Museum on Main is partnering with the Korean Parent Association to host a Mom’s Reading Time on Sept. 12 and a Family Day on Sept. 15 with the theme, “Celebrate Community: Korea.”
“We feel very fortunate to be a part of a community with so many amazing organizations working to enrich the lives of Pleasanton and Tri-Valley residents,” said museum director of education Sarah Schaefer. “It is an honor to be able to partner and help spotlight one of these great organizations each year through our Celebrate Community programs, and we are thrilled to be working with the Korean Parent Association in 2018.”
The Mom’s Reading Time will focus on Han Ga Wi, a major harvest festival and three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. Members will read books about the holiday and help toddlers make crafts to take home.
The Family Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the museum’s front lawn will not only shed light on the Han Ga Wi holiday but also Korean culture as a whole. There will be traditional fan dance performances, a Taekwondo demonstration, and Korean songs sung by Tri-Valley Youth Orchestra and Choir. There will also be craft and activity tables for families to enjoy a Korean flag tattoo, a paper fan, a rice puff, a ddakji game and Korean calligraphy.
Admission for both programs is free and everyone is welcome. For more information about current exhibits and programs, go to www.museumonmain.org, call 462-2766 or visit the museum at 603 Main St.
The parent association was founded in 2003 to assist new immigrants from Korea. It has grown to be a nonprofit organization that educates the Tri-Valley in the Korean culture and promotes community involvement for Korean-Americans.
The group operates 60 book clubs, a chamber orchestra, children’s choir and women’s choir, and hosts educational seminars for more than 1,000 members and others in the Tri-Valley.
