LANCASTER — The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park, 15701 E. Ave. M, Lancaster, will host its Annual Native American Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18.
The event features Native dancers, artists and storytellers, along with museum exhibits, children’s activities and food. It is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum.
Admission is $3 for adults 13 and over. Children 12 and under are free, as are California State Parks Adventure Pass holders. Fourth graders and their families can sign up for a free Adventure Pass at parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass.
The park is California’s State Regional Indian Museum representing Great Basin Indian cultures. Its exhibits focus on American Indian groups, both aboriginal and contemporary, of the Southwest, Great Basin and California culture regions. The Antelope Valley was a major prehistoric trade corridor linking all three.
The museum holds the combined collections of founder Howard Arden Edwards and later owner Grace Oliver. Many of the objects on display are rare or one-of-a-kind.
Edwards, a homesteader and artist, built the chalet-style museum in 1928 over an entire rock formation of Piute Butte in the Mojave Desert.
The museum is in northeastern Los Angeles County, about 19 miles east of the Antelope Valley Freeway (Highway 14). From the freeway, drive east on Avenue K to 150th Street East, then south on 150th for 2 miles. Turn left on Avenue M and continue east for 1 mile to the museum.
Drivers coming from Pearblossom Highway (Highway 138) can exit at 165th Street East and head north, bearing right as 165th becomes 170th Street East. Continue north on 170th to Avenue M, turn left and go west for 1 mile. GPS coordinates are 34.7506, -118.3583.
For more information, or to request special accommodations, contact Peggy Ronning at (661) 946-3055.
Source: California State Parks website