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Barnsdall Park Outdoor Movies Return
This past Friday was the last wine tasting of the summer at Barnsdall Art Park, but that doesn’t mean the events in the park are over! This Saturday, September 4th, Barnsdall Park brings back their September Outdoor Movies Series. Bring your blanket and picnic basket and settle in on the West Lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. This year’s movies are modern classics that showcase the architectural and historical uniqueness of Los Angeles. First up is 500 Days of Summer, followed by LA Story, LA Confidential, and finally Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Screenings start at 7:30 pm, but get there early to secure your spot and to have a few drinks. Unique beer and wine selections will be served from 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Tickets for the movie and drinks are $25.00. You can purchase them online here. The Coolhaus truck will also be on hand selling ice cream sandwiches, and the Let’s Be Frank truck will also be selling hot dogs and sausages.
All profits benefit the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation programs and projects. More details can be found at the newly-overhauled Barnsdall Art Park website: barnsdall.org.
Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
MAK Architecture Tour 2010 Giveaway!
The giveaway is now closed. Congrats to comment #22 (Greg) for being the lucky winner!
Thanks to everyone for entering and hope to see you on the your.
Exciting news everyone! The organizers of the MAK Architecture Tour 2010 have agreed to give one lucky reader of this blog two free tickets for this amazing event in October. This year features a fantastic lineup and tickets cost $85 so be sure to enter!
How To Enter:
- Simply leave a comment in this post. Be sure to include your email in the sign up form so I can contact you if you win.
- You can also increase your chances of winning if you share this giveaway via blog, website, Twitter or Facebook. Just leave an additional comment with a link to where you shared this giveaway. That will count as another entry.
- This giveaway will conclude August 19th, 2010. Winners will be chosen randomly via Random.org.
- Good luck!
Homes to be featured on the October 10th tour: Lovell Health House (R. J. Neutra, 1929, seen above), the Gold House (R.M. Schindler, 1945), the Kun House (R. J. Neutra, 1936,), the Hillside House (Carl Lewis Maston, 1948), Shulman House (Raphael Soriano, 1950), and the Gantert House (Pierre Koenig, 1981).
MAK Architecture Tour 2010
Wow! The itinerary for the MAK Architecture tour this year has me very very excited (I actually scheduled our Honeymoon for September so I’d be around for this). This year’s tour is themed around renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman as it will feature modern residences he shot over the course of his career. Homes to be featured on the October 10th tour: Lovell Health House (R. J. Neutra, 1929), the Gold House (R.M. Schindler, 1945), the Kun House (R. J. Neutra, 1936, seen above), the Hillside House (Carl Lewis Maston, 1948), Shulman House (Raphael Soriano, 1950), and the Gantert House (Pierre Koenig, 1981). Oh yes, this is going to be amazing.
Tickets are on sale now. For more info and to order tickets visit the MAK Center web site.
Coverage of last year’s MAK Architecture Tour.
Happy Mid-Show Reception
Happy, one of my favorite stores in Los Feliz, is having a mid-show reception featuring work by Karen Frimkess Wolff (left) and Carlos Ulloa (right) this Friday, July, 2 from 6 to 10 pm. Fix Coffee of Echo Park will be on hand with treats. If you can’t make the reception, the exhibit will be on view at Happy until July 31st. Store hours are Monday – Saturday 11 am to 7 pm and Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm. And Happy now has an online store.
Happy
4675 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 661-2200
Dwell Eastside Home Tour
Ridgewood Residence in Larchmont
On Sunday, June 27, Dwell is sponsoring a self-drive tour through Los Angeles Eastside–from Larchmont to Silver Lake to Atwater Village. Participants will get to check out amazing modern homes at their own pace.
Auburn 7 in Silver Lake
Included on the tour are the Los Feliz Residence, designed by Warren Techentin, AIA, LEED AP; the Kameon/Otsea House in Echo Park, designed by Susan Budd and William Nicholas; the Atwater House, designed by Rebecca Rudolph and Colin Thompson; the Auburn 7 in Silver Lake, designed by Gregory Williams and Ana Henton; the Ridgewood Residence in Larchmont designed by David Thompson; and Deronda Drive Residence in Beachwood Canyon.
Kameon/Otsea House in Echo Park
Your home tour ticket is also a 2 day pass that includes admission to the Dwell on Design event at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 26th and 27th. Dwell recommends visiting the exhibition and live on-stage sessions on Saturday because Sunday will be a full day of home tours.
Tickets are $85 until June 23 and $95 for last minute tickets, unless they sell out, which they usually do, so get your tickets now! To purchase tickets and for more information, go here.
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
At the top of my list of places I still need to go in Los Angeles: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. This 207 acre hilltop estate was home to Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927). The library contains his collection of rare books and art collection with changing art exhibits. But what I’m really dying to check out are the Botanical Gardens. It began in 1903 and now features more than a dozen gardens, including a 100-year-old Rose Garden, a Chinese Garden with traditional open-air houses, an Amazon water lily pond, and a Japanese Garden with a koi-filled stream.
Right now there is something extra exciting going on at the Huntington Botanical Gardens–the gigantic Amorphophallus titanum or Titan Arum (a.k.a. the Corpse Flower) is about to bloom. A Titan in bloom is extremely rare and the bloom can reach more than 6 feet in height, opening to a diameter of 3–4 feet. The plant is most famous–or infamous–for its exceptionally bad odor. Hence the nickname, Corpse Flower. When it bloomed at Huntington back in 1999, it created international headlines and nearly 76,000 people lined up to get a whiff.
