In conjunction with the 2006
Induction Day ceremony of the Shrine of the
Eternals (scheduled for July 23 in the Pasadena
Central Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium),
the Baseball Reliquary will present an
exhibition of baseball artworks and artifacts in
the display cases of the Pasadena Central
Library, 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena,
California, from July 3-July 30, 2006.
Featured in the library’s North
Entrance display cases will be multi-colored
acrylic plaques honoring the twenty-one baseball
luminaries who have been inducted into the
Shrine of the Eternals since its inception in
1999: Jim Abbott, Dick Allen, Moe Berg, Ila
Borders, Jim Bouton, Roberto Clemente, Rod
Dedeaux, Dock Ellis, Mark Fidrych, Curt Flood,
William “Dummy” Hoy, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Bill
“Spaceman” Lee, Marvin Miller, Minnie Minoso,
Satchel Paige, Jimmy Piersall, Pam Postema,
Jackie Robinson, Lester Rodney, and Bill Veeck,
Jr.
Featured in the display cases in the
Humanities and Business Wings will be paintings
by Daniel Galieote, Michael Guccione, Greg
Jezewski, and Ben Sakoguchi, and mosaic and
glass-bead portraits by Mel Weiner.
In the Centennial Room, there will be
a display highlighting the historic relationship
between baseball and politics, featuring
artworks, artifacts, and photographs.
Pasadena Central Library hours are
Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM;
Friday and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; and
Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. For further
information on the exhibition, contact the
Baseball Reliquary by phone at (626) 791-7647 or
by e-mail at
terymar@earthlink.net. For directions,
contact the Pasadena Central Library by phone at
(626) 744-4066. The exhibition is made possible,
in part, by a grant from the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission. |