LETTER FROM THE MIAMI BEACH MAYOR
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LETTER FROM JOEL LEVINE ART DECO WEEKEND CHAIR WHEN MY PARENTS RETIRED to South Florida, I made it a tradition to visit several times a year, usually during the winter. My father was a huge fan of Art Deco and he introduced me to Ocean Drive sometime around 1985 or 1986, when the renewal was only beginning. When he passed away, in June at the age of 101, his apartment had three framed Art Deco Weekend posters from the years 1989, 1996 and 2000, and a large long photo of the buildings on Ocean Drive. I used to schedule my trips to Florida to include the three day Martin Luther King weekend so I could attend Art Deco Weekend and absorb this festival of color, shape and sound. Little did I expect that one day I would be honored with the privilege of Chairing the 42nd Annual Art Deco Weekend. Three years ago I trained to became a Tour Guide for the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL). We tour guides are not given a script; we are given an education in the history and architecture of Miami Beach, and then we each prepare own tour, emphasizing those buildings and historical items we value the most. Because there is so much to say and so little time to say it, I usually begin my tours with the disclaimer, “We will spend at least the next 2 hours on a 1 1/2 hour tour.” And now I have an opportunity to introduce this year’s program and there is so much to tell you. Our theme is “Deco Dreams: Past, Present, Future.” While we are continuing to celebrate the culture and architecture of earlier periods, we chose to take this time to take stock of the present and discuss the future. Miami Beach, like the rest of the world, stands on the precipice of climate change and we will devote a lecture to resiliency, planning a future so that future generations can enjoy what we are enjoying today. We also continue most earlier features including the lecture series, an enhanced tour schedule, and special interest shows including the Retro Fashion Show, the Bark Deco Dog Show, and the Classic Car Show. We have made some changes, emphasizing the food experience with, for the first time in Art Deco Weekend, a Culinary Tent. Please join us to watch chefs create and share their favorite dishes. We have also added more chairs and benches with umbrellas to make for a more welcoming and comfortable experience while the restaurants on Ocean Drive have been offered the option of expanding their table service into Ocean Drive. We have also expanded the music program with two stages featuring Big Band and Jazz music. One show, even one with more than 80 events, cannot be all things to all people, so we have decided to organize a separate “Child’s Deco” in the summer when schools are out and camps are planning daily events. We are also in the early stages of planning a yet unnamed event to celebrate Miami Modern (MiMo) architecture and culture in the North Beach region of Ocean Terrace. As I stated at the beginning of this letter, it has been an honor and privilege to be a part of Art Deco Weekend. I hope each and every visitor enjoys the festival as much as I did assisting in its development and management.
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THANK YOU MDPL FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. WISHING EVERYONE A WONDERFUL ART DECO WEEKEND!
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06 Letter From The Mayor Miami Beach’s Dan Galber Welcomes everyone to Art Deco Weekend 2019.
26 A Tale of Two Cities “In 1979, tourism was sinking along with the economy. Something had to be done.”
08 Letter From The Art Deco Weekend Chairman
28 Shop the Antique & Design Promenade
12 Letter From The MDPL Chair
30 Full Schedule of Events
14 About Us 16 Art Deco: Luxury to Mass Market The new exhibition at Wolfsonian-FIU! 20 Lecture Series Learn about the presentations and speakers we have ready for you this year. 24 Live Music Line-up for our two stages.
36 Health & Wellness Enjoy a line-up of awesome free classes! 40 Art Deco Museum A visit to the museum will teach about the three major historic design styles in Miami Beach. 42 Classic Car Show See all makes and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles from the early 1900s up to 1993.
44 Guided Tours A list of MDPL’s tour offering during Art Deco Weekend. 48 Poster Artist Meet Sergey Serebrennikov 50 The Bark Deco Dog Show 52 Miami Coloring Book Jake Rose’s coloring book, Color Miami Beach Art Deco, celebrates Miami Beach’s architectural beauty. 54 Retro Fashion Show Unlike any fashion Show to hit a Miami Beach runway. 57 Film Series 58 Festival Sponsors
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LETTER FROM JACK JOHNSON MDPL CHAIR WELCOMETO THE 2019 edition of Art Deco Weekend! Our theme this year is “Deco Dreams: Past, Present, Future.” We are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the listing of the Art Deco Architectural District in the National Register of Historic Places. That designation in 1979 was the first and most important accomplishment of the Miami Design Preservation League. Everything we have accomplished in the 40 years since then has built upon and expanded upon that victory. And you can see the results all around you in the beautifully preserved hotels along Ocean Drive, the commercial buildings on Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue, the apartment buildings in the Flamingo Park neighborhood and the single family homes west of the Park. But as our theme implies, we aren’t just looking to the past. We’re also planning for the future - a future that continues our work of preserving the architectural heritage of Miami Beach for future generations - not only Art Deco, but also Mediterranean Revival and Miami Modern architecture. It’s a challenging future. Sea level rise is threatening the very existence of our beautiful city and its extraordinary architecture. But we aren’t ignoring that threat; we’re meeting it head on and planning for ways of preserving these buildings in spite of sea level rise. We invite you to join us in this important work by going to MDPL.ORG and becoming a member of MDPL. As for the present day, let’s all revel together in the joys of Art Deco Weekend! We’ve got more activities for you than you can possibly fit into your ADW schedule - music, food, shopping, guided tours, films, lectures and more. I personally recommend the Jazz Age Art Deco VIP Lounge, the Culinary Tent, the Ocean Drive and Beyond tour, the Flamingo Park neighborhood House Tour, the official MDPL Gift Shop, the Miami Beach Antiques Show, the Busby Berkeley film “The Gang’s All Here” and Jeff Donnelly and Nancy Liebman’s lecture on the origins of the Miami Beach Art Deco preservation movement. You can find the details for all these events in this Program Guide. And there’s lots more to choose from. HAVE A GREAT ART DECO WEEKEND!
