OCTOBER 2-OCTOBER 31
Sultans, Spacemen, and Strangegloves: Baseball Player Nicknames, an exhibition which will explore the origins and meanings of some of the most colorful and memorable nicknames in baseball history, including legendary players as well as those who hardly made a name for themselves in any other way. Burbank Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA. Free admission. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:30 AM-9:00 PM; Friday, 9:30 AM-6:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM; closed Sunday. Further information, phone (818) 238-5562.

OCTOBER 21-DECEMBER 15
Mexican-American Baseball in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues, a touring exhibition sponsored by the Baseball Reliquary and John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles. Artworks, artifacts, photographs, and oral histories are utilized to document and interpret the historic role that baseball has played as a cohesive element and as a social and cultural force within the Mexican-American communities of Los Angeles County. A grand opening reception, with guest speakers, will be held at the LATTC Library on Saturday, October 21, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Los Angeles Trade Tech College Library, 400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. Free admission. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM-1:00 PM; Saturday, 9:30 AM-1:30 PM; closed Sunday. Further information, phone (213) 763-3964.

ONGOING THROUGH 2006
The Baseball Reliquary presents William Robert Steele’s Ebbets Field Replica, an exhibition of Jackie Robinson paintings, and a display of Negro League memorabilia. Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM; Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; closed Saturday and Sunday (open by reservation). Free admission. For directions, phone (626) 744-7300.