May 17: Avalon Ball

Please join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and Maxwell DeMille to celebrate the ADSLA's 25th Anniversary in a glorious night of dancing to Dean Mora and Mora's Modern Rythmists at the historic Art Deco Avalon Casino Ballroom on beautiful Catalina Island--the same ballroom that played host to Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and all the greats of the Big Band era. Dance The Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Balboa, The Charleston, Tango, Foxtrot, the Waltz and much, much, amazingly much more!

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May 30: Cocktails in Historic Places at Seven Grand

Cocktails in Historic Places
Friday, May 30 at 6:00 p.m.
Seven Grand
515 W. 7th St
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 817-5321
For directions and parking information: www.sevengrand.la

Glamour is as glamour does, and the former Brock's Jewelry Emporium downtown, once known as the "Tiffany & Co. of the West," has been refurbished and reborn as Seven Grand. The original jewelry cabinets are now used to display the bar's impressive collection of whiskey - - more than 200 different kinds. The inviting decor is an imaginative and strangely elegant mix of plaid and antlers, but it's the real, old-fashioned cocktails that are the draw. Look for the neon stag.

Come straight from work or slip into something more Deco - - either way, plan to join us for no-host cocktails and on May 30th for an evening with like-minded people. Reservations not required. Cocktails in Historic Places is open to members and non-members allike.

June 21 - Volstead Act Repealed! Celebration and Picnic

"Volstead Act Repealed!" Celebration and Picnic: A Lighthearted Look at Prohibition.

Saturday, June 21, beginning at 1 p.m.

Join Heritage Square and the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles as they mark the 75th Anniversary of the end of Prohibition with 1930's-style festivity. Bring your picnic and blanket, dress in your daytime Deco finest and celebrate the beginning of summer on the gorgeous grounds of Heritage Square. Dancing to live music provided by the Bilgewater Rats, prizes for picnic presentation, and other surprises are part of the celebration.

Included in the ticket price of $62 is one-year membership in both organizations! (Special price is for new members only.) For those who are already members of either HSM or ADSLA, a ticket price of $47 includes membership in the other organization. Ticket price includes a $2.00 service charge. Proceeds from this important fundraiser benefit preservation activities and tickets are tax-deductible.

Tickets are available by PayPal

or

By calling Heritage Square at 323-/225-2700 ext. 223 or by mailing a check to Heritage Square, 3800 Homer Street, Los Angeles, California 90031.

Program development is underway, so please watch this site for more information.

August 29-Sept 1: Queen Mary Art Deco Festival

Queen Mary Art Deco Festival
Labor Day Weekend
August 29 - Sept. 1, 2008
RMS Queen Mary
1126 Queen's Highway
Long Beach, CA 90802

Join us for the fourth 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 lectures, social events, a grand Art Deco Ball, and so much more. The proceeds from all activities will benefit conservation and restoration of the original art aboard the 1936 ocean liner.

We are also hoping to tap into the expertise of our past guests and the larger Art Deco community - - by inviting you to participate as a program lecturer. Have you been studying a particular area of the Art Deco movement? Then what could be better than sharing this knowledge with the perfect audience: informed, interested - - and captive! We need your proposal by April 18, 2008. Click here for the ADSLA's official Call for Papers.

Program development is underway, more information to follow.