Good Time Roundup at County Museum

Tickets are now on sale for the San Bernardino County Museum Association’s Good Time Roundup. The fund-raising event is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, from 5:30 p.m. ‘til the cows come home. The Museum Association is a non-profit organization that supports membership and programs for the San Bernardino County Museum.

“Raising funds to help support museum operations and programs is part of our mission,” said John Thornes, president of the Museum Association’s board of directors. “This year we’ve planned a lively party with an emphasis on fun, but the western theme reflects an important part of our cultural heritage.”

The Good Time Roundup starts at 5:30 p.m. when guests receive a map leading them to special parts of the museum that emphasize western heritage. Museum curatorial staff will be on hand to offer insights about how the collections relate to the west. At 6:30 p.m. Riley’s Band will start playing old-timey music and a chuck wagon barbeque will be served in the museum courtyard.

A wide variety of goods and services have been donated by community merchants for a silent (but rowdy) auction, which will be ongoing around the dance floor as guests kick up their heels in country and western dances. In keeping with the occasion, dress is “country cool.”

Major sponsors of the Good Time Roundup are The Sun, Emerson-Farrar Jewelers, the Board of Directors of the San Bernardino County Museum Association, Friends of Calico, Toyota of San Bernardino, Wells Fargo, and Parkwest Printing.

The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. Tickets for the Good Time Roundup are $45 per person, and because space is limited, advance reservations are required. Parking is free, and the facility is handicapped-accessible. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org or call the Museum Association at (909) 307-2669 extension 225 / TDD/TTY: (909) 792-1462.