All the Saints Bus Tours

Saturday March 8, Saturday April 12, and Saturday May 10, 2008

10am-3pm Griffith Park

Join exhibition artist J. Michael Walker in search of the saintly named streets of Los Angeles. Board a luxury charter bus in search of the streets featured in his paintings with a stop at historic Olvera Street. The tour is preceded by a gallery tour of the "All the Saints of the City of the Angels" exhibition and lunch in the Golden Spur Café.

RSVP required 72 hours in advance

$35 Members / $45 Nonmembers
Ticket price includes lunch, museum admission, exhibition, and bus tour.

For more info and to RSVP call: 323.667.2000 ext 300

Los Angeles and California: A Fusion of Tastes

Thursday March 20, April 17, and May 15, 2008

7-9pm Griffith Park

Take a culinary tour of Los Angeles with LA Times food critic and California Culinary Historian Charles Perry as he discuss the fascinating fusion found in Los Angeles cuisine with other historians, and chefs. Sample delectable dishes prepared by the Autry's very own Master Chef Carolyn Baer of Cheers Catering Inc.

Single Ticket: $30 for Members / $40 general

Series Ticket: (3 events) $70 for Members / $100 general

For more info and to make reservations call: 323.667.2000 ext 300

Encarnicion's Kitchen

Thursday March 20, 2008

7-9pm Griffith Park

Join LA Times food critic and California Culinary Historian Charles Perry for a sampling of dishes from Encarnicion's Kitchen, the first Spanish-Language cookbook ever published in California. Get a taste the not-so-lost Californio culture with special selections from this 1000 recipe volume and discover the hidden history of California through all five of your senses.

Special Guests:

• Charles Perry- LA Times food critic and California Culinary Historian
• Dan Strehl- Culinary Historian and translator of Encarnicion's Kitchen
• J. Michael Walker- "All the Saints of the City of the Angels" artist and cover artist of Encarnicion's Kitchen

Los Angeles Landmarks

Thursday April 17, 2008

7-9pm Griffith Park

Journey back to the glory days of Hollywood with a sampling of recipes from landmark Southern California restaurants. Charles Perry will lead a food tasting and discussion of recipes from LA restaurants including Chason's, the Brown Derby, and Yamashiro.

Special Guests:

• Charles Perry- LA Times food critic and California Culinary Historian
• Chris Nichols- Author of "The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister," Chris is also the associate editor for Los Angeles Magazine and head of the Southern California Restaurant Historical Society.

California Fusion

Thursday May 15, 2008

7-9pm Griffith Park

Join us for a sampling of what's happening right now and what's to come on the California Culinary scene.

Special Guest:

• Charles Perry- LA Times food critic and California Culinary Historian
• John Sedlar- Southwest Fusion Chef and Tamale Museum founder

All the Saints Poetry Readings

Saturday April 5, 19, and 26, 2008

Join some of the finest LA-based poets around for readings inside the "All the Saints of the City of the Angels" gallery and discover more stories of the city.

Street Poets Inc.

Saturday April 5, 2008

1-3pm Griffith Park

Street Poets Inc. has been working to rehabilitate at-risk and incarcerated youth through the arts since 1995. Join Street Poets Inc. and the Autry National Center in celebrating the redemptive power of the spoken word with some truly inspiring readings.

Poetry Readings

Saturday April 19, 2008

1-3 pm Griffith Park

Join some of the finest LA-based poets around for readings inside the "All the Saints of the City of the Angels" gallery and discover more stories of the city.

• Lynne Thompson- Avid Los Angeles poet and author of the recent Beg no Pardon Lynne is also a human resources manager at UCLA. Her salary supports her poetry "habit."
• Liz González–Liz is a fourth generation So Cal native. She is the author of the limited edition chapbook Beneath Bone, published by Manifest Press.
• Larry Colker- Larry co-hosts the weekly Redondo Poets reading at Coffee Cartel in Redondo Beach, CA. His collections include What the Lizard Knows: New and Selected Poems (2003) and Hunger Crossing (2006, with Danielle Grilli).

Poetry Readings

Saturday April 26, 2008

1-3 pm Griffith Park

Join some of the finest LA-based poets around for readings inside the "All the Saints of the City of the Angels" gallery and discover more stories of the city.

• Sesshu Foster- Sesshu is the author of City Terrace Field Manual (Kaya Press, 1996), finalist for a PEN Center West Poetry Prize, and co-editor with Naomi Quinonez and Michelle Clinton of Invocation L.A.: Urban Multicultural Poetry (West End Press, 1989), which won a 1990 American Book Award. He has taught composition and literature in East L.A. since 1985.
• Michael C. Ford- Michael's debut spoken word vinyl {on SST} Language Commando earned a Grammy nomination in 1986. His book of Selected Poems Emergency Exits was honored by a 1998 Pulitzer Prize nomination.