Titanic at 100 years…

At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, two hours and forty minutes after scraping an iceberg that left her crippled and damaged, the RMS Titanic – deemed unsinkable – finished its gruesome decent into the sea.  Over 1,500 lives were lost, only 708 survivors in the lifeboats built to hold 1,178.  On this, the 100 [...]

Ebell Luncheon Nov. 7: Notes from the Ebell Archive

At least once a week, as we tour first-time guests through the great halls of the Ebell, we are asked “What did this place used to be?”  To which we proudly state, “This has always been The Ebell.  It was built by the women of the Ebell Club and it continues to be The Ebell [...]

Ebell Scholarship Awards Night 2011

On Thursday, September 8th, The Ebell of Los Angeles hosted its annual Scholarship Awards Night, honoring Flint Scholarship recipients and their families.  Starting with a few students and less than one hundred dollars in 1919, The Ebell, courtesy of The Charles Flint Family Endowment in 1927, has provided scholarships to thousands of students attending Los Angeles [...]

Da Camera Society returns to Ebell for Music in Historic Places

The Ebell of Los Angeles is delighted to once again welcome The Da Camera Society and their series Chamber Music in Historic Places. The event takes place Sunday, May 22, 2011 in our grand Lounge, with a pre-concert talk at 3:30 p.m. followed by Benvenue Fortepiano Trio featuring Monica Huggett, violin,  Tanya Tomkins, cello, and [...]

Music: Jazz Apprecation and The Ebell

April is Jazz Appreciation Month.  In honor of the occasion, this week’s blog posts will be themed on music..!   “Somewhere there’s music, how faint the tune…” Last year, the Smithsonian “JAM” event featured Dave Brubeck on their poster, inspiring me to blog about the artist, especially since our Wilshire Ebell Theatre was part of the [...]

Blissful: Wilshire and Lucerne, Then and Now

History inspires.  So, how’s THIS for inspiration: below is the corner of Lucerne Boulevard at Wilshire Boulevard – the Ebell of Los Angeles – then (circa 1927) and now (circa 2010):The landscape may have grown and changed, but the structure is still very much the same! Imagine the dignitaries that have passed through that door; [...]

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 7th!

    You know the old saying: spring forward, fall back? It helps us remember which direction to reset our clocks when Daylight Saving Time rolls around.  As we conclude Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, here are some interesting facts you may or may not know about why we use Daylight Saving (no “s”) Time: Theoretically, [...]

Michelle Obama Takes Center Stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre

On Tuesday, October 26th, The Wilshire Ebell Theatre had the distinct privilege of welcoming First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Senator Barbara Boxer to its stage, with our very own Ebell President Shirlee Taylor Haizlip giving the rousing opening remarks. This is the first visit by a First Lady to the historic Ebell [...]

1930s Vintage Fashion: Style Guide for Blissful Wishes

“I’m puttin’ on my top hat.., Tyin’ up my white tie…, Brushin’ off my tails….” — Fred Astaire The Golden Age of Hollywood.  The birth of Big Band Swing. Garbo.  Harlow.   Dietrich.   Gable.   Grant.  Fred & Ginger.   The 1930s started with a crash (as in ‘stock market’) and ended with a bang (WWII), and in [...]

Wanna see The Groovie Movie??

I realized after posting a nice, long description of this killer-diller swing dance event happening at the Ebell of Los Angeles on October 17 (check out that post for details), you may be wondering, “What the heck is The Groovie Movie?” And perhaps even wondering, “I wonder what The Groovie Movie is all about…?” Well, [...]