Take a trip back to Ice-Age Los Angeles at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mammoth Mixer on Wednesday, May 27! Our guest will be John M. Harris, chief curator of the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. He’ll be talking about the huge cache of fossils found near the museum that includes a nearly intact skeleton of a Columbian mammoth known as “Zed.”
The mixer is free and open to all! Please let us know you’re coming by sending an e-mail to: spjlosangeles@gmail.com
WHAT: SPJ-LA’s May Mixer
WHO: Our guest will be John M. Harris, chief curator of the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27
WHERE: We’ll meet in the back room at the Redwood Bar and Grill, 316 W. 2nd Street in downtown L.A; 213-680-2600. Street and lot parking is available in the area. The bar is close to the Civic Center Red Line Metro stop.
COST: It’s free fun for all! (You’ll have to buy your own drinks. Happy hour ends at 7 p.m. so get your drinks early!)
Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. To learn more about SPJ-LA, visit our Web site: spjla.wordpress.com
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