July 9: Charles Hollis Jones at Playclothes
Thursday, July 9 from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Charles Hollis Jones Reception
Playclothes
11422 Moorpark
Studio City, CA 91602
818.755.9559
http://www.vintageplayclothes.com
Playclothes is absolutely thrilled to welcome legendary furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones to Playclothes for a reception on Thursday, July 9th from 6 to 9 p.m. Mr. Jones, hailed as a Modernist master for his pioneering and innovative use of acrylic and lucite in furniture design, will be creating a window display for the store, and will be
present to answer your questions and bask in your admiration. If his work is good enough for Frank Sinatra, Tennesse Williams, Bob Hope and the Smithsonian, it ought to be good enough for you!
As well as being a legendary furniture designer, Mr. Jones was a founding board member of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.
Regular store hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm.
July 19: "Wearable Deco" Ticket to the 20s Art Deco Society Fashion Show
Sunday, July 19, 2009
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission is FREE
Ticket to the 20s at the Workman Temple Homestead
15415 East Don Julian Road
City of Industry, California 91745-1029
Please join the ADSLA for "Wearable Deco" a fashion show featuring vintage clothing from the 1920s. There will be two opportunities to see the show, one at 4:30 and the second at 6:00p.m.
Spend a lovely late afternoon at the Workman Temple Homestead and enjoy music by Ian Whitcomb and his Bungalow Boys and the Night Blooming Jazzmen, dance demonstration by One2Swing Jitterbugs and lots of other fun activities.
1920s dress is encouraged & Prohibition will be strictly enforced! Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets, but please leave little Fido at home (only certified service animals are permitted at the festival).
For more information and directions, go to the Homestead Museum.
The Workman Temple Homestead is one mile north of the #60 Freeway at the Hacienda Boulevard exit (twenty miles east of downtown Los Angeles).
July 23: Mikal Sandoval's Speakeasy Night
Please join San Francisco Songbird Mikal Sandoval with Dutch Newman and the Musical Melodians and their very special guests for a lovely evening of standards and not so standard tunes from yesteryear.
July 23 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm
The Talking Stick
1411 C. Lincoln Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Located between Venice and Rose, on the West side of street. Parking in the rear and street parking available.
$10 donation requested. Refreshments available. Speakeasy attire welcome. Dancing positively encouraged.
Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club
Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club
Sunday Evenings
The Historic 1928 Art Deco Oviatt Building
617 S. Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-361-6186
With the grandeur of a classic Hollywood musical from the thirties, famed showman and impresario Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club will transport you back in time to the glamorous days of Hollywood's golden age of nightclubs. Featuring the finest vintage dance orchestras and entertainment presented in one of Los Angeles' best examples of Art Deco architecture.