SADS FEATURED EVENTS
February 25th, Thursday:
SADS Lecture Series – “Discovering Hidden Treasures”
presented by Brian Witherell. The presentation is a slide show selection of
interesting and sometimes significant discoveries made in the antiques
trade. It includes items featured by Brian and his father Brad Witherell
while working as an invited appraiser for the PBS television show Antiques
Roadshow. Join us at the SMUD Building, 6201
S Street (between 59th and 65th).
Doors open at 7:00 pm, lecture begins at 7:30.
Cost: $5 donation for members, $7 donation for non-members.
Light refreshments.
April 17th, Saturday:
Quarterly Dinner; SADS Lecture.
Location: AVIATORS Restaurant at the Sacramento Executive Airport, 6151
Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822. Dine in a unique setting at Sacramento
Executive Airport (built in 1930).
Enjoy your meal while watching planes taxi, arrive and take-off.
The food fare is delicious American cooking with reasonable prices &
free parking. Time: 6PM
Check out the Dinner Menu at: www.sacairports.org/exec/aviators/
RSVP: Brian 916-300-5146 or fatboy4bl@msn.com
Lecture:
10th Annual World Congress on Art Deco, presented by SADS member Bruce
Woodward who attended this extraordinary event last May in Montreal. He will
recount the delightful events, tours and lectures he experienced with many
amazing photographs. Lecture begins at 7:30.
Cost: $5 donation for members, $7 donation for non-members.
Refreshments available from restaurant.
Two events in the same place. Come to either the dinner or lecture or both!
April 24th, Saturday:
SADS Sponsored Event:
Sacramento Terra Cotta Walking Tour.
Presented by Gary Kurutz, author of “The Architectural Terra Cotta of
Gladding, McBean” (available for signing) and Principal Librarian from the
California State Library. Tour
starts mid-morning with an introductory sideshow (Location and additional
details TBD). There will
be buildings with terra cotta architectural decoration from the Gladding
McBean Factory in Lincoln as well as other manufacturers.
We may meet afterwards for lunch - more details to be announced via
website, e-mails and flier.
Friday Night Swing:
Midtown Stomp, Eastern Star Ballroom, Sacramento.
Midtown Stomp offers swing dancing every Friday night at the
Eastern Star Ballroom at 2719 K Street in Midtown Sacramento.
Join their beginning swing-dancing lesson from 8 to 9 pm and dance from 9 pm
to midnight on Fridays. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun.
Friday admission is only $7 on DJ'd nights and $12, $15 on live band
nights and includes the lesson.
For more information, contact
www.midtownstomp.com or call (916) 221-1500.
Thru
February 13th:
Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”,
Magic Circle Theatre, 241 Vernon St, Roseville.
Enjoy the madcap antics aboard the S.S. American as she cruises to England,
carrying a Wall Street stowaway, a lovely heiress, an ex-evangelical turned
nightclub singer, and public enemy number 2! This musical features some of
the greatest music written by Cole Porter, including "You’re the Top", "I
Get a Kick Out of You", and of course, "Anything Goes"!
Tickets are $12-$28.
Call now for best seats (916) 782-1777 or visit
www.mcircle.org.
Thru February 27th:
“Before ‘Capraesque’: Early Frank Capra”
film
program presented by the Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley. The museum in
conjunction with the Pacific Film Archive presents the classic films of
Frank Capra such as Rain or Shine (1930) with Joe Young, The Miracle (1931)
with Barbara Stanwyck and Platinum Blonde (1931) with Jean Harlow and
Loretta Young. Visit
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu for
location, film program dates and times or call (510) 642-0808 for
information.
February 12th thru 14th, Friday thru Sunday:
The 43rd California International Antiquarian Book Fair,
Hyatt
Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The theme for this year's design concept
and Special Exhibits is all about great books turned into great movies.
Over 200 rare booksellers from around the world will offer books on
the history of travel & exploration (including maps), early science and
medicine, technology & manufacture, law and commerce, children’s books,
literature and the arts. There will be first editions of 20th century
literature, complete with dust jackets and superb illustrated books in fine
condition. For Fair hours and ticket cost information call (800) 454-6041 or
visit www.sfbookfair.com.
February 12th thru February 21st:
Palm Springs Modernism Week and Modernism Show,
Palm
Springs. The 10th Annual Palm
Springs Modernism Show and Sale is among the biggest and most successful
modernism shows anywhere with a vast collection of stellar modernist
furniture, art, jewelry, ceramics, vintage clothing, lighting, posters,
paintings and more. There are
25 events scheduled for this fun-filled Modernism Week including a vintage
fashion show, an architecture and design film series, an exhibition of
vintage travel trailers, lectures, vintage car show and other activities
that will be held in various venues throughout the city of Palm Springs.
For detailed event schedules and tickets visit
www.modernismweek.com or
email:
info@modernismweek.com.
February
25th, Thursday:
SADS Lecture Series –
“Discovering Hidden Treasures”
presented by Brian Witherell. The presentation is a slide show selection of
interesting and sometimes significant discoveries made in the antiques
trade. It includes items featured by Brian and his father Brad Witherell
while working as an invited appraiser for the PBS television show Antiques
Roadshow. Join us at the SMUD Building, 6201
S Street (between 59th and 65th).
Doors open at 7:00 pm, lecture begins at 7:30.
Cost: $5 donation for members, $7 donation for non-members.
Light refreshments.
March
2010
March 6th, Saturday:
“An Evening at Cabaret – A Night of
1930s Decadence in Berlin,”
Hosted
by the Period Events and Entertainment Re-Creation Society (PEERS) at the
Masonic Lodge of San Mateo.
Spend a swinging evening in the most decadent cabaret in 1930s Berlin.
