Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure!
Vidiots and the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society are celebrating 100 Years of Route 66 with a special screening of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure!
Articles
Grapes of Wrath
Director: John Ford Run Time: 129 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1940
Starring: Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine
Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson from the novel by John Steinbeck
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck
Vidiots and the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society are celebrating 100 Years of Route 66 with a special screening of John Ford’s classic Steinbeck adaptation The Grapes of Wrath.
Altadena
with author Michele Zack
Bowlarama
NOTE: February 23, 2026 (not February 16 as previously announced) The History & Architecture of Mid-century Bowling Alleys.Guest speaker, Chris Nichols, author of several award-winning books, columnist,editor, and preservationist.
Open Archives
The Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society archives are open. Come visit us on the first Saturday of the month. Come with questions (and answers). Bring old photos or addresses, or just stop by to say hi. Our archives are located in the CFAER Building, but when you arrive, stay at street level (no stairs!) and […]
Horses in the Movies
with Marc Wanamaker When asked to think of known movie stars, one’s first thoughts most likely involve people, not horses. We are thrilled to have this bias challenged and our definition of what constitutes a movie star broadenedto include these gorgeous animals by our deeply knowledgeable, renowned ERVHS Member from the cinematic and film history world: Marc Wanamaker
Ice Cream Sundae (Social)
IT’S TIME AGAIN TO CELEBRATE WITH A SCOOP:OUR ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL! OH boy it will be a hot one! It is no surprise why we need to throw this party year after year for over two decades. We love to draw neighbors and friends together in summertime over ICE CREAM. What started as an old […]
Why Parrots in L.A.?
with Brenda Ramirez from the Moore Lab of Zoology at Occidental College Non-native parrots have become a very present and boisterous element of the urban ecosystems throughout Southern California. Through the Free-Flying Los Angeles Parrot Project (FLAPP) on iNaturalist, we created a dataset focused on two of the more prominent species in Southern California, the […]