Jack Johnson, Chair of the Board Miami Design Preservation League
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ABOUT US
MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR Jack Johnson VICE-CHAIRS Sarah Leddick, Joel Levine, Clotilde Luce SECRETARY Jack Finglass TREASURER Mitch Novick
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Timothy Dupont-Stinedurf, Jack Finglass, Ira Giller, Jack Johnson, Michael D. Kinerk*, Henry Lares, Joel Levine, Sarah Leddick, Nancy Liebman, Clotilde Luce, Franziska Medina, Mitch Novick, Kirk Paskal, Marcella Paz-Cohen, Michael Raynes, Nina Weber Worth, *Chairman Emeritus, Tanya K. Bhatt
ART DECO WEEKEND PLANNING COMMITTEE & VOLUNTEER LEADERS
CHAIR Joel Levine ANTIQUES & DESIGN PROMENADE Paul Haig BARK DECO DOG SHOW Michael Lovo-Jones, Giancarlos Lovo-Jones, Jack Finglass, Jack Robbins, Luis Reyes RETRO FASHION SHOW Angela LaMuse, Merle Bergman, Janine Stanwood FILM SERIES Sarah Leddick, David Leddick, Tanya Bhatt, Clotilde Luce GREEN/ENVIRONMENTAL Dara Schoenwald, Dave Doebler HEALTH AND WELLNESS David Nguah, Wanda Mouzon, Caroline Defreze, Raquel Rodriguez MEMBERSHIP Nina Weber Worth MUSIC KCC Productions NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS Wanda Mouzon, Scott Needelman
TOURS Martin Jean, Franziska Medina, Julie Fornary LOGISTICS Marie Hernandez HOTELS Julie Isaacson, Mitch Novick PHOTOGRAPHY Dominic DiTanna
MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE STAFF & VOLUNTEERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Daniel Ciraldo BUSINESS MANAGER Marie Hernandez DIRECTOR OF RETAIL & RESIDENT ARTIST Iris Chase DIRECTOR OF TOURS Martin Jean DIRECTOR OF VISITOR CENTER Sara Aedo GIFT SHOP Robert Tavares (Manager), Karen Segal, Thairi Gomez, Elliot Shepatin, and Valentin Kozel VISITORS CENTER Pamela Asher, Ricardo Raudes, Beverly Stone MDPL VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES John Bachay, Rick Baugher, Melinda Berman, Howard Brayer, Gregg Chislett, Paul Czekanski, Gina Davidson, Jeff Donnelly, Paula Fletcher, Julie Fornary, Martin Jean, Jack Johnson, Melissa Kishel, Joel Levine, Franziska Medina, Deborah Morrison, Marty Mueller, Lois Randall, Candice Richard, Maureen Robinson, Sandra Scidmore, Phyllis Sperling MUSEUM DOCENTS Maria T. Corredor, Linda Ferroni BARBARA BAER CAPITMAN ARCHIVES Dennis Wilhelm, Chair PUBLIC HISTORIAN Jeff Donnelly FOUNDERS Barbara Baer Capitman, Leonard Horowitz
See online program guide and website for a complete list. Visit ArtDecoWeekend.com
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Window grille from the Norris Theater, installed as a fountain at The Wolfsonian–FIU William Harold Lee (American, 1884–1971), architect Armand Carroll (American, 1898–1976), architect Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, manufacturer Glazed terra cotta The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, XX1989.429 • Photograph by Silvia Ros
ART DECO: Luxury to Mass Market
The Wolfsonian-FIU’s first exhibition on Art Deco is a sight to behold. Visit the museum at 11th and Washington Avenue, just down the street from the Art Deco Welcome Center. By Silvia Barisione and Shoshana Resnikoff
LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE Miami Beach Art Deco district, The Wolfsonian–FIU stands out for its 1927 Mediterranean Revival building conceived as a storage facility by Robertson & Patterson, the architects of the contemporary Temple Israel in Miami. An intricate ornamented bas-relief inspired by the 16th century Spanish plateresque façade of the University of Salamanca marks the entrance, while the lobby is dominated by a monumental window grill, which represents a “frozen fountain”, a typical Art Deco motif consisting of a symmetrical composition of ascending water jets and stylized phytomorphic elements. This imposing glazed terracotta relief once embellished the façade of the Norris Theater in Norristown, Pennsylvania. When the theater was demolished in 1983, the relief was saved by Micky Wolfson to become part of his collection. Introduced at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des
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arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, the “frozen fountain” idea was imported to the US by the famous French blacksmith Edgar Brandt, who used the motif in his elaborate ironwork for the Cheney Brothers storefront on Madison Avenue in New York. The Wolfsonian’s “frozen fountain” is just one of many Art Deco objects in the museum’s collection, and for the first time since opening to the public in 1995. The Wolfsonian is presenting an exhibition focused on the style. Deco: Luxury to Mass Market intends to show—through a selection of over 100 objects from the collection—the itinerary of Art Deco, which was celebrated at the 1925 Paris Expo, traveled from France throughout Europe, and finally reached the United States, achieving a unique tropical version in the architectural development of Miami
Bookcase, Skyscraper, c. 1926 Paul Theodore Frankl (American, b. Austria, 1886–1958), designer Frankl Galleries, New York City, retailer, 1926–30 Maple, birch, lacquer The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, 87.661.11.1a,b
Vase, Mappemonde [Globe], 1932 Henri Rapin (French, 1873–1939), form designer Victor Menu (collaborates with Sèvres 1920–1938), décor designer Adrien Leduc (active in Sèvres 1919–1954), decorator Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, France, manufacturer Glazed soft stoneware The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, 85.7.383a,b Photograph by Lynton Gardner
Beach in the mid1930s. In each country, Art Deco presented different outcomes according to local traditions, which were combined with modernist tendencies and were inspired from nature, historical precedent, abstract geometry, and exotic cultures. The exhibition starts with some outstanding examples of European luxury pieces, such as the 1924 plate designed by the Italian architect Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, the French vase Mappamonde [Globe] by Henri Rapin and Victor Menu for the Sèvres porcelain factory, and the vase Kracht [Strength] by Theo Colenbrander, a model of which was
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presented in the Dutch pavilion at the 1925 Paris expo. While the United States chose not to participate in the Paris fair, delegations of museum directors, curators, and department store buyers traveled to the show and witnessed the flourishing of design there. They were responsible for bringing these new styles to the United States in the form of museum exhibitions and retail shows. Individual designers also capitalized on the style, such as émigré designer Paul Frankl, whose Skyscraper bookcase captures one of the first American innovations of Art Deco: the introduction of the skyscraper as a design motif. Recalling the
Vase with lid, Kracht [Strength], model no. 21, 1923 Theo Colenbrander (Dutch, 1841–1930), designer Plateelbakkerij Ram, Arnhem, the Netherlands, manufacturer Glazed majolica The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, TD1990.180.1a,b
Poster, Chicago World’s Fair. A Century of Progress, 1833–1933, c. 1933 Weimer Pursell (American, 1906–1974), designer Neely Printing Co., Chicago, printer Offset lithograph The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, 85.4.90. Photograph by Lynton Gardiner
heights of newly built towers such as the Waldorf Astoria and the Chrysler Building, the Skyscraper bookcase has a stepped outline that mimics the developing skylines of American metropolises. Designer Norman Bel Geddes’ Manhattan cocktail set is another example of the power of the skyscraper. Bel Geddes was also a pioneer of streamlining, which was the used curvilinear design and the elimination of right angles and ornament to reduce drag and friction on cars, trains, and ocean liners. He also applied those design principles to stationary objects, and other industrial designers followed suit. The result was stream-
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lined design on everyday appliances and home goods, which invoked in American consumers ideas of progress and forward movement. The relationship between streamlined objects and the architecture of the Art Deco District is clear, from the “racing stripes” on the Hercules refrigerator pitcher and the curved angles and circular knobs on Walter Dorwin Teague’s Sparton radio, both of which can be seen in the horizontal bands, window overhangs, and rounded corners of the Essex Hotel on Miami Beach. The question of how Miami Beach came to have this remarkable collection of architecture finds an answer in the 1933 Chicago A Century of Progress Exposition. As Miami Beach was emerging from the Great Depression, a hotel-building boom prompted architects to turn to the newly opened Chicago world’s fair for inspiration for the hotels and apartment buildings that today make up the core of the Art Deco District. This can best be seen in a poster from the fair, where the Hall of
Science has a central spire and low slung, horizontally extending wings that visitors to Miami Beach can recognize in the architecture of hotels throughout the Beach. Neon was featured prominently throughout the Chicago fair, lining buildings and illuminating them in much the same way as it lights up Ocean Drive today. At the end of the exhibition, a guidebook suggests some comparisons between the items on display and the Art Deco buildings in the neighborhood. Visitors can find another “frozen fountain” in the bas-relief panels at the entrance of the 1935 Congress Hotel by Henry Hohauser, for example, and can also recognize the fluting motif of the silver plated container by the German silversmith Otto Stüber and the chrome-plated Diplomat coffee set by Walter von Nessen in the Palmer Hotel façade designed by L. Murray Dixon in 1939. In this way, Deco: Luxury to Mass Market invites both visitors and residents of Miami Beach to explore the dimensions of this far-reaching and global style.
