ADSLA Annual Membership Meeting

Followed by RMS Queen Mary Lecture and Booksigning

Saturday, January 29
Beginning at 2:00 pm

The Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Calling all ADSLA members to the 2011 Annual General Meeting! Meet our officers and board, and get updates on where we're going in 2011, and how you can be a part of it all!

Admission is FREE for the annual meeting for current ADSLA members, but you must RSVP before Thursday, January 27 at 12:00 noon either by e-mail to artdecola@sbcglobal.net or by phone: (310) 659-3326.

Directly following this info-packed meeting at 3:00 pm will be an illustrated presentation by the authors of the recently released book, RMS Queen Mary, Suzanne Cooper, Athene Kovacic, Don Lynch, Frank Cooper and John Thomas. At the close of the presentation, join us next door at the Pig 'n Whistle from 4:30 - 6:00 pm for a rare Saturday night staging of Cocktails in Historic Places and no-host bar!

All current ADSLA members will be admitted for free when they arrive by 2:00 pm for the general meeting. After 2:00 pm, tickets are $5 for members of ADSLA and American Cinematheque. Regular American Cinematheque prices apply for the general public ($8) and are available via www.fandango.com, or can be purchased on the day of the event at the door. Please bring your ADSLA membership card with you to the box office.

The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Presents:
CASINO MODERNE

Los Angeles Athletic Club
431 West Seventh Street - Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Saturday, February 5, 2011

By the light of day, you may be a businessmen, banker, housewife, shopgirl or Sunday school teacher, but this is 1920 and the dawn of Prohibition, where by night you are limited only by your imagination. Inspired by the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire," the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles brings a 1920s casino to life on Saturday, February 5, 2011. For one magical night, immerse yourself in living history of the most scandalous kind as you wander, cocktail in hand, through the oldest private club in Los Angeles or settle in at a gaming table that will be legal in the year 2011.

The Los Angeles Athletic Club was founded in 1880, but old Hollywood made it glitter. The evening begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 11:00 p.m. (unless, of course, the cops raid it first!). Purchase a Prohibition-era cocktail as you enjoy complimentary hors d' oeuvres and games of chance.

Members $50 (ADSLA and LAAC). Membership will be verified at Will Call.  If no proof of membership is produced at this time, attendee will be responsible for paying the difference between the Member and Non-member price.

Non-members $65

Advance tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets.

Parking $4.50. Parking structure is adjacent to the Club on Seventh Street. Entrance is to the right of LAAC's awning.

Spend the night in Charlie Chaplin or Rudy Valentino's rooms. The Los Angeles Athletic Club has generously offered Casino Moderne attendees a discounted room in their historic hotel for $134.00. Rate includes American Buffet Breakfast in the third floor Grill Room, in-room WiFi, use of the Athletic Facility and discount overnight parking of $12.00/car. Not included is the city occupancy tax, currently 14%.

Call the L.A. Athletic Club at 1-800-421-8777 to book your room. Don't forget to mention that you are attending the Casino Moderne event.

Avalon Ball
Historic Avalon Casino
Catalina Island

Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 6:00pm-10pm

Big News from the Art Deco Society Avalon Ball Committee!

Our Avalon Ball committee has been working hard since (well, since the day after the LAST Avalon Ball, to be truthful) to make this already wonderful event even better! We’ve already got the perfect place (and what a place—the Art Deco gem Avalon Ballroom!), we’ve got the orchestra (Dean Mora and the Avalon Ball Dance Orchestra–‘nuff said!). Now we’ve added a great new travel package for the 2011 Avalon Ball that can save you big money on your transportation and hotel stay–and make reservations fast and easy!

NEW 2011 "Best Value" Avalon Ball Package $409 per person/double occupancy

* Two (2) Nights at the Pavilion Hotel (Friday & Saturday, May 13th & 14th)

* Round trip Boat tickets for two (2) via Catalina Express

* "Behind the Scenes Tour" of the Catalina Island Casino for two (2)

A savings of $440!

Make your reservations today –space is limited and will sell out quickly! 1–800–626–1496 (Please note: hotel/travel package does not include tickets to the Avalon Ball). Prices start at $409.00 per person / double occupancy. Subject to availability. Restrictions may apply. Not available online.

Details re the hotel, ferry and Casino tour are available on our website.

Tickets to the Ball are available now:

ADSLA Member Rate: $38.00 (membership must be current)
Non-Member rate: $48.

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

Photo by J. Christopher Launi