Ed Kinney Lecture Series

The Ed Kinney Lecture Series presents
An Evening With...

The Ed Kinney Lecture Series is a monthly program of historical character portrayals and speakers. Spend an evening with John Sutter or a past president such as Theodore Roosevelt.

Members of Museum on Main receive Free Lecture Passes for entry to their choice of lectures as well as discounts beyond their passes. Become a member of Museum on Main today!

Special thanks to Michael Bruner of Hope Boat Productions for video services. www.hopeboatproductions.com. DVDs of select lectures are available for purchase at the Museum on Main Gift Shop.

Who Was Ed Kinney?

Museum on Main’s annual lecture series is names after Ed Kinney. Mr.Kinney was a former mayor of Pleasanton and is often remembered as the emcee of the parades in the downtown where he broadcast from the balcony of the Pleasanton Hotel. Mr. Kinney was a resident of Pleasanton for many years and was a wonderful advocate for the city. His involvement and service to the city inspired both the Ed Kinney lecture series and the Ed Kinney Community Patriot Award.

Location and Tickets

Location: All lectures in the Ed Kinney Lecture Series take place at:
The Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566

Tickets:
    $10 General Admission
      $5 Members & Seniors
      $3 Students/Teachers with ID

Tickets may be reserved by completing the form below or by calling
Museum on Main at (925) 462-2766.  Remaining tickets will be available first come first served at the door. All tickets are open seating and after 6:45pm any unclaimed reserved tickets will be released for sale. All tickets are paid at the door. Cash, check, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

2012 Lecture Series

An Evening with John Sutter

Tuesday, January10th, 7pm
Meet John Sutter, a California man both revered and ruined by the discovery of gold at his mill. Sutter is portrayed by David H. Fenimore, Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Event Sponsor: Peter Bailey

An Evening with President Roosevelt

Tuesday, February 7th, 7pm
President Roosevelt’s achievements as naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier, are as much a part of his legacy as any office he held as a politician. Visit with the 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, as portrayed by Fred Rutledge.

Event Sponsor: Rebecca Bruner

An Evening with Isadora Duncan

Tuesday, March 13th, 7pm
In honor of Women’s History Month, Lois Ann Flood presents the legacy of early 1900s modern dancer, Isadora Duncan in a stage performance with dance and narration.

Event Sponsor: Anonymous

An Evening with California Secretary
of Resources John Laird

Tuesday, April 10th, 7pm

Enjoy the evening with Secretary John Laird, California's current Secretary for the State's Resource Agency. Secretary Laird will discuss his role in the safeguarding and stewardship of California's precious natural resrouces.

Event Sponsor:

An Evening with Uncle Toisan

Tuesday, May 8th, 7pm

Renowned writer and historian William “Charlie” Chin portrays a Chinese-American character called Uncle Toisan, whose life spans the time from the Chinese Exclusion Act to the post-civil rights era and the emergence of Asian-American consciousness.

Event Sponsor:

An Evening with Mark Twain

Tuesday, June 12th, 7pm

Humorist and author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to many as “Mark Twain,” visits Pleasanton to retell his adventures Out West, including mining on the Nevada Comstock, buying a wild horse, and big trouble in San Francisco. Twain is portrayed by Pat Kaunert.

Event Sponsor: Jim Gulseth

An Evening with Bonnie & Clyde

Tuesday, July 10th, 7pm

Hide your pocketbooks for this event! Infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde roll into town to recruit some new members to their outlaw gang. Alyssa and Ethan Foster portray the 1930s lawless couple.

Event Sponsor: Chuck Deckert

An Evening with Sourdough Steve

Tuesday, August 14th, 7pm

Travel through the world of the 49ers with miner Sourdough Steve portrayed by Steve Johnson. Sourdough Steve recalls many rarely heard stories of mining life in the mid-1800sTuesday.

Event Sponsor: Charles Huff

An Evening with Author John Boessenecker

Tuesday, September 11th, 7pm

From dusty court records and forgotten memoires, acclaimed author of Bandido: The Life and Times of Tirburcio Vasquez, John Boessenecker reveals the violence, banditry, and retribution of the early California frontier.

Event Sponsor: Julie Eckroat and Lynn Skarratt

An Evening with TV Horror Host John Stanley

Tuesday, October 9th, 7pm

Legendary San Francisco Bay-area TV horror host and “Creature Features” movie reviewer steps into the spotlight as he reveals the movie monster boom of the 1950s. Stanley’s most recent publication The Gang That Shot Up Hollywood includes recollections from the many movie and TV star interviews in his many years as an entertainment writer for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Event Sponsor: Jack Harrington

For more information on the Ed Kinney Lecture Series or speakers taking part in the lecture series
contact Jennifer Amiel, Director of Education at (925) 462-2766 or education@museumonmain.org.

The Ed Kinney Lecture Series presentsAn Evening With...