Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Our own Jim Graves, a longtime interpretive guide with the National Park Service, will give a presentation on the Channel Islands. And remember to bring a snack to share!
We still have room on our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Details of the trip can be found here: Mammoth Trip Information There’s lots of snow at Mammoth, conditions should be great!
On Thursday, January 19, your LPSC looks forward to a TGIT Happy Hour (HH) at Finney’sCrafthouse Restaurant in downtown Ventura on the corner of California and Main. (Park in the nearby structure.) Their HH is a little earlier than we usually have, it is from 3-5 PM. They have great menus and ambiance. We plan to be outside with heaters so dress accordingly. Rain will move us inside.
Carol A has set-up an exciting trip to the Nethercutt Museum & Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, CA, and we need you to click here (RESERVE SPOT) if you plan to go so we can ensure we reserve enough spots. These places are highly recommended by Ralph Brasacchio so we know either they are fantastic or just another of his tall tales (LOL)!
The Nethercutt is comprised of two buildings, which are located across the street from each other. The Nethercutt Museum Building and The Nethercutt Collection building (Tower). The tour of the Museum is free and the tour of the Collection is $10.
The Nethercutt Museum is a 1-story building housing their collection of over 250 American and European perfectly restored automobiles, and is free.
Vintage Car at the Free Museum.
The Nethercutt Collection is very extensive and is housed in a 6-story building comprising of the Lower Salon, the Grand Salon, the Mezzanine, and the Music Room and costs $10 for the guided tour (not free). There is an elevator, handicap access, & seating throughout the 6 floors and you can take breaks during the guided tour to make it easy and enjoyable:
The Lower Salon is where guests assemble to start the guided tour. The salon is a microcosm of the entire collection. There are about 25 automobiles dating from the early 1900’s up till the late 1940’s. Also in display are nickelodeons, music boxes, David Winter Cottages, Dolls, Coins, and crystal figurines.
The Grand Salon comprises of marble columns, crystal chandeliers, painted ceilings all make up this beautiful Grand Salon Showroom of the 1910’s, 20 and 30s. On display are approx. 30 of the finest automoblies of that era. Duesenbergs, Cadillacs, Isotta-Fraschini, Delahaye, Minvera, Renault, Maybach, many other European and American built automoblies.
The Mezzanine is a large assortment of Radiator Hood Ornaments “Mascots”, including Lalique Crystal Mascots and 18th & 19th Century French Furniture.
The Music Room displays a world-class collection of automated mechanical instruments including Reproducing Pianos, Nickelodeons, Cylinder & Disc Music Boxes, Orchestrions and the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. During the tour some of these instruments are demonstrated including a mini-concert on the Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. Also on display is our beautiful Louis XV Style Dining Room.
Start of the Tour in the Lower Salon.The Grand Salon has marble columns and a display of the finest cars from the 1900-30’s Era.The Mezzanine has a display of hood ornaments.The Music Room has many instruments, including this organ.
Please let us know which tour you are planning to take by clicking here: RESERVE SPOT
The Nethercutt Museum is located at 15151 Bledsoe Street, Sylmar, CA 91342, and has free parking. They can be reached by calling (818) 364-6464. More information on the Nethercutt can be found here: https://www.nethercuttcollection.org/Home.aspx
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Steve will be providing a cool presentation on skiing trends, then and now. And remember to bring a snack to share!
Bryan will be discussing our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Details of the trip can be found here: 2023 Mammoth Trip. There may be space still available, so if you are interested in going on this trip, click and complete the Mammoth Trip Form. We are starting a waiting list and spaces may open up. There’s lots of snow at Mammoth, conditions should be great!
Carol A has set-up an exciting trip to the Nethercutt Museum & Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, CA, and we need you to click here (RESERVE SPOT) if you plan to go so we can ensure we reserve enough spots. These places are highly recommended by Ralph Brasacchio so we know either they are fantastic or just another of his tall tales (LOL)! More information on the trip can be found here: Nethercutt Museum Trip.
A TGIT has been set for January 19th. Stay tune for details!!
Finally, we have setup tentative dates for 2023 Club events, which can be found here: 2023 Planning Calendar.
