Modernism Week’s signature <strong>February</strong> festival will take place <strong>February</strong> 15-25, <strong>2018</strong>, highlighting midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. For the thirteenth year, the annual 11-day festival will feature a wide array of events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale, tours of iconic homes in more than 23 neighborhoods (including the Signature Home Tour on both weekends), architectural walking, biking and double-decker bus tours, tours of the historic Annenberg Estate at Sunnylands, classic cars, garden tours, a vintage travel trailer exhibition, nightly parties and a special series of talks about Frank Lloyd Wright, Preservation, and Legendary Women of Design. All events are open to the public and tickets go on sale November 1, 2017 at 12 p.m. PST at modernismweek.com. Attendees will be able to preview the events on the website without making purchases starting October 25. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit Modernism Week (a non-profit organization) and other local preservation, neighborhood and community groups. As additional events are finalized they will be added for sale on the website on the first of each month. “Modernism Week continues to expand the scope and reach of our events and programming,” said William Kopelk, Modernism Week Board Chairman. “This year, we will continue that trend by offering new events and educational opportunities while still featuring the beloved favorites that our audience anticipates. We will offer a compelling combination of educational talks and film screenings, exciting tours, and activities throughout the Coachella Valley and beyond. Our returning Modernism Week attendees will be thrilled with the selection of appealing new programs.” Signature Events One of the highlights of the first weekend includes the annual Modernism Week Opening Night Party on Thursday, <strong>February</strong> 15, presented by Ferguson Kitchen, Bath & Lighting Gallery. This chic red carpet affair will be teeming with vintage style and authentic swagger as attendees channel their inner Marilyn, Sammy or Hefner, for a night of entertainment, high style and glamour. The popular event will take place at the 1962 Indian Canyons Golf Resort, designed by Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison. The Canyon Country Club, as it was originally known, has a legendary history as a favorite spot of Hollywood icons including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Walt Disney and Dean Martin. For the Opening Party, the club will recall the famous “After Dark” television series and be transformed into a swinging club reminiscent of fabulous cocktail parties from the 1960s. This spectacular evening will The mission of Modernism Week is to celebrate and foster appreciation of midcentury architecture and design, as well as contemporary thinking in these fields, by encouraging education, preservation, and sustainable modern living as represented in the Greater Palm Springs area. be over the top with expansive indoor and outdoor lounges, abundant and decadent hors d’oeuvres provided by Lulu California Bistro, and an open bar that offers specialty Rat Pack-era cocktails featuring Hendrick’s Gin. Attendees will dance the night away to the tunes of retro performer DJ Baz and a swinging show by The Dreamboats, an upbeat retro Rock & Roll group, back by popular demand, courtesy of Corian Design. New Events Fans of midcentury-era Hollywood films will enjoy Hollywood Revisited, a stunning musical revue that showcases a dazzling lineup of costumes worn by the stars in original Hollywood films. Set to the music that defined the times and presented by top notch Broadway and Hollywood performers, Hollywood Revisited lets the audience experience historic costume designs of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Participants of the Modernism Week Signature Home Tour will be able to either drive themselves on the tour route or upgrade to a new VIP chauffeur experience in which up to three participants will be able to ride in a style in Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUVs and finish the tour with an exclusive private reception. The mis of midcentury a by encouraging education, prese Modernism Week’s cool, iconic, modern <strong>February</strong> festival is an exciting 11-day celebration of midcentury modern design, architecture, art, fashion and culture. Preservation of historic buildings has always been Modernism Week one P.O. of Box the 5001 fundamental Palm pillars Springs, for CA Modernism 92263 Week. modernismweek.com Events include the Modernism from attendee Show surveys & Sale, and ticket tours sales records. Preservation will be celebrated this year with tours of Modernism Week is a California 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Photography the Walter by S. Mark White-designed Cieslikowski, Jake “Wave” Holt and house David A. in Lee. Palm Results tabulated Desert, which will feature a compelling presentation about the house and its significance, followed by a tour of the structure. Midcentury modern places of worship will be highlighted in two new tours this year. The first tour, “Sacred Places - Modern Church Tour,” will feature more than seven houses of worship and emphasize how the architecture of the structure was designed to augment the purpose of the building. Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs will also be featured in a separate tour entitled “Architecture in Service of the Sacred and Spiritual” that contrasts the historic E. Stewart Williams structure with the 1980’s west-facing addition designed by David Christian. For the last few years, Modernism Week has offered attendees the opportunity to join home tours and architectural excursions outside of the immediate Palm Springs area. This successful expansion continues in <strong>2018</strong> with home tours planned in surrounding desert cities including Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells. Donald Wexler’s classic 1964 Dinah Shore estate will be open to the public for a special Modernism Week event called A Night at the Dinah Shore Estate on Saturday, <strong>February</strong> 17. The party, a fundraiser for Save Iconic Architecture, will feature cocktails and the ability to explore this architectural gem. Save Iconic Architecture works to prevent the demise of unique and relevant properties in southern California. The <strong>2018</strong> Modernism Week schedule features the exciting Ridge Mountain Residence: Exclusive Premier Tour and Reception on <strong>February</strong> 19. Event attendees will be the first to experience the first Modernism Week • modernismweek.com photos: Jake Holt of iconic homes,architectural walking, biking and double-decker bus tours, a world-class lecture & film series, tours of the historic Annenberg Estate at Sunnylands, a Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedication, classic cars, garden tours, a vintage travel trailer exhibition, and much more. Tickets go on sale at 12:00 PM PST on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at modernismweek. com. Events are added frequently and there are always events accessible up to and during the festival.
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