[PPIE Lectures] Illustrated lecture and book signing at the Main Branch, Oakland Public Library, This Wednesday, April 1st (no joke!), 6:00 PM

[PPIE Lectures]

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jpgDear Friends,

This Wednesday, April 1 (no April Fools!) I will be giving a lecture on the
fascinating characters who attended the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition at the Oakland Main Library. Here are the details:

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 6:00pm

Main Library

Walters Auditorium

125 14th Street

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (510) 238-3134

See map: Google Maps
<http://maps.google.com?q=125+14th+Street%2C+Oakland%2C+CA%2C+94612%2C+us> 

The presentation: 

More than 18 million people passed through the gates of the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition between February 20 and December 4, 1915. PPIE
Historian Laura Ackley will tell fascinating tales of some of the fair's
special visitors, notable guests both famous and infamous.

These will include people involved with the making of the Exposition, from
political dignitaries to the 12-year old girl who named the fair "The Jewel
City" and later made a name for herself in a completely different arena.
Inventors, famous entertainers and captains of industry will pay their
respects. Also making an appearance will be some of the more exotic denizens
of the "Joy Zone" and a few of the quirky characters who lent the fair its
special flavor. We will see the famous Diving Girls, listen to a native
orchestra at the Tehuantepec Village, and meet the couple that mushed their
way to the fair via dogsled.

Of course I will also be selling and signing copies of my book, San
Francisco's Jewel City: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.
(Accepting cash, check or credit card).

This talk is in conjunction with the closing week of the PPIE exhibit put on
by the Oakland Main library, which I understand is outstanding! Hope to see
you there!

Note that replying is disabled for this mailing list. If you'd like to
contact me, please e-mail to  <mailto:ppie at sf1915.com> ppie at sf1915.com. As
always, please visit my website for information on upcoming lectures at:

Hope I'll see you on Wednesday!

 

Regards,

 

Laura Ackley

 

 

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