The Lively Arts of 1915 World’s Fair: Historical Multimedia Presentation | SF
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Presidio Officers’ Club | 50 Moraga Ave, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
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In this exciting multimedia presentation, historian Laura Ackley presents photos, rare recordings, and movies of dance, music and song at the 1915 World’s Fair.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
In 1915, the San Francisco Chronicle enthused about the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, “There is music everywhere. At the Music Concourse, in the Court of the Universe, in Festival Hall, at the Philippine building, at the Marine Camp and on the Joy Zone there is music at all hours.”
A compelling music program was considered essential to the financial success of the Fair. From the very first day of the PPIE, outdoor band concerts could be heard throughout the grounds. The bright notes of cornets and trombones, punctuated by the crashing of cymbals, emanated from four strategically placed bandstands. The state and international pavilions, as well as the midway concessions, got into the act with a multitude of other artists, some of whom became big stars nationwide as a result of their Exposition appearance.
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Cost: FREE*