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LECTURE SERIES
Saturday, Jan 19th PRESERVATION: “PAST” • 11AM NOON • Jeff Donnelly, Nancy Liebman, and Richard Nagler Moderator: Susan Askew
The past is prologue. Jeff Donnelly, Nancy Liebman, and Richard Nagler recall significant events in the 40 year history of the Miami Beach Architectural District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Their recollections and reflections provide insights into the status of MDPL and the Art Deco District today. Moderated by Susan Askew. This is the first in a three-part festival lecture series on the Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach. Jeff Donnelly is the Public Historian of the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL). He holds a research doctorate from New York University in American Studies, with emphasis on urban history, literature and politics. He served as an educator at Fordham and New York Universities as well as a lecturer in the American Studies Program at the University of Miami, a history teacher and department chair at Miami Country Day School and a Master Teacher in the Woodrow Wilson Foundation’s TORCH (Teachers Teaching Teachers) training program. He continues to contribute to the MDPL Art Deco + Mimo Tour Guide Academy, which he founded in 1990. He uses the “city as school” methodology in his classes as well as the MDPL tour program. He is the co-author of Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide to Downtown, the Beaches and Coconut
Grove, published in June 2010 and is a frequent reviewer for History/Miami, H-Florida and other publications. Nancy Liebman has been a Miami Beach resident since 1958. In addition to being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she has served Miami and Miami Beach as a teacher, a PTA president, the Executive Director of Miami Design Preservation League, a Miami Beach City Commissioner, and chair of the MiMo Boulevard Association. She founded Miami Beach United, a residents’ advocacy group, in 2012. Among the many highlights of her life she includes her role in shaping the preservation movement from 1979 to present day; serving as Advisor the National Trust for Historic Preservation and being a part of the group that brought Art Basel to Miami Beach. Richard Nagler is an American businessman and photographer, and the author of “My Love Affair with Miami Beach.” His photography has been exhibited in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe; and included in public and private collections. It has also been featured in publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Artforum International, Artweek, The Los Angeles Times, Playboy Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle. Susan Askew is a Miami Beach resident and editor of RE: Miami Beach
THE FUTURE OF MIAMI MARINE STADIUM • 1PM – 2PM Don Worth
Built in 1963 for boat racing and featuring concerts on a floating stage, the Miami Marine Stadium is considered to be an architectural marvel. Shuttered since 1992, it will
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now be renovated by the City of Miami. Don’s power point presentation will focus on the Stadium’s exciting past, the current status of proposed renovations, and its exciting future as one of the greatest outdoor venues in the world. Don Worth is a long time Preservationist who lives with his wife Nina in Miami Beach. In 2008, he co-founded Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, the original group that advocated for restoration of the Stadium, and he remains involved in Stadium restoration efforts. Don has received the Peter S. Brink Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Henriette Harris award from Dade Heritage Trust for his work on the Stadium.
DIRECTOR’S TALK | SKIN DEEP: DECO AND DEATH • 3PM – 4PM Tim Rodgers
Art Deco is known for its sinuous curves, polished surfaces, sensual materials, and erotic depictions of the male and female body. But during Deco’s height in the 1920s and ’30s, physical health was under enormous threat. How and why did its fantasies become so misaligned with the realities of the world? In this Art Deco Weekend edition of his popular talk, Tim invites you to take a fresh look at the ideals on view in the Wolfsonian’s Deco: Luxury to Mass Market. Tim Rodgers, PhD, has directed The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, a museum and research center located in Miami Beach since 2015. He received his doctorate and master’s degrees from Brown University. His area of expertise is modern and contemporary American art. He has authored numerous articles, curated a wide range of exhibitions, presented lectures throughout the United States, and has served as a consultant for the Walt
Disney Real Estate Development, the Heinz Foundation, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, among others.
DECO DOMESTIC: 3 MODERN HOMES OF THE 1930S • 6PM - 7PM Whitney Richardson, Silvia Barisione, and Shoshana Resnikoff
Beyond skyscrapers and South Beach hotels what influence did Art Deco have on American homes? This lecture will look at three different homes as case studies to explore the regional manifestations of Art Deco in domestic architecture and interior design. Presented as part of The Wolfsonian’s Mark Mamolen program series on American homes. Whitney Richardson is Assistant Curator at the Asheville Art Museum in North Carolina. Previously, she was an Assistant Curator at The Wolfsonian in Miami Beach and co-curated the exhibition Deco: Luxury to Mass Market. She holds a M.Phil from Glasgow University in Scotland for the history of design and decorative arts. Shoshana Resnikoff is curator at The Wolfsonian–FIU, Miami Beach, where she focuses on twentieth-century American design and material culture. She co-curated the exhibition Deco: Luxury to Mass Marketand is currently developing A Universe of Things: Micky Wolfson Collects, which will open in November of 2019. She received her MA from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture at the University of Delaware. Silvia Barisione is curator at The Wolfsonian–FIU, Miami Beach since 2011. Previously she has been founding curator at the Wolfsoniana in Genoa, Italy. Her research focuses primarily on twentieth-century decorative arts and design and prewar Italian architecture. She has curated or co-curated numerous exhibitions. Recently she co-curated the Wolfsonian exhibitions Deco: Luxury to Mass Market and Made in Italy: MITA Textile Design 1926-1976.
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LECTURE SERIES
Sunday, Jan 20th PRESERVATION: “PRESENT’ • 11AM TO NOON Tom Mooney, Sandor Scher and Cesar Garcia-Pons Moderator: Tanya K. Bhatt
The tale of two Miami Beach neighborhoods is a story of a recognized problem that existed for many years. North Beach - an area from 63rd Street to 87th Street - was neglected while South Beach became recognized as the center of the universe for historic preservation ethic. This year, forty years after the Art Deco district’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places, North Beach is about to come alive again thanks to a Master Plan designed by the architectural planning firm of Dover Kohl and Partners. Their study was a comprehensive plan for the designation of the area’s MiMo (Miami Modern) architecture and a redevelopment plan for the area’s Town Center that resulted in a zoning change approved by nearly 60 % of the electorate. The panel will discuss current plans for North Beach as the example of preservation and new development working together. This is the second in a three-part festival lecture series on the Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach. Thomas Mooney is Planning Director for the City of Miami Beach. Sandor Scher is a principal of Ocean Terrace Holdings and Claro Development. Cesar Garcia-Pons is an Urban Designer and principal of garcia-pons+associates. Tanya K. Bhatt is a Miami Beach resident and president of Miami Beach United
DISCOVERING AFRICA IN ART DECO DESIGN AND BEYOND • 1PM - 2PM Dr. Margaret Vendryes
The opportunity to revisit a theme taken on at Art Deco Weekend 1996 while she was a PhD candidate at Princeton University, Vendryes is taking a close look at what she shared then and what research and writing about African art as an inspiration for Art Deco design has become available since. Writers have revealed, over these 23 years, how aesthetics of what was considered “The Dark Continent” is reflected in objects and images that significantly mark the era. Margaret Rose Vendryes is an artist, art historian, and curator. She has an established record of publications including her book Barthé, A Life in Sculpture (2008) and exhibitions including Blues: Reflections on African America from the Amistad Research Center Fine Arts Collection (New Orleans Museum of Art, 2010). She also has a multimedia studio practice inspired by African aesthetics and its intersection with black music and visual culture. She is currently Professor of Art History and Chair of Performing & Fine Arts and Director of the Fine Arts Gallery at York College, City University of New York. www.mrvendryes.com
PRESERVATION: “FUTURE” 3PM - 4PM • Laura Weinstein-Berman and Daniel Ciraldo
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Often Historic Preservation is misinterpreted as “anti-development.” However, the most forward thinking development is adaptive reuse, where Historic Districts allow the balance of thoughtful infill architecture, and existing resources to be considered as positive contributors to mitigation efforts of long-term resiliency and sustainability planning. Historic Preservation preserves the ability to change for future generations, while supporting the continuity of a community’s inherent social resiliency. Existing resources should be considered part of our green infrastructure worthy of creative adaptation and public investment. This discussion will center on the future of historic preservation and solutions for the City of Miami Beach to be a leader in investing in adaptation solutions.
