Leonis Adobe Museum offers benefits to new members

KEEPING THE PAST ALIVE- The Leonis Adobe Museum and Valley Cultural Center offer joint family memberships that include gift certificates and admission to special events. From left, Valley Cultural Center CEO and President Jim Kinsey, Valley Cultural Center Director of Operations Don Sweeney, and Leonis Adobe Museum Executive Director Susan Eastman. The Leonis Adobe Museum and Valley Cultural Center are teaming up to benefit members of the community who join the cultural center at the $100 level and higher.

New Valley Cultural Center members will receive a family membership for two adults and up to four children to the Leonis Adobe Museum that will give them free admission to the museum for one year.

The membership includes the annual events Springtime at the Adobe, Children's Summer Roundup, Halloween Pumpkin Party and Holiday Open House, as well as discounts for a fiesta held from 6 to 11 p.m. Sat., Aug. 16 and Murder Mystery Dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27.

The "familia" membership to the Leonis Adobe Museum includes a company's or individual's name in the concert program, one free parking coupon booklet for concerts, movies and a July Fourth celebration, two VIP tickets to the opening concert reception, two VIP tickets to the July Fourth extravaganza preparty, 33rd anniversary gift, $25 dining certificate and a copy of the concert program.

The Valley Cultural Center will show the museum's DVD "Share the Legend: The Story of the Leonis Adobe" on Sat., Aug. 9, in addition to their Movie Series presentation of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."

The Valley Cultural Center serves the San Fernando Valley as a promoter of performing and visual arts.

The Leonis Adobe Museum is a historical monument and living history museum dedicated to restoring, preserving and sharing California ranch life in the late 1800s.

For more information, call the Valley Cultural Center at (818) 7041358 or the Leonis Adobe Museum at (818) 222-6511.