Monday, September 14, 2009

Bill Mauldin Presentation at the Schulz Museum

A press release from the Schulz Museum:




Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front
Two Presentations by Author Todd DePastino
at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 1 p.m. & Monday, October 5, 2009 at 3 p.m.
Free with the price of admission


(Santa Rosa, CA) Author Todd DePastino will give two illustrated talks about the life and art of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, first on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 1 p.m. and again on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 3 p.m. DePastino will also speak with visitors and sign books after each presentation. Both Mauldlin presentations are free with the price of museum admission.

Bill Mauldin served in the army during World War II and captured his experiences in the popular cartoon Up Front featuring Willie and Joe, two wise-cracking ‘dogfaces’ whose mud-caked uniforms and pidgin of army slang bore eloquent witness to the world of combat and the men who lived—and died—in it. DePastino’s presentation is based on his book, Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, which was named one of the best books of 2008 by the Boston Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and others.

About Todd DePastino
DePastino is also the editor of Willie & Joe: The WWII Years. He teaches at Waynesburg University, and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two daughters.

About the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
The Charles M. Schulz Museum opened in August 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries out this mission through changing exhibitions and programming that build an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art; illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate the stories, inspirations and influences of Charles Schulz; and celebrates the life of Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters.

LOCATION
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is located 50 minutes north of San Francisco by car on Highway 101. The Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California, 95403.

HOURS
Weekdays Monday thru Friday (except Tuesdays*) 11am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
*Closed Tuesdays in winter (Labor Day through Memorial Day)

ADMISSION FEES
Free – Museum Members, Children 3 and under
$5.00 – Children 4-18, college students with valid I.D. card, and Seniors 62+
$8.00 – Adults

For more information consult the Museum web site: www.SchulzMuseum.org.

Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
2301 Hardies Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center • 2301 Hardies Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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