An Evening of Magic, Coin & Otherwise

May 3, 2023

An Evening of Magic
Demonstrations of Magic with Jeffrey Wang, Jeffrey Lee and David Shao
Saturday, May 6th 2023 — 8 PM
Doors open 7:30 PM
$15 / $12 VPES Members

This evening showcase features magicians gathered together by Jeffrey Wang (王元捷), of the USC Magic Association, a group devoted to promoting the art of magic. Jeffrey is a magician from Beijing, China who specializes in coin magic. He began learning magic at the age of six and has been performing for over 16 years. This evening of magic includes acts by Jeffrey Wang, Jeffrey Lee and David Shao.

Jeffrey is the director of the International Association of Chinese Magicians (IACM), a member, performer, and lecturer of the Hollywood Magic Castle, a member of The Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, as well as a lecturer of Penguin magic. He has published several tutorials, including Jeffrey's Coin Magic with International Magic Shop London, and Now You Sleeve Me with world champion Shin Lim and Ellusionist. He has also published Heat The Coin and Retention S in Mandarin.

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Grand Views: The Immersive World of Panoramas
An exhibit on panorama history at Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale)
Co-presented by the Velaslavasay Panorama
May 13, 2023 - September 10, 2023

Opening reception on Saturday May 13, 2023 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm

With refreshments & musical performances by
John Reed-Torres and Eve Elliot
at Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale)

 

RSVP by May 9th to museum@forestlawn.com or by calling 323-340-4782
Forest Lawn Museum: 1712 S Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA 91205

Grand Views: The Immersive World of Panoramas showcases the history of panoramic paintings, spanning the late 18th century to today, including never-before-displayed preparatory paintings, 19th-century prints and posters, and the Velaslavasay Panorama's works: Panorama of the Valley of the Smokes, Effulgence of the North, and the Grand Moving Mirror of California.

A section of Panorama of the Valley of the Smokes (2000), "the first panorama in over 100 years"!

Forest Lawn Museum is adjacent to the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection, home of the Crucifixion, a 195-foot wide by 45-foot high (formerly panoramic) painting by Polish artist and renowned panorama painter Jan Styka (1858-1925).

The exhibition features original artifacts related to Jan Styka’s colossal painting and The Resurrection (70 ft. x 51 ft.), painted by American artist Robert Clark, on display alongside Crucifixion in the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection. Completed in 1965, Clark’s work was commissioned by Forest Lawn as a companion to Styka’s painting. Grand Views will exhibit never-before-displayed preparatory paintings for The Resurrection, including works by Clark and the fine artist/Disney Imagineer, Herbert Ryman.

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The Velaslavasay Panorama is open 11:00am-5:00pm
Fridays, Saturdays & select Sundays
by appointment.

Appointments are now live on our website thru June 2023