Amazing Lineup of 1964 Musical Acts Featured in “Dinner & A Movie At the Museum”
“T.A.M.I Show” Director to Hold Q & A

Hear some of 1964’s most popular musical artists in the “T.A.M.I Show,” the first concert movie of the rock era, showing on Saturday, July 14 at the Museum of Ventura County. The legendary film is part of the museum’s Dinner and a Movie series, and features sets from James Brown and The Famous Flames, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Jan & Dean, Marvin Gaye (backed by the Blossoms), Gerry & the Pacemakers, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Lesley Gore, The Barbarians, and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. The studio band was The Wrecking Crew.

The evening includes an American diner-style dinner at 6:00 p.m. with the film showing at 7:15 p.m. The film’s director, Ventura County resident Steve Binder, will introduce his film and answer questions after the screening of the “T.A.M.I Show.” Admission is $20 per person, and includes dinner, popcorn and a soft drink, as well as the film. No host bar is available. Seating is limited: for reservations call 805-653-0323 x 7.

The “T.A.M.I Show,” formally know as “Teenage Awards Music International,” was released in 1964 and contains the best footage from two days of concerts. The film was selected in 2006 for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Binder is a veteran film and television director and producer of such shows as “Hullabaloo,” “Elvis Presley’s 68 Comeback Special,” “Diana Ross in Central Park” and specials including those for Steve Allen, Chevy Chase, Barry Manilow, Mac Davis, Liza Minnelli, and Patti LaBelle.

The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission to the exhibitions is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and children under 6 are free. The first Sundays of every month are free general admission for the public. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.