Official Art Deco Weekend 2023 Collectible Program Guide

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About Us 14 Mapping Modernity: The Power of the Map, by Lea Nickless, Wolfsonian-FIU 18 Radio Waves Exhibit at Art Deco Museum Highlights Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio 24 Lecture Series In collaboration with WolfsonianFIU with the theme “Art Deco Worldwide” 26 Deco Dress-Up Get inspired to dress the part. 27 Shop the Artisan Market

Live Music Line-up for our jazz stage.

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Dancing

Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Project Celebrating 13 years of documenting Miami Beach’s history. 38 Event Map & Full Schedule of Events

Classic Car Show See all makes and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles from the early 1900s up to 1993 45 Guided Tours A list of MDPL’S tour offerings during Art Deco Weekend.

Meet Poster Artist Sergey Serebrennikov

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Sketch with Urban Sketchers

Off to the World Congress: 1991 to 2023 By Robin Grow, Art Deco & Modernism Society of Australia

Art Deco Kids Zone

Arf Deco Dog Walk

Film Series A selection of films hand-picked by O Cinema South Beach.

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LETTER FROM THE MIAMI BEACH MAYOR

Friends,

Welcome to the 2023 edition of the annual Art Deco Weekend in the City of Miami Beach. Our city is proud to be a major supporter of the longest running free community cultural festival, now in its 46th year.

This year’s theme is "Art Deco Worldwide”, in honor of the upcoming 16th World Congress on Art Deco which will be taking place in South Florida, April 18-30, 2023.

In addition to our wealth of historic architecture and arts and culture amenities, our city also enjoys beautiful beaches and great culinary traditions. In Miami Beach, there is truly something for everyone.

Enjoy Art Deco Weekend and your time visiting us!

Sincerely, Dan Gelber Mayor

JACK JOHNSON MDPL CHAIR

WELCOME TO THE 2023 EDITION OF ART DECO WEEKEND!

Our theme this year is “Art Deco Worldwide.” We are celebrating how Art Deco connects us all, in anticipation of the 16th World Congress on Art Deco, which will be taking place April 18-30.

Our lecture series will reflect this theme, including Michael Lassers’s ondemand virtual talk on “Astaire, Rogers, and the Art Deco Dream,” Jennifer Wong’s lecture on The Father of Chinese Art Deco Architecture and Walter Nelson’s lecture on Dancing in the Age of Deco at the Wolfsonian-FIU.

Spend the weekend with us, taking 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. You can explore all of this yourself or you can take tours led by our trained tour guides.

The MDPL staff, volunteers, and Board have 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 Ocean Drive walking tour, the Flamingo Park neighborhood Tour, the Artisan Market along Ocean Drive, and our series of Art Deco films at O Cinema South Beach. You can find the details for all these events in this Program Guide. And there’s lots more to choose from.

And don’t forget to visit the official MDPL Gift Shop in the Welcome Center. It has been completely reimagined and reorganized and is now the best shopping experience to be found anywhere on Miami Beach!

HAVE A GREAT ART DECO WEEKEND!

Johnson, Chair of the Board Miami Design Preservation League

Jack

MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Chair Jack D. Johnson

Vice-Chair Nina Weber Worth Secretary Sandra Scidmore

Treasurer Joel Levine

Directors

John Bachay, Geo Darder, Jack L. Finglass, Guy Forchion, Ira Giller, Janis Good, Julie Isaacson, Jack D. Johnson, Tanya K. Bhatt, Marc Lawrence, Sarah Leddick, Joel Levine, Lynette Long, Mitch Novick, Michael Raynes, Stuart Reed, Sandra Scidmore, Anabelle Torek, Nina Weber Worth

Chair Emeritus Michael D. Kinerk

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Finance and Legal Joel Levine World Congress on Art Deco 2023 Jack D. Johnson

Tour Guides John Bachay Programs Janis Good Development Anabelle Torek

STAFF

Executive Director Daniel Ciraldo

Bookkeeper Jeanette Travieso CPA

Guest Experience Director Mark Gordon

Special Projects and Grants Manager Matthew Gultanoff

Archivists Emily Teller & Patricia Díaz Zeas

Digital Content Marketing Patricia Cárdenas

Program Support Julie Fornary Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Lee Polikar

Video Production Brandon Swarthout Visitor Center and Museum Staff

Dorn Martell, Jeremy Collins, Clarena Orozco, Damian Rudys, Roussana Argudin, Azalia Alvarez, Pamela Boudreaux, Barbara Carino

VOLUNTEER

TOUR GUIDES

Sandra Scidmore, Howard Brayer, Julie Fornary, Martin Jean, Joel Levine, John Bachay, Melinda Berman, Gregg Chislett, Gina Davidson, Jack D. Johnson, Melissa Kishel, Franziska Medina, Lois Randall, Damian Rudys, Paola Bortolin, Faruk Sarikece

BARBARA BAER CAPITMAN ARCHIVES

Dennis Wilhelm, Chair Emeritus

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Jack D. Johnson, Sarah Leddick, Marc Lawrence, Julie Isaacson, Mitch Novick, Roger Goldblatt, Amy Handlin, Jack Finglass, Jeannette Dorfman

PUBLIC HISTORIAN Jeff Donnelly

FOUNDERS Barbara Baer Capitman, Andrew Capitman & Leonard Horowitz

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Iris Chase

Visit MDPL.org for more information

MAPPING MODERNITY: The Power of the Map

Visit the museum at 10th and Washington Avenue, just down the street from the Art Deco Welcome Center.

By Lea Nickless

The exhibition Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age on view at The Wolfsonian–FIU, a museum and study center located in the heart of the Art Deco Historic District, does what The Wolfsonian does best—it examines the modern age through its renowned trove of design, propaganda, and material culture. In this case, geographic imagery provides fodder for an exploration of international power dynamics and a framework to activate curiosity and make connections.

