2024 APPEARANCES
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The Ragtime Dance
Guest soloist for this annual ragtime dance event in a beautiful 1915 ballroom
Lanterman House
4420 Encinas Dr.
La Cañada-Flintridge, CA
Sun. March 3 noon - 4 pm
The Evolution of the movies and the talkies
How the movies evolved and the talkies were created
Pasadena Museum of History
470 West Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA
Sat. Aug. 17 10:30 am
The Edison Talking Machine
A phonograph concert with a 1908 cylinder phonograph. Authentic
period recordings played, 1900 to 1920s.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 East Holly Street
Pasadena, CA
Thu. Sept. 19 2:00 pm
Talking Movies in the Silent Era
How mechanical marvels broke the sound barrier 1890s-1920s
Mechanical Performing Arts & Magic Lantern Society Convention
The Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach, CA
Sept. 21 1 pm
(Entire convention runs Sept. 19 - 21)
The First Horror Movies, 1896-1915
Horror movies from the earliest years of cinema, including the
first Frankenstein, the earliest surviving Jekyll & Hyde, and special effects.
Pasadena Museum of History
470 West Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA
Thu. Oct. 24 7:00 pm
Flickers from the Silver Scream
An annual Halloween variety show of vintage shorts and clips.
Burbank Historical Society
115 North Lomita Street (entrance from Clark)
Burbank, CA
Sat. Oct. 26 2:00 pm
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2023 APPEARANCES
final weekend for the exhibit Starting Anew: Transforming Pasadena 1890 – 1930
Galen's 1908 Edison phonograph will play historical recordings in the museum.
Pasadena Museum of History
470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena
Sat. Feb. 11, 12 noon -5 pm.
Free Admission
Ragtime Dance
Galen will make a guest appearance
Lanterman House
4420 Encinas Dr., La Cañada
Sun. Mar. 19, 12 - 4 pm
Total Disaster!
Disastrous news on the early silent screen
(San Francisco earthquake, the Titanic and more)
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
Thu. April 20 2 - 3:30 pm
Ragtime Revival
ragtime piano and ragtime history slide show
Stratheran Historical Park & Museum
137 Stratheran Place, Simi Valley
Sat. Sept. 16, 11-4 pm
The First Horror Movies - a Halloween special
The earliest horror movies on film, 1896 - 1915
San Fernando Valley Historical Society
10940 Sepulveda Blvd @ Brand, Mission Hills
Thu. Oct. 26, 7 pm
Free Admission
West Coast Ragtime Festival
ragtime piano and seminar on vaudeville
Marriott Hotel
11211 Point E Dr., Rancho Cordova
Fri. - Sun. Nov 17 - 19
Talking Pictures of the Silent Era
sound movies before The Jazz Singer, 1894 - 1926
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
Thu. Dec. 7, 2 pm
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2022 APPEARANCES
Halloween shows coming up in Oct.!
Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles
Pasadena Senior Center
Burbank Historical Society
Heritage Square, Oxnard
Turn-of-the-century Marvelous Magical Music
A double illustrated lecture on the phonograph and on automatic instruments.
Galen will also be playing his 1908 Edison cylinder phonograph!
Pasadena Museum of History
470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena
Sun. Oct. 16, 2 pm.
tickets will be available from their website:
https://pasadenahistory.org/events-calendar/