BBMT Marquee Open House
October 6, 2024
10 AM - 2 PM
Art by John Banh
Please note, RSVP does not guarantee immediate entry. Please be aware that we may need to establish a staggered entry and standby line to enter the theater if we exceed capacity.
Guests are encouraged to arrive anytime throughout the event between 10 AM to 2 PM to avoid overflow. Attendees will also receive discounts to participating businesses on York Blvd to extend the fun throughout the day.
We’re pleased to announce the restoration of our neon marquee. In honor of its restoration, we’re opening our doors to celebrate with our whole community on October 6th! Our restored marquee symbolizes that we are IN LA TO STAY!
Join us on October 6th from 10 AM - 2 PM for art activities, puppet meet and greets, food pop-ups and more as part of our FREE BBMT open house! Step into the Theater, where we’ve been actively restoring, preserving, and updating our beautiful building for the last 5 years. Drop in anytime between 10 am to 2 pm to celebrate with us!
The event will feature:
From 12 to 1 PM: Limited edition, fundraiser Hallowe'en Spooktacular art prints
with in-person signing by artist Gary Baseman
Gary will be joining us to personalize prints of his beautiful Spooktacular poster. Prints will be available for purchase onsite only for $200 and are extremely limited. All proceeds from these fundraiser prints go to support our nonprofit mission!Live airbrushing by Gentle Thrills (Shirts for airbrushing will be available to purchase, but guests are also welcome to bring their own clothing item to get airbrushed)
Facepainting by Wild Splashes
Carictures by Curicatures
Megan The Bubbleologist will be joining us from 10 am - 11:30 am
Silent Super 8 films with live musical accompaniment by Davey B. Gravey's Tiny Cinema
Vintage clothing pop-up by The Plus Bus
Food pop-ups, including hamburgers by La Burg, BBMT-themed freeze pops from Cahoots, Halloween-themed candies by Lawdies, and Mexican wedding cookies by Joy
Interactive installations on neon and information about our marquee with Signmakers, Escott O. Norton, and the Museum of Neon Art
An info booth presented by the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council
DJ set with Kathleen Kelly from 12 to 2 pm
Photo Op created by Charlie Immer
Marionettes! Our puppets will be walking around, saying hello, and posing for pics!
Photo ops, & more!
Attendees to our open house will also receive discounts to participating Highland Park businesses on October 6th including:
As well as Belle’s, Sip Snack, Arroyo Records, Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen, & more including a puppet scavenger hunt at Baller Hardware on York Blvd!
We’re celebrating the culmination of years of revitalizating our Theater and our historic building with our newly restored Marquee, made possible through the generous support of the Perenchio Foundation and created in partnership with Signmakers and Escott O. Norton. At the York Theatre, our home in Highland Park since 2019, we have been building toward the most robust version of Bob Baker's vision ever. We are now proud to bring the imagination and joy that folks experience inside our doors outside to the community through the restoration of the marquee. In classic BBMT style, using traditional neon, bulb lighting, historic deco architecture features, and topped with our trumpeter clown Toot, our marquee is a beacon on York Blvd. and a symbol of our resilience and commitment to remaining IN LA TO STAY.