PVIAG 2024 In-Person Social Event

Join us from 11:45am - 3:00pm 10:45am - 1:30pm on Fri, 10/18 in Inglewood, CA for an immersive experience at Cosm

"It’s like Vegas’ Sphere — kinda...Think of it as part planetarium, part mini-Sphere"

October 16th update: The venue just changed showtimes on us again! Ugh!!

I'll be there at 10:45am to greet and mingle with early birds
The first 30-minute show now starts at 11am SHARP
- Please plan to arrive with enough time to park, walk in, and find your seat before 11am
There will be a 15-minute intermission from 11:30 to 11:45am, then the second 30-minute show will run from 11:45 to 12:15
Cosm tells us that we'll have food and drinks available at our seats during the show (covered by our group's social budget)
A Cosm team member will meet us after the show at 12:15pm to refresh our food & drinks, walk us through a tour of the facility, and drop us off on the rooftop deck where we can mingle until 1:30pm.

If you can no longer attend due to this time change, I'm sorry! (please cancel your RSVP here asap so I know who to expect in attendance this Friday).

I strongly disagree with Cosm's business practice of changing showtimes on customers who have already paid (especially a large group like ours) but it's clearly outside of my control at this point... So I'm hoping that enough of you can still make it and we'll have some interesting things to talk about together in the spirit of innovation based on our shared experience leading up to and during this Friday's event! :)

-Mark Wald

October 1st update: we've been upgraded to see a double-header! Details on each content piece below:

Prepare to be transported to two entirely different worlds with our “Double Feature” event, where you’ll experience the immersive realms of both Orbital and SEEK in The Dome. There will be a 15-minute intermission between the two shows.

Space is limited - manage your registration here!

COST:

$40 each for attendees and +1 guests, covering admission + food & drinks
(SOLD OUT): FREE for the first 21 RSVPs - our group's social budget will cover your ticket price plus food and drinks

WHEN:

The ticketed experience will begin promptly at 12:45pm
- The ticketed experience will begin promptly at 11:00am
All the cool kids will plan to arrive 1 hour before showtime (11:45am) for a guided private tour of the venue, where we'll learn about the innovative facility & technology
- All the cool kids will plan to arrive 15 min before showtime (10:45am) to mingle
- Fingers crossed that a Cosm employee will still honor their commitment to give our group a guided private tour of the venue after our 2nd show, where we'll learn about the innovative facility & technology
We've reserved a private space on the rooftop deck from 2-3pm for our group to mingle and talk about our shared experience after the show as well!
We've reserved a private space on the rooftop deck from 12:15 to 2pm for our group to mingle and talk about our shared experience after the show as well!

WHERE:

Cosm Los Angeles is located at 1252 District Dr, Inglewood, CA 90305
- parking instructions:
  - There is a designated parking lot adjacent to the venue: Lot PS3 - 3895 Stadium Drive, Inglewood, CA 90305
  - Upon arrival at the parking lot, take a ticket from the machine, park in any spot, and walk to the venue on the corner of District and Stadium Drive. (Please bring in the parking ticket, Cosm will validate it)
  - more info at https://www.cosm.com/los-angeles

WHAT:

The showtime that got the most votes is called "SEEK," which you can read more about below
- (More info and a 15-second teaser video on the Cosm website here)

UPDATED AGENDA:

11:45am – Arrival (Meet at entrance)
12:00pm – Tour of Cosm LA
12:45pm – Double Feature with 15-minute intermission
2:00pm – Rooftop Deck or Hall
3:00pm – Departure

Voyage beyond the planet and experience our home through the eyes of Astronauts. ORBITAL is an epic journey from the Big Bang, to the flourishing of life on Earth, to low Earth orbit. A new film by Guy Reid and Planetary Collective, Orbital transports you through an abstract landscape of light, inspired by bioluminescent earthly beings and atmospheric aurorae. Guided by the voices of the astronauts and cosmonauts of Constellation Coalition who have looked back and experienced the awe of our place in the universe, you will feel your own “Overview Effect” as you meditate on our planet in Shared Reality.

‘Orbital’ is a 30-minute experience.

Immerse yourself in a journey that blurs the lines between you and the elements with SEEK—an all-encompassing odyssey from the award-winning new media artist Nancy Baker Cahill.

SEEK invites you to actively look and listen more deeply, dissolving the interface between viewer, lens, and filmed content. It features a series of bespoke abstract landscapes—water, sand and wind, fire, and forest—each layered with meticulously camouflaged imagery and sound. You’ll be asked to “seek” in both the literal and philosophical sense: to discern, grapple with, and imagine interconnected and entangled worlds.

SEEK is a 30-minute experience.

Our seats

We will email your individual admission tickets to you before the event. While your ticket has a specific seat number, as a group we have an entire block of seats indicated in the pictures below. Feel free to choose whichever seat you prefer once we walk inside - first come, first served. ;)

PS: our group's 2023 social was fun too: https://sites.google.com/sprchrgr.com/pviag-2023-social/home