next year!
Earth Day event. Photo by: Mark Gibson 
On April 22, 2006 Volunteer Art Instructors, Dee Fryling, Carla Glinka and Stacy Carter used recycled materials to create out standing art projects with over 38 children under the age of 13. The arts bus mobile studio was bustling with colorful and creative activities and there was lots of joy on the children's faces, seeing them create art in a relaxed studio setting with ample time to work as long as they liked.
Feb. 2006: Siskiyou Arts Bus Project makes its first appearance!
 Photo: Constance Diaz
Aug. 2005: Summer Yard Sale Fundraiser
Aug.-Nov. 2004: Playhouse Fundraiser
 The Playhouse Jonathan Joshua makes the playhouse frame sizable for children: 
We are very grateful to businesses that made this project possible. These include:
The Siskiyou Opportunity Center
ACE Hardware
M&T Lumber
The Corsini Family
Cascade Glass Company
Aug. 2004 Summer Yard Sale
 Many volunteers worked hard to sort, organize and sell several hundred boxes of dish-ware, clothing, records, toys and much more. We generated over $600.00! Baked goods from many volunteers added to the event fun!
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