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The Shrine of the Eternals Induction Ceremony, July 2019
We are proud to present last Sunday’s event on YouTube! Relive the magic that was this year’s Induction Ceremony. The Baseball Reliquary held its 21st annual Shrine of the Eternals induction ceremony on July 14, 2019 at the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. Honorees included the 2019 Hilda Award recipient Ralph Carhart, and the 2019…
Read MoreChris Epting: Shrine of the Eternals 2019 Keynote Address
Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California, July 14, 2019 Thank you Terry – we are all grateful and indebted to you for all the good baseball work you do. Congratulations to both the inductees and the honorees today. And welcome, everyone. It’s a privilege to be with you all. We are not here today by accident.…
Read MoreRalph Carhart: 2019 Hilda Award Acceptance Remarks
Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California, July 14, 2019 It occurred to me, as I was preparing to come out here today, that there is a similarity between the story of Hilda Chester and the Hall Ball. You see, when the Hall Ball was conceived eight years ago I envisioned…
Read MoreBob Busser: 2019 Tony Salin Memorial Award Acceptance Remarks
Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California, July 14, 2019 WOW not bad for my “quirky little hobby” as my dad Bill used to call it . . . Like many people my age, I was a transistor radio kid of the ‘60s. With my little radio hidden under the pillow,…
Read MorePhotos from the Shrine of the Eternals 2019 Induction Day
Photographs by Jesse Saucedo Over 200 baseball fans packed the Pasadena Public Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium on Sunday, July 14, 2019 for the Baseball Reliquary’s 21st annual Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day. We are pleased to share a few photos from the festivities. The ceremony began with a Shrine of the Eternals tradition:…
Read MoreA Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100
FREE ADMISSION Date & Time: Sunday, September 29, 2019, 7:00-9:00 p.m Location: Westerbeck Recital Hall, Pasadena City College Information: (626) 791-7647 or terymar@earthlink.net The Baseball Reliquary presents a very special musical event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100, on Sunday, September 29, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00…
Read MoreA Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100
FREE ADMISSION Date & Time: Sunday, December 15, 2019, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Robinson Park Recreation Center Address: 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, California Information: (626) 791-7647 or (626) 744-4738 The Baseball Reliquary presents the final concert in its series of musical events in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at…
Read MorePhotos from “A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100” at Boston Court Pasadena
On Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Boston Court Pasadena, a full house enjoyed a very special event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, presented by the Baseball Reliquary. Included was a performance of Stealin’ Home, Bobby Bradford’s tribute to Jackie Robinson, commissioned by the Baseball Reliquary. A renowned jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, Bradford…
Read MoreA Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100
FREE ADMISSION Date & Time: Sunday, November 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m. Location: Boston Court Pasadena Address: 70 N. Mentor Avenue., Pasadena, California Information: (626) 791-7647 The Baseball Reliquary presents a very special musical event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100, on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at 7:00…
Read More“San Francisco Year Zero” Discussion & Book Signing with Lincoln Mitchell
FREE ADMISSION Date & Time: Saturday, November 2, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Location: Allendale Branch Library Address: 1130 S. Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, California Information: (626) 791-7647 or (626) 744-7260 “Lincoln Mitchell presents a new and brilliant understanding of San Francisco, America’s most progressive city, by describing and interpreting its culture through the extraordinary prism of politics, baseball, and…
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