headerJoin the celebration for the Carnegie Arts Center’s 100th birthday!  We want you to be a part of the celebration both now and in the future.  To celebrate the Carnegie’s centennial year, we are dedicating a time capsule that will be uncovered 100 years from now, in 2116.

You can contribute to the time capsule by writing an essay to place inside.  The purpose of the time capsule essays is to describe what life is like now and what life might be like in 100 years.  One winner will be chosen from each of the following age groups: Grades 3-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12. Winning essays will be posted on the Carnegie’s blog and included in the time capsule. Winners in the first two categories will receive $25 gift certificates to Yogurt Mill; the winner in the Grade 10-12 category will receive a cash prize of $50.

Please include these 3 parts in your essay:

  1.  What is life like now? Describe the things you do and see so that someone reading your essay in 100 years can imagine what life was like in 2016.  This can be about your hobbies, interests, school, family, friends, neighborhood, etc. What would someone be curious about in the future?
  2. What will life be like for someone your age 100 years from now? Try to envision what students your age will be interested in and what they will be doing in their everyday lives.
  3. What will the Carnegie be used for in 100 years? The Carnegie building began its life as a library where the citizens of Turlock found books to read for fun and reference.  One hundred years later, the building is now a center where people come to see and learn about art, music, drama, poetry, and dance; people also come here for meetings and special events. Can you imagine what people might do here in the future?

To Submit:  Please write your essay on a digital device, such as a computer or tablet.  Make sure that your name, grade, and school are at the top of your essay.  Title the file with your essay in this format: last name_first name_ your school & grade (example: jones_charles_wakefield4).  Please save your file in the Portable Document Format (.pdf) if you can.  If not, please save it in Word format (.doc or .docx).

Email your essay to information@carnegieartsturlock.org.  Essays must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2016Carnegie old and new image

Think about it: What was Turlock like in 1916 and what has changed in your life?

As a student living in Turlock 100 years ago you would have attended one of three elementary schools and later gone to the only high school, Turlock High.  Turlock just became a city only eight years ago in 1908.  We had a Fire Department with a horse cart and water pumper.  We had cars and some paved streets but you could still see a horse-drawn cart or wagon.  On a hot day, you could get a bottle of locally-made Orange Crush or take a swim in the canal to cool off.  Electricity wasn’t here yet, so mothers cooked on wood-burning stoves in the kitchen or in the yard.  For fun, you could get a book at the Carnegie Library or play with homemade toys with the neighbor children.  To communicate with people who lived far away, you could send a letter or telegram; your family would not have a telephone in their home. You probably couldn’t imagine having television but you had heard of movie theaters in the big cities.  Downtown Turlock had businesses, shops, markets, banks, restaurants, and hotels.  They also had an Opera House.  The first Emanuel Hospital was just starting to be built on Canal Street and would be completed in a year.

Join our celebration and be included in our time capsule which will be dedicated on September 9, 2016.  Questions? Please call the Carnegie, (209) 632-5761.