Coming Attractions – Edwards Air Force Base Open House

Dec. 16, 1929: An artist’s concept of John K. Northrop’s Flying Wing.

Alas, the 1929 version of Northrop’s Flying Wing will not be on display during the open house at Edwards Air Force Base on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. But other interesting aircraft will be there, including a B-17, a B-52, a P-51 Mustang, an SR-71 Blackbird and a C-5 Galaxy. Chuck Yeager and Joe Engle are scheduled to break the sound barrier in two F-16s. A Doolittle Raid demonstration will be staged with a B-25, B-17, P-51 and a P-38 (Steve Hinton’s Joltin’ Josie, one of about two dozen airworthy P-38s in existence), and a B-1, B-2 and B-52 will do a flyby in formation.    Further information is here>>>

Coming Attractions – Fourth Annual Archives Bazaar

William Dotson of USC sends along a reminder of the fourth annual Archives Bazaar, which will be held Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5  p.m. at USC’s Davidson Conference Center. Admission is free. The bazaar, presented by L.A. as Subject, is an essential introduction for anyone planning to research Los Angeles because the city is a vast subject and historical materials have been preserved in astonishing places. Many times, the location of an item has nothing to do with its origin. To cite one of my favorite examples: Material on the early history of USC’s Medical School is at UCLA Medical School’s Special Collections. In the same way, material from the Los Angeles Times can be found at UCLA Special Collections (photos) and the Huntington Library (documents). More information is here>>> And there’s a Facebook page>>> The list of representatives attending the bazaar gives an idea of how many resources there are in Los Angeles: Academy Film Archive All the Saints of the City of the Angels Autry Library and Braun Research Library, Autry National Center of the American West Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection Robert S. Birchard Collection California African American Museum California Council for the Humanities California State University Dominguez Hills California State University Fullerton, Center for Oral and Public History California State University Northridge, Geography Map Library California State University Northridge, Special Collections & Archives Chinese American Museum Chinese Historical Society Of Southern California Classic American Photos Inc. County of Los Angeles Public Library Resource Centers Culver City Historical Society El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Filipino American Library Gazin Contemporary Cultural Archive Getty Research Institute Glendale Public Library Special Collections Historical Society of Centinela Valley Historical Society of Long Beach History Day L.A. Japanese American Historical Mapping Project Japanese American National Museum La84 Foundation Sports Library La Señora Research Institute In Collaboration With Adamson House and Santa Monica Conservancy Los Angeles City Archives Los Angeles City Historical Society Los Angeles Public Library Los Angeles Unified School District Art & Artifact Collection/Archives Loyola Marymount University Archives And Special Collections Mayme Clayton Library and Museum Occidental College Library One National Gay & Lesbian Archives The Orange and the Myth of California Orange County Archives Orange Empire Railway Museum Pacific Palisades Historical Society Pasadena Museum Of History St. Vincent Medical Center Historical Conservancy Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives Seaver Center For Western History Research, Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A. Society Of California Archivists Southern California Genealogical Society The Studio For Southern California History UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center UCLA Department Of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive UCLA Film & Television Archive UCLA Library’s Center For Oral History Research USC Libraries Special Collections USC Warner Bros. Archives Wally G. Shidler Historical Collection of Southern California Ephemera Workman & Temple Homestead Museum The bazaar will also include appearances by authors: Alex Moreno Areyan Mexican Americans in Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach David G. Brown Watts Towers: A Tale of a Vision The Historical West Adams District: Street of Dreams Stan Chambers KTLA’s News at Ten: 60 Years with Stan Chambers Jenny Cho Los Angeles Chinatown Judith Freeman The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved Florante and Rose Ibanez Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay Errol Wayne Stevens Radical L.A. And there will be seminars: Robert S. Birchard One Hundred Years of Film in Los Angeles Avery Clayton, Steve Ross, and Sue Tyson Illuminating History through Archives: The Role of Primary Sources in Historical Discovery Colleen Fitzpatrick Photo Forensics: What You Can Learn from Old Photos Michelle Light Preservation 101: Basic Tips for the Household Archivist Two documentaries will also be shown during the event: “On These Shoulders We Stand” and “Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times.”

Celebrating the Reyes Adobe

Photograph by Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times

The fifth annual Reyes Adobe Days festival will be held Oct. 2-4 at the Reyes Adobe Historical Site, 5464 Reyes Adobe Road in Agoura Hills. The festival honors the Reyes family and carries on the tradition of celebrations that once included a rodeo. This year's festival will include a parade with Jerry "Leave It to Beaver" Mathers as grand marshal. There will also be historical demonstrations and museum tours as well as music, carnival games, pony rides and food booths. Further information is available at the Agoura Hills website.

Coming Attractions -- ONE Archives

"Cruising Protest" by A.J. Epstein, showing a 1980 rally against the movie "Cruising."

ONE Archives Gallery & Museum will present "Queer Culture: The Photographs of A. J. Epstein" with an opening on Sept. 26, 2009, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The exhibition, at 626. N. Robertson Ave. in West Hollywood, will continue to Jan. 10, 2010. The hours are Fridays 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturdays  and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free but donations are requested.

Coming Attractions -- Marion Eisenmann

The Huntington Gardens, Marion Eisenmann, July 10, 2009

Marion Eisenmann, who contributes artwork to the Daily Mirror, is giving classes on Plein Air watercolor painting on the next two Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. Further information is available at (626) 405-2128.

Lunch With Larry and Keith, June 13

Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times

Keith and I thought it would be fun to get together with Daily Mirror readers for lunch at Philippe at noon on June 13. We can chat about mystery photos, Chavez Ravine, Mamie Van Doren, Gail Russell and anything else that interests you. See you there!

Coming Attractions -- Chavez Ravine

"Chavez Ravine," by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, is being performed at Cal State Long Beach through Saturday. Tickets are $12/$15. Further information is here.

Coming Attractions -- The Legacy of Allensworth

An upcoming conference will focus on the legacy of Allensworth, a town financed and governed by African Americans founded by Col. Allen Allensworth. The conference is being promoted as the first in the Hidden Stories Series of the California State Parks Foundation. The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4 at Doheny Memorial Library. Registration is $60 and includes meals, an evening reception and membership in the parks foundation. Sessions include African Americans in the Gold Rush; recreation and beach culture during the days of segregation; a keynote speech by former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco; the history of African Americans in San Diego; and workshops on ways to highlight African Americans' contribution to California. Information is here >>> Register here>>>

Coming Attractions -- Charles Mingus

On April 28, Zocalo and the city's Department of Cultural Affaris will host a panel on Charles Mingus. The forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. Make reservations here >>>

Coming Attractions -- John Fante Centennial

A Zocalo lecture marking the centennial of John Fante's birth will be held April 7, 2009, at the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Make reservations to the free event here. >>>