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Blessing of the Animals

an Olvera Street animal procession with flocks from Zorthian Ranch

Saturday, April 19, 2025 - 12:00pm

 

Blessing of the Animals

Saturday, April 19th, 2025

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Blessing from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

**Olvera Street & El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument**

125 Paseo de la Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90012

 

Since 1930, Olvera Street has held an animal procession leading animals of all sizes to be blessed by the Archbishop. Though deeply rooted in Catholic tradion, all humans and animals are encouraged to attend and welcome to be blessed. Zorthian Ranch has been leading their flock of farm animals and pets to the procession for the past 70-odd years. The Velaslavasay Panorama joins in this tradition, decorating and adorning Zorthian Ranch animals for the procession.

The line to receive a blessing begins at 1:00 p.m. and will be in front of the Pico House - please follow signs & instructions from event staff. More info is available on the Olvera Street website.

Consider donating to Zorthian Ranch to help support their mission after the Eaton Canyon Fire on January 8, 2025.

The Future is a Well-Traveled Track: Panorama & King Show BBQ

~A daytime garden celebration with films in the theatre~

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 1:00pm

 

 

 

The Future Is A Well-Traveled Track B.B.Q.

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 1pm - 6pm

$15 General Admission / $12 VPES Members / $8 Kids

 

A closing reception for The Future Is A Well-Traveled Track exhibit featuring the works of Pa,Sacio Davinci, Guan Rong and Ursula Brookbank.

Witness TANK (The Autonomous Novelty Kiosk), a mechanized moving panorama experiment, make its FINAL REVOLUTIONS.

Watch NEVER BEFORE SEEN films based on the Shenyang Pacific Limited Express Diagrams of Guan Rong and Ursula Brookbanks's Wheary Peepers.

Consume burgers and Westerns by Pa,Sacio Davinci, including his iconic short movie THE FIRST BLACK CHEYENNE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

 

 

To mark the closing of the exhibit The Future Is A Well Traveled Track, inspired by 19th and early 20th century visual spectacles, aethetics of train travel and protocinematic devices, the Velaslavasay Panorama screens a selection of cinematic works by the artists while Pa,Sacio Davinci grills burgers for guests in the garden.

The screening features a selection of western genre movies from The King Show, Davinci’s public access programs dating back to the late 1990s starring the South LA neighborhood, weaving Hollywood tropes with hallucinogenic visuals that expand beyond the limits of everyday filmmaking. Davinci has spent over 28 years making art, music and movies that integrate humor, parody, ironic cultural references and found footage, using “amateur” camera work along with repetition methodologies like those pioneered by visionary filmmakers Bruce Conner, Ina Diane Archer and Chick Strand.

In addition to The King Show movies, short films will be screened by artists Ursula Brookbank, Guan Rong and Josie Jensen, highlighting the spectral and shadowy illusions of early cinematic devices.

 

Celebrate 28 Years of The King Show and 25 Years of Velaslavasay Panorama!

 

 

This and other programs of the Velaslavasay Panorama are made possible in part through support from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the California Arts Council, the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan, and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.

Immersive Research Sessions: No. 1

An opportunity for technological discussion and immersive implications

Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 7:00pm

A quarterly social gathering to discuss immersive technological innovations and their philosophical implications. 

Immersive Research Sessions

Immersive Research Sessions

Immersive Research Sessions

Immersive Research Sessions

15th Ever LA Old Time Social

One big day of Old Time Music, Workshops, Jams & Square Dancing

Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 12:00pm to 10:00pm

 

 

One day of a big ol’ old-time love fest - the Saturday before the Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest

 

15th Ever LA Old Time Social

Saturday, May 17th 2025

Tickets $20 - $45

 

Now in its FIFTEENTH year, The Los Angeles Old Time Social is a festival celebrating American old time fiddle and banjo music in Los Angeles. We will come together for a full day of workshops, musical cakes, and a big ol’ square dance!

All-Day inclusive $45 (12 - 10pm) - Gets you access to the workshops, the Square Dance and the evening program! Only a limited quantity of all-day tickets are available, so grab 'em quick!

Workshops & Jams $30 (12pm - 5pm) - Gets you access to just the workshops and the jams!

Sacred Harp Singing led by David Elsenbroich and Andrea Tzvetkov; Old Time in Southern California with Tom Sauber; Banjo or Fiddle with David Bragger; West Virginia Fiddle Tunes Jam with Joe Wack; Old Time Guitar with Chris Berry; Harmony Singing with Dee, Kelly, & Susan; Square Dance Calling with Jeremy Horton; Midwest Tunes Jam with Nick Bachman

Square Dance & Evening Program $20 (6:30pm - 10pm) - Gets you access to just the square dance and the evening program including musical cakes!

 

(A limited amount of tickets may be available at the door, subject to capacity)

For more information visit the LAOTS website: https://losangelesoldtimesocial.com/

Email info@losangelesoldtimesocial.com to inquire.