August 8: The Miracle Mile Walking Tour SOLD OUT
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
THIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT. This is a reservation only event. No walk-ins, please.
August 21: Cocktails in Historic Places™ at Vintage Playclothes
Cocktails in Historic Places™
Friday, August 21 - 6:00 pm-8:00pm
Vintage Playclothes
11422 Moorpark
Studio City, CA 91602
Please join us for some wine and light refreshments at Vintage Playclothes in Studio City. Located in the historic Moorpark Pharmacy building, Vintage Playclothes offers for sale an extensive selection of men's and women's vintage fashions from the 1920s onward, as well as vintage home furnishings. This is an excellent opportunity to do a little vintage shopping in preparation for the Queen Mary, all the while socializing with fellow Decophiles.
Come straight from work or slip into something more Deco - - either way, plan to join us on August 21 for an evening with like-minded people. Reservations not required. Cocktails in Historic Places is open to members and non-members alike.
Located West of Tujunga Blvd on the South side of the Moorpark. Street parking available
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; and Sara Klotz de Aguilar in Sir Winston's on Sunday evening. 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.