2020 Events
Photo from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Annual Meeting, this year at the Old Town Music Hall (1921) in El Segundo.
February 1:
ADSLA Annual Meeting at Old Town Music Hall (1921) in El Segundo. http://www.oldtownmusichall.org/ Following the business meeting, a Wurlitzer pipe organ concert, old fashioned sing-a-long with magic lantern slides and silent film “Rubber Tires” (1927).
February 1:
Cocktails in Historic Places® at The Purple Orchid in El Segundo. https://www.yelp.com/biz/purple-orchid-el-segundo
February 29:
Screening of Louise Brooks’ silent film, PANDORA’S BOX (1929) in a restored 35mm print with live musical accompaniment. Presented with LA Phil and the American Cinematheque.
Our planned March 14 Vintage Fashion Show at the Bullock’s Wilshire building and May 16 Avalon Ball on Catalina Island were canceled due to COVID 19 quarantine.
May 16:
Virtual Avalon Ball: Catalina History, Live Music from Dean Mora and members of his orchestra, dance exhibitions and prohibition cocktail demonstrations gave revelers a taste of our annual excursion to Catalina Island for a Ballroom dance.
April 26:
Debut Members Only Virtual Salon: Members share Art Deco era cars, stories, collections of vintage bathing suits, presentations on historic theaters, a Streamline Moderne home and more!
June 28:
The 2nd Members Only Virtual Salon: Members share Art Deco Era collections, photos of vintage cars in front of Art Deco architecture, a Victrola collection, a collection of items from the Eastern Columbia building (plus a hand knit sweater featuring the Art Deco beauty!), a look at Art Deco Comic books and a tour of the vintage art in two dressing rooms in an historic home.