A slide show by “histo-tainer” Charles Phoenix celebrates how locals lived, shopped, worked, played and partied in the 1950s and ’60s. Charles’ spectacular collection of Kodachrome slides together with his informed commentary, quick wit and keen eye for detail are sure to give you a whole new appreciation for the place he calls Southern Californialand.

See Pasadena, Downtown L.A., Hollywood, Marineland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland, Space Age suburbia and more.

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.  Reception will follow at The Gamble House, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, CA.

Tour It: Charles Phoenix’s San Dena/Dena/Rino
Saturday, March 21, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A school bus field trip tour of classic and kitschy attractions in San Gabriel, Pasadena, Altadena and San Marino. Marvel at the Pasadena Museum of California Art and its spellbinding Kenny Scharf parking garage; journey to far-off exotic places at the Pacific Asia Museum; gasp while visiting a Craftsman-furniture-filled Castle Green pied-a-terre; enjoy a special luncheon at the California School of Culinary Arts; see the giant, playful sculptures at Monster Park; then tantalize your taste buds with Fosselman’s famous ice cream while enjoying a spectacular collection of vintage trailers displayed in a folk art environment at Funky Junk Farms.