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VP at 21st Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

Off-site at Cal State University Los Angeles Golden Eagle Ballroom

Saturday, October 10, 2026 - 10:00am to 3:00pm

 

21st Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
October 10, 2026, 10–3 PM
Cal State University Los Angeles
Golden Eagle Ballroom
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032 

 

Join Velaslavasay Panorama at the twenty-first annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. Browse our past ephemera, temporary displays and learn more about Velaslavasay's panoramic archive. The Archives Bazaar is an annual event, free and open to the public, which gives anyone with an interest in the region a one-stop opportunity to interact with dozens of archives, from large institutions to private collectors. 

L.A. as Subject, in partnership with the Cal State LA University Library and the Cal State LA Pathway Programs Office, will be hosting this year’s Archives Bazaar. You can learn more about the event here.

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

The Man welcomes visitors inside The Nova Tuskhut for solitary encounters.

Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 11:30am, Friday, October 23, 2026 - 11:30am, Saturday, October 24, 2026 - 11:30am

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

A Solitary, 20-minute Encounter inside The Nova Tuskhut

Tickets: $45 ($5 off for VPES Members)

**ADVANCE TICKETS REQUIRED***

 

Thursday, October 22nd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Friday, October 23rd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday, October 24th - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm 

 

The Man in the Tuskhut welcomes strangers for a 20-minute, solitary encounter with cutting edge technology in the Velaslavasay Panorama’s famed exhibit, The Nova Tuskhut.

During your visit you will receive souvenir postcards, enjoy a short documentary on the mysterious man and explore the Velaslavasay Panorama's exhibits, including: Shengjing Panorama, the Gardens of the Illustrious Pacific Rim and the VP's latest installation - Frontier Saloon, a Pre-Prohibition-Era boomtown “public house” symbolic of frontier towns of the imaginary Old West, Far North, Far South and Far East. 

Tickets for this event are not refundable nor exchangable.

 

 

...along the very skirmish line of civilization where the turning of a spade has oftentimes led to the discovery of a fortune…in that terrible Wonderland of the North…no pictures we have seen, no descriptions we have read or heard, compare with reality.

  

The Man in the Tuskhut is an experimental immersive experience co-created by the Velaslavasay Panorama, Immersive Research Media Associates IRMA 360 (Sara Velas & Ruby Carlson) and Incident, a secretive new experiential entertainment company from Jason Woliner (Paul T. Goldman) and Eric Notarnicola (The Rehearsal). Supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society. This program was funded in part by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.

 

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

The Man welcomes visitors inside The Nova Tuskhut for solitary encounters.

Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 11:30am, Friday, October 23, 2026 - 11:30am, Saturday, October 24, 2026 - 11:30am

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

A Solitary, 20-minute Encounter inside The Nova Tuskhut

Tickets: $45 ($5 off for VPES Members)

**ADVANCE TICKETS REQUIRED***

 

Thursday, October 22nd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Friday, October 23rd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday, October 24th - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm 

 

The Man in the Tuskhut welcomes strangers for a 20-minute, solitary encounter with cutting edge technology in the Velaslavasay Panorama’s famed exhibit, The Nova Tuskhut.

During your visit you will receive souvenir postcards, enjoy a short documentary on the mysterious man and explore the Velaslavasay Panorama's exhibits, including: Shengjing Panorama, the Gardens of the Illustrious Pacific Rim and the VP's latest installation - Frontier Saloon, a Pre-Prohibition-Era boomtown “public house” symbolic of frontier towns of the imaginary Old West, Far North, Far South and Far East. 

Tickets for this event are not refundable nor exchangable.

 

 

...along the very skirmish line of civilization where the turning of a spade has oftentimes led to the discovery of a fortune…in that terrible Wonderland of the North…no pictures we have seen, no descriptions we have read or heard, compare with reality.

  

The Man in the Tuskhut is an experimental immersive experience co-created by the Velaslavasay Panorama, Immersive Research Media Associates IRMA 360 (Sara Velas & Ruby Carlson) and Incident, a secretive new experiential entertainment company from Jason Woliner (Paul T. Goldman) and Eric Notarnicola (The Rehearsal). Supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society. This program was funded in part by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.

 

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

The Man welcomes visitors inside The Nova Tuskhut for solitary encounters.

Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 11:30am, Friday, October 23, 2026 - 11:30am, Saturday, October 24, 2026 - 11:30am

 

The Man in the Tuskhut

A Solitary, 20-minute Encounter inside The Nova Tuskhut

Tickets: $45 ($5 off for VPES Members)

**ADVANCE TICKETS REQUIRED***

 

Thursday, October 22nd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Friday, October 23rd - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday, October 24th - Timeslots 11:30am - 5:00pm 

 

The Man in the Tuskhut welcomes strangers for a 20-minute, solitary encounter with cutting edge technology in the Velaslavasay Panorama’s famed exhibit, The Nova Tuskhut.

During your visit you will receive souvenir postcards, enjoy a short documentary on the mysterious man and explore the Velaslavasay Panorama's exhibits, including: Shengjing Panorama, the Gardens of the Illustrious Pacific Rim and the VP's latest installation - Frontier Saloon, a Pre-Prohibition-Era boomtown “public house” symbolic of frontier towns of the imaginary Old West, Far North, Far South and Far East. 

Tickets for this event are not refundable nor exchangable.

 

 

...along the very skirmish line of civilization where the turning of a spade has oftentimes led to the discovery of a fortune…in that terrible Wonderland of the North…no pictures we have seen, no descriptions we have read or heard, compare with reality.

  

The Man in the Tuskhut is an experimental immersive experience co-created by the Velaslavasay Panorama, Immersive Research Media Associates IRMA 360 (Sara Velas & Ruby Carlson) and Incident, a secretive new experiential entertainment company from Jason Woliner (Paul T. Goldman) and Eric Notarnicola (The Rehearsal). Supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society. This program was funded in part by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.

 

 

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation

An exhibition staged in the theatre of the Velaslavasay Panorama

Friday, November 13, 2026 - 11:00am to Saturday, December 19, 2026 - 5:45pm

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation 

November 13, 2026 - December 19, 2026

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation is an installation that organizes and displays a psychic fixation on the Alameda Corridor and the Port of Long Beach as a terminal for corruption, paranoia, petroleum industries, and the transmission of art history. 

The installation will have an opening reception Thursday, November 12th, 2026, with an introduction by Norman Klein and Margo Bistis and a slideshow presentation by Sara Velas and Ruby Carlson of Florence in Ruin—or—The Great Escape.

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation is staged in the theatre of the Velaslavasay Panorama November 13, 2026 - December 19, 2026 and accessible during open hours by appointment ($7 suggested donation).

Opening reception: Thursday, November 12, 2026 7:30pm.

Ticket: $18 (Free for VPES members with advance registration)  Reservation link forthcoming

Archivists Ruby Carlson and Sara Velas will present a 20 min. experimental slideshow Florence in Ruin—or—The Great Escape as the debut event for the exhibition Florence in Ruin: An Excavation, with an introduction and discussion by Norman Klein and Margo Bistis. This event is the inaugural iteration of the series The Archival Phantasist, co-curated by Sara Velas, Ruby Carlson, Norman Klein and Margo Bistis. 

 

Florence in Ruin: An Excavation is a part of the 2026 Hyper SoCal initiative, which brings awareness to nonprofit and municipal art venues supporting working artists in Southern California. The exhibition is made possible in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.