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Fort MacArthur Museum3601 S Gaffey St. San Pedro
California\, 90731
Wark Lecture\: Picturing a More or Less Perfect Union
FEB 3\, THURS\, 6\:30 PM
Many American genre paintings created during the Civil War and Reconstruction still resonate with us today\, among them works by Winslow Homer\, Eastman Johnson\, and Thomas Eakins. Margaret C. Conrads\, the Samuel Sosland Senior Curator of American Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City\, will explore how art helped negotiate the horrors of the war and the instability of the postwar era
http\://www.huntington.org/cal_event_detail.aspx?d=2/3/2011
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110204T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110204T023000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/867 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/867 SUMMARY:Vaudeville Lives with Evans & Rogers in Los Angeles DESCRIPTION:Vaudeville Lives! starring Evans &\; Rogers and featuring a tribute to Eddie Cantor. Special guest\, Mr. Tin Pan Alley\, Richard Halpern. All this for just a $10 \\"Sound Bite\\" which means that your purchase of a small hors d'oeuvre\, etc.\, to start your evening supports the artists and live music in L.A.
7pm seating for a 7\:30pm show Valet parking on First St.
Just $8 with validation. Reservations\: 213.617.8555
Full or light dinner available during the show
the Fedora Room
@ First &\; Hope Downtown Supper Club
710 West First St LA 90012
www.firstandhope.com
Dealers from across the country will be presenting vintage clothing for men and women. Women\\"s hats\, shoes\, dresses\, costume and estate jewelry. Vintage eye wear. Men's suits\, shoes\, shirts\, watches\, ties and more.
Show hours are Sat. Early Buy 9\:00am-10\:30am. Regular Admission 10\:30am-6\:00pm. Sun. Regular Admission 11\:00am-5\:00pm. FREE entrance on Sun. with Sat. ticket purchase. Students free on Sun. with student ID
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110205T181400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/838 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/838 SUMMARY:Fort Tejon Civil War Garrison DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2nd California Volunteer Event 5 &\; 6\, February 2011. This will be yet another fine authentic living history experience as the last few years. New this year\, will be an over night patrol and camp in the mountains west of the Fort. Marching rations will be issued for the patrol. Friday is a backcountry march of about 6-8 miles combined with a overnight camp on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are garrison living history and training. We will have the same great cooking and rations as before.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110206T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110207T003000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/710 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/710 SUMMARY:Victorian Tea Dance - Pasadena DESCRIPTION:The Victorian Tea &\; Dance Society presents its monthly Sunday Afternoon Victorian Dance Social\; Beginners welcome\; No partner needed\; Afternoon tea\; Admission $12\; http\://www.victorianteaanddance.org/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110212T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110212T050000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/760 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/760 SUMMARY:Monrovia English Country Dance DESCRIPTION:Beginners welcome\, no partner required\, casual dress. St. Luke's Episcopal Church\, 122 S. California Ave. at Foothill Blvd.\, Monrovia. $5 admission payable at the door.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110212T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T000000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/766 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/766 SUMMARY:Waltz & Polka Workshop - Simi Valley DESCRIPTION:Teaching and dancing - this month we will be doing both the waltz and the polka. Instruction will be geared towards beginners.
Guest Instructor\: Walter Nelson
No partner necessary
No experience required
Recorded music
Historical attire not required
$5 payable at the door.
Rosalie's School of Dance
4353 Township Ave\, Simi Valley\, CA
Rosalie's is hard to see from the street. It is located in the far corner of an outdoor shopping mall - right behind El Patio restaurant.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T030000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/789 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/789 SUMMARY:Italian Renaissance Ball at UCLA DESCRIPTION:Sat. Feb. 12\, 2011 8 p.m.-Midnight
8th Annual Romeo &\; Juliet Theme Italian Renaissance Ball at UCLA Powell College Library
includes vintage ballroom dance lessons with James &\; Cynthia
Learn fun 15th &\; 16th century Renaissance Dances from the earliest dance manuals.
Free Admission\, RSVP Required to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
Suggested donation $20\, $10 Students\, $0 Members of the Historical Ballroom Dance Club from UCLA
Live Music\, band tba
No Partner Required. Costumes Welcome.