This is the third in a three-part festival lecture series on the Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach. Laura Weinstein-Berman, AIA, NCARB is an architect, preservationist, and Managing Director at Vagabond Group Consulting. She is on the board of the MiMo Biscayne Association and manages the Miami Design Preservation League’s Center for Resiliency and Sustainability initiatives. She holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from the University of Miami. She is a proud resident of Miami Beach. Daniel Ciraldo is Executive Director of the Miami Design Preservation League. He holds a Bachelors in Finance and Marketing from Stern School of Business at New York University.
LECTURE SERIES LOCATION: The Wolfsonian-Florida International University 1001 Washington Avenue • Miami Beach, FL 33139 Attendance is Free but seating is limited. First come, first served.
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LIVE MUSIC Produced by
THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO STAGES dedicated to live music, in addition to strolling music and special appearances at the Antiques Promenade.
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Nancy Liebman
BACK IN THE DARK DAYS of Miami Beach, when the preservation movement was dawning, the City was at a loss on how to encourage any development. The hotel industry was suffering. In the late 60’s and early 70’s, the new trend was to demolish the magnificent mansions along Collins Avenue to build hirise apartment buildings in what was called “Millionaire’s Row”. As condo dwellers - a new word was added to our vocabularymoved into “Millionaire’s Row”, they had all the luxuries they needed, apartments rather than hotel rooms, card rooms instead of entertainment galas in hotels, and restaurants in their lobbies. Over the years, the beach Tourism was sinking along with the economy. By 1976, the Beach leaders thought they had the real solution for the building drought. They approved a plan for the southern part of the Beach from 1st to 6th Street called the “South Beach Redevelopment Plan” and appointed a committee of developers and lobbyists to design a replica of Venice Italy. The plan was to demolish the entire neighborhood of Miami Beach’s original homes and drive out the population of elderly residents. The elderly rebelled and Barbara Capitman discovered the Art Deco District in 1976. A groundswell of residents, architects and designers met at the boundary line between the
Venice Canals to-be and the newly discovered Art Deco District in the making. The Venice Canals-to be began waning and the preservationists began their long drive to save the city’s architectural heritage from 1st to 23rd Street. But the Redevelopment Agency fought to keep the preservation out of their territory. The preservationists succumbed and moved the southern boundary to above 6Th Street. In 1979 the Deco dream came true. With the help of the National Trust for Historic Preservation joined together with the Miami Design Preservation League activists and in the stroke of a pen, after an in-depth study of the one square mile of authentic architectural gems, the Miami Beach Historic Architectural District was placed in the National Register of Historic Places as the first 20th century urban designation. This was a significant occasion that was celebrated in Lincoln Road on a darkened street devoid of retail stores, except for the long standing LUM’s Cafe. Bill Wade’s band was hired to play swing music that chilly night, and the fledgling preservation community turned out in force . It took until 1992 for the entire square mile of the local historic district to be designated to match the original boundary designated by the National Park Service long after the Venice Canals concept fizzled.
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ANTIQUE & DESIGN PROMENADE
Shop The Antique & Design Promenade 11th Street and Ocean Drive
STOP BY THE ORIGINAL Miami Beach Antique Show booth to receive FREE passes to the top-rated Original Miami Beach Antique Show, where you will be able to shop more than 600 antique, art and jewelry dealers from 28 countries. You also can download and print out your FREE passes at www.originalmiamibeachantiqueshow.com - use promo code ARTDECOTIX. All next to the palms in Lummus Park, where you can admire the historic, pastel-colored Art Deco buildings along Ocean Drive.
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FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS JANUARY 18 - 20, 2019 • OCEAN DRIVE • MIAMI BEACH
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Art Deco Weekend 2019 FESTIVAL HOURS
Friday, Jan. 18th Noon – 10pm Saturday, Jan.19th 10am – 10pm Sunday, Jan. 20th 10am – 8 pm Ocean Drive & Lummus Park between 6th and 14th Streets. *Film Series & Lecture Series at off-site locations as listed.
FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT
Encompasses Music, Films, Lectures, Arts, Fitness at Muscle Beach, Retro Fashion Show, Classic Car Show, Bark Deco Dog Show, Tours, Dancing and so much more! *Art Deco Weekend inspired programming also will be at multiple Ocean Drive entertainment venues throughout the weekend.
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• Culinary Tent • Fitness Program at Muscle Beach
NEARBY LOCATIONS OF ADDITIONAL EVENTS ♦ Lectures: The Wolfsonian 1001 Washington Avenue ♦ Films: Soundscape Park The New World Symphony 17th Street & Washington Avenue Miami Beach Cinematheque 1130 Washington Avenue
Friday, Jan 18th EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Opening Ceremony • 6pm – 6:30pm Art Deco Welcome Center 1001 Ocean Drive Ribbon Cutting, Special Guests and Poster Presentation
Art Deco Museum Welcome Center 1001 Ocean Drive Opening Night Soireé 7pm – 10pm • Free Event Registration Required Jazz Age VIP Lummus Park & 11th Street Dancing Under the Stars Featuring: Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra Spirits by Swarm, Inc.
