Temecula Museum offers online Second Saturday cultural celebration highlighting Cuba
TEMECULA, Calif. — With the COVID-19 public health crisis and stay-at-home orders continuing to dominate headlines, the Temecula Valley Museum has adapted its very popular monthly Cultural Celebration events to offer the content online this month.
The goal of the program is to embrace diversity and celebrate contemporary life in Temecula, while celebrating world culture with food, crafts, activities, and entertainment.
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Usually held inside the museum, Second Saturdays – which are part of the Temecula Valley Museum’s educational and cultural offerings for the community – celebrate the history and heritage of the various and diverse cultures of those who live in the Temecula Valley.
However, due to the ongoing global pandemic, guests are now being invited to join others online as the museum travels virtually to this “captivating island,” say event organizers.
Online attendees are encouraged to enjoy food “virtually”, using a recipe for Cuban shortbread cookies posted online and will enjoy a virtual tour of Cuba through links, sound effects, and educational facts.
A free watercolor art lesson presented by Bigfoot Art Classes will also be available on YouTube for those interested.
For more information about this event as well as other fun online activities, visit TemeculaValleyMuseum.org and click on the Second Saturday page or call (951) 694-6450.
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