Website\: http\://www.my.calendars.net/HBallroomDance
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T230000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/859 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/859 SUMMARY:Champagne Tea & Concert - Lanterman House in La Canada DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join us for this Valentine's event at the beautiful Lanterman House. Tickets are $35.00 per person. 1\:00- 3\:00 pm Tours and Champagne Tea\, 3\:00 pm Concert in the Ballroom
The concert will feature love songs and duets from the era of the Lanterman House\, performed by Tessa Parente and Michael Shaughnessy. Champagne Tea will be served in our fountain courtyard. Please mail you check by February 11\, 2011 to \: Lanterman House\, 4420 Encinas Drive\, La Canada CA 91011
Lanterman House
4420 Encinas Drive
La Canada Flintridge\, CA
http\://lantermanfoundation.org/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T233000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/816 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/816 SUMMARY:Minuet Dance Class in Hollywood DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Valentine's Eve with a class in the most graceful dance of the 18th century ballroom\, The Minuet. Besant Lodge\, 2560 No. Beachwood Drive\, Hollywood\, CA 90068. No previous baroque dance necessary\; open to all levels of expertise\; singles or couples welcome. Ladies kindly wear skirts. Wood floor. $5 per person. Further info\: Mademoiselle Irene at (310) 244-8028 or irene.ujda@gmail.com.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110213T230000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/807 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/807 SUMMARY:Culver City English Country Dance DESCRIPTION:Social dancing in the English Country Dance style. That’s the style of Merrie Olde England from the days of Good Queen Bess * The elegant 18th Century court of Queen Anne * Colonial America and the hero General George Washington * Regency England and characters from the immortal works of Jane Austen
Beginners welcome\, no partner necessary\, always live music.
4\:00 p.m. - 7\:00 p.m. at Lindberg Park Stone House\, Lindberg Park\, 5101 Rhoda Way\, Culver City\, 90230
February 13 features calling by Ric Goldman from the Bay Area.
www.caldancecoop.org or ccecd@aol.com
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110214T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110214T010000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/886 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/886 SUMMARY:Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club with Phat Cat Swingers DESCRIPTION:Dinner and dancing in an elegant Art Deco night club.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110217T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110217T023000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/865 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/865 SUMMARY:Huntington Library Lecture\: The Four (Next) Most Powerful Women in Elizabethan England DESCRIPTION:Ridge Lecture\: The Four (Next) Most Powerful Women in Elizabethan England
FEB 16\, WED\, 7\:30 PM
Histories of the Renaissance woman usually conclude that she was “chaste\, silent\, and obedient” (with the notable exception of Elizabeth I). Claire McEachern\, professor of English at UCLA\, discusses four extraordinary sisters—Mildred\, Anne\, Elizabeth\, and Katherine Cooke—whose lives as intellectuals\, reformers\, wives\, and mothers challenge the assumptions about was possible for women in the 16th century.
http\://www.huntington.org/cal_event_detail.aspx?d=2/16/2011
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T050000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/772 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/772 SUMMARY:Victorian Dance - Simi Valley DESCRIPTION:Monthly Victorian Dance at Simi Valley featuring Quadrilles\, Group Dances\, Waltzes\, and Polkas. This dance is offered by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
Caller for this evening\: Tom Willson
No partner necessary
No experience required
All group dances will be walked through &\; prompted
Recorded music
Historical attire not required but will be admired
Wear comfortable shoes
$5 payable at the door.
Sycamore Drive Community Center\, MP Room \\"B\\"
1692 Sycamore Drive\, Simi Valley\, CA
Civil War encampment (Union &\; Confederate) with civilians. The evening dance with live music has been canceled due to rain.
http\://www.civilwaralliance.com/CWA/Knotts.html
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T183900Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/845 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/845 SUMMARY:Calico Ghost Town Civil War Living History - Yermo DESCRIPTION:Weekend Activities to include Drills\, Troop inspections\, Cannon Demonstrations\, Period Fashion Shows\, Battles Morning &\; Afternoon\, Gettysburg Address.
http\://www.calicotown.com/events/civilwar/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T210000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/822 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/822 SUMMARY:History of English Beverages - Pac Pallisades DESCRIPTION:Culinary Historians of Southern California lecture
Drinking with Shakespeare and Jane Austen – English beverages from 1600 to 1800. Richard Foss will speak on punches\, syllabubs\, gin\, ale\, and the other traditional drinks of England\, with a focus on Jane Austen’s Regency era and how writers used what people drank to show who they were.
Open Event\: CHSC-Sponsored Lecture at Palisades Library\, 861 Alma Real Drive\, Pacific Palisades
Cost\: free to the public
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110219T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110220T030000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/787 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/787 SUMMARY:The Los Angeles Air Raid at Ft. Macarthur San Pedro DESCRIPTION:Fort MacArthur Museum
3601 S Gaffey St. San Pedro
California\, 90731
Saturday\, February 19\, 2011
Special Exhibits 3pm - 5pm
Music and Dancing 5pm - 8 pm
FREE PARKING!
NOTICE\: THE WEATHER IN FEBRUARY IS UNPREDICTABLE...
HOWEVER\, THE GREAT LOS ANGELES AIR RAID OF 1942
WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE!
The Occidental Folk and Historical Dance Troupe presents\:
Viennese Waltz Night
Samuelson Pavilion\,
Occidental College
Saturday Feb. 19\, 2011
Music by the Occidental-Caltech Orchestra
Doors open 8 PM
Grand March 8\:15 PM
Performance about 9 PM
Last Waltz 11\:00 PM
Please dress up\: period dress welcome but optional.