Corporations, the media, states, and political alliances have long appropriated cartographic imagery to promote ideas and products and to associate themselves with the larger world. Focusing on the first half of the twentieth century, the exhibition explores how these institutions of power used maps and other representations of geography to influence diverse audiences. In this essay, I point out examples that show how designers employed Art Deco stylistic features in order to make these representations visually compelling.

Often considered scientific and accurate depictions of reality, maps reflect an existing collective narrative, presenting spatial relationships through ever-shifting political, cultural, and societal filters. Further, maps are informed by the cartographer’s choices—what to include or exclude, what to emphasize or ignore. When these choices are driven by economic, nationalistic, or political interests, maps can become agents of manipulation with immense power to form global views. The exhibition encourages a consideration of “whose choices, why, and for whom?” and offers insights into the interests and intentions behind the imagery.

All photographs by Lynton Gardiner

Gallery View of Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age

Business interests such as manufacturers of the radio, a groundbreaking early twentieth-century technology linking its audience to the world, frequently incorporated map and globe imagery in their design and marketing materials. This large-scale panel, one of six designed for the Westinghouse exhibition at the 1933 Chicago A Century of Progress International Exposition, positions Pittsburgh, headquarters for the corporation, at the center of a world map. Concentric circles radiate out, referencing the first commercial radio broadcast (a Westinghouse triumph) that “made the whole world a neighborhood.” The panels at the side depict the wide range of content delivered via radio—everything from concerts to boxing matches. The stylized images—a Deco hallmark—are rendered in inlaid Micarta, a Westinghouse plastic product developed for insulation but newly adapted as a decorative medium.

International world’s fairs and expositions of the Deco era naturally embraced geographic iconography in architectural features, promotional materials, and souvenirs. The iconic Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the event’s central branding element, is an example of the incorporation of the globe as logo. The fair optimistically promoted “The World of Tomorrow,” even as the Second World War loomed.

Imperial powers too recognized the value of geographic imagery in their promotional products—for both the colonizers and the colonized.

In Great Britain, the Empire Marketing Board commissioned a poster from designer MacDonald Gill to promote trade with its colonies. First displayed on billboards at ten by twenty feet, it was the largest poster printed at that time. Smaller versions for public sales and distribution to British and dominion schools were also produced. The map’s unusual projection, an act of cartographic manipulation, positions the British Isles at its center, highlighting the empire’s extensive holdings in red.

Map-related imagery aimed at children also proliferated. Maps, globes, and atlases filled classrooms and homes and factored prominently in children’s storybooks, toys, and games. From an early age, children were informed about their native land as well as their relationship to faraway places. This large-scale linoleum pictorial map of the

Booklet, New York World’s Fair, The World of Tomorrow, c. 1939 Tichnor Brothers, Inc., Boston, publisher The Wolfsonian–FIU, Gift of James and Martha Sweeny, XC2017.01.2.113

Panel, Radio Broadcasting, 1933 Center panel from the Westinghouse Pavilion, 1933 Chicago A Century of Progress International Exposition; top and bottom panels from the Westinghouse offices, Pittsburgh, c. 1935

United States was designed for children as a play mat but also as a vehicle for information. A 1938 ad called it “a marvelous way to acquaint your children with their own United States!,” and enthused that “small children will love playing travel with their boats and trains, going from city to city, absorbing geographical facts without even knowing it!”

American nationalism is evident in this sheet music cover in which beams radiate from a flag of the United States. Published by “I AM,” a California-based cult movement established in 1932 by Guy and Edna Ballard, the image connects to the movement’s promotion of patriotism. According to Ballard— who self-identified as the reincarnation of George Washington—the U.S. was to play an important role in an unspecified world plan. Conflict and war were by far the greatest generators of maps and graphic depictions designed to persuade and manipulate. During periods of conflict, political powers escalated the use of cartographic expertise in the service of creating division and hate-mongering. Frightening images were intended to control populations and trigger responses such as fear, anger, and hatred.

Metaphorical maps inhabited by terrifying imagery as well as stereotypically racist depictions dehumanizing and demonizing the “Other,” created a powerfully divisive dynamic—“Us” versus “Them.”

The exhibition includes multiple images of monstrous octopi, creatures evoking a visceral fear of evil lurking in the depths. This example, published in London by the Dutch government-in-exile during the Second World War, depicts Japan’s 1942 occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) as a menacing yellow octopus, its head formed by Japan’s rising sun and its arms strangling the Dutch colonies in a sinister allusion to Japanese imperialist ambitions.

Top left: Poster, Highways of Empire. Buy Empire Goods from Home and Overseas, 1927. Macdonald Gill (British, 1884–1947), designer.

Left: Rug, Armstrong Quaker Rug, No. 4705, c, 1938. Armstrong Linoleum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, maker Feltbased linoleum, paint

Above: Sheet music, America Our Own Beloved Land, 1939. May DaCamara (American, 1894–1976), designer; Godfré Ray King (b. Guy Ballard; American 1878–1939), composer; Saint Germain Press Inc., Chicago, publisher; The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Private Collection, T2020.1026.7

Left: Poster, Indie moet vrij! Werkt en vecht ervoor! [The East Indies Must Be Free! Work and Fight for It!], 1944, Pat Keely (British, 1901–1970), designer Regeringsvoorlichtingsdienst (R.V.D.), London, publisher. Offset lithograph. The Wolfsonian–FIU, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, TD1990.340.146

Below: Leaflet, L’Italia farà da sé [Italy Will Take Care of Itself], 1943 RY, designer. Psychological Warfare Division, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Great Britain, publisher. The Wolfsonian–FIU, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

The shape of a country, sometimes referred to as a logo map, appears in various contexts. The boot of Italy kicks a surprised Mussolini, his hat lifting off his head, in a Second World War-era leaflet that would have been dropped from aircraft over Italian troops in Tunisia. The title mocks a patriotic motto that was adopted to support the policy of self-sufficiency—autarchy—which was Mussolini’s response to economic sanctions. Insinuating that Italian troops should remove Mussolini themselves, this piece and other propaganda were produced by the Psychological Warfare Division, a British-American organization charged with undermining German and Italian soldiers’ morale.

