Deep Hanging Out with Malcolm Margolin & Friends: Beauty and Craftsmanship

2286 Cedar Street,Berkeley CA 94709

06 June, 2022

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Deep Hanging Out with Malcolm Margolin & Friends: "On Beauty and Craftsmanship, from the Tule Houses of California Indians to the Bungalows of Berkeley" The Hillside Club will be honored to welcome Malcolm Margolin together with friends and colleagues from his new organization, the California Institute for Community, Art and Nature (California I CAN) in a panel discussion on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 pm. Malcolm, California I CAN and friends will offer insights into their work as allies supporting California Indian sovereignty and culture as well as their many program offerings in service of the continuation of the creative legacy of the City of Berkeley. We will also be celebrating the publication of Malcolm's new book, Deep Hanging Out: Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California - a collection beautiful essays drawn from his 40 years of personal involvement with the California Indian community. “Herein is testimony of Malcolm Margolin’s legacy, not just as the greatest public advocate of our remarkable survival, but as a part of California Indian history itself.” —Greg Sarris, chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, author of How a Mountain Was Made “Malcolm Margolin is an American treasure. His publications and community service have uplifted the citizens of California, especially the cultural contributions of the Indigenous peoples of California.” —Joy Harjo (Mvskoke), United States poet laureate, author of An American Sunrise Copies of Deep Hanging Out will be available during the evening for a $35 donation to the California Institute for Community, Art & Nature (discounted from the usual $50 donation). It might seem that the Native people who lived on this land for over 10,000 years in Tule Houses have little in common with modern-day residents who live in homes designed by people like Bernard Maybeck, architect of the first Hillside Clubhouse. Yet a deep look into Native values, and the sense of art and overall aesthetics, reveals a stunning resemblance to many of the principles and ideals held by the Arts and Crafts movement. While a range of topics will be covered during the evening, a key focus will be an examination of a shared sense of beauty and craftsmanship as expressed in the many personal essays to be found in Malcolm Margolin's latest book, Deep Hanging Out: Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California. (Heyday, 2021) A dramatic link with the values and goals of the Hillside Club is found in the chapter of Deep Hanging Out entitled “Green Furniture Workshop Finds a Home at Hoopa.” There, Margolin tells the story of how George Blake, a Hoopa artist, boat-builder, and regalia-maker, set up a green furniture workshop inspired by the work of William Morris, John Ruskin, Philip Clissett, and others. George Blake will be one of the featured California Indian artisans demonstrating their traditional crafts at California I CAN's 3rd Annual California Indian Arts and Culture Festival taking place in Ohlone Park in Berkeley on Saturday, June 11th. The festival will feature some of the finest basketweavers, boat builders, bead makers, dancers and singers in the state. For more information visit californiaican.org. We look forward to a conversation that will allow and encourage people living in Berkeley and our East Bay area to appreciate, respect and support California Indian culture in new and significant ways. “This book is for California’s Indigenous Peoples, and for all the rest of us too. It is from an ally who views the beauty and wonder of life as an essential element in fixing the world.” —Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota), executive director of American Indian Contemporary Arts Proceeds will be shared as donations to California ICAN and The Hillside Club. Tea and snacks will be available following the talk, in addition to the ability to receive a copy of Deep Hanging Out with a discounted donation to California ICAN. Attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination, and wear a mask throughout the presentation. Following the discussion and Question and Answer session, folks can then remove their masks to enjoy tea and snacks. Pre-packaged items will also be available for those not yet comfortable attending any portion of a public event with their mask removed. Please note: should the Club reach the in-person capacity for this event, then a Livestream will be made available for the overflow audience for an $8 fee. photo of Malcolm by Austin Stevenot (Northern Sierra Mewuk)