Weaving and Wandering

Coos History Museum to Host First Tuesday Talks Lecture Series

Beginning on Tuesday - February 6, 2018

6:00pm – 8:30pm

The Coos History Museum’s 2018 First Tuesday Talks lecture series is set to begin on Tuesday, February 6, and will feature speakers Joshua Hirschstein and Maren Beck, Authors and Textile Experts, SE Asian Textiles. Copies of their publication, Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos, is currently available for purchase in the museum store. The speakers will be available to do a book signing on February 6 and will display SE Asian textiles that will be for sale that evening, with 20% of sale proceeds to benefit the museum.

The lecture will begin at 6:30pm. The museum, galleries, and store will be open for extended hours during the event. Cost for the event is $7.00 for adults. Admission is free for museum members.

In its second year, the First Tuesday Talks Lecture Series is a monthly event at the Coos History Museum. For more information, contact the Coos History Museum at 541-756-6320 or visit the website at www.cooshistory.org.

The Coos History Museum creates a better understanding of life in Coos County and Oregon’s South Coast, past and present. The Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and receives no direct government support. The museum survives on donations, memberships, grants, museum store sales, special event rentals, and legacy/bequest gifts. The Coos History Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free for CHM members, active duty military, and NARM members.