Despite tremendous changes in cartography over the last one hundred years, geographic imagery continues to resonate with power as a tool to gather, share and disseminate information about the world and to explore and interpret dramatic changes impacting everyday life. Present-day technology’s ability to generate data and broaden public access to information necessitates an ongoing process of vigilance to guard against bias, manipulation, or misinformation—the hidden pitfalls of maps.

These objects and their stories represent a brief glimpse of what is on view in Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age.

For a deeper dive, visit The Wolfsonian, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–6pm; open until 9pm on Fridays. Plotting Power is on view through April 16th.

A companion book is available at the design store.

RADIO WAVES Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio

Visit the museum at the Art Deco Welcome Center for its latest exhibition.

By Patricia Cárdenas

As we enter the winter season and celebrate Miami Beach’s arts and culture scene, we’re teleporting back to the earliest days of the city.

Before there was an Art Deco District, there was the untamed island of what was soon to be Miami Beach.

It has been over 100 years since the earliest radio towers and stations set foot in Miami.

And the city as we know it today couldn’t have blossomed without the Golden Age of Radio.

MDPL’s latest exhibition Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio, at the Art Deco Museum— dives into a time when Miami Beach was growing and expanding by the minute thanks in part to the new technology, which was quickly taking over the U.S. and abroad.

In 1915, Miami Beach was a brand new city carved out of a jungle. Years prior, the Marconi Brothers had erected radio towers on the island as the first broadcast medium took over communications.

These new changes signaled the start of the machine age, as never before had cities been able to connect and reach each other in such a way.

Radio played a key role in promoting Miami Beach as an attractive winter destination. The city’s pioneers, like Carl Fisher, John Collins, and the Lummus Brothers were all passionate about bringing new life to the city through tourism and new developments, including radio. This emphasis on innovation, culture and transport made Miami Beach the World’s Winter Playland.

And just like radios became a staple for cars and homes, they became a staple in Miami Beach’s hotels. In fact, one of the city’s former hotels is the site of its first-ever commercial radio station.

The Fleetwood Hotel (1924, Frank V. Newell) opened in January 1925, also debuting the brand new WMBF (Wonderful Miami Beach Florida). At 15 stories, it was the tallest building in the state at the time, and you could spot its antenna from its tallest roof.

Later, in 1926, the Nautilus Hotel (1924, Leonard Schultze and S. Fullerton Weaver), built by Carl G. Fisher, also began broadcasting from its own station, WIOD (Wonderful Isle of Dreams).

Radio enhanced and supported new waves of development, entertainment, and tourism in Miami Beach. Suddenly, listeners statewide— including prospective homeowners and tourists— could tune in and picture the sunny escape to the beach.

Miami’s earliest radio stations were representative of its beautiful sunshine and unique culture, helping many of its diverse communities find their voice and space within the city.

For example, Jack “The Rapper,” one of the earliest prominent black DJs, who founded the first Black-owned station in Atlanta, also worked in Miami throughout the civil rights movement. Similarly, WKAT, a Jewish radio station founded by former Miami Beach mayor Frank Katzetine hosted “The Jewish Hour” show, which nurtured the local Jewish community.

Radio became essential to wartime communications and news and by 1941, 90% of households had purchased radios for family entertainment.

From 1941 to 1944, The War Department used around 300 Miami Beach hotels to station soldiers. This received widespread coverage on radio and print, including a cover story in Life Magazine in 1942.

Towers of radio station WIOD, 1926

Radio broadcast rig at the Fleetwood Hotel after a hurricane, 1926

As in architectural design, radio design of this period was influenced by both Art Deco and Streamline Moderne.

Photo credit: Peter Sheridan

Radio also helped lure in tourists seeking the best in entertainment. Many show business notables would come to the island to perform on air, in clubs, and in its many hotels, including Frank Sinatra and Ed Sullivan.

As the world began to recover following the war in the 1950s, both Art Deco and Streamline Moderne aesthetics took over art and architecture as emblems of progress and industrialization. These ideas and designs became internationally known as world fairs were showing off new inventions and designs for tomorrow.

Streamlining, inspired by the spirit of transport, could be spotted on radios, trains, planes, ocean liners, cars, and home appliances. Over in Miami Beach, it was incorporated into the designs of many of the buildings we know and love today.

Architects such as L. Murray Dixon and Henry Hohauser were instrumental in designing many of the buildings that make up the Miami Beach Architectural District. They were both influenced by streamlining trends like curves, towers, window eyebrows, and neon.

The new style was not just futuristic but also allowed for lower construction costs, and similarly, the radio underwent a radical transformation in its designs and aesthetic.

Physically, they upgraded from wooden, ornate family stations to sleeker, streamlined compact devices. Some of the most popular materials for Art Deco radios, which were mass-produced, included wood, synthetic plastics, resins, polymers, and acrylics.

Art Deco radios were mass-produced, yet they were manufactured in an endless array of forms, materials, and colors. Wooden cases were used, as were moldable synthetic plastics made from resins such as Bakelite, Catalin, and Tenite.

Emerson Patriot Radio by Norman Belle Geddes

Detrola T-2 “Egyptian” (1938)

“Majestic 463 Century Six,” 1933

Transistor radios, which became popular during wartime in the 1950s, also revolutionized their design, allowing listeners to carry the news with them wherever they went. By the 1960’s and ‘70s, radios had become the most popular form of electronic communication.

This more portable size of transistor radio also revolutionized how we consume popular music, sparking a new wave of devices that evolved into the boomboxes, disc players, iPods, and smartphones we rely on for news, entertainment, and more.

