Liz, The L.A. Times ran an article about efforts by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to attract younger members via a "tiki" party. You can access the article at www.latimes.com, then search for an article entitled "Museum parties con tiki". I think you have to register on-line to access the article, but there isn't any charge associated with doing so. Good luck! Marshall Duell Curator, Old Courthouse Museum 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 973-6607 (714) 973-6605 (714) 834-2280 fax www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Liz Jones Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:06 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Information on Recruiting Younger Members (21-50) Hi. I am faced with a frightening deadline. A reporter called and wants to interview me this morning regarding the challenges museums face in recruiting younger members (21-45/50). Do you know of any articles (Museum News, AASLH) or anything on the web that I can use as reference when I talk to her. EEK. Liz Nohra Mahoning Valley Historical Society _________________________________________________________________ Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win a trip to NY http://www.msnmessenger-download.click-url.com/go/onm00200497ave/direct/ 01/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).