LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 1, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performances by the ICE CAPADES" starring Dorothy Hamill at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on one of the four pages. In addition, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment. Printed on authentic aged newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal candidate for custom framing, local history display.

I suspect this item to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Background: Headlined by 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Dorothy Hamill—whose landmark contract brought massive crowds and national fanfare to the tour—the May 1977 Ice Capades run at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena delivered a quintessential late-1970s blend of elite figure skating and theatrical variety entertainment. The production featured high-energy precision routines from the signature Ice Capettes, comedic ice numbers, and high-flying acrobatic "Gym 'N Ice" acts alongside lavishly staged thematic segments like Island Magic and An Oriental Fantasy. A major highlight for young audiences was the inclusion of licensed cartoon characters, most notably Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones in Flintstone Frolics and Scooby-Doo, making the multi-week engagement at Southern California's premier arena a standout spectacle of Olympic artistry, pop culture, and arena-scale family showmanship.