The exact date of the current bloom is unknown, but it’s projected to open sometime between June 5-10. Huntington is keeping track of its progress on the corpse flower page. When it does open, the bloom will not last long–just a few days, so you’ll have to hurry if you want to see (and smell it) in all its glory. If you’re planning a tip, reservations are not necessary and tickets can be purchased at the time of your visit. Check Huntington’s website for more details and hours.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 405-2100
ModCom Benefits Honoring Julius Shulman
Coming up this week are two events that will benefit the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Modern Committee and honor the late master photographer Julius Shulman. On May 12th at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood there will be a screening of the documentary Visual Acoustics, a film which is a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
The second event takes place May 15th at the Shulman House. 50 lucky guests will travel via motocoach to the former home and studio in the Hollywood Hills. There will be cocktails and hors d’œuvres at sunset in the steel-and-glass house designed by Raphael Soriano in 1950, and in the extensive gardens by visionary mid-century landscape designer Garrett Eckbo.
The benefit program will also include a silent auction, guest speakers, and a brief visit to a nearby home also featured in the film. The coach will leave from the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood promptly at 6 p.m., and arrive back at the theatre at 9:30 p.m.
For more info about both events click here.
Shag Apparel
You are probably familiar with the Orange County artist Shag, even if you aren’t aware of the name. His kitschy artwork portraying mid-century modern lifestyle has been put on everything from mugs to stationery to mouse pads to salt and pepper shakers. And next month, Shag is entering the fashion world with a men’s line that will include jackets, blazers, sweaters, T-shirts, button downs, pants, and hats.
Kevin Rheault is the president and creative director of the Long Beach-based Shag Apparel label, which has licensed Shag’s artwork for the line. He told the L.A. Times that his goal for the label was to “have people look like they’ve jumped out of a Shag painting.” Clearly, the look is vintage inspired, but the there’s also an updated, slim silhouette. Retail prices range from $34 up to $350. The line will be available beginning in June at R & R Menswear in Palm Springs, Disney Vault 28 in Anaheim, and Hansen Surfboards in Encinitas. The collection will also be sold online through Posterpop.com and at Shag Apparel’s own site by mid-July.
For those of you who would rather collect Shag art than wear the clothes, Shag: The Store in Palm Springs sells exclusive products and artwork not available online. And the store is having a grand opening party this Saturday, May 8th at 6pm.
Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour
If you’re in the mood for a road trip, I have a great destination in mind: the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on Saturday, June 26. This tour will showcase more than 20 quintessentially Californian residential and commercial structures built between 1945 and 1970 and features homes in Sacramento’s South Land Park and adjacent neighborhoods, which contain hundreds of mid-century modern residential and commercial buildings.
This home in South Land Park Estates is an example of one of the beautiful mid-century modern homes scheduled for the tour. It was designed by Sacramento architect Carter Sparks around 1957-58 for the Frame family. Other architects and designers featured on the tour include: Jones + Emmons for Eichler Homes, Donald Thaden, George Muraki (photo below), designer George W. Hackett, designer Robert N. Hill, Rickey + Brooks, James A. Garrison, designer Bucky H. Fong, Herbert Y. Niiya, Dean Unger, Albert Dreyfuss, Sooky Lee, Harry J. Devine, Grant Caywood, and William Koblik.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m on June 26th at the Sacramento Executive Airport at 6151 Freeport Boulevard. Homes will be open to visitors from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will receive tour booklets and driving maps upon check-in, and will be able to set their own pace and visit locations on the map in any order they wish until close at 4:00 p.m. (I love tours that are set up like this!) Homeowners and docents will be on-site to greet visitors and answer questions. Tickets are $20.00 and are on sale through PayPal on the Mid-Century Modern Home Tour site.
Unique LA
Last year, I had every intention of making it to the first UNIQUE LA Spring Show… Something which seemed significant at the time, but I am sure was totally insignificant came up and I missed it. But just like that, another year has passed and it’s time for the Second Annual UNIQUE LA Spring Show!
From April 24th through April 25th, UNIQUE LA takes over the California Market Center Penthouse in Downtown LA. Over 300 hand-selected, local designers and artists will be in attendance, making it the largest independent design show in the country. This is a great chance to pick up housewares, clothing, accessories, and artwork, for a great price while supporting the community. Plus, UNIQUE LA partners with a non-profit for every show and donates a portion of sales to the organization. For the Spring Show, they are partnering with Ed Begley Jr.’s’ GreenWish.
At the event there will be free workshops, a family/kids creativity zone with seating, and two cafes and, of course, food trucks! What would an LA event be without food trucks? Tickets are just $10 at the door and kids 12 and under are free. The price of admission includes free drinks and a hosted bar stocked with IZZE, Honest Tea, water, beer, and UNIQUE cocktails. You also get unlimited re-entry for both days and a collectible tote bag designed by LA graphic designer Keith Scharwath. (Basically, get there early, kids, it’s going to be packed.)
Parking will be available at The California Market Center’s underground parking lot. They will be offering a discounted rate of $6 for all-day parking during the show. There are also outside lots nearby that run $3 to $5 for all-day parking.
UNIQUE LA Spring Show
April 24th & 25th, 11am – 6pm both days
California Market Center Penthouse
110 East 9th Street
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