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2010 CONCERT SERIES STARTS FEBUARY 20th
 
2010 Concert Series The concerts feature an array of musical styles performed by local and regional talent on the 3rd Saturday evenings of February, March, April and May from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the museums, “WILD WEST THEATER”. Free to Museum Members, $5.00 to Non-Members.
 
February 20th – Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott & Neil Gelvin
March 20th – Coale Johnson & Friends
April 17th – Silvas and Son
May 15th – String Theory

2010 concert series

COMMUNITY READS FILM SERIES STARTS JANUARY 20TH, 2010 AT 7:00 PM
 
The Museum is participating again this year in the Inyo County Superintendent of School's, 2nd Annual Community Reads program. This year’s book to read is “The Other Side of the Mountain”, by Evans G. Valens. Join us here in the “Wild West Theater” for the following:
 
January 20th, 7:00 pm – “The Other Side of the Mountain” the movie.
January 27th, 7:00 pm – “Mammoth Dreams – The Story of Dave McCoy” This documentary film of the founder of Mammoth Mountain.
February 3rd, 7:00 pm – “Tracks of Passion” with author Robin Morning Slideshow and talk of the history of skiing in Inyo and Mono.
February 10th, 7:00 pm – “White Ecstasy” Watch this Austrian movie about skiing in the 30’s with breathtaking jumps and tricks. This movie is a piece of history.

BOOK SIGNING AND OWENS VALLEY HISTORY PRESENTATION WITH LOCAL AUTHOR JANE WEHREY SEPT 8th 7:00PM
 
Owens Valley residents have been “making history” since humans first appeared here, says historian and author Jane Wehrey, who will explore how ordinary people have helped create extraordinary pasts in Lone Pine, Manzanar, and other Eastern Sierra communities. A slide show will accompany the presentations hosted by the Friends of the Lone Pine Library at the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Film History on Tuesday, September 8 starting at 7:00 PM. Ms. Wehrey has written two books about the area and will be available to sign both. More ->

Voices from the Long Brown Land Jane Wehrey

FREE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM SERIES BEGINS JULY 8 IN LONE PINE
 
The Outdoor Adventure Film Series in honor of mountaineer Norman Clyde begins Wednesday, July 8 at 7 PM in the Lone Pine Film History Museum. It is free. The eight-week film series is the result of a partnership between the Film Museum, Eastern California Museum and Elevations, an outdoor adventure store located in downtown Lone Pine. It coincides with the Norman Clyde exhibit now featured More ->

Chris Sharma in King Lines

WAGON TRAIN TO CAMP AT MUSEUM MAY 9-10TH BEFORE HEADING NORTH
 
The ETI Corral 14 visited Lone Pine and had a wagon train encampment at the south side of the the Film History Museum on Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10th. There were 9 wagons where the owners actually slept More ->

Wagon Train Departing

MUSICIAN DOC DENNING’S GUITAR DONATED TO FILM MUSEUM
 
The Death Valley 49ers recently donated the guitar of musician Max H. “Doc” Dennings to the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History. It is now on display More ->

ALABAMA HILLS STEWARDSHIP GROUP WINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
 
The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, which you have read about in this paper, was recently selected as a recipient of the Department of Interior’s Cooperative Conservation Award. More ->

TREMORS SCRIBE VISITS FILM MUSEUM AND TREMORS EXHIBIT
 
Recently, Brent Maddock, one of the writing partners who created Tremors, stopped by the Museum and enjoyed the exhibits. When the Director Ron Underwood, writer S.S. Wilson, and Producer Nancy Roberts visited a few years back and did a panel More ->

MUSEUM AND FESTIVAL PARTNER TO EXAMINE ZANE GREY<
 
The Lone Pine Film History Museum will publish their next book filming the West of Zane Grey by Ed Hulse at the beginning of the Lone Pine Film Festival this year. Author Ed Hulse will present a short program on the famous American West author at the Museum Members Dinner Thursday night October 4 at the Lone Pine Piute-Shoshone Community Center at 6 pm More ->

LONE PINE FILM MUSEUM PUBLISHES MUSICIAN’S LIFE WITH GENE AUTRY
 
Johnny Bond, musician, composer and friend to Gene Autry lived and remembered to write it all down in first hand recollections of the days and nights. The Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History selected his recollections as their first book of their new publishing wing. The book entitled “Thirty Years on the Road With Gene Autry” was published in June and can be purchased now More ->

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2010 Concert Series