In the 1930s and ’40s, artists fled wartime Europe to make a new home in the promised land of Southern California.
Everyone from Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Alma Mahler and Rachmaninoff to Max Reinhardt, Billy Wilder, Hedy Lamarr and Peter Lorre intersected under the sun, drawn by the lure of the palm trees, the Pacific and the creative promise of the young film industry.
With Ara Guzelimian, the Artistic and Executive Director of the Ojai Festival in California, explore this remarkable community through personal memoirs, rare films, and musical performances by festival artists.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
JAI at the Conrad
7600 Fay Avenue
San Diego, CA
Friday, August 16 - 2:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.theconrad.org
