UPCOMING SHOWS AND SAVE THE DERBY EVENTS
Mark your calendars for our big Derby Day fundraiser on April 1, 2006!
In the meantime, here are some other upcoming events:
Thursday January 12 - The Derby
THE SWINGSATIONS
Dedicated to preserving the classic jazz and swing music of the late 1920's to the early 1940's -- truly a golden era for this music. Founded by trumpeter Jim Ziegler, also known as The Magical Mouth of Musical Mystery and Mayhem, leads the fellas for their first appearance of the year--and on a Thursday night to boot!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/swingsations
Tuesday January 17 - Sportsmen's Lodge (another threatened building)
MODERN COMMITTEE ("MODCOM") MEETING - 6:30 p.m. meet and greet/ 7:00 p.m. mtg.
12825 Ventura Blvd. (at Coldwater Canyon)
Studio City, CA 91604 (818) 255-9806
ModCom is a fun and powerful organization aimed at preserving modern buildings in LA. They are the group that put the Derby threat on our radar and got us started. Come to the monthly meeting. Learn the latest on the Derby and find out what else they are saving too.
http://www.modcom.org
http://www.sportsmenslodge.com
Friday January 20 - Level One
SWING DANCE FUNDRAISER FOR ROSCOE
With the Hollywood Combo. Level One, 6311 Wilshire
Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 655-4444. Cover: $15 all of which will go to Roscoe Farnsworth, the local dance teacher and long time Derby employee, who was recently involved in a serious auto accident. We hope you will all show your support and honor our friend.
Wednesday January 25 - Private Residence
SAVE THE DERBY PLANNING MEETING - 7 pm
1509 Portia St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (213) 407-1200
Help plan our Derby Day Fundraiser scheduled for the Spring, follow the progress of our landmark nomination, collect petition signatures, and Get Involved!
And in February:
February 5 - The Derby
MORA'S MODERN RHYTMISTS 11-PIECE DANCE ORCHESTRA
Makes their first appearance since 2004! Formed in 1994 by pianist Dean Mora, the band utilizes period arrangements and record transcriptions of the original Jazz and Swing era charts, concentrating on the Hot Jazz and early Swing periods of 1927-1937.
http://morasmodern.com
PREVIOUS SAVE THE DERBY EVENTS
Royal Crown Revue, the band that got their start at the Derby, is on our side! They even made a radio announcement for us when they were interviewed recently on 103.1 FM. On Friday Nov 4, 2005 Save the Derby and RCR teamed up for great show and outreach event at the Derby to spread the word about the Town Hall Meeting.
As always the band was great!
We had posters set up showing the Derby's history and sketches of the proposed development.
We handed out flyers promoting the Town Hall Meeting, gathered petitions signatures and sold Save the Derby T-shirts.
We even had TV coverage on the CBS Channel 2 and KCAL Channel 9 Nightly News!
A big thanks to Royal Crown Revue and all the folks who came out the night ... and of course, many thanks to Jim Knell and others for taking the photos!
(To see additional photos from the event night click here)
| 
;)
;)