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SUMMER SOLSTICE AT THE MAYAN JUNE 20TH 7PM TO 11PM

Following up on the amazing time we had last year at our Night Out at The Belasco, we are throwing another neighborhood party and you are invited. The stunning Mayan Theater on Hill will open it’s doors to a private party just for you. Catered bites from South Parl’s The Art Room will be provided, (and if you haven’t had it yet, it is delicious).

The event will feature a DJ and live music (band TBA). docents doing historical tours of this stunning Mayan Revival theater and raffles from sponsoring local businesses.

Follow the Eventbrite link to secure a ticket. Pre-sale is $20.00 and at the event is $25.00

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ABOUT The Mayan:

Opened in 1927 and designed by Stiles O. Clements of Morgan, Walls & Clements, the façade of the Mayan Theater includes stylized pre-Columbian patterns and figures designed by sculptor Francisco Cornejo. This was his major work.

The Mayan Theater is a prototypical example of the many ornate exotic revival-style theaters of the late 1920s, Mayan Revival in this case. The well-preserved lobby is called "The Hall of Feathered Serpents," the auditorium includes a chandelier based on the Aztec calendar stone, and the original fire curtain included images of Mayan jungles and temples.

The main feature of the auditorium is the massive centerpiece lighting fixture, a sun design inspired by Mayan solar worship with roof beams behind depicting the Mayan calendar. The auditorium’s sidewalls feature depictions of the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, set above massive carved stone blocks (created in plaster) in the Cyclopean style. Although Mayan architecture was the focus, some features from Aztec architecture were included for contrast such as the Aztec eagle warrior figure which features on several exit doors.

The main lobby boasts intricate detail from both Mayan and Aztec cultures and was modeled after The Hall of the Feathered Serpents. For a long time the original exterior ticket lobby had a drop ceiling however this has now been removed to reveal a deeply-coffered ceiling in three parts which would have probably featured a small patch of painted sky in the three centers, reminiscent of openings to the sky at the top of Mayan temples.

The Mayan has featured in many movies including The Bodyguard (1992), Save The Tiger (1973), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), The Replacement Killers (1998), and Playing by Heart (1998).

Source: LA Theater Blog