LIVE MUSIC
3rd Annual Jazz Age at Art Deco VIP 4pm – 10pm • Lummus Park 11th St. & Ocean Dr. Lenard Rutledge Jazz Quartet 4PM - 7PM
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Jazz Age VIP • 7pm – 10pm Dancing Under the Stars featuring Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra 13th Street & Ocean Drive: Barbara Baer Capitman Memorial Stage Mojo Ike and Val Woods 8PM - 10PM
EXHIBITS
10am – 5pm Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Dr. Special Exhibits: Claudio Castillo: Generative Art Marian Del Vecchio: Political Cartoons of Miami Beach
TOURS
Tour Tent • 1001 Ocean Drive Ocean Drive Architectural 10:30PM, 12PM, 1:30PM, 3PM, 4:30PM Mediterranean Architecture • 1 PM South Beach: A Walker’s Paradise • 3 PM
ARTS
Poster Signing • 4pm – 6pm MDPL Booth • Ocean Drive & 10th Street Official Art Deco Weekend 2019 Poster Signing with artist Sergey Serebrennikov Antique & Design Promenade sponsored by The Original Miami Beach Antiques Show 11th Street and Ocean Drive
Saturday, Jan. 19th EXHIBITS
Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Dr. CAR SHOW 22nd Anniversary Classic Car Show 10am – 3pm Ocean Drive • 5th – 10th Streets Fitness at Muscle Beach • on the Sand just to the East of 9th Street and Ocean Drive Power Yoga by Greenmonkey • 8am - 9am Instructor: Allison Gollner Beat the Gym • 10am - 11am Instructors: Tony Thomas & PJ Venturino BodGuru Boxing Class by Deron Del Valle of Normandy Gym • Noon - 1pm
Hard Knocks Cardio Workout by Crunch Fitness • 1pm - 2pm Cardio Dance Blast by Crunch Fitness 2pm - 3pm Yoga by Synergy • 4pm - 5pm Sweathouse by Crunch Fitness 5pm - 6pm
LIVE MUSIC
3rd Annual Jazz Age at Art Deco VIP • 2pm – 10pm • Lummus Park • 11th St. & Ocean Dr. Ashley Pezzotti Jazz Ensemble 2PM - 5PM Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra • 6PM - 10PM 13th Street & Ocean Drive: Barbara Baer Art Deco Weekend | 32 | Miami Beach 2019
TOURS
Tour Tent • 1001 Ocean Drive Ocean Drive Sunrise Tour • 6:45 AM Ocean Drive Architectural • 10:30PM, 12PM, 1:30PM, 3PM, 4:30PM
Capitman Memorial Stage Miami Big Sound Orchestra 8PM - 10PM 13th Street & Ocean Drive: Barbara Baer Capitman Memorial Stage
LECTURES
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue Preservation: “Past” • 11am The first in a three part festival lecture series on the Past Present and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach. Speakers: Jeff Donnelly, Nancy Liebman, Richard Nagler. Moderator: Susan Askew
Lincoln Road • 11am Departs from Albion Hotel South Beach Scandals • 11am Jewish Miami Beach • 1pm Sm’Art Deco for Kids • 2PM All children must be accompanied by an adult. Hollywood Movie Lovers Guide to South Beach - An Accidental Witness to History 2:30PM Washington Avenue - Past, Present, and Future • 3:30PM Flamingo Park Home Tour Homes open from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Deco Nights and Neon Lights • 5pm
ARTS
Poster Signing • 11am – 1pm & 3pm – 5pm MDPL Booth • Ocean Drive & 10th Streets Official Art Deco Weekend 2019 Poster signing with artist Sergey Serebrennikov The Future of Miami Marine Stadium • 1PM An update on the plans to renovate and restore a Miami Modern masterpiece. Speaker: Don Worth Skin Deep: Deco and Death • 3PM - 4PM A look at the less glamorous history of the 1920’s and 30’s from the director of the Wolfsonian-FIU Speaker: Tim Rodgers, Ph. D. Deco Domestic: 3 Modern Homes of the 1930’s • 6PM - 7PM Case studies of Art Deco in domestic architecture and interior design Speakers: Whitney Richardson, Silvia Barisione, and Shoshana Resnikoff
Antique & Design Promenade sponsored by Original Miami Beach Antiques Show 11th Street and Ocean Drive
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FASHION SHOW
Retro Fashion Show • 2pm Stage in Lummus Park between 12th and 13th Street
LIVE MUSIC
Sunday, Jan 20th EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
10am – 5pm Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Dr. Special Exhibits: Claudio Castillo: Generative Art Marian Del Vecchio: Political Cartoons of Miami Beach
3rd Annual Jazz Age at Art Deco VIP 1pm – 8pm • Lummus Park & 11th Street Miami Swing All Stars • 1PM - 3PM Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra • 4PM - 8PM 13th Street & Ocean Drive: Barbara Baer Capitman Memorial Stage Tito Puente Jr. and his Latin Jazz Ensemble 6PM - 8PM
CLASSIC CAR SHOW
22nd Anniversary Classic Car Show 10am – 3pm Ocean Drive 5th – 10th streets
TOURS
Fitness at Muscle Beach • on the Sand just to the East of 9th Street and Ocean Drive Yoga with Synergy • 8am - 9am Acro Yoga with Pablo and Cristina 10am - 11am BodGuru Boxing Class by Deron Del Valle of Normandy Gym • Noon to 1pm Dance de la Soul by Crunch Fitness 1pm to 2pm • Instructor: Victoria Pilates Mat by Crunch Fitness • 1pm to 2pm • Instructor: Mat Carole Mash-Up: Hard knocks vs Zumba by Crunch Fitness • 4pm to 5pm Instructors: Alex and Francesca
Tour Tent • 1001 Ocean Drive Ocean Drive Sunrise Tour • 6:45 AM Ocean Drive Architectural • 10:30PM, 12PM, 1:30PM, 3:00PM, 4:30PM Lincoln Road • 11am Departs from Albion Hotel South Beach Scandals • 11 AM Jewish Miami Beach • 1PM Sm’Art Deco for Kids • 2PM All children must be accompanied by an adult. Chasing the Light – A Photo Tour • 3 pm Washington Avenue - Past, Present, and Future • 3:30PM Deco Nights and Neon Lights • 5pm
Visit artdecoweekend.com for most updated schedule of events.
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Speaker: Margaret Vendryes, Ph. D. Preservation: “Future” • 3PM - 4PM The third in a three-part festival lecture series on the Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach Speakers: Laura Weinstein-Berman and Daniel Ciraldo
ARTS
Poster Signing • 11am – 1pm & 3pm – 5pm MDPL Booth • Ocean Drive & 10th Street Official Art Deco Weekend 2019 Poster Signing with artist Sergey Serebrennikov Antique & Design Promenade sponsored by The Original Miami Beach Antiques Show 11th Street and Ocean Drive
LECTURES
Wolfsonian-FIU 1001 Washington Ave Preservation: “Present” • 11AM The second in a three-part festival lecture series on the Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Miami Beach Speakers: Cesar Garcia-Pons, Thomas Mooney, and Sandor Scher. Moderated by Tanya K. Bhatt Discovering Africa in Art Deco Design and Beyond • 1PM - 2 PM African art as an inspiration for Art Deco design - a revisit and update of Dr. Vendryes Art Deco Weekend lecture of 1996
DOG SHOW
Bark Deco Dog Show • 1pm • Stage in Lummus Park between 12th and 13th St.
FILMS
The Gang’s All Here • 4PM Miami Beach Cinematheque 1130 Washington Avenue • Free Top Hat • 8PM Soundscape Park • 400 17th Street • Free
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
JOIN US IN 2019 FOR OUR VERY FIRST Health & Wellness program at Art Deco Weekend! Inspired by the newly revamped Muscle Beach at the 9th street Workout Station and Ocean Drive. Our fitness friends have put together a line-up of awesome free classes to inspire us for the new year! Organized by Muscle Beach South Beach and various community partners. Follow @musclebeachsouthbeach Disclaimer: You should consult your physician or other health care professional before starting this or any other fitness program.