Today, radio is still one of the most widely-used forms of media for Americans, standing the test of time as one of the most reliable and historic forms of communication and entertainment. And just like the trademark hotels that adorn the streets of Miami Beach, it will remain one of its true cultural pillars and the reason millions get to enjoy its sea, sun, and sand year-round.

Radio Waves will be on display at the Art Deco Museum (1001 Ocean Dr) throughout 2023. Admission is free for Miami-Dade residents. $5 General Admission. This exhibition is produced in collaboration with Little Gables Group and with the support of MDPL’s members, the City of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, and the State of Florida. Exhibit radios graciously loaned by the Harvey Mattel Collection.

Many of the buildings that make up the Art Deco District match the radios in their sleek style, adorned flair, and signature aerodynamic, nautical streamlining detailing.

Marlin Hotel (1200 Collins Ave)

McAlpin Hotel (1430) Ocean Dr

Crescent Hotel (1420 Ocean Dr)

LECTURE SERIES

LIMITED SEATING: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

FRIDAY, JAN 13TH

ASTAIRE, ROGERS, AND THE ART DECO DREAM

12 pm – 1 pm

Michael Lasser

Virtual Lecture

This is a VIRTUAL, pre-recorded event. RSVP on the website to receive a link to the on-demand recording when it becomes available. Glistening dance floors, star-lit skies, sequined gowns, white tie and tails—and the sleek, witty, romantic songs of the age. We have the hard edges of tapping yet the dances and singing are also open and airy. This is the Art Deco sensibility at play in American popular music. Michael Lasser is a writer, speaker, teacher, and critic. He is the author of three books: America’s Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley (co-written with Philip Furia), America’s Songs II: From the 1890s to the Post-War Years, and City Songs and American Life, 1900-1950.

SATURDAY, JAN 14TH

THE FATHER OF CHINESE ART DECO ARCHITECTURE

11 am – 12 pm

Jennifer Wong Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

During the height of the Art Deco era, a wave of Chinese artists came to Paris to learn from Western culture. Among them was architect Liu Jipiao, the organizer and designer of China’s section at the famous 1925 Paris Exposition (which introduced the world to Art Deco), and a key figure in bringing modernist art and architecture to his home country. The architect’s granddaughter, Jennifer Wong, will relate Liu’s life as a student in Paris, his work as an architect and educator on his return to China, and the dramatic change in fortunes that led to him and his family relocating to America.

SATURDAY, JAN 14TH

DANCING IN THE AGE OF DECO

1 pm – 2 pm Walter Nelson Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

In the 1920s and ’30s, social dancing was more popular in America than at any other time in history. Dancing happened almost anywhere people got together, infused with the same modern spirit that animated the art and architecture of the period.

The popularity of dance created a vast infrastructure to support it, from sumptuous dance palaces to nightclubs and many other building types, often in the latest architectural styles. Historian and instructor Walter Nelson uses images and film from the era to capture this lost world of social dance, correcting the very distorted view in today’s popular culture about how people danced in the past.

MAPS AND THE SELLING OF THE SUNSHINE STATE

3 pm - 4 pm Lea Nickless Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

In the early 20th century, maps played a central role in the development of modern Florida—going beyond the logistics of guiding tourists, investors, and other northerners on their routes to the Sunshine State. Wolfsonian curator Lea Nickless will show how maps were crucial for the promotion of Florida as a premier destination for sunshine and leisure, investment and industry, through graphic strategies that enhanced the state’s appeal. Catch

LECTURE SERIES

LIMITED SEATING: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

Nickless’s talk, then visit the exhibition she curated, Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age, to see examples of geographic imagery used to persuade and manipulate.

SUNDAY, JAN 15TH

ART DECO’S DECLINE AND RECOVERY ON MIAMI BEACH

11 am - 12 pm

Alan Raynor Art Deco Museum, 1001 Ocean Drive

Alan Raynor had a career in the business world but has always had a hand in the Arts. He wrote a musical comedy - the book and music - and wrote four scripts for full-length films. In his senior years he developed the skill of sculpting in glass. In a thirty-year span he has actively supported the Art Deco Societies of New York and Miami.

ANOTHER LANDMARK BITES THE DUST: A PRESERVATIONIST’S SCRAPBOOK

1 pm - 2 pm • Nancy Liebman

Art Deco Museum, 1001 Ocean Drive

Nancy Liebman presents her personal scrapbook chronicling her experiences and memories of the bitter sweet ups and downs of Miami Beach Preservation. She will tell the tales of her years as a preservation activist from the earliest days of the Miami Beach movement through to today. Come share in this rare opportunity to hear the stories told by a person who not only lived them, but stood fast on the front line in the fight to save the historic architecture and unique culture of Miami Beach.

Nancy will have copies of her first book

Preservation Dreams: Reflections of a Miami Beach Activist available for purchase at this presentation. Her book Another Landmark Bites the Dust: A Preservationist’s Scrapbook will be out in early February.

ISLANDIA: THE MIAMI BEACH THAT WASN’T 2 pm - 3 pm

Jason Katz Art Deco Museum, 1001 Ocean Drive

In 1962, property owners incorporated The City of Islandia into Dade County. Encompassing 33 islands in Biscayne Bay, Islandia had a population in the single digits. Property owners lobbied for multiple different causeways from Mainland South Florida to their island community. They platted subdivisions. Everything seemed to be on track for major development of these “Pearl Islands” as Ralph Munroe called them. But then, the Federal Government decided to create Biscayne National Park instead. What can we learn from this rare tale of environmental success in South Florida? Jason Katz will tell you all about it.

Jason Katz is the publisher of Islandia Journal, a (sub)tropical periodical of regional myth, folklore, history, and ecology. He is a contributing editor to Burnaway Magazine. Jason was born and raised in Miami.

MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU AND OUR STELLAR LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS.

Get Your Deco On! Join Art Deco Weekend’s 1920s Time Warp Celebration on Ocean Drive.

Anyone can do it! You know you want to.

