Club Outing: Nethercutt Collection & Silent Films 10/22/11

The Nethercutt Collection and Museum is a hidden treasure of Southern California, located in Sylmar. The museum was opened in 1971  to house and display the Nethercutt family’s growing collection of restored vintage automobiles. Today, hundreds of antique and classic cars, as well as a steam locomotive and private train car, are on view to the public. The family also has a private collection that includes automobile memorabilia and automated musical instruments such as player pianos, music boxes and an impressive 5,000-piped Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ.

Twice a year, the Nethercutt Collection opens its Music Room to the public and holds a very special silent film screening with live musical accompaniment. While the silent films are not in 3-D, the event should be of interest to any fan of vintage cinema. The entire presentation is unique in that the films are projected via a vintage hand cranked film projector by noted film historian and itinerant projectionist Joe Rinaudo.

Last October, a group of club members visited the Nethercutt Museum and enjoyed photographing the beautiful vehicles in 3-D. We also toured the locomotive and private train car. Those of us who were lucky enough to get tickets attended the silent film screening, a collection of Halloween themed pieces, and enjoyed demonstrations of the various musical instruments.

This year’s October silent film screening is approaching and once again we’d like to invite club members to take advantage of this rare  opportunity. On Saturday, October 22nd, we will meet up at the museum at 12pm to explore the gallery, followed by the silent movie at 2pm. Members who wish to attend the silent film screening must obtain their own tickets. The free tickets are only available by calling  (818) 364-6464 on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st between 4:00PM and 6:00 PM. Tickets are not available at the door and the Nethercutt does not offer any kind of group reservation so it’s very important that members who wish to see the movie request their own tickets. In the past, the phone lines have been very busy and the shows fill up very quickly, so we ask that any members who do get through to request the maximum number of tickets (4) to share with other club members who may not get through.

We hope to see many club members at this exciting event! Please contact Outings@LA3DClub.com with any questions. For more information about The Nethercutt Collection, visit their site.