photo: Los Angeles Public Library. Photo is from LAPL Herman J Schultheis Collection. It depicts city life at 7th and Olive. Circa 1937.
Explore Downtown Los Angeles with us over the last weekend in September! The event will include tours, nightlife, a look at the history of women's artistic (synchronized swimming), vintage swimwear fashion show, live music and plenty of cocktail opportunities!
We are thrilled to present the Los Angeles book launch for author Vicki Valosik’s “Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in the Water,” a vintage swimsuit fashion show coordinated by Kristin Wojkowski and a synchronized swimming finale with the Aqualillies!
SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 28, 2024
10:15 AM Walking Tour of Art Deco Downtown Los Angeles with Los Angeles Conservancy docents (2 hours) This is a ticketed event.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Visit to the Chinese American Museum Los Angeles for the “Unmasking Anna May Wong” Exhibit. (exhibit takes 60 - 90 minutes to see). Free admission. Visit on your own. At 1:00 PM we will have a docent tour for all who wish to attend at that time. Please RSVP.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Cocktails in Historic Places (TM) at Golden Gopher. Open to all who want to attend. No-host bar. No RSVP required.
8:00 PM Los Angeles’ vintage night club in the Oviatt Building, the Cicada Restaurant and Lounge presents Lizzy and the Triggerman. Oviatt historian Marc Chevalier’s early evening tour of the building for ADSLA members who have tickets to Cicada that evening is FULL. Host Maxwell DeMille is offering ADSLA members a discount (code was sent). Dinner reservations can be made as well. Ticketing for this is via Cicada Restaurant and Lounge website. This is not an ADSLA produced event. For questions, see the Cicada Restaurant and Lounge website.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
11:00 AM Tour of Union Station with Los Angeles Conservancy docents. (2 hours)
11:00 AM Tour of Los Angeles Athletic Club (you must be ticketed for Swimming Pretty) in order to purchase a ticket. LAAC is a private club, so no one who is not a ticket holder for Swimming Pretty will be admitted. THIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT.
12:00 - 2:30 PM All Swimming Pretty ticket buyers will have an opportunity to enjoy the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s private restaurants and bar. You can make a reservation (213.625.2211) at Famous Players restaurant for lunch on your own.
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Doors open for Swimming Pretty: The History of Women in the Water Los Angeles book launch which consists of a book signing (onsite sales with Larry Edmunds) and illustrated presentation, followed by vintage swimsuit fashion show and synchronized swimming performance by the Aqualillies. Author Vicki Valosik will sign books until 2:45 PM. The presentation begins at 3:00 PM. The swimming performance is at 5:30 PM.
6:00 - 9:00 PM Swimming Pretty ticketholders are invited to stay on at the private Los Angeles Athletic Club for live Jazz and cocktails/dinner in the Invention restaurant/bar area of the Club.
9:00 PM Some ADSLA members may go wild in Downtown Los Angeles to visit more historic bars in the area!
Portions of this event will only be available to Art Deco Society of Los Angeles members.
Event produced by Margot Gerber for ADSLA.
TICKETS:
Tickets are non-refundable, but can be given or sold to a friend. If you do not know anyone who wants to purchase your tickets, please contact us through this website and we will match you with a buyer from our waitlist. It will be between you and the buyer to work out payment.
PARKING
Various options. See the individual event pages for suggestions or consider taking Metro.
DINING
Downtown has many dining options including restaurants in the Los Angeles Athletic Club.