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“San Pedro Strong” Music Video
Grand Vision Foundation produced a song and a music video! “San Pedro Strong” is dedicated to the small town of San Pedro, the city by the sea - that is also part of the city of Los Angeles. It’s a music video composed, arranged and sung by residents of San Pedro that...
Warner Grand’s 90th Birthday a Success!
Thank you to everyone who attended and celebrated this historic occasion with us! The night began with festive mingling on zoom - with some guests dressed to the nines in sophisticated 1920s attire. We were blown away by the outfits on the “red carpet!” Then we segued...
Stars, Ushers and Jack Warner Jr.
Remembering the Warner Grand Theatre’s Elegant Beginnings The Warner Grand Theatre will celebrate her 90th birthday in 2021. This is the first in a series of stories by the staff and volunteers of Grand Vision Foundation, the Theatre’s Friends Group, intended to bring...
Adopt a Warner Grand Theatre Street Banner!
Grand Vision Foundation presents a banner campaign from January - December 2021 in downtown San Pedro recognizing the Warner Grand Theatre’s 90th Anniversary. Sponsor logos or names will be printed on one or more 30” x 60” banners hanging from streetlight poles. The...
2020 | Upgrading the Sound System
San Pedro’s historic Warner Grand Theatre originally opened in 1931. Nearing its 90th birthday, the theater has moved into a new 21st century era of production - thanks to recent upgrades to the lighting and sound systems. In 2019, the Warner Grand installed a...
Meet the Music Rises to the Occasion
March 2020 arrived with a gasp. Riding high on a successful season of student holiday concerts and followed by a thrilling performance by the LA Opera for 1,500 fourth and fifth graders in January, Grand Vision Foundation’s education department, Meet the Music (MTM),...
Special Feature: An Interview with Lee Sweet, Warner Grand Theatre Manager
By Liz Schindler Johnson Recently, I caught up with Lee Sweet, Manager at the Warner Grand to talk about what's going at the Theatre. Many of you who know and love Lee know he is a dedicated City of Los Angeles employee, highly intelligent, with an offbeat and...
Open Mic Night was Virtually Lovely
April's First Thursday Open Mic Night Took Place on Zoom Thanks to Open Mic Night coordinators Gisselle Ruiz and Analiz Castillo for presenting a warm and engaging Open Mic Night that let us forget the pandemic for at least a few hours. Over fifty people tuned in and...
Warner Grand Theatre Gets Lighting Revamp
(San Pedro, CA) - This historic Warner Grand Theatre, San Pedro’s opulent Art Deco gem originally opened in 1931, is ready to move into a new era of spectacular events — with help from Kinetic Lighting. Kinetic worked with the Warner Grand and the Los Angeles...