Last Remaining Seats No Longer Remaining

Maria and I have been so busy moving we forgot to purchase tickets for one of our favorite annual events, the Los Angeles Conservancy's Last Remaining Seats.

We've been attending the annual tour (and classic movie screening)at L.A.'s long-neglected classic movie palaces for years. And this year, to tell you the truth, we were disappointed by the selection of theatres. This year's event is being held in just three palaces, with two -- Alex and the Orpheum -- actually still in use. Among the three, only the Los Angeles is usually impossible to see -- and it's worth it, if you haven't checked it out yet. Of all the classic movie theatres on Broadway, the Los Angeles -- built in 1935 -- is the grandest.

Unfortunately, most of the Last Remaining Seats events are already sold out. They include "Sunrise" at the Orpheum (June 9); "Gold Diggers of 1935" at Glendale's Alex Theatre (June 16); "La Otra" at the Orpheum (June 23); "It Happened One Night" at the Los Angeles Threatre (June 30) and "Shanghai Express" at the Alex (July 7).