The exhibit is in Building 5 and is located in a giant freezer. As I entered it today to look around, all I could think of was the episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy gets locked in the meat freezer in her basement. With all our safety precautions, that can’t happen here. But the enclosure does look like a giant freezer. It’s $1 to get in and with that you get a blanket because it is COLD in there!

The photo above shows the blocks of ice before being carved into the artistic structures they will become. Notice the chainsaw – some use brush & palette, some use charcoal – chainsaw is the tool of choice for ice carving.

Artist Roland Hernandez will be on site to demonstrate just how adeptly he can wield a chainsaw.

See you in 63 hours.

The classic car’s owner Paul Wheeler, architect and Claremont resident, (pictured at the steering wheel with Sheets and Scherer) has owned it for about 30 years. His pride and joy joins working models of other landmark technologies – steam engines, printing presses, weaving looms, cameras and more – to show how new materials – stainless steel, titanium, plastics, synthetic fibers, and acrylics – revolutionized art and expression.

This Model T is just an example of why MSCAF is considered the “Smithsonian West” as this show transports visitors through time from the early 1700s to the 20th Century on a journey of discovery.

Looking on from what is now called “Svenson’s Corner,” sculptor John Svenson had his own Model T memories. “I remember driving one of those down to Chino Airport when I was younger,” he said.

Svenson (at left with Tony Sheets) carved The Ranchero onsite at the Court of the Redwoods at the 1954 Fair. The sculpture towers near the MSCAF entrance today. Svenson will be signing copies of his just-published book, Exploring Forms by John Edward Svenson, an American Sculptor, on the days he is demonstrating wood-carving at MSCAF during the Fair. 

Find more information about From the Industrial Age to the Computer Age: Three Centuries of Artistic Innovation here.

 Mexico is a land of vibrant flowers used in spectacular celebrations as well as everyday life. You will learn the signficance of why certains flowers are used in holidays like Day of the Dead and which areas of the coutry are petal bountiful!

Be sure to bring your camera. F&G coordinator Jim Hynd and crew always do a fantastic job with flowers. And don’t forget to stop and take a deep breath. It smells fantastic!

Nine days til the Fair my friends!

The entrance features a kinetic metal sculpture of a tree roosted with robotic birds, I kid you not. The tree trembles ever-so-slightly like a breeze is going through it, and the birds ruffle their wings individually, then do so in unison, as their eyes light up. It’s just fascinating to watch. I want this for my backyard.

Progress is being made in each room. A steam engine dominates a corner of Room 1 now. Various old printing machines, provided by the International Printing Museum in Carson, have taken over a wall near the entrance of the next room.

Photography was a huge industrial and artistic development, and gets its own special place in the exhibit this year. An enormous neon sign advertising CAMERAS in an Art-Deco design points the way to an exhibit of photographs, vintage cameras and more. Get your own cameras out to take a picture of that neon sign, on loan from Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles.

The Gallery Store, twice the size it was last year, is full of creations by artists who will be doing demonstrations in painting, ceramics, sculpture and more. Get your ATM cards out, you won’t be able to resist!

Kids will get plenty of inspiration to create their own airplanes in Room 5, where 1/2-scale model of the Wright Brothers historic bi-plane — with a 25-foot wingspan – hangs above (with Mickey Mouse at the controls). Not only kids can participate in the fun here – any Fairguest can create squares that will be added to murals to be displayed in the main exhibit, learn hands-on about ceramics, use drawing to solve problems, and create collages using “ordinary stuff.”

Take a look at more by visiting the MSCAF web site here.

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Our Body has been on display at museums and science centers throughout North America. This is the first time it has been presented outside of a formal museum setting, allowing this unique show to reach a broad spectrum of patrons.

The bodies, specimens and organs have been preserved using a process known as polymer impregnation, or plastination. This process preserves tissues right down to the microscopic level. OUR BODY: THE UNIVERSE WITHIN allows you the insight to the inside, giving one a true look at the inner workings of the extraordinary human body.

As you enter the exhibit, you will have the opportunity to examine the human body as a whole. Continuing throughout the exhibit, you will journey through each of the body’s major systems allowing you to see firsthand how they function and relate to other systems. You are about to see the human body in a way previously only available to doctors and scientists, and journey through the 1,000 year history of our own species.

All of the anatomical specimens contained in OUR BODY: THE UNIVERSE WITHIN originate from China and have been provided for the exhibit in a manner consistent with the laws of China. The anatomical specimens, donated through medical schools and other research facilities in China, are provided by a Chinese foundation to promote educational and medical research of the human body. Specific identities are not listed.

OUR BODY: THE UNIVERSE WITHIN will be located in the Grandstand. Ages 12 and younger will not be permitted without a parent or guardian. Tickets to Our Body are available online for $5. At the door tickets will be $7.

Come out and get a fascinating science lesson at the Fair!

Now in its 72nd season, the sport of kings is available to all race fans during the Fair. Post time is 1 p.m. Don’t miss these daily features:
1.The Better Bettors’ Forum-Open every day in the Clubhouse. Gordon Jones hosts at 11 a.m. with special guests on weekends.
2.Free Clubhouse Admission-There is no charge to enter the Clubhouse. Take advantage of our free video replay screen.
3.Free Grandstand seating.

Even if you are a beginner, check out the races. There are also a ton of promotions. There are wiener dog races on Sept. 11 and don’t miss the classic car show on Sept. 25.

See you at the races!