The guest band for the evening is the brilliant Lee Presson and the Nails
playing both ‘20s and ‘30s Swing and elegant vintage ballroom dance music.
Suggested costume is 1930s costume or vintage or modern evening dress.
Theatrical costume, including showgirl attire, is also welcome.
Entertainment includes a short half-time floorshow and DJ dance music.
Complimentary light refreshments will be served throughout the evening.
Doors open at 6:45 pm, dance lesson at 7:00 pm and dancing begins at 8:00
pm. Cost is $15 in advance and
$20 at the door. Visit
www.peers.org or call (510) 522-1731 for
information.
March 7th, Sunday:
Spring Swap Meet,
hosted by the California Automotive Museum (formerly the Towe Auto Museum),
Sacramento, 6 am to 2 pm.
Vendors will offer unique and hard to find automobile collectibles and
accessories. Swap meet will be
located behind the Museum at 2400 Front Street.
Call (916) 442-6802 or visit
www.calautomuseum.org for information.
March 13th and 14th, Saturday and Sunday: Marin County Antique Show, Marin Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.
Come and find rare treasures, meet other collectors and enjoy two exciting days of antique bliss! There’s an adventure in every booth: decorative and fine art, crystal, glassware, pottery, silver, estate and vintage jewelry, watches and clothes, paper & postcards, collectibles & more. Show is open Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $6. Visit www.goldengateshows.com for information and a discount coupon or call (415) 383-2252 for information.
March 19th, Friday:
Organ Concert and Silent Movie,
presented by the Sierra Chapter of the American Theatre Society at the
California Automotive Museum (formerly the Towe Auto Museum), 2250 Front
Street, Sacramento. Showtime is 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, admission is $10.
Visit
www.SierraChapterATOS.org for event calendar or the
www.calautomuseum.org for
information.
March 20th, and 21st, Saturday and Sunday:
Vintage Fashion Expo,
San
Francisco Concourse Exposition Center, 635 8th Street at Brannan.
Featuring 85 dealers of vintage clothing, who bring you the very best
of vintage clothes; couture designer items; accessories like purses, hats,
gloves, and shoes; and fantastic selections of jewelry.
The show covers a wide range of period (1850-1980) and price levels.
Open Saturday 10:30 am to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.
Admission is $10. Free
Sunday return for all admissions. Call (707) 793-0773 for further details or
visit www.vintageexpo.com –
on-line discount coupon available.
March 31st thru April 25th, (Wednesday thru Saturday evenings, Sunday
Matinees):
“Lady, Be Good,”
42nd,
Street Moon Theatre, San Francisco.
42nd Street Moon Theatre’s Ira Gershwin celebration kicks off with
one of the earliest Gershwin hits.
Fred and Adele Astaire originally starred in this farce about a
brother-and-sister vaudeville team, Dick and Susie Trevor, who, through a
series of madcap adventures find themselves rocketing from the state of the
dispossessed to wealth and popularity among the Long Island haute monde. The
Gerhswins rocketed Broadway into the Roaring Twenties with their dazzling
score featuring hot jazz and cool blues in numbers such as Fascinating
Rhythm, Little Jazz Bird, So Am I, The Half-of-It-Dearie Blues, and Lady, Be
Good. Visit
www.42ndstmoon.org for show times,
tickets and admission or call the box office at (415) 255-8207.
April 2010
April
17th, Saturday:
Quarterly Dinner; SADS Lecture.
Location: AVIATORS Restaurant at the Sacramento Executive Airport, 6151
Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822. Dine in a unique setting at Sacramento
Executive Airport (built in 1930).
Enjoy your meal while watching planes taxi, arrive and take-off.
The food fare is delicious American cooking with reasonable prices &
free parking. Time: 6PM
Check out the Dinner Menu at: www.sacairports.org/exec/aviators/
RSVP: Brian 916-300-5146 or fatboy4bl@msn.com
Lecture:
10th Annual World Congress on Art Deco,
presented by SADS member Bruce Woodward who attended this extraordinary
event last May in Montreal. He will recount the delightful events, tours and
lectures he experienced with many amazing photographs. Lecture begins at
7:30. Cost: $5 donation for
members, $7 donation for non-members. Refreshments available from
restaurant.
April 17th and 18th,
Saturday and Sunday: Annual Wear and Remembrance Vintage Apparel Fair,
Yuba City.
This wonderful annual event will be held in a new location this year – the
Veteran’s Hall at 1425 Veteran’s Circle in Yuba City, which is off Civic
Center Drive. The show features collectible women’s and men’s
clothing, jewelry, shoes, purses and textiles. Show times are 10 am to
5 pm on Saturday and 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday.
April
24th, Saturday:
SADS Sponsored Event:
Sacramento Terra Cotta Walking Tour.
Presented by Gary Kurutz, author of “The Architectural Terra Cotta of
Gladding, McBean” (available for signing) and Principal Librarian from the
California State Library. Tour
starts mid-morning with an introductory sideshow (Location and additional
details TBD). There will
be buildings with terra cotta architectural decoration from the Gladding
McBean Factory in Lincoln as well as other manufacturers.
We may meet afterwards for lunch - more details to be announced via
website, e-mails and flier.
PLAN AHEAD
May 8th, Saturday:
Art Deco Preservation Ball
hosted
by the Art Deco Society of California.
Visit www.artdecosociety.org
for future details.
June 17th thru June 20th, Thursday thru Sunday:
Laurel and Hardy International Convention,
Holiday
Inn, Capitol Plaza, Sacramento.
The Sacramento chapter (or “tent” - Another Fine Mess) of the Laurel and
Hardy film society, The Sons of the Desert, will host the 17th International
Sons of the Desert Convention.
Visit www.afmoasis49.com for
convention schedule, ticket information and society membership and meeting
times.