modernism week palm springs 2010
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modernism week schedule

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Thursday 2/11: click here for details...

*Join KCET for a Pre-Modernism Week event featuring a very special screening of Julius Shulman: Desert Modern, at the legendary Frank Sinatra Twin Palms Estate, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Friday 2/12: click here for details...

*Walk of Fame Star Dedication/Reception for Architect Albert Frey, 2 PM

*10th Annual PS Modernism Show - Preview Reception, 6 PM - 9 PM

*Silent Auction during the Modernism Show Preview and on Saturday

*Opening reception for Shag at M Modern Gallery, 8 - 11 PM

Saturday 2/13: click here for details...

*10th Annual PS Modernism Show, 10 AM - 6 PM

*Silent Auction, ends at noon

*Open House Art Studio, hosted by Romi Cortier, 2/13-2/14, 11 AM - 4 PM

*Shag Lunch at Trio Restaurant, limited seating, Noon - 2 PM

*Peter Morruzzi Book Signing, Just Fabulous booth #514 at the Modernism Show, Noon - 2 PM

*Opening Reception for Megan Berk, Trend House, 675 N. Palm Canyon Dr.,
1:30 - 4 PM

*Opening Reception for Danny Heller at the Terrence Rogers Gallery, 2 - 5 PM

*Meet the Architect: Don Wexler at The Corridor, sold out

*Design Within Reach hosts Charles Hollis Jones, 4 - 6 PM

*Gallery Openings and Artist Receptions at the Backstreet Art District, 5 - 9 PM

*Opening featuring artist Judy Ragagli at Asylum Home Store, 6:30 - 9:30 PM

*PS Modern Committee Annual Gala Benefit, 7 - 11 PM

*After Glow Party at the Ace Hotel and Spa: Late night snacks and
drinks until 2 AM

Sunday 2/14: click here for details...

*10th Annual PS Modernism Show, 11 AM - 5 PM

*Double Decker Bus Tours, 9 AM & 1 PM

*The Racquet Club Estates Neighborhood Homes Tour, (sold out)

*VDL Research House, Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence,
Lecture Hall, Palm Springs Art Museum, 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM

*Shag Book Signing, Starlite Lounge at the Riviera Resort & Spa, 11 AM - 1:30 PM

*MODERNism LOVE: A Thoroughly Modern Mixer @ Desert Holly, 4 PM - 7 PM

*World Premiere - The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: William Krisel, Architect, 7:30 PM

*After movie party at TRIO restaurant, 707 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, 9:30 PM

Monday 2/15: click here for details...

*Frey ll House Tours , 8:30 AM - 5 PM

*Double Decker Bus Tours, sold out

*PS Historical Society presents: Helen Mawby and the Chi Chi
Era and Beyond
, 2 PM

*Orbit In Reception: Photographer Dan Chavkin, 5 - 7 PM

*The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: Desert Utopia: Mid-century Architecture in Palm Springs, 7:30 PM

Tuesday 2/16: click here for details...

*Frey ll House Tours, 8:30 AM - 5 PM

*Double Decker Bus Tours, sold out

*The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: Ray Kappe: California Modern Master Forty Years of Modular
Evolution
& Philip Johnson, Diary of an Eccentric Architect
, 10 AM

*Lecture by Bill Butler on Albert Frey, 2 PM

Wednesday 2/17: click here for details...

*Slide Lecture: Lost, Saved and Endangered: Modernist Architecture
in Palm Springs
, sold out

*Frey ll House Tours , 8:30 AM - 5 PM

*Double Decker Bus Tour, sold out

*Seven Lakes Country Club - Open House Tour, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

*Vintage Car Show, Camelot Theatre Parking Lot, 1 - 4 PM

*MW Art Walk at the Backstreet Art District, 6 - 9 PM

*The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: Visual Acoustics, the Modernism of Julius Shulman, 7:30 PM

Thursday 2/18: click here for details...

*House tour of Frank Sinatra's Twin Palms Estate, sold out

*An Evening with Chef Johny Vee and Victoria Price, 6 PM

*Michael H. Lord Gallery artist reception: Architectural Photographer
Leland Y. Lee, 7- 9 pm (Exhibit runs 2/12 - 3/13)

Friday 2/19: click here for details...

*The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen: Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect, 10 AM

*Vintage Airstream and Trailer Show, exterior viewing begins 4 PM
Retro t-shirts by Vintage Roadside available

*Lecture by Frank Escher at the Palm Springs Art Museum, 5:30 PM (Museum members only)

*Opening of the Lautner Exhibition at the PS Art Museum, 5:30 PM (Museum members only)

*PS Preservation Foundation Retro Martini Party, sold out

*Route 66 Poolside Happy Hour, Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 4 - 7 PM

*Charles Phoenix Retro Slide Show, 6:30 - 9 PM. Book signing after the show.

Saturday 2/20: click here for details...

*Lautner Symposium, sponsored by the Architecture & Design Council of the
Palm Springs Art Museum, 9 AM- 6 PM

*Vintage Airstream and Trailer Show, interior tours, 10 AM, Noon & 2 PM
Retro t-shirts by Vintage Roadside available, Bruce Littlefield Book Signing,
10 AM - 3 PM

*Opening Reception for Megan Berk, Trend House, 675 N. Palm Canyon Dr.,
1:30 - 4 PM

*Book signing, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy for the book by Diane Dorrans Saeks, 3 - 5 PM

*Modern Mosaics New Showroom Opening, 320 North Palm Canyon,
cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, gift certificates give-away, 4 - 7 PM

*Vintage Fashion Show, Grand Zoso Ballroom, Hotel Zoso, 6 PM - 8 PM

*Movie Night, The Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 8:30 PM

Sunday 2/21: click here for details...

*Lecture by Bill Stern on Architectural Pottery, 11 AM

*Booksigning at Just Fabulous, Noon - 2 pm

*Vintage Airstream and Trailer Show, exterior viewing closes, Noon
Retro t-shirts by Vintage Roadside available

*Celebrity Home Tour with wine & cheese reception at Liz Taylor, sold out

*Modernism Week Closing Party at the sidebar lounge, The Riviera, 6 - 9 PM