SPECIAL ADDED TREAT TO COMMEMORATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING ON JULY 20, 1969
George Méliès, Director
A TRIP TO THE MOON
1902 French Silent Comedy, also considered one of the first science fiction films.
Enjoy a hand-cranked “moving picture show” with live piano music, just like the itinerant shows popular during the era of silent cinema, here on the grass at Two-Strike Park in La Crescenta, California.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing the first humans on the moon. Enjoy an evening of silent cinema comedies with live piano accompaniment. Bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic basket, or enjoy food, refreshments and popcorn from the vendors.
Silent Cinema Under the Stars
ADMISSION IS FREE
TIME:
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Show starts at dusk (approx. 8:30 pm)
LOCATION:
Two-Strike Park (map)
5107 Rosemont Avenue
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 249-5940
PROGRAM
Georges Méliès, Director
A Trip to the Moon
Buster Keaton in The Scarecrow
Laurel & Hardy in You’re Darn Tootin’
Charley Chase in Fluttering Hearts
Al St. John in The Iron Mule
Larry Semon in School Days
Live Accompaniment
featuring Cliff Retallick at the piano
1909 Powers 35mm Moving Picture Machine
hand-cranked by Joe Rinaudo
Original Glass Lantern Slides
projected by Shane Glander
(who also provides the screen)
SEE YOU AT THE SHOW…
let’s BLAST OFF to a fun evening!
Enjoy a hand-cranked “moving picture show” with live piano music, just like the itinerant shows popular during the era of silent cinema, here on the grass at Two-Strike Park in La Crescenta, California.
Enjoy a hand-cranked “moving picture show” with live piano music, just like the itinerant shows popular during the era of silent cinema, here on the grass at Two-Strike Park in La Crescenta, Saturday, July 28.