Fourth Sunday Concert

Don't Miss Lionheart on July 28

This Concert is Sunday, July 28

Performing in 2012 (Pat Murkland Photo)

On Sunday, July 28, Lionheart will fill our Gathering Hall with a Celtic-inspired blend of voices and musical instruments. Lionheart, a quartet weaving a tapestry of music including Celtic, world traditions, classical, pop, rock and originals, will perform a concert celebrating Banning's centennial. 

Guitar music,  traditional and non-traditional (Photo by Pat Murkland)

The concert is scheduled from 3-5 p.m. at 127 N. San Gorgonio, Banning. 

 (Photo by Pat Murkland)

The quartet led by Giselle L. Marciszewski presents a sometimes driving, yet sometimes haunting soundscape, including acoustic 6- & 12-string guitars, classical guitar, baritone and soprano vocals, oboe, English horn, Irish pennywhistles, recorder, keyboard, double bass, electric bass and percussion. 

Photo by Pat Murkland

Admission is $10 and benefits the Center.

Calling all Dragonflies

When the dragonflies come to you, the Ushkana lullaby says, it's because you're open to them and calm in spirit. If you're in inner turmoil, they'll stay away.

Ernest H. Siva (Pat Murkland Photo)

Our Head Dragonfly, Center President and Founder Ernest H. Siva, will share this beautiful song and more as a special guest of the Dragonfly Winds Flute Class on Saturday starting at 5 p.m., 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning. Come hear Native American stories and songs.

The class, led by members of the Inland Empire Flute Circle, meets every second Saturday to play Native American wooden flutes. Beginners are welcome, and if you don't have a flute, the teachers will loan you one. 

The emphasis is on playing from the heart. The gentle creativity of the Native American flute certainly helps one remain open for any and all dragonflies to come. Please do. 

Your $10 will go to Dorothy Ramon Learning Center's work to save and share Southern California's Native American cultures, languages, history, and music and traditional arts.
Information: 951.849.7736.

Come to the Dragonfly Gala!

Dorothy Ramon Learning Center's annual Dragonfly Gala is flying in. At the Aug. 10 Gala, we'll celebrate our 10th birthday, along with Southern California's American Indian cultures. The city of Banning also is marking its 100th birthday and will join in.

Come eat, sing birds, dance, and yes, shop at the amazing silent auction. Our Galas are like big family gatherings. Sometimes more than 400 people join our community of commitment to Native American cultures. This year's theme is Heritage Keepers, important to Dorothy Ramon Learning Center since 1993, when we began saving and sharing cultures, languages, history, and traditional arts. 

Don't miss: 
• A fabulous dinner with samplings of native foods
• To-die-for desserts!
• Cultural exhibits highlighting our Native American heritage
• Flute music
• Traditional bird singing and dancing
• Our famed silent auction, and we mean epic
• Special live auction
• Dragonfly Award for high-soaring achievements
• Much, much more!

DETAILS: 
WHO: Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Dorothy Ramon Learning Center's work to save and share Native American traditional cultures. 
WHERE: Morongo Community Center, 13000 Malki Road (formerly Fields Road), Morongo Reservation 
WHEN: Aug. 10. Reserve your spot now!

TICKETS: $40 each. Tables: $1,000, $2,000, or $3,000.
TO RSVP : CALL US, 951.849.7736 or, 951.849.4676 
OR  EMAIL US. 

Visit our website to learn more about the Learning Center.

The Return of GG & The Jazz Masters

Art & Flutes

Lecture to Feature Ushkana Author Richard Hanks

Richard Hanks spent years delving into long-forgotten and obscure archives and listening to Native American voices. He learned about Native Americans' fights for their homelands and basic human rights. He learned about heroes. 

The history books usually lack these stories that are vital to American heritage and the story of tribal sovereignty. So, Richard Hanks wrote it all down. Ushkana Press, the publishing arm of Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, recently published This War is For A Whole Life: The Culture of Resistance Among Southern California Indians, 1850-1966.

On Saturday you can hear Richard Hanks share some of these stories. Yes, people often think of Sioux and Plains warriors when we think of resistance and fights for traditional homelands. But Southern California's own American Indian leaders and families also were amazing heroes. Come learn about them at the Banning Centennial Lecture Series.

Time: Saturday, May 18, 7 p.m.
Location: San Manuel Gathering Hall at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave. Banning, CA 92220
Price: $5/person goes to the Banning Centennial Committee