Modernism Week, Friday 2/19

The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect

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Visit Design Onscreen, a non-profit foundation dedicated to producing, distributing and preserving high-quality films on architecture and design.

Cost: $10
When: 10 am
Where: Camelot Theatre, 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-6565, see map location 5_______________________________________________________

Vintage Airstream and Trailer Show at the ACE Hotel & Swim Club
8 Fabulous Airstreams and unique Vintage Travel Trailers, including a new Signature Series Airstream will be on display throughout the Ace Hotel Grounds, from Friday, 2/19 at 4 pm, until Sunday 2/ 21 at noon.

Cost: Exterior viewing free,
Guided tours of interiors Saturday only, $10 at the door
When: begining 4:00 pm
Where: The Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr.
see map location 6

Photo credit: Courtesy of John Agnew

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Retro T-Shirts by Vintage Roadside

Featuring authentic vintage advertising images dating to the 1930s – 1960s, Vintage Roadside’s t-shirts celebrate roadside culture and the unique history of bygone mom and pops. Offering a fun range of t-shirts – mid-century drive-ins, vintage skating rink pin-ups, tiki and cocktail lounges, bowling alleys and roadside attractions – you won’t want to miss their booth at the Vintage Airsteam and Trailer Show.

In support of historic preservation, Vintage Roadside donates a percentage of t-shirt sales to the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Many books will be available at the Vintage Airstream and Trailer Show

Wanderlust-Airstream at 75 and Airstream Living and other vintage trailer books will be available

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Cost: Museum Members only. Information on becoming a member.
When: 5:30 - 6 pm
Where: Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive
,
Palm Springs, CA 92262
, (760) 325-4490,
(Museum box office open 10-5, closed Monday)
see map location 4

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Opening: Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner

Cost: Museum Members only. Information on becoming a member.
When: 5:30 pm
Where: Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive
,
Palm Springs, CA 92262
, (760) 325-4490,
(Museum box office open 10-5, closed Monday)
see map location 4

Photo Credit: Marbrisa House, Acapulco, Mexico, John Lautner Architect. 1973. Photo by Sara Sackner ©2008 The Googie Company

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Charles Phoenix Retro Slide Show!

A live performance by pop culture humorist and author Charles Phoenix, celebrating mid-century car culture, trailer life, space age suburbia, roadside attractions, World's Fairs, Palm Springs, Disneyland, and much more! You are sure to have a time-travel adventure as he gleefully guides us through the very best of his collection of flea market-found vintage Kodachrome slides. Your imagination will be inspired and your spirit will soar! Charles is known for his retro slide show performances, school bus field trip tours, roller skating variety shows, “Test Kitchen” experiments, coffee table books and Slide of the Week emails. Book signing, America the Beautiful, Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome, after the show.

Cost: $20, includes After Party with Book signing, hot dogs, popcorn & no host cash bar
When: Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:30 pm
Where: The Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr.
see map location 6

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Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
Retro Martini Party

Enjoy a martini with your fellow hipsters…as you watch the sun set…from the Arthur Elrod House, one of the world’s most acclaimed examples of modernist architecture.

Cost: $150
When: 5 - 8 pm
Where: Arthur Elrod House. Tickets are limited and available at http://www.pspreservationfoundation.org/martini.html
see map location 10