Art Deco is worldwide. Visitors to Miami Beach and ADW also represent the whole world. Join in the fun of Art Deco Weekend 2023 by dressing Deco. Show off your worldly Art Deco fashion sense, cultural heritage or any combination of the two you can dream up. All it takes is items from your own closet or a thrift shop and a bit of creativity.

To enter, stop by the MDPL booth to show your 1920’s style and you will be eligible for a random prize drawing later in the weekend.

Read MDPL’s Guest Post: How to Dress Art Deco by Barbara Pickell https://mdpl.org/blog/2020/11/guest-post-how-to-dress-art-deco

To register, visit us online at artdecoweekend.org

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Shop the Artisan Market

Ocean Drive between 6th and 11th Street

Friday, Jan. 13 th Noon – 10 pm

Saturday, Jan.14th 10 am – 10 pm

Sunday, Jan. 15th 10 am – 8 pm

Visit our Artisan Market to find unique products for sale by local and national sellers. Next to the palms in Lummus Park where you can admire the historic, pastel-colored Art Deco buildings along Ocean Drive.

CAB CALLOWAY: An Art Deco Retrospective

By Patricia Cárdenas

In all the history of American popular music, there has been no performer quite as captivating as Cab Calloway. From his days at Harlem’s iconic Cotton Club to his stardom in Hollywood and finally, his status as one of Art Deco’s true American icons, Calloway’s vivid legacy lives on to this day.

He’s been called a pioneer not just in jazz but popular music, credited with helping pave the way for megastars like James Brown and Michael Jackson, and also as one of the godfathers of rap and hip-hop whose celebrity helped bridge many cultural and racial gaps of the era.

So, how did it all begin? And where does MDPL’s Art Deco Weekend fit into it?

Born Christmas Day, 1907, in Rochester, NY, Cabell “Cab” Calloway began performing at Chicago’s Sunset Cafe, where he mingled among greats like Louis Armstrong, who taught him how to scat.

From there, he found a home at Harlem’s quintessential jazz hotspot of the era, the Cotton Club. The club was known for allowing black artists to perform but not attend as patrons. In 1931, Cab Calloway and his Orchestra became one of the venue’s staple acts, taking over Duke Ellington’s spot while he was on tour.

That same year his signature song, “Minnie the Moocher” became the highest-charting song of 1931. Known for its call-and-response chant of hi-de-ho, it was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2019 by the Library of Congress.

The success of “Minnie the Moocher” made Calloway not just a Cotton Club staple, but a bonafide Hollywood star. His appearances in pictures like Stormy Weather (1943), and Ebony Parade (1947)— as well as lending his voice and likeness for cartoons like Betty Boop— further cemented his status as an American icon.

At the height of his orchestra’s run at the Cotton Club, he and his group also went on the road, playing statewide at segregated venues where tensions soon got too hot to handle.

Revisiting his many drop-ins at Art Deco Weekend® and the return of his iconic band, now led by his grandson, C. Calloway Brooks.

Promotional poster for Art Deco Weekend® 1994 featuring Calloway

The race riots inspired Calloway to use his earnings to transport himself and his band through chartered trains across the nation. He toured the Jim Crow South and was known for playing at Overtown sanctuaries like the Clover Club.

ART DECO & JIVE

Culturally, Calloway was a trailblazer not just in music, but also in fashion, with his trademark zoot suits making a big splash among the counterculture. “Zoot suit is the ultimate American civilian garment. Very deco in its prominent diagonal/circular geometry and cultural etymology,” says C. Calloway Brooks, the jazz legend’s grandson.

“I have a deep love for Art Deco’s zooty style of clean primitivist futurism, its neo-tribal, multi-cultural geometric fundamentalism, celebrating afresh the energy of the diagonal and the circle, of color, ombre, and gleam. The complex interaction of simple elements - so characteristic of Deco style - is also fundamental to my grandfather’s artistic vision,” he says.

The iconoclastic suits were the peak of modernity, borrowing from trends across the globe, like sharp British stadium shoes, Cuban parachute pants, and Egyptian cotton shirts. The look was also often paired with European accessories, like a German pocket watch, Italian knitted socks, and a Chinese silk tie.

Calloway’s lexicon also took over the mainstream, bridging the gap between jazz enthusiasts and jazz performers. In 1938, he published Cab Calloway’s Cat-ologue: A “Hepster’s” Dictionary. It’s known as the first

dictionary published by an African American and the official jive language reference book.

The jive language helped cement jazz culture and vocabulary into the American zeitgeist while staying true to its Harlem roots. Poet Lemn Sissay said, “Cab Calloway was taking ownership of language for a people who, just a few generations before, had their own languages taken away.”

Calloway was above all, a trailblazer for performers who came after him, who note his singularity and his impact in breaking through many of the racial tensions that dominated segregated America in the 1930s and 40s.

Hepster’s Dictionary featured in 1996 Art Deco Weekend Guide

Calloway at Historic Overtown’s former Clover Club

ADW program from 1992 signed by Calloway Thanks to Michael Kinerk and Dennis Wilhelm

“No living pathfinder in American popular music or its jazz and rock ‘n’ roll capillaries is so frequently emulated yet so seldom acknowledged as Cabell ‘Cab’ Calloway,” wrote Billboard back in 1993. “He arguably did more things first and better than any other band leader of his generation.”

Calloway paved the way for jazz musicians and for Americans to embrace a wider conversation about shared cultural heritage, from the clothes we wore to the words we spoke and music we shared - he represented a larger ongoing cultural shift that is ever present even today.

Calloway is a symbol of progress, not just of Art Deco in all its glory— but also of the remnants of segregation, which were felt in Miami with its roots as a Southern city.

THE CAB CALLOWAY ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO ART DECO WEEKEND FEATURING GRANDSON C. CALLOWAY BROOKS

As we gear up for the 46th Annual Art Deco Weekend, MDPL is proudly looking back at some of its fondest memories of hosting and celebrating Calloway at the Art Deco Weekend and our Moon Over Miami ball throughout the years.

