Presentations & Performances

 

LAOTS 2012
Los Angeles Old Time Social
Day Two of the Seventh Ever LAOTS
http://oldtimeisagoodtime.com

Friday, May 18th, 2012 - 8 o'clock pm
Tickets $15 {$13 VPES Members}
Available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/238267

For more information on musicians, activities and more, visit http://oldtimeisagoodtime.com/?page_id=977

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Microfest
2012 Microfest
Music from Tasmania, Austria and Los Angeles

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 - 8 o'clock pm

Tickets $15 {$12 VPES Members}
Available a https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/220443

Gnarwhallaby presents a program of music from Tasmania, Austria and Los Angeles. The ensemble will be performing American premieres by Ron Nagorcka and Klaus Lang, as well as a world premiere by Matt Barbier. Gnarwhallaby is Brian Walsh (clarinets), Matt Barbier (trombones), Derek Stein (cello) and Richard Valitutto (piano/keyboards).

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Bunker Hill, 1952. Kodachrome Image by Charles Cushman
Charles Cushman's Journey Through a Vanishing America
An Illustrated Lecture by Eric Sandweiss

Thursday, June 7th - 8 o'clock pm

Tickets $12 {$10 VPES Members}
Available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242694

Charles Cushman, amateur photographer and part-time businessman, traveled back and forth across the United States between 1938 to 1969, spending much of his time in California. During that time, he created over 14,000  Kodachrome slides documenting mid-century American life in vibrant color.
Eric Sandweiss is a professor of architectural and urban history at Indiana University. His new book The Day in its Color:
Charles Cushman's Photographic Journey Through a Vanishing America, will be available to purchase at the event.

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The Art of Illusions - Pre-cinematic Entertainment in Mexico
An Illustrated Lecture by José Antonio Rodríguez

Saturday, June 16th - 8 o’clock pm

Tickets $12 {$10 VPES Members}
Available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242705

A presentation on visual technologies, projection methods and entertainments popular in Mexico before the proliferation of cinema. This bilingual illustrated lecture will be presented in English & Spanish.

Una presentación sobre la tecnologia visual, las proyecciones y los espectaculos que precediero al cine en Mexico. Esta conferencia ilustrada se presentará en forma bilingüe en Inglés y Español.

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Year of the Water Dragon

 

In this year of the Water Dragon 2012, we hope to continue in our mission to present the public with an ever-stimulating and much expanded array of functions, entertainments, and marvels to complement our panoramic ambitions; please consider becoming a member of the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society, that you may contribute to our efforts in bringing wonders many and unique to the great city of Los Angeles and beyond.

 

 

 

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