Performances by the core cast and dancers from the world famous Hemet Ramona Outdoor Play will highlight the fourth annual “Ramona Days” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Rancho Camulos Museum National Historic Landmark in Piru, museum officials reported in a media release.
Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 classic California novel, Ramona, will come to life on Nov. 5 at the “Home of Ramona” as we celebrate all things Ramona, officials said. In addition to seeing vignettes from the play (11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.), visitors can watch the 1910 Mary Pickford movie filmed on location at Camulos, view unique memorabilia and historic displays, experience living history and attend presentations by Ramona experts such as “Ramona Memories “ author Dydia DeLyser, Ramona pageant historian Phil Brigandi, and film maker Hugh Munro Neely.
There will also be food, music, dance, art and craft sales and demonstrations, original artwork by local artists, museum and garden tours, free children’s activities and more.
Visitors are encouraged to come in costume and character for a fun experience. View the 2009 event filmed for Roger Martin’s Out and About series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UmGbXwCMao
Advance tickets are $5 or $10 at the gate. Children aged 12 and under will be free. Advance tickets are now available in person at the museum gift shop, via email, phone, mail, and at will call. Additional details will be posted at www.ranchocamulos.org as available.
A special benefit reception will also be held at Rancho Camulos from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. The event includes special museum tours, elegant small plate buffet, wine and nonalcoholic beverages and a screening of D.W. Griffith’s 1910 Ramona starring Mary Pickford, with a discussion of the film by Hugh Munro Neely of the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education. There is a $100 donation for the special reception.
All proceeds benefit the historical preservation, restoration, and educational efforts of this 501(c) 3 museum. Rancho Camulos is on Highway 126, two miles East of Piru / 10 miles west of the I-5 Newhall Ranch Road exit.
To RSVP for the reception, or for more information, call 805.521.1501 or send an email to info@ranchocamulos.org