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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

On Sunday 2/15, I'll be giving a book lecture at the Duarte Historical Museum, just off Route 66 in Duarte. "From Picture Palace to Multiplex: Transformational Theatre Trends in Southern California's Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley." www.ranchodeduarte.org

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Next Tuesday 11/18 at 7pm, I'll be giving a presentation on "Route 66 in the Mojave Desert" at the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert, located in Ridgecrest's historic USO Building. hsumd.org

Ridgecrest's historic USO Building, home of the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

My upcoming presentations & book events: * 10/6: Local History Book Fair, Riverside Historical Society * 11/7-9: 29 Palms Book Festival * 11/18: Lecture: "Route 66 in the Mojave Desert," Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert (Ridgecrest) * 2/8/26: Book lecture, Duarte Historical Museum

Flyer, Riverside Local History Book Fair

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

This Tuesday 6/17 at 7pm, I'm giving a book lecture at the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert, inside Ridgecrest's historic USO Building (hsumd.org). "From Picture Palace to Multiplex: Transformational Theatre Trends in Southern California's Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley."

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This Thursday 5/22, I'll be giving a book lecture for the Highland Area Historical Society. It's at 7pm at Highland Senior Center (Highland, CA). Presentation: "From Picture Palace to Multiplex: Transformational Theatre Trends in Southern California's Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley."

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This Saturday 4/19, I'll be signing and selling "Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres" at the annual Inland Empire History Day festival at Norton Air Force Base Museum in San Bernardino. www.nafbmuseum.org

Flyer for Inland Empire History Day, 4/19/25

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I'm selling & signing "Inland Empire & San Gabriel Movie Theatres" today at the Route 66 Mother Road Museum's grand reopening event in Barstow. Classic car show, food vendors, live music, historical & community organizations, etc. 10am-2pm at the historic Harvey House complex, Casa Del Desierto.

Casa Del Desierto, the historic former Harvey House hotel & train station in Barstow, which now hosts several museums.

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

On the plus side, by checking her Replies for other reply spam to report, I did get to see this cute cat pic from @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Tom Nichols's tuxedo cat laying on a couch

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The claim is basically that, because of the poll showing Trump behind, the Trump campaign had to spend more $ campaigning in Iowa than it expected to. The notion that the reallocated $ and time turned out to be well-spent (since, you know, he ended up winning) is apparently lost on him. 🙄

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Chiming in to say I see them all the time there (albeit not often on entertainment industry posts; they're not the type to follow the trade press). Aside from the racism, their usual cartoon frog PFPs are easy to spot. Here, @skywatch.blue has a blocklist to catch users with certain keywords/icons:

@skywatch.blue moderation list to block accounts with Nazi symbolism

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I had to go look this up. Honestly, not as bad as I expected. Like, at least the AI spelled "Blobfest" correctly on the camper van - low bar, right? It's just very generic. It pales in comparison to prior years' promotional art - which, presumably, someone actually got paid to create.

AI-generated poster for Blobfest 2025 at Colonial Theatre.

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Plus, the coat is apparently brand new, and he forgot to remove the plastic tag-hanger thing. It's just sticking up into the sky! (That was the first out-of-place item I noticed in the image.)

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

See also: www.fairlicensing.com/en/blog/phot...

FairLicensing.com webpage about copyright issues on social media

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Also, you seem to have it backward about DMCA takedown notices. They come from the copyright holder (the photographer, artist, etc.) or their legal representative. And those requests usually go *to* social media companies; they don't come *from* the companies! Here's Twitter's TOS about that.

Twitter's TOS about copyright takedown reporting

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Sorry, but that's completely incorrect. People posting their photos/art on social media don't somehow transfer copyright from them to the social media company! The posting just gives the company a license to use the posted image for certain purposes. Even Twitter's TOS makes the ownership clear.

Twitter TOS regarding ownership of content.

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 05/10/2024

I'll be signing and selling "Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres" tomorrow, Sunday 10/6, at this Riverside Historical Society event:

Riverside Historical Society
Local History Book Fair
10-6-24, 11a-1p
Riverside Medical Clinic basement
7117 Brockton Ave

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Book lecture Friday 9/6 in Riverside: facebook.com/events/s/nig...

Museum of Riverside: Nights with the Museum.
"From Picture Palace to Multiplex: Transformational Theatre Trends jn Southern California's Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley."
Kelli Shapiro, PhD.
Friday, September 6, 6:30-8pm.
Main Library Community Room, 3900 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Presentation on Saturday 6/29: “From Picture Palace to Multiplex: Transformational Theatre Trends in Southern California’s Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley.” 11am Pacific at A.K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands. Also on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/89078537263 Info: www.akspl.org/news-events/...

Book lecture flyer with archival image of Fox Theatre, Redlands

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

Upcoming book events for "Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres": PRESENTATIONS * 6/29: A.K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands * 9/5: San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society * 9/6: Museum of Riverside * TBA 2025: Arcadia Public Library PANELIST * 11/8-9: 29 Palms Book Festival

Now available: Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres

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Kelli Shapiro @kellishapiro.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

Barnes & Noble bookstores across my book's topic region now have it in stock! That includes branches in Chino Hills, Glendora, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands (seen here), Riverside, & Temecula. Find "Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres" beside other California history and culture books.

Kelli Shapiro at Barnes & Noble in Redlands, in front of a shelf with her book, "Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley Movie Theatres."

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