On the 15th Annual Art Deco Weekend in 1992, Calloway headlined and performed onstage.

Michael Kinerk, MDPL chairman emeritus, vividly recalls the event. “We had our largest Sunday attendance ever with many thousands crowded into the park and Ocean Drive also packed with people,” said Kinerk, who helped Calloway prep for his performance.

“He was halting and frail as he approached the outdoor stage in Lummus Park, but once on stage, he became alive, animated, and electric in a magical transformation… He was a true Art Deco superstar.”

“He was very happy to be housed in penthouse suites in Art Deco refurbished Miami

Beach hotels. Once we put him at the Raleigh Hotel penthouse, which he loved.”

The iconic Cab Calloway Orchestra, now led by his grandson, Chris Calloway Brooks, will be performing live at Art Deco Weekend on Friday, January 13 for MDPL members, and Saturday, January 14.

Brooks began playing with his grandfather as a student at the New England Conservatory of Music. He took over the reins as orchestra leader for his grandfather’s band in 1998, four years after the singer’s passing in 1994.

“I am extremely excited to be bringing the Cab Calloway Orchestra to headline the 2023 Art Deco Weekend festival in South Beach, so many decades after my late grandfather, Cab Calloway, performed at the Art Deco Weekend festival back in the 1980s,” says Brooks. “It is a great honor for me and my Orchestra to represent such a vital aesthetic, and we thank MDPL for bestowing it upon us.”

Visitors and members alike can celebrate it as an event devoted to what makes Miami Beach the heart of Art Deco. From the days of Cab Calloway to today, you won’t want to miss it.

C. Calloway Brooks directs the Cab Calloway Orchestra

Jazz Age Stage

Lummus Park and 12th Street

FRIDAY • JAN 13TH

OPENING NIGHT SOIRÉE WITH THE CAB CALLOWAY ORCHESTRA

Under the Direction of C. Calloway Brooks

8 pm - 10 pm

VIP Event/By Invitation/MDPL members

For MDPL Members: Dress dapper at VIP Night for a high-energy, joyous, and soulful performance ignited with audience participation by The Cab Calloway Orchestra, directed by Cab’s first-born grandson, “The Prince of Hi De Ho,” Christopher Calloway Brooks! Plus swing dance performances, mini dance lessons, and more.

SATURDAY • JAN 14TH

JULIO MONTALVO’S

FABULOUS DIXIE KINGS

With Guest Vocalist Shira Lee

4 pm - 6 pm • Free Event

Authentic traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz music at its finest is what you get with “The Fabulous Dixie Kings.” It is toe-tapping, swinging and infectious music, with all the classic Dixieland standards and New Orleans jazz favorites.

The band leader, Latin Grammy winner Julio Montalvo, is one of the leading trombonists from the island of Cuba. Songwriter, producer, arranger and session musician, he also appears as a solo artist in which he blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with elements of modern Jazz to achieve an ingenious style— New Latin Jazz.

Produced by

SATURDAY • JAN 14TH

THE CAB CALLOWAY ORCHESTRA

Under the Direction of Christopher Calloway Brooks

8 pm - 10 pm • Free Event

The Cab Calloway Orchestra, directed by Cab’s first born grandson C. Calloway Brooks, comes from the Big Band Swing Jazz Orchestra style that came bursting out of the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom in the Harlem Renaissance during the golden age of radio in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Growing directly out of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Dixieland tradition, Cab Calloway and his Orchestras virtually wrote the book on the “Hot Swing” sound and the “Jump” genre, including a featured progressive approach to performance.

Every day Brooks carries on the tradition of American big band music. The Cab Calloway Ochestra’s goal under C. Calloway Brooks is to expand the recognition and appreciation of its unique sound and sensibility, while maintaining the integrity of Cab’s amazing musical repertoire. They want to make sure that you “keep that Hi-De-Ho in your soul!”

SUNDAY • JAN 15TH

FIU ART DECO COMBO

Under the Direction of Dr. Lisanne Lyons

1:30 pm - 3 pm • Free Event

Enjoy live jazz by FIU students! The FIU Art Deco Combo is directed by Dr. Lisanne Lyons and consists of vocalists and a rhythm section who perform a varied and challeng-

AY • JAN 15TH

THE LENARD RUTLEDGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm • Free Event

Captivating, soul stirring, earthy and funky— LeNard Rutledge and his jazz ensemble are Miami-based musicians who are known to entertain its listeners, and “swing the music” for dancers.

Named by the Miami New Times as the “Best Jazz Artist,” Rutledge’s elegance is often permeated by the raw passion of his church choir work. The warm exchange of give and take between his dynamic stage presence and his sidemen will bring out the love for jazz that you didn’t know you had.

ing repertoire of jazz and jazz-influenced music, as well as contemporary, latin, and a cappella styles. The group emphasizes close harmonies, improvisation, cutting-edge repertoire, and new works by students and FIU faculty. They also perform music from the library of Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Swingle Singers, Groove for Thought, and original arrangements written by some of the finest jazz arrangers in the country. The group is open for audition for all FIU music students and all vocal jazz principles and majors.

In July 2021 the group was honored with a Student Music Award from Downbeat Magazine, widely recognized as the most prestigious publication in jazz education.

AY • JAN 15TH

ANIBAL BERRAUTE’S MILONGA UNDER THE STARS

6 pm - 8 pm • Free Event

Anibal Berraute presents a Milonga Under the Stars. Enjoy a night of Tango Fusion with special dance performances. The program is led by Berraute, an Argentinean piano player, composer, arranger, and producer, that fuses the tango with elements of other musical forms.

The fusion includes the “Uruguayan candombe” with its African roots and Argentinean rhythms, traditional country folklore sounds, and American jazz among others, creating a new vibrant harmonic approach to a genre. In a little over a century, this genre transcended its humble beginnings to reach the whole world, and its concert halls to be finally declared “cultural patrimony of humanity” by the United Nations.

