July 17: Cocktails in Historic Places™ at The Edison

Cocktails in Historic Places
Friday, July 17, 2009
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Edison
108 W Second Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Please join the ADSLA in L.A.'s Historic Core at the "Soup Kitchen", when we make a return visit to The Edison for 35 cent cocktails and free tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches! The Edison is the fabulous nightspot housed in one of the city's best-loved monuments, the Higgins Building. Commissioned by copper magnate Thomas Higgins and built in by Architects Haley & Martin in 1910, the Higgins Building was the tallest building west of the Mississippi, and was touted as being "absolutely fire and quake proof!" and was later the site of LA's first private power plant. After years of decline and neglect, the Higgins was rescued and reborn as the Edison, gaining a reputation for its hand-crafted cocktails served in an atmosphere that recalls the late, lamented Cocoanut Grove. Sound like fun? We thought so, too!

Come straight from work or slip into something more Deco - - either way, plan to join us for no-host cocktails on July 17th for an evening with like-minded people. Cocktails in Historic Places™ is open to members and non-members alike and reservations are not required.

The Edison offers valet parking for $9 and there are several pay lots within walking distance of the bar. Map of the area including parking location.

Check out the Edison's website for more information about the bar/restaurant. If you plan to stay for dinner, please call the Edison directly for reservations (213) 613-0000.

July 26: Art Deco & Costume Design in Film Lecture at the Egyptian Theatre

The Art Deco Lecture Series Presents: "Art Deco & Costume Design in Film: How The Convergence Of Styles Created A Distinct Cinematic Quality"

Sunday, July 26 - 2:00 PM
The Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

In this lecture, Louise Coffey-Webb examines the origins of Art Deco and how the movement was manifested in film. Featuring excerpts from 1920s and 30s classics with iconic stars (Marlene Dietrich, Mae West and Gloria Swanson), as well as very rare footage of Erté dressing Lucille LeSueur (later Joan Crawford!) will be shown along with early color clips from the mid-1920s "Fashion News." Themes of exoticism, Egyptomania, industrialism and Cubism and more are explored. Louise Coffey-Webb, currently Chair of the Fashion Design Department at Woodbury University, has presented her research and workshops throughout the US, the UK and Canada. Approx. 80 min.

Tickets are $5 for members of ADSLA and American Cinematheque. Regular American Cinematheque prices apply for the general public and students/seniors and will be available shortly at Fandango.com, or purchased on the day of the event at the door. Please bring your ADSLA membership card with you to the box office.

The Egyptian Theatre is located between Las Palmas and McCadden, just east of Highland Avenue, north of Selma Avenue. Metered and free street parking available near the theatre. $2 for four hours validated parking available at Hollywood & Highland. There are also pay parking lots on Las Palmas and Cherokee for approximately $10. Or, take the metro!

This is a co-presentation with the American Cinematheque.

August 8: The Miracle Mile Walking Tour

Saturday, August 8, 2009
10:00 am to noon

The ADSLA announces the return of its Miracle Mile walking tours! These periodic trips will begin at the Stiles Clements-designed, black and gold terra cotta bank building at 5209 Wilshire and will be led by J. Eric Lynxwiler, urban archeologist and celebrated co-author and researcher for the book Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles. With plenty of visual aids, Mr. Lynxwiler will expand on the book's Miracle Mile chapter as the group explores the famed neighborhood block by block to see what the area was, what it is and what it will be. There is no better way to learn about this fascinating area of our fair city.

Comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen and water suggested. 2-hour metered parking available in the area. Please read signs carefully.

ADSLA Members: $12 per person (membership must be current)
Non-members: $17 per person

Tickets on sale now.

This is a reservation only event. No walk-ins, please.

September 4-7: Fifth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival

Queen Mary Art Deco Festival
Labor Day Weekend
Sept 4-7, 2009
RMS Queen Mary
1126 Queen's Highway
Long Beach, CA 90802

Please save the date and plan to join us for the Fifth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival, presented by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, in association with the Queen Mary, on Labor Day Weekend aboard the beautiful Art Deco Queen Mary in Long Beach. This weekend is filled with tours, lectures, the Art Deco Bazaar, a grand Art Deco Ball, tea dance, Cocktails in Historic Places, and so much more. The proceeds from all activities will benefit conservation and restoration of the original art aboard the 1936 ocean liner.

For details re the Fifth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival, please see brochure.

The Queen Mary is now taking reservations via telephone at 800-437-2934 or by mail using the order form.

Best Value: Grand Art Deco Passport

$650 for Two People (plus tax)
$464 for One Person (plus tax)

This wonderful package includes a two-night Hotel Queen Mary stay for two in a Deluxe Stateroom (choose between Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday, additional hotel nights will be at the rate of $139, double occupancy. Also included are the Friday night welcome reception in the Verandah Grill hosted by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and featuring Jim Ziegler and the Swingsations, the Friday night Pajama Party in the Queen’s Salon, six fascinating lectures, three Saturday and three Sunday; the Queen Mary Art Deco guided walking tour, the fabulous Saturday evening Art Deco Ball with Dean Mora and his Orchestra; the Sunday afternoon tea dance in the Queen’s Salon with Ian Whitcomb & the Bungalow Boys. You will also enjoy the Queen Mary self-guided historic tour, 2-day admission to the Art Deco Bazaar and Marketplace and the vintage car display.

Admission to many of the events may be purchased individually and the individual prices are listed on the brochure.

Interested in becoming a vendor at the Art Deco Bazaar? Details and vendor application form can be found on the Queen Mary’s website.

We will be posting more details such as the speaker schedule as they develop.

October 10, 2009: Annual Tour of Hollywood Forever

Hollywood Forever
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038

Tour one of Old Hollywood’s most sought after “afterworld” addresses as the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles retells Hollywood’s History by the people buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

This historical site is the final resting place for a pantheon of stars, movie moguls and early pioneers including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power, C.B. De Mille, and Griffith J. Griffith, and other high-flying Angelenos. The 110 year-old cemetery showcases an elegant (and eclectic) collection of monument styles, shrines and mausoleums, which attest that our forefathers died as stylishly as they lived.

Guided walking tours will explore Old Hollywood through the lives, and deaths of these glamorous and mostly outspoken citizens, those who mapped Hollywood, and those who put Hollywood on the map.

Please watch this site for more information as it develops.

May 15, 2010: Avalon Ball Tickets on Sale

Please join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for a glorious night of dancing featuring live music from the 1920s and 1930s. Enjoy dancing at the historic Art Deco Avalon Casino Ballroom on beautiful Catalina Island--the same ballroom that played host to Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and many of the greats from the Big Band era. Dance the Lindy Hop, Balboa, the Charleston, Tango, Foxtrot, the Waltz and much, much, more!

Tickets are available for $38 for ADSLA members and $48 for non-members.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Avalon Ball.