Laguna Art Museum brings on Julie Perlin Lee as new executive director
Julie Perlin Lee has been hired as the new executive director of the Laguna Art Museum.
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The Laguna Art Museum has chosen Julie Perlin Lee as its next executive director.
A national search to fill the position was conducted by the museum following the retirement of Malcolm Warner, who served in the role from January 2012 through December of last year.
“I got excited because I could see that there was a board unified in their vision to increase the recognition and visibility of the museum,” Lee said of joining the Laguna Art Museum. “Having that sort of energy in a board was exciting for me.”
By City News Service
Mar 17, 2021
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Orange County was on the cusp of meeting the state s metrics to move up from the red to the orange tier of COVID-19 restrictions, but it won t be until April before that can happen.
The latest weekly update from the state, which is issued on Tuesdays, shows the county s test positivity rate improved to 2.2% from 3.2% from last Tuesday, and the adjusted case rate per 100,000 people on a seven-day average with a seven-day lag improved from 6 to 4.
The county s Health Equity Quartile rate, which measures positivity in hotspots in disadvantaged communities, improved from 4.1% last week to 3.5%.
By City News Service
Mar 17, 2021
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Orange County was on the cusp of meeting the state s metrics to move up from the red to the orange tier of COVID-19 restrictions, but it won t be until April before that can happen.
The latest weekly update from the state, which is issued on Tuesdays, shows the county s test positivity rate improved to 2.2% from 3.2% from last Tuesday, and the adjusted case rate per 100,000 people on a seven-day average with a seven-day lag improved from 6 to 4.
The county s Health Equity Quartile rate, which measures positivity in hotspots in disadvantaged communities, improved from 4.1% last week to 3.5%.
Study Reveals Stones Unique to Southern California March 10, 2021 Share This:
As an undergraduate, geology alumna Sierra Patterson embarked on a study to help resolve an archaeological problem with geologic tools.
Patterson, alumnus Ryan McKay and their faculty research adviser Valbone “Vali” Memeti focused on learning more about the mystery of cogged stones. These ancient Native American artifacts are found in Southern California, including Orange County. The cogged stones were carved from various rock types into the shape of a hand-sized cogged wheel.
This basaltic scoria is a commonly used rock to carve cogged stones.
One of the most commonly used rock types to carve the cogged stones is the basaltic scoria, a type of volcanic rock, said Memeti, assistant professor of geological sciences.
The museum is temporarily closed, but hopes to open some time in the spring
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