Water Efficient Landscape Tour
Saturday, March 28, 2009
For more information and to register:
www.cvwdwater.com or call (909) 987-2591 X7486

Begin the day at Cucamonga Valley Water District and continue on to Rancho Cucamonga locations to tour local low-water use gardens. A reception and tours of the Maloof Garden are scheduled for the afternoon.

Annual Artisans' Sale
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Maloof Garden
10 AM-3 PM

Sam and Beverly Maloof will host the 6th annual Artisans' Invitational Summer Sale in the Gardens. The sale features 26 local artists and includes pottery, garden art, painting, sculpture, jewelry and more.
Free and open to the public. Parking on Hidden Farms Road.

Historic Residence will be open 11 AM -1 PM for open house tours. No docent-led tours today. Fee for open house tour: $5/person.

Info: 909-980-0412

Masters of the California School
REX BRANDT -- PHIL DIKE -- MILLARD SHEETS
From the E. Gene Crain Collection
August 20 - November 14, 2009
Jacobs Center, Maloof Foundation
Gallery Hours: Thursday & Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 13, 2009 1:00 - 3:00 PM
E. Gene Crain will attend
Exhibition Lecture: September 20, 2009 2:00 PM
Janet Blake, Curator
Gallery open before & after lecture: 1:30-4PM
Docent Meeting (open to public): October 20, 2009 7:00 PM
Carolyn Owen-Towle, Daughter of Millard Sheets, Speaker

The E. Gene Crain Collection documents the rise of the California School, a significant and distinctive movement in West Coast art prior to 1945, as well as the development of watercolor as a popular medium in the state. . This exhibition showcases 70 watercolor paintings by Brandt, Dike and Sheets, the three most prominent artists of the California School. Whlie all three were equally proficient at painting in oil, they were considered innovators in their expressive use of the watercolor medium in a large format.

Craft in America Event in L.A.
Study Center Grand Opening
Featuring artists and furniture from Maloof Woodworking
Saturday, September 12, 2009
6:00 - 10:00 PM

Meet the artists and explore the archives. Refreshments served. Please RSVP: (310) 659-9022 or info@craftinamerica.org

Craft in America Study Center
8415 W. Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048 (2 blocks E. of La Cienega)
www.craftinamerica.org

SOFA CHICAGO 2009
Maloof Tribute Benefit Dinner & Program honoring Sam Maloof and His Legacy
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

Event following the SOFA CHICAGO 2009 Opening Night Preview Gala will benefit the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts and two other Maloof-related scholarship funds. The Maloof Tribute Benefit includes two additional excursions. For full details and to purchase tickets visit:

www.sofaexpo.com/maloof

Mexican Folk Art Weekend
November 28-29, 2009
SATURDAY 10AM - 4PM
SUNDAY 12AM - 4PM
Jacobs Center Gallery at Maloof Foundation

Maloof Foundation invites you to bring your family and friends for this fun annual post-Thanksgiving Mexican Folk Art weekend. Mexican artists will bring a variety of art including pottery from Mata Ortiz, paper mache and ceramic figurines, rugs, Tree of Life Arbol, carvings, and gourd carvings. Visitors are invited to share in the free Mexican buffet from 12- 2 PM on Saturday (no buffet on Sunday).

Admission to the sale is free. Info at 909-980-0412.

MALOOF HISTORIC HOME OPEN HOUSE*
SATURDAY: 12 - 2 PM
SUNDAY: 1 - 3 PM
$5 entrance donation to the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation
No reservatons required

*No docent-led tours are offered on Mexican Artisans Weekend