Beat The Gym
Saturday, Jan 19th 8AM: Power Yoga with greenmonkey Join greenmonkey® yoga instructor Allison Gollner for a Power Yoga class! Build strength as well as flexibility with this fastpaced yoga class. What to bring: yoga mat or a large beach towel, water, and a small hand towel. 10AM: Beat The Gym Ready to take your fitness to the next level in 2019!? Nothing challenges the body like the natural elements! This high-intensity conditioning workout on the sand using bodyweight exercises combined with cardio intervals and core exercises is designed
to deliver amazing results in no time. Compared to training on firm ground, training on the sand is much harder, but also more effective. This class will challenge you to elevate your fitness abilities to the next level. And as with all our other classes – to have a lot of fun and meet some great people. Sun, the sound of waves and a marvelous sandy beach: how can you resist? Instructors: Tony Thomas & PJ Venturino NOON: BodGuru Boxing Class with Luis Del Valle “Home of the Miami Beach PAL(Police Athletic League) Boxing club.”: Deron Luis Del
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Boxing Class
Power Yoga
Valle 1145 71st Miami Beach, Florida. The Bodguru Boxing class consists of boxing composed training with HIIT drills that is designed to elevate the heart rate and simulate a professional boxer’s training. This class is both challenging but easy to follow. You are definitely in for a heck of a workout. 1PM: Hard Knocks This ultimate “in your face” cardio workout fuses the hard hitting power of boxing with the booty dropping swagger of hip hop for one knockout dance party! Crunch Fitness 2PM: Cardio Dance Blast A hot and sweaty dance party with the best hip-hop, reggae and popular music. This
non-stop workout will melt away fat while boosting your dance skills like never before. Crunch Fitness 4PM: Yoga with Synergy Synergy is the oldest and first Yoga Studio in Miami Beach, having served the community for over 20 years with a variety of traditional Yoga styles, teachings and healing arts. 5PM: Sweathouse A non-stop cardio work fest designed to burn the fat and torch the calories! This workout is split into three cardio sections that increase in intensity every 10 minutes for killer time efficient results and the chance to show off your sweat swagger. Crunch Fitness.
Sunday, Jan 20th 8AM: Yoga with Synergy
Acro Yoga
10AM: Acro Yoga with Pablo and Cristina Join Pablo and Cristina for a fun and interactive class. Introduction to Acro Yoga for beginners. Come learn what’s the Acro Yoga buzz all about. No partner necessary, we can pair you up with another participant, as we will be working in groups of 3-4. What to bring: a good attitude, friend, family member, stranger. Your yoga mat, towels and water. Instructors: Pablo Milian and Cristina Ortega Art Deco Weekend | 37 | Miami Beach 2019
NOON: BodGuru Boxing Class with Luis Del Valle “Home of the Miami Beach PAL(Police Athletic League) Boxing club.”: Deron Luis Del Valle 1145 71st Miami Beach, Florida The Bodguru Boxing class consists of boxing composed training with HIIT drills that is designed to elevate the heart rate and simulate a professional boxer’s training. This class is both challenging but easy to follow. You are definitely in for a heck of a workout. 1PM: Dance de la Soul Become one with the music in this dance class that fuses a variety of musical genres and dance styles and offers a full body cardiovascular workout. Learn dance routines that have been choreographed specifically to the words and rhythm of the songs to experience a dance of the soul. Instructor: Victoria Crunch Fitness
2PM: Pilates Mat A series of exercises based on the work of Joseph Pilates to strengthen and lengthen muscles with a focus on the body core Instructor: Mat Carole Crunch Fitness 4PM: Mash-Up: Hard Knocks vs Zumba Two of Crunch’s hottest classes go toeto-toe in this ultimate cardio workout! In one corner: Hard Knocks! That fuses the hard-hitting power of boxing with the booty dropping swagger of hip-hop for one knockout dance party! In the other corner: ZUMBA® that combines hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves for a high energy, calorie blasting, total body dance based workout designed to tone your body from head to toe. Join us for this ultimate mash-up! Instructors: Alex and Francesca Crunch Fitness
Yoga with Synergy
To register for any of these classes, visit us online at artdecoweekend.com/fitness-program
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ART DECO MUSEUM
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS: Claudio Castillo: Generative Art Marian Del Vecchio: Political Cartoons of Miami Beach
10am - 5pm
The Art Deco Museum allows visitors and locals to better understand the architectural heritage and community culture of Miami Beach. MDPL designed the museum to be educational and informational while reflecting the fun and glamour of Miami Beach. A visit to the museum will teach about the three major historic design styles in Miami Beach. These styles are Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and Miami Modern (MiMo). Scale models
of select buildings allow you to have a closer look at the elements of these structures. You will also learn about the development of the City of Miami Beach. The Miami Beach Visual Memoirs project has recorded the personal stories of people who have been a part of Miami Beach’s story. MDPL’s history is also on display so that guests can learn more about preservation. The museum includes a resource center, a children’s area, rotating exhibits and much more!
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CLASSIC CAR SHOW
ART DECO WEEKEND WELCOMES back the Classic Car Show presented by the Antique Automobile Club of America-South Florida Region, made up of enthusiasts of antique automobiles of all makes and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles from the early 1900s up to 1993. On Saturday (1/19) and Sunday (1/20), antique automobiles from all over Florida will be on display on Ocean Drive. THE ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA-SOUTH FLORIDA REGION The South Florida Region is located in a part of the country that is known for great weather, so we have a lot of events and shows. We get the year off to an early start with the two-day Art Deco Weekend Classic Car Show in January. The two days feature a car show on Saturday and Sunday of restored and un-restored cars and motorcycles 25 years or older that compete for trophies and for Best of Show in the following categories: Pre-War, Post-War,
and Best Original. Each day is its own show with trophies handed out on both Saturday and Sunday. It all takes place in connection with the Art Deco Weekend Festival on South Beach held over the Martin Luther King weekend that fills up ten blocks of the famed Ocean Drive on Miami Beach with antiques, art, food, street performers, music and of course our cars. SATURDAY, JAN. 19TH SUNDAY, JAN. 20TH 10am - 3pm • Ocean Drive between 5th and 10th Streets
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GUIDED TOURS
Art Deco Weekend 2019 MDPL Tour Offerings
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN ART DECO WEEKEND, the Miami Design Preservation League’s annual fundraising event. Tours are a great way to get a look at the city and the architecture of Miami Beach’s Art Deco Historic District – Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival and Miami Modern. Unless otherwise noted, all tours are $25 and begin at the tour tent in front of the Art Deco Welcome Center at 10th Street and Ocean Drive. Please note that discounts only apply to the regular 10:30 am tour and the self-guided audio tour. See tour descriptions for more detail. Friday, January 18th • Saturday, January 19th • Sunday, January 20th
OCEAN DRIVE TOUR This 90 - 120-minute walking tour provides an introduction to the Art Deco, Mediterranean, and Miami Modern (MiMo) styles of architecture found within the Miami Beach Historic District. Explore hotels, restaurants, and other commercial structures with visits to a number of interiors. (For the regular 10:30 tour only - $25 for adults, $20 for Seniors (65+), Military, and Students, and Free for MDPL members and children 12 and under. All other tour times - ($25) Friday - 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm, and 4:30 pm
Saturday - 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm, and 4:30 pm Sunday - 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm, and 4:30 pm OCEAN DRIVE SELF-GUIDED Audio Tour Walk through Miami Beach’s Art Deco District at your own pace and learn about its architectural history using our MP3-based self-guided tour and accompanying map. The complete tour takes approximately 1 1/2 hours, but you can set your own pace. Commentary is offered in the following languages: English, Spanish, German & French.
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Self-guided tours are available for purchase on a first come first served basis, from the the Art Deco Welcome Center desk, and should be checked out at least two hours prior to the close of each day. The Center is open seven days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Thursdays from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm) ($20 for adults, $15 for Seniors (65+), Military, and Students, and Free for MDPL members and children 12 and under) OCEAN DRIVE SUNRISE TOUR Similar to our regular Ocean Drive Tour but catering to early birds who would like to view the sunrise on the ocean’s horizon from the beach and enjoy the buildings in the softness of this special morning light. Great for photographers and those who want to take advantage of the cooler part of the day. Light refreshments will be provided to tour participants. Note: Online purchase or cash only at the door. ($25) Saturday – 6:45 AM • Sunday – 6:45 AM DECO NIGHTS & NEON LIGHTS TOUR Similar to our regular Ocean Drive Tour but focuses on neon lighting. Our Art Deco buildings come alive when the lights go on! Neon lighting has always been associated with glamour and excitement. Learn about the history of neon lighting, its rise, its fall, and its resurgence. ($25) Saturday – 5:00 PM • Sunday – 5:00 PM MEDITERRANEAN ARCHITECTURE TOUR This walking tour focuses on the Mediterranean architecture which was popular in
Miami Beach during the 1920’s and 1930’s. ($25) • Friday – 1:00 PM SOUTH BEACH: A WALKER’S PARADISE The tour explores 1) what makes the area an appealing place to walk in, for visitors and residents alike, and 2) what factors make it a place that one is able to live in with little or no use of a car. To sum up in a word, what makes it “walkable.” The tour takes participants through both commercial and residential areas of South Beach. It begins at the Art Deco Welcome Center and ends on Lincoln Road. ($25) Friday – 3:00 PM LEGENDS OF LINCOLN ROAD TOUR Take a stroll down one of Miami Beach’s most famous thoroughfares, once referred to as the “Fifth Avenue of the South.” Discover how geography and history influenced the architecture of Lincoln Road from 1912 to present and what led to the revitalization of the area that we experience today. Tours depart from the Albion Hotel, 1650 James Avenue (Corner of James Avenue and Lincoln Road) ($25) Saturday – 11:00 AM • Sunday – 11:00 AM SOUTH BEACH SCANDALS TOUR This 90-minute walking tour focuses on illegal activities and shady characters in Miami Beach history. Topics include political corruption, illegal gambling, alcohol during prohibition, and organized crime figures. ($25) Saturday – 11:00 AM Sunday – 11:00 AM
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JEWISH MIAMI BEACH TOUR This walking tour explores the rise and fall of the Jewish population of Miami Beach over the past 100 years, including a look at the impact of selected key Jewish individuals and institutions, plus an overview of architectural styles in the southernmost part of the city. Tour starts at the Welcome Center tent and ends at the Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU, at Third Street and Washington Avenue. ($25) Saturday – 1:00 PM • Sunday – 1:00 PM HOLLYWOOD MOVIE LOVER’S GUIDE TO SOUTH BEACH – AN ACCIDENTAL WITNESS TO HISTORY Miami Beach is a favorite locale for on-location shooting of films and TV series. While most of the stories are fictitious, the process of on-location shooting captures a record of a place as it was at a particular point in time. Our tour guide will reconstruct the history of Art Deco and the city of Miami Beach by presenting short movie clips and frame freezes to illustrate the ever changing city, its buildings, and its people. “Movie Magic” will be dissected with an explanation of a hard to see internal joke and impossible location movements not readily visible to the casual observer. Tour attendance limited to 15 participants. ($25) • Saturday – 2:30 pm SM’ART DECO FOR KIDS This 30- minute activity-based experience will introduce children to the hallmarks of Tropical Art Deco Architecture here in Miami Beach. This activity is best suited for children, ages 4 through 12, and takes place at the Art Deco Museum at 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL. All children must be accompanied by an adult. (Free) Saturday – 2:00 PM • Sunday – 2:00 PM
WASHINGTON AVENUE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Washington Avenue was long the commercial and civic spine of South Beach. Through the years it has seen its ups and downs. This tour looks at some of its iconic buildings and future redevelopment plans. Note that the tour begins at the Art Deco Welcome Center and ends at 17th Street and Washington Avenue. ($25) Saturday – 3:30 PM • Sunday – 3:30 PM CHASING THE LIGHT – A PHOTO WALKING TOUR A two-hour walking tour that will focus on significant architectural buildings in the historic district, combining photography tips and techniques with historic and architectural commentary. Tour co- leaders include a photographer and MDPL tour guide. Open to all levels of photographers, though space is limited to 15 participants. Attendees are responsible for bringing their own DSLR cameras or camera phones. ($25) Sunday – 3:00 PM FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SELF-GUIDED HOME TOUR Take a Walk Through History! See inside some properties in one of Miami Beach’s first neighborhoods; Flamingo Park Neighborhood! You will see styles including Vernacular, Mediterranean, Art Deco, Miami Modern and Contemporary. This is a self-guided walking, tour that lasts about 90 minutes and a walking distance of just about one mile. You will be given a map of the properties and a wristband once you sign up. The map and wrist band will be your admission to the properties. Tickets may be purchased online or at the Art Deco Ticket Tent at 10th Street and Ocean Drive, across from the Clevelander. If the purchase is done online, bring the proof of purchase to receive your map and wrist band. ($25) Saturday – homes open from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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POSTER ARTIST
Sergey Serebrennikov
SERGEY SEREBRENNIKOV, MIAMI, is a graphic designer and artist known for his unique retro and Art Deco style. In 2014, Sergy moved to the USA from Russia and began work on new creative projects. He created a series of posters for the wall design of the Art Deco Welcome Center in Miami Beach and a series of works dedicated to famous locales in Miami Beach such as The Bass Museum, Faena Hotel Miami Beach, and South Pointe Park. In 2017, Sergey created large panoramic Art Deco style illustrations for the interior and exterior of the grocery store Silpo in Kiev, Ukraine. Sergey has been included on the short lists of international festivals and exhi-
bitions: shortlist 2015 International Fine Arts Competition by Art Fusion Galleries; Runner-up of open contest «DIGITAL DECADE 2016» (London); RAW Event Miami, personal exhibition (June, 2018). In 2018 the Art Deco Welcome Center was decorated with a large Welcome To Miami Beach poster design with the symbols of Miami Beach in Art Deco style created by Sergey. It has become a popular photo-taking spot for visitors to Ocean Drive. Discover more about Sergey’s works and illustrations atdotz3s.com and dotz3s.com/ portfolio.
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THE BARK DECO DOG SHOW
Sunday, Jan 20th REGISTRATION AT 11:30AM - 12:30PM SHOW STARTS AT 1:00PM FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Welcome back to the fifth annual Bark Deco Dog Show, sponsored by Blue Buffalo! DOGS FEATURED PROMINENTLY in Art Deco life. The love of all things streamlined influenced the popularity of certain breeds in the ‘20s and ‘30s with images of Greyhounds, Borzois and Salukis. These breeds were particularly popular in mainstream art and cultural icons, as well as dogs such as Scottish terriers being popular in jewelry pins and broaches. Art Deco Weekend will be celebrating the role of dogs with its own “Bark Deco Dog Show” held on Sunday January 20th at 1 PM. This is a fun dog show full of prizes and ribbons and special treats – anyone with a dog can enter. In addition to seeing some of the finest and most talented dogs of Miami, there will be a mini-show of dogs looking for adoption as well as other guest dogs and their handlers. This is a fun dog show full of prizes and ribbons and special treats – anyone with a dog can enter. In addition to seeing some of the finest and most talented dogs of Miami, there will be a mini-show of dogs looking
for adoption as well as other guest dogs and their handlers. This is one of the most popular events during Art Deco Weekend. You can register on the day, but to be guaranteed entry please register online. If you do so, you will receive a special gift on the day.
CATEGORIES 1. Miami Dog’s Got Talent 2. Most Art Deco 3. Waggiest Tail Dog 4. Best Look-A-Like 5. Best Rescue 6. Best Brace (pair of dogs) 7. Most Original Costume 8. Most Adorable • Winners of the above 8 categories will automatically be entered in the Blue Buffalo Best in Show
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LUMMUS PARK • 1PM BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH STREET FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Special appearances by Miami-Dade Animal Services Pet Adoption & Southeastern Guide Dogs
9. Blue Buffalo Best in Show - The People’s Choice CONDITIONS OF ENTRY • No puppies under 4 months old • Dogs must have up to date vaccinations • No aggressive dogs. Disruptive dogs will be dismissed – NO EXCEPTIONS • No sick dogs • No female dogs in season • All dogs must be on leash and under control at all times • Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dog
MIAMI-DADE ANIMAL SERVICES’ HOPE EXPRESS Connect, adopt and fall in love with a furry, living work of natural art. Miami-Dade Animal Services’ HOPE Express has beautiful puppies, dogs, cats and kittens excited to meet you and friendly caring adoption counselors to make adoption a breeze. Adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, deworming, microchip and age-appropriate vaccines. SCHEDULE: Saturday, January 19th: 10am-4pm, HOPE Express Mobile Unit - Dogs & Cats Sunday, January 20th: 10am-4pm, HOPE Express Mobile Unit - Dogs & Cats
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ART DECO
Coloring Guidebook
Jake Rose
Illustrations by Various Artists
Miami COLORING BOOK
“My New Coloring Book, Color Miami Beach Art Deco celebrates Miami Beach’s architectural beauty.” THIS IS JAKE ROSE, AUTHOR of Color Our Town series of coloring books. My books depict both small towns and big cities in America through vivid and detailed line drawings. But until now, I have focused mainly on New York City and Long Island. That changed with a venture earlier this year when I visited Miami Beach with my family. Miami Beach is known for its beautiful Art Deco architecture, pristine beaches, and fascinating nightlife. The beautiful Art Deco architecture in particular was a perfect fit for a coloring book, as its simple yet elegant designs made it a natural fit for line drawings. The most striking aspect of Miami Beach is its multitude of ritzy and suave hotels. These include such masterpieces as the McAlpin, the Cavalier, Essex House,
the Carlyle, the Breakwater, the Plymouth, the Delano, the Colony, Ocean Plaza, and the Crescent. Each of these hotels has a unique feature that makes them perfect for a coloring book. Those features range from boldly delineated geometric shapes to bold aquamarine colors and neon lighting. In short, Miami Beach was a blast. It was a great place to take my Color Our Town series to new horizons. It provided new opportunities to reach out to museums, theaters, hotels, and other locals of interest. It offered fresh perspectives on architecture as art. Most importantly, it showed how to mix a sense of business and fun together into one compact package. To view some of the art from my Color Miami and Color Miami Beach Art Deco, visit my site at www.colormiami.com
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RETRO FASHION SHOW
Saturday, Jan 19th • 2pm
Lummus Park between 12th and 13th Street at Ocean Drive THE ART DECO WEEKEND RETRO FASHION show is unlike any fashion Show to hit a Miami Beach runway. A labor of love and passion by director Angela La Muse, vintage lifestyle enthusiast, pin-up model & burlesque artist, she has curated a runway with a variety of vintage, retro reproductions as well as indie designers who will be presenting their Art Deco inspired fashions. Featuring celebrity emcee Janine Stanwood from Channel 10 News!
FEATURED DESIGNERS
Mara Huard - Aerial Clothing SRQ is a clothing line of one of a kind pieces meant to move with and compliment a woman who isn’t afraid to fully express herself. Aerial is carried in a few small boutiques and online at aerialclothingsrq.com. Since 2010, designer Mara Huard has been creating garments that offer a unique sensibility while never sacrificing comfort. The collection invites wearers to express their most authentic self. Mara draws inspiration from the beautiful Florida weather and environs as well as her work as a yoga teacher and enthusiast. Color and print are key elements of each design as well as innovative patterning techniques. Each item is produced locally from a storefront studio in the Gulf Gate neighborhood of South Sarasota. Luis Aponte - Luis Aponte is a Miami based clothing line specialized in womenswear apparel created by Founder Luis Aponte and Co-founder Melida Sanchez. They attended the Miami International University of Art and Design. The brand was launched during 2014 at Mercedes Benz NYFW with six looks of interchangeable pieces. The brand
Mara Huard designs trendsetting prints that are featured in every collection. They create the printed art on the fabric; design the silhouettes, pattern make, cut, and construct the entire line from beginning to end locally in Miami. Every piece is custom made to order in our Atelier located in Downtown Miami. High quality and dedication is our recipe for every creation. Our expert team of professionals crafts every single
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Luis Aponte
and has attracted a coterie of high-profile clients. Known for her effortlessly chic robes, Drea’s work draws inspiration from Old Hollywood, as well as traditional Asian fashion and art. Now located in Boston and Miami. By appointment only: 617-212-0028 dreadesigncouture.com Yaima Victoria - Yaima Victoria Reyes is a couture dress designer. At the age of ten, her family moved to Kansas City, where the city’s rich history in dressmaking inspired her enthusiasm for fashion.
garment and turn our precious prints into work of arts. To reduce waste, many of our items are made to order therefore we are always open to customizing items particularly to fit your style. Our collection consists of innovative pieces that transition from day to night with our own artwork sublimated into prints. luisaponte.me Drea Couture- Boston-based designer Drea, of Drea Designs Couture is the recipient of The Fashion Group of International of Boston award and the Catwalk for the Cure: Best of Show for Asian Collection. Drea has worked as a designer at the Boston Ballet and has showcased her work at Boston Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. Her work has been featured in numerous print and online publications Drea Couture Yaima Victoria Her designs are a mix of the vintage styles that have surrounded her along with a touch of modern glamour, which she creates under her own label: YaviReyes. Her designs have been worn by beauty pageant winners, showcased in several fashion shows and most recently worn by fellow designer Mercedes Brunelli to the Emmy Awards Official Gift Suite. yavireyes.com
FILM SERIES
THE GANG’S ALL HERE (1943) Sunday, January 20th 4pm • FREE Miami Beach Cinematheque 1130 Washington Avenue Miami Beach
The Gang’s All Here is a 1943 American Twentieth Century Fox Technicolor musical film starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and James Ellison. The film, directed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, is considered a camp classic, and is noted for its use of musical numbers with fruit hats. Included among the 10 highest-grossing films of that year, it was at that time Fox’s most expensive production.
TOP HAT (1935) Sunday, January 20th • 8pm • FREE Soundscape Park 400 17th Street • Miami Beach
Top Hat is a 1935 American screwball musical comedy film in which Fred Astaire plays an American dancer named Jerry Travers, who comes to London to star in a show produced by Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton). He meets and attempts to impress Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) to win her affection. The film also features Eric Bloreas Hardwick’s valet Bates, Erik Rhodes as Alberto Beddini, a fashion designer and rival for Dale’s affections, and Helen Broderick as Hardwick’s long-suffering wife Madge.
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