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WITH ALL THIS LIVE JAZZ, THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DANCING!

Join the swing dancers at the Jazz Age Stage all weekend long while the musicians are playing. There will be mini dance lessons and performances between breaks, as well as DJ’d music by international and local djs!

YOUR PRESENTER, TEACHERS & DJS

Known for his versatility and innovation, 4 x World Swing Dance Champion Yuval Hod has taught, judged, and performed in more than 26 countries. He is a repeat winner of major U.S. swing dance titles and has appeared in many film and television productions, including Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts, The Polar Express with Tom Hanks, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and So You Think You Can Dance. Also known for his ability to make complex concepts easy to understand, Yuval has helped coach beginner-level dancers into national champions. Yuval Hod will be presenting, teaching and performing with his All Swing Miami team throughout the weekend. This year, DJs feature international guest Didier Jean-Francois along with South Florida locals Gypsy Juls and Bradley Rodgers. Find out about All Swing Miami dance classes & events at www.iSwing.dance

LEARN TO DANCE: SWING BASICS & 20S CHARLESTON Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St

SATURDAY, JAN. 14TH 2 pm - 3 pm • FREE

SUNDAY, JAN. 15TH 12 pm - 1 pm • FREE

WIN A FREE ALL SWING MIAMI CLASS! Tag @iswing.dance & @artdecoweekend on Instagram during the weekend to enter the raffle.

4 x World Champion Yuval Hod & Gypsy Juls

Photo credit: Ron Elkman

Photo credit: Daniella Mia, Miami New Times

Miami Beach Visual Memoirs

A documentary love letter to the beach...

In 2011, the Miami Design Preservation League teamed up with Carl and Kathy Hersh of Close-Up Productions to produce a public archive of oral histories with long-time residents and people who influenced the cultural and economic development of Miami Beach. The project has been funded by the City of Miami Beach’s Visitor and Convention Authority.

One hundred and fifty people have been interviewed, available for viewing online in the FIU Digital Library. Since FIU’s Digital Library took over management of the archive, they have received over 80,000 views of the content by people interested in Miami Beach’s history.

The Hershes have interviewed people from diverse ethnic and economic viewpoints – former mayors, artists, waiters, historic preservationists, bartenders, immigrants, bankers, entrepreneurs, architects, firefighters, detectives, hoteliers, band leaders, and community activists. They provide a fascinating mosaic of Miami Beach’s unique history. Aristotle Ares, Miami Beach’s first city planner, was 87 years old when interviewed. He apologized for arriving late. “I couldn’t find a place to park.” As an afterthought, he said with a chuckle, “I guess that’s my fault.”

Former Mayor Harold Rosen talked about his breakfasts with the infamous crime lord Meyer Lansky and dinners at Joe’s Stone Crab with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and syndicated columnist Walter Winchell. Mafia boss Al Capone was a regular customer at

Joe’s also. According to JoAnn Bass, owner, Capone’s visits sometimes coincided with Hoover’s, but Al dined in a corner and kept to himself.

Enid Pinkney recalls the excitement she felt as a young girl visiting the home of a wealthy white family on Miami Beach, where her parents worked as caretakers. Her brother was born on the Beach but because he was Black, his birth certificate recorded his place of birth as Overtown, where Enid’s parents owned a home. Educational videos produced from the archive are shown daily at the Art Deco Welcome Center. Also available online are profiles the Hershes produced of Barbara Capitman, founder of MDPL; Rey Baumel, 1950s Latin band leader; and Morris Lapidus, architect of the Fountainbleau and Eden Roc hotels.

The most recent profile is of Tony Goldman, the entrepreneur who helped transform South Beach into an international celebrity playground. Tony died the year the Visual Memoir project started, regrettably. But by interviewing Tony’s close associates and his widow, Janet Goldman, the Hershes were able to produce an intimate portrait of his life and vision. “They captured the very essence of Tony, the vision he had, his energy, and his compassion. Carl and Kathy are wonderful… I felt as if I were being interviewed by a very dear friend.”

For more info, visit miamibeachvisualmemoirs.com or mdpl.org.

Kathy Hersh, George Neary

Michel Hausmann @ the Colony Theater

Janet Goldman

Ken Treister

Michael Góngora

Beth Dunlop

Raymond Jungles

John Pancoast (left) and his grandson (right)

Some of the people interviewed for the project include:

FRIDAY, JAN. 13TH

LECTURES

Online Virtual Lecture

Astaire, Rogers, and the Art Deco Dream

12 pm - 1 pm

Speaker: Michael Lasser Visit artdecoweekend.org to view the lecture recording on-demand

LIVE MUSIC

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St Opening Night Soireé with The Cab Calloway Orchestra VIP Event/By Invitation/MDPL members 8 pm - 10 pm

EXHIBITS

Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Drive Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio • 9 am – 5 pm

WALKING TOURS

Located at 1001 Ocean Drive Ocean Drive Architectural Tour

10:30 am – 12 pm & 2 pm – 3:30 pm

FILMS

O Cinema South Beach

1130 Washington Ave • Miami Beach

La Antena (The Aerial)

7 pm – 9 pm • $9 – $11

LIVE THEATER

Colony Theatre • 1040 Lincoln Road Anna in the Tropics

Produced by Miami New Drama

8 pm - 10 pm

15% discount on tickets: Use code ANNA15

SHOPPING

Ocean Drive • Between 6th & 11th street Artisan Marketplace

12 pm - 10 pm

SATURDAY, JAN. 14TH

RIBBON CUTTING

Lummus Park • Ocean Drive & 12th St 10 am

EXHIBITS

Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Drive Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio 9 am – 5 pm

DANCING

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St Swing Dance Lesson with 4 x World Champion Yuval Hod & Gypsy Juls 2 pm – 3 pm

LIVE MUSIC

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St Julio Montalvo’s Fabulous Dixie Kings with guest vocalist Shira Lee 4 pm - 6 pm