LADIES\: HIGH HEELS NOT PERMITTED on the dance floor. The Viennese waltz is very fast\: Kindly select medium (non-spike) to flat heels\, the style of the era\, for the safety of all!
Admission Free\, Donations Welcome
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110224T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110224T020000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/880 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/880 SUMMARY:Victorian Etiquette Lecture - Rancho Los Cerritios in Long Beach DESCRIPTION:![\\"Image\\"](\\"http\://www.walternelson.com/dr/sites/default/files/imagepicker/w/walter/w-s-daguerre.jpg\\")
Nelson's Academy of Genteel Behavior ~ Wednesday\, February 23
7\:00-8\:30 p.m. General admission is $5.
RSVP requested. Please call (562) 570-1755.
Walter Nelson and Sheila Murphy-Nelson demonstrate how nineteenth-century Californians approached social interactions\, attire and deportment. This high-energy program mixes history with humor\, authentic costumes and audience participation.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110224T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110224T023000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/866 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/866 SUMMARY:Huntington Library Lecture\: Better Living through Alchemy DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Fellow Lecture\:
Better Living through Alchemy\: Private Lives and Applied Science in the Early Modern Era
FEB 23\, WED\, 7\:30 PM
Bruce Moran\, professor of history at the University of Nevada\, Reno\, and the Dibner Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington\, will discuss alchemy—a subject that he says is often greatly misunderstood and one that figures significantly in early modern science. Moran is the author of Distilling Knowledge\: Alchemy\, Chemistry and the Scientific Revolution.
http\://www.huntington.org/cal_event_detail.aspx?d=2/23/2011
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110225T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110225T023000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/885 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/885 SUMMARY:Speakeasy Music Program at the Talking Stick in Venice DESCRIPTION:![\\"Image\\"](\\"http\://sanfranciscosongbird.com/calendar/images/FEB2411SPEAKEASY-copy.jpg\\")
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24TH 7\:30 PM
MIKAL SANDOVAL'S ROMANCE NIGHT
FEATURING RHYTHM BOYS
CARY FARNSWORTH AND DOUGLAS ROGIERS
COME EARLY FOR THE VINTAGE BOUTIQUE!
UNMENTIONABLES AND MENTIONABLES
THE TALKING STICK
1411C LINCOLN BLVD.
VENICE CA. 90291
COME AS YOU ARE OR ADD TO THE FUN IN YOUR SPEAKEASY ATTIRE.
FREE PARKING\, FOOD AND DRINK AVAILABLE
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110226T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110226T050000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/761 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/761 SUMMARY:Monrovia English Country Dance DESCRIPTION:Beginners welcome\, no partner required\, casual dress. St. Luke's Episcopal Church\, 122 S. California Ave. at Foothill Blvd.\, Monrovia. $5 admission payable at the door.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110226T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110226T220000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/855 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/855 SUMMARY:California Living History Timeline - Rancho Dominguez DESCRIPTION:Rancho Dominguez Adobe and Western Educators\, Shooters and Troopers (WEST) will present a California Living History Timeline. WEST members will portray characters from various eras of California history starting with the Conquistadors through the Mexican War era and beyond. Meet the members of well known California families through this new forum. This event is appropriate for all ages.
http\://dominguezrancho.org/category/events/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110227T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110227T180000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/889 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/889 SUMMARY:A Day at the Races - Santa Anita Park DESCRIPTION:Travel back to a more glamorous time. See and be seen enjoying an afternoon of racing\, food and Bloody Mary's at the Historic Santa Anita Race Track Arcadia\, California
Attire of the 1930s &\; 40s is encouraged.
Gates Open at 11\:00 a.m.\, First Post 12\:30 p.m.
$45.00 per person - Includes\:
Entrance fee into the lovely and historic Turf Club
A scrumptious Lunch and non-alcoholic drink
Valet Parking
Race Program
Tax &\; Gratuity
(that's a savings of over $15.00)
For more information or to purchase tickets contact\: Gina at ginakimmel@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110227T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110227T230000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/808 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/808 SUMMARY:Culver City English Country Dance DESCRIPTION:Social dancing in the English Country Dance style. That’s the style of Merrie Olde England from the days of Good Queen Bess * The elegant 18th Century court of Queen Anne * Colonial America and the hero General George Washington * Regency England and characters from the immortal works of Jane Austen
Beginners welcome\, no partner necessary\, always live music.
4\:00 p.m. - 7\:00 p.m. at Lindberg Park Stone House\, Lindberg Park\, 5101 Rhoda Way\, Culver City\, 90230
www.caldancecoop.org or ccecd@aol.com
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T141838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110228T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110228T010000Z UID:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/887 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.walternelson.com/dr/node/887 SUMMARY:Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club Cancelled DESCRIPTION:Due to a last minute scheduling change\, there will be no Cicada Club this Sunday\, February 27. We apologize for any inconvenience.
For more information and details\, please visit http\://ClubCicada.com/
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