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THE BASEBALL
RELIQUARY'S 2010
SEASON
Calendar of Exhibitions and Programs
(Check back for further
details and for additional events to be
added)
JUNE 2-JUNE 30
Son of Cardboard Fetish,
a display in celebration of that ubiquitous
American pop culture artifact, the baseball
trading card, which updates last summer’s
Cardboard Fetish exhibition at the Pasadena
Central Library. South Pasadena Public
Library, 1100 Oxley St., South Pasadena, CA.
Free admission. Library hours are
Monday-Wednesday, 11:00 am-9:00 pm; Thursday &
Friday, 10:00 am-6:00 pm; Saturday, 10:00
am-5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00-5:00 pm. Further
information, phone (626) 791-7647; for
directions, phone (626) 403-7340.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 7:00 P.M.
In conjunction with the display, Son of
Cardboard Fetish, the Baseball Reliquary,
South Pasadena Public Library, and Friends of
the South Pasadena Public Library present an
“Author Night” program with Josh Wilker, creator
of the widely-acclaimed Cardboard Gods blog and
author of Cardboard Gods: An All-American
Tale Told Through Baseball Cards (Seven
Footer Press, New York, 2010). Wilker will
discuss his newly-published memoir and will sign
copies. South Pasadena Public Library
Community Room, 1115 El Centro St., South
Pasadena, CA. Free admission. Further
information, phone (626) 791-7647; for
directions, phone (626) 403-7340.
JULY 6-JULY 30
33 & Counting,
an exhibition devoted to the 33 inductees to the
Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals,
featuring artworks, artifacts, photographs,
documents, and inductee plaques. Included will
be a display in commemoration of the 40th
anniversary of Dock Ellis’ no-hitter in San
Diego, which he pitched while under the
influence of LSD. Pasadena Central Library,
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA. Free admission.
Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-9:00
pm; Friday & Saturday, 9:00 am-6:00 pm; Sunday,
1:00-5:00 pm. Further information, phone (626)
791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-4066.
SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2:00 P.M.
Shrine of the Eternals 2010 Induction Day,
honoring the 2010 class of inductees. Donald
R. Wright Auditorium, Pasadena Central Library,
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA. Free admission.
Further information, phone (626) 791-7647; for
directions, phone (626) 744-4066
AUGUST 9-OCTOBER
1
An exhibition celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the publication of Jim Bouton’s
Ball Four and a display of artifacts and
memorabilia related to the Seattle Pilots.
Burbank Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.,
Burbank, CA. Free admission. Library hours are
Monday-Thursday, 9:30 am-9:00 pm; Friday, 9:30
am-6:00 pm; Saturday, 10:00 am-6:00 pm; closed
Sunday. Further information, phone (626)
791-7647; for directions, phone (818) 238-5600.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (Times to be
announced)
Ball Four 40th Anniversary
Celebration, including a panel discussion with
Jim Bouton (schedule permitting) and a screening
of Steve Cox’s documentary, The Seattle
Pilots: Short Flight Into History. Burbank
Central Library Auditorium, 110 N. Glenoaks
Blvd., Burbank, CA. Free admission. Further
information, phone (626) 791-7647; for
directions, phone (818) 238-5600.
ONGOING THROUGH
2010
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 Leagues memorabilia. Jackie
Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.,
Pasadena, CA. Free admission. Hours are
Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday, 8:00
am-5:00 pm; closed weekends (open by
reservation). Further information, phone (626)
791-7647; for directions, phone (626) 744-7300.
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