The unassailably cool Snoopy became a sort of cult mascot among US soldiers in the Vietnam War, emblazoned on equipment, patches and banners a little bit of Minnesota, to comfort them in hell. Schulz drew Peanuts during some turbulent decades in America, marked by the Korean War (1950-3) the Vietnam War (America entered in 1965 and the war ended in 1975) the Cold War the constant clashes associated with the Civil Rights movement the assassinations of John F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. However, one could argue that the endless improvisations of jazz music make it a perfect fit for the indeterminacies of the Schulz universe. Incidentally, the innovative soundtrack of Charlie Brown Christmas included a lot of jazz by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. But at the same time, the story ends with the Peanuts coming together to transform a scrawny fir tree into a glorious Christmas tree through friendship. In response, the film manages to pull off a touching reading by Linus from the King James Bible. Charlie is struggling with the meaning of Christmas and wonders if it merely amounts to selfishness and crass commercialism. It exemplifies the bittersweet tension between religious feeling and existentialism, connectedness and alienation in his work. Schulz Museum and Research Center’s youth education program is committed to offering free and affordable programs and scholarships to low income schools and students.A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) is probably Schulz’s masterpiece for television.

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Thirty- three percent of the children reached by the Schulz Museum live in underserved, low-income communities and seventy-five percent live in Sonoma County. Visit Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang-comic creations of Charles Schulz. It is the intention of the Schulz Museum to provide experiences that make every child feel just as special as the rest of the Peanuts Gang, and that means being accessible and inclusive to people of all abilities, backgrounds, and income levels. Schulz Museum’s youth programs are tailored to student needs and include free days for families with children with sensory needs, Museum tours with sign language interpretation, and a special tactile tour for low-vision and blind visitors. The Museum reaches children with interactive day-long and week-long camps and classes, as well as field trips, classroom programs, and our school-wide “Peanuts Naturally” festival for local schools. Each year, the Schulz Museum provides hands-on art, cartooning, animation, and science programs to children in Sonoma County and beyond.

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