THE BASEBALL RELIQUARY'S 2008 SEASON
Calendar of Exhibitions and Programs
(Check back for further details and for additional events to be added)

JULY 1-JULY 31
The Tenth Inning, a major survey featuring highlights of Baseball Reliquary exhibitions presented over the last ten years (1999-2008) at libraries, galleries, and community centers throughout Southern California. Many artifacts, artworks, photographs, and documents will be on display. Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA. Free admission. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m-9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 pm; and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Further information, phone (626) 791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-4066.

SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2:00 P.M.
Shrine of the Eternals 2008 Induction Day, tenth anniversary ceremony honoring the 2008 electees. Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA. Free admission. Further information, phone (626) 791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-4066.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2:00 P.M.
The Los Angeles Bards, one of the legendary teams on the Southland sporting scene, returns to Pasadena for the first time since 2002, when its lineup of heavy-hitting and rubber-armed literary figures was recorded for posterity on the CD, "The Los Angeles Bards: Live in Pasadena." Once again, the Bards will take their swings at the national pastime, reading a crackerjack selection of baseball poetry and prose. A Murderer’s Row of wordsmiths, the Bards, managed by Michael C Ford, will field a squad of seasoned veterans along with some fresh-faced rookies. The full roster will be announced well before game day. Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA. Free admission and autographs! Further information, phone (626) 791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-4066.

ONGOING THROUGH 2008
The Baseball Reliquary presents William Robert Steele’s Ebbets Field Replica, an exhibition of Jackie Robinson paintings (including Michael Guccione’s "Jackie Robinson Icon"), and a display of Negro League memorabilia. Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA. Free admission. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; closed weekends (open by reservation). Further information, phone (626) 791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-7300.