Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 for Modernism Week’s 2016 Fall Preview, which will take place Oct. 21-23 at various locations in Greater Palm Springs.
The weekend’s events provide attendees with a sampling of the events and activities that will be offered during the annual 11-day festival in February 2017. Highlights of the October Fall Preview include a wide range of tours (including walking tours, popular architectural bus tours, a tour showcasing homes across a range of Palm Springs neighborhoods and tours of iconic buildings), educational events (including lectures and film screenings), and a series of receptions celebrating all things modern.
The Fall Preview kicks off on Friday night with a festive Opening Night Party and Early Buying Preview Reception at the Modernism Show & Sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The popular Show and Sale, which offers important 20th and 21st century objects, furniture, art and textiles from more than 40 premier national and international decorative and fine arts dealers, continues on Saturday and Sunday. Weekend show hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Attendees will experience a wide range of compelling architectural tours, including a walking tour of Palm Springs, a guided tour of Sunnylands (featuring the Annenberg Estate and Visitors Center), the Charles Phoenix Super Duper Double Decker Bus Tour of Palm Springs and other Premier Double Decker Architecture Bus Tours, docent-led tours of Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” Estate and the iconic Frey House II residence, and the 3rd Annual ONE–PS Neighborhood Home Tour, Pads, Pools & Patios, showcases significant homes in a variety of Palm Springs neighborhoods.
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The Modernism Show & Sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center offers 20th and 21st century objects, furniture, art and textiles.
Educational enrichment has always been the cornerstone of Modernism Week, and the Fall Preview continues this rich offering with a series of lectures and film screenings that are designed to titillate and inform attendees. The popular lecture series “Modernism With a Twist” will reprise the top audience favorites from the past year with its signature combination of cheeky and enlightening presentations on topics pertaining to Modernism.
The Palm Springs Women’s Club will be the site of two captivating lectures – Lost, Saved & Endangered, a review of the current state of preservation of important buildings, presented by architectural expert Gary Johns, and Palm Springs to Los Angeles and Back, presented by author, historian and speaker Steven M. Price. “Desert Maverick – The Singular Architecture of William F. Cody,” the story of midcentury modern architect William F. Cody told through the iconic buildings that he created, will be screened at the Palm Springs Public Library.
On Oct. 22, the public is invited to attend a special dedication on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars for Robert Imber, local architectural historian and founder of Palm Springs Modern Tours. The ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion, 3300 S. Palm Canyon Drive.
An evening event reception held at Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” Estate in Palm Springs.
An evening cocktail reception Oct. 22 honoring famed Palm Springs architect E. Stewart Williams will raise funds to nominate several prominent homes and buildings designed by Williams for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Hosted by Towne Palm Springs, with hors d’oeurves and cocktails provided by Jake’s Restaurant, this indoor/outdoor event will take place at The Shops at Thirteen Forty Five, a restored historic commercial building originally designed in 1955 by E. Stewart Williams.
Another highlight of the weekend activities will be Christopher Kennedy’s “Palm Springs Pad” with public tours on Saturday and Sunday and a Preview Party on Friday evening. Built in 2006 by Palm Springs Modern Homes and designed by Los Angeles’ DesignArc, the 48@Baristo townhomes have been widely praised and credited for launching “A New Generation of Desert Modern.”
Partnering with ATGStores.com to outfit the house, Ferguson, and other industry leaders, Kennedy has updated his new pad with the latest ideas that are easily implemented in today’s modern lifestyle.
Modernism Week’s signature 11-day festival will take place February 16-26, 2017. The schedule and tickets will be available at noon Nov. 1 (PST).
Visit modernismweek.com for ticket information and ordering, and more event information.