Theatres of San Jose

When
Thu Sep 3, 2009
Where
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Time
7:00pm
Tags
Theater, Theater Houses, Literary Arts, Literary Arts Lectures

Description

San Joséans have long had their pick of the best in stage and screen entertainment. In the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, theatres were beloved places.

Most of the early theatres built in San José exist only in photographs, many exhibited in this book for the first time. A few, such as the palatial California Theatre and the venerable José Theatre, serve exciting new uses in today’s entertainment marketplace.

Join local author Gary Lee Parks as he takes us through San Jose’s early theaters and 5-cent movie houses before moving on to the glory days of San José movie palaces from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Copies of Mr. Parks’ book will be available for purchase and signing!

More Info

Link
http://www.sjlibrary.org/about/events/index.htm
Call
408-808-2397

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Location

  1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
    150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA