A week of "kick off" events are scheduled in October in advance of Palm Springs Modernism Week in February, the groups behind the design event announced this week.
Modernism Week is a celebration of the popular design aesthetic from the 1950s and 1960s. A series of events will be held over Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 11-14, and Modernism Week itself is scheduled for Feb. 13-23.
October's events will include architectural tours, a retro "yard" sale, a cocktail party and double-decker bus tours, according to organizers.
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"We're thrilled to coordinate our October holiday weekend events with the efforts of other local partner organizations to produce this fall season kick-off, which has grown over the last two years into a wonderful preview of Modernism Week," said Lisa Vossler Smith, executive director of Modernism Week. "We hope that desert residents and visitors will enjoy this opportunity to experience the same quality of tours and events, but without the larger crowds of our main event in spring."
Tickets go on sale Aug. 1. Tours will leave from the Hilton hotel on East Tahquitz Canyon Way, and all events are open to the public.
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For information and tickets, go to www.modernismweek.com.
— City News Service.
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