The Official Blog of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969
April 12, 2013 Leave a comment
The following is a press release from the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute.
GARDENA, CA — The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) will be offering a charter bus for individuals and families to attend the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held at the Manzanar National Historic Site in the Owens Valley on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
April 10, 2013 5 Comments
PILGRIMAGE: Limited seats still available on bus to the Manzanar Pilgrimage from Los Angeles.
A diverse crowd, in terms of ethnicity, gender, age and experiences, come together each year at the Manzanar At Dusk program.
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Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee
The Manzanar At Dusk program follows the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled for 12:00 PM that same day, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles (see map below).
April 10, 2013 Leave a comment
To download the media guidelines for coverage
of the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and
the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk programs,
click on the image above
(Adobe Reader software required to view/print).
The popular Manzanar At Dusk program follows that same evening, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the Lone Pine High School gymnasium, located at 538 South Main Street (U.S. Highway 395), in Lone Pine, nine miles south of the Manzanar National Historic Site, across the street from McDonald’s (see map below).
For further details on these events, please follow our press releases on our blog, http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org.
Credentials will be required for all media, commercial photographers, and film crews for the Manzanar Pilgrimage and the Manzanar At Dusk programs. We encourage those covering the events to pre-register via e-mail, so that we can have a credential and media packet ready for you upon arrival.
March 29, 2013 Leave a comment
The following is a press release from the National Park Service.
To download a printable flyer,
click on the image above.
(Adobe Reader software
required to view/print).
On Friday, April 26, the Friends of Eastern California Museum will host a public reception from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Eastern California Museum. Located at 155 Grant Street in Independence, the museum’s exhibits include Shiro and Mary Nomura’s Manzanar collection, a centennial retrospective on the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the Norman Clyde exhibit, and the Anna and O.K. Kelly Gallery of Native American Life. The Eastern California Museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (see map below).
Friday and Saturday, the hours of operation for the Manzanar Visitor Center will be extended to 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The center offers extensive exhibits and an award-winning film, as well as special Junior Ranger activities for kids. The Manzanar History Association will host book signings by Manzanar to Mount Whitney: The Life and Times of a Lost Hiker author Hank Umemoto on Saturday and Sunday, as well as the annual Selected Artists from the Henry Fukuhara Annual Alabama Hills and Manzanar Workshop art show and sale, which runs through May 18 (click on image below to download a printable flyer).
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