EVENTS & EXHIBITS: GALLERY

Barona Cultural Center & Museum
Celebrates Our Fifth Anniversary, February 2005

Barona Tribal Councilman Thorpe Romero (r) with wife Sandra and daughter Wynter	(l-r)Kelly Speer, Vice President of Public Relations, VCAT; Linda Devine, Assistant General Manager of Sales & Marketing, Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino; Paula Smith, Public Relations Associate, VCAT; Fritz Opel, Marketing Consultant, VCAT attending the Barona Museum’s 5th Anniversary celebration.

(l-r) (l-r) Barona Tribal Member and Museum Committee Chairman Beaver Curo, wife Shirley (Museum Committee member), and Councilman Romero attending the Museum’s Fifth Anniversary Celebration.	Presenting a gift to Richard West (center), the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: (l-r) Barona Tribal Member Beaver Curo, Councilman Joe Welch, Barona Museum Director/Curator Cheryl Hinton, and Councilman Thorpe Romero.

Barona Tribal Elder and Museum Committee Member Josephine Whaley with Smithsonian NMAI Director Richard West
©2005 Photos by Alexandra Harris. San Diego Old Town Cultural/ Historical Program Classroom, October 2006
Barona Councilwoman Bonnie LaChappa unveils the new Native California Classroom at the Old Town School.	Museum Director Cheryl Hinton talks to Barona Tribal member Elizabeth Mathny-Kolb about her winning the title of First Attendant to Miss Kumeyaay. This title was earned by knowing her culture and language.

Barona Tribal member Bobbie Turner demonstrates how to make shawii, or acorn pudding, at the Old Town School Native California classroom.