The Cab Calloway Orchestra under the direction of C. Calloway Brooks 8 pm - 10 pm

CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Ocean Drive • Between 5th & 10th street 26th Anniversary Classic Car Show 10 am – 3 pm

ARTS

Ocean Drive • Art Deco Museum Sketchwalk No. 1 • 11 am – 1 pm

Demo on Sketching • 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Sketchwalk No. 2 • 3 pm – 5 pm

Sketch Demo: Materials for Outdoor Sketching: • 5 pm – 6 pm

LECTURES

Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

The Father of Chinese Art Deco

Architecture • 11 am - 12 pm

Speaker: Jennifer Wong Dancing in the Age of Deco

1 pm - 2 pm

Speaker: Walter Nelson

Maps and the Selling of the Sunshine State 3 pm - 4 pm

Speaker: Lea Nickless

WALKING TOURS

Located at 1001 Ocean Drive

Ocean Drive Architectural Tour

10:30 am - 12 pm; 12:30 pm - 2 pm; & 4 pm - 5:30 pm

Jewish Miami Beach Tour

11 am - 12:30 pm

Collins Park Tour • 11:30 am - 1 pm

Hotel Names, Bas Reliefs and Terrazzo Floors — Art Deco Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight • 1 pm - 3 pm

South Beach Scandals Tour 2 pm - 3:30 pm

Deco Nights and Neon Lights Tour 5 pm - 6:30 pm

SHOPPING

Ocean Drive • Between 6th & 11th street Artisan Marketplace 10 am - 10 pm

DECO KIDS FUN ZONE

Lummus Park, between 8th & 9th St. 10 am - 5 pm • Suggested donation $5. All proceeds to Miami Beach K-8 Fienberg Fisher

FILMS

O Cinema SoBe • 1130 Washington Ave L’Inhumaine • 1 pm - 3 pm • $9 - $11

LIVE THEATER

Colony Theatre • 1040 Lincoln Road Anna in the Tropics

Produced by Miami New Drama 8 pm - 10 pm 15% discount on tickets: Use code ANNA15

FITNESS

Muscle Beach Area • Volleyball courts Ocean Dr & 7th St South Beach Volley Tourney 8 am – 6 pm

Muscle Beach Area • 873 Ocean Dr

Cinder Fit HIIT Workout 9 am – 10 am

Beat the Gym • 10 am – 11 am

305 Kettlebell Club— Kettlebell Fund #1 11 am – 12 pm

Ultimate Fitness Calisthenics League— Let’s Beat Gravity • 12 pm – 1 pm

Crunch Fitness— Dance de la Souls 1 pm – 2 pm • FREE

Crunch Fitness— Pound Unplugged 2 pm – 2 pm

Gelbspan Method • 3 pm – 4 pm

Yoga with Synergy— Feel Your Power with Yoga • 4 pm – 5 pm

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

ANIMAL SERVICES PET ADOPTION

Ocean Drive • Between 5th & 6th St 10 am - 4 pm

SUNDAY, JAN. 15TH

CHESS IN THE PARK

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St • 9 am – 11 am

EXHIBITS

Art Deco Museum • 1001 Ocean Drive Radio Waves: Miami Beach and the Golden Age of Radio • 9 am – 5 pm

ARTS

Ocean Drive • Art Deco Museum Sketchwalk No. 3 • 11 am – 1 pm Demo on Watercolor • 1:30 pm – 2:30pm

Student Sketchers Participation Demo 3 pm – 4 pm

ARF DECO DOG WALK

640 Ocean Drive • Meet in front of the Gabriel Hotel (old Park Central) 12 pm - 1 pm

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

ANIMAL SERVICES PET ADOPTION

Ocean Drive • Between 5th & 6th St 10 am - 4 pm

CLASSIC CAR SHOW

26th Anniversary Classic Car Show

10 am – 3 pm • Ocean Drive, Between 5th & 10th St

SHOPPING

Ocean Drive • Between 6th & 11th street Artisan Marketplace • 10 am - 8 pm

DANCING

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St 20s Charleston Lesson with 4 x World Champion Yuval Hod & Gypsy Juls 12 pm – 1 pm

LIVE MUSIC

Jazz Age Stage • Lummus Park Ocean Drive & 12th St FIU Art Deco Combo under the direction of Dr. Lisanne Lyons • 1:30 pm - 3 pm

The LeNard Rutledge Jazz Ensemble 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Anibal Berraute’s Milonga Under the Stars 6 pm - 8 pm

LECTURES

Art Deco Welcome Center 1001 Ocean Drive Art Deco’s Decline and Recovery on Miami Beach 11 am - 12 pm • Speaker: Alan Raynor

“Another Landmark Bites the Dust”: A Preservationist’s Scrapbook 1 pm - 2 pm • Speaker: Nancy Liebman Islandia: The Miami Beach That Wasn’t 2 pm - 3 pm • Speaker: Jason Katz

FILMS

O Cinema SoBe • 1130 Washington Ave Grand Hotel • 2 pm - 4 pm • $9 - $11

LIVE THEATER

Colony Theatre • 1040 Lincoln Road Anna in the Tropics Produced by Miami New Drama 3 pm - 5 pm 15% discount on tickets: Use code ANNA15

WALKING TOURS

Located at 1001 Ocean Drive

Flamingo Park Tour • 10 am - 1 pm

Ocean Drive Architectural Tour

10:30 am - 12 pm; 12:30 - 2 pm; & 3:30 - 5 pm

Jewish Miami Beach 11 am - 12:30 pm

Spanish Art Deco Walking Tour

11 am - 12:30 pm

Legends of Lincoln Road 12 pm - 1:30 pm

South Beach Scandals 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Deco Nights & Neon Lights 5 pm - 6:30 pm

DECO KIDS FUN ZONE

Lummus Park, between 8th & 9th St.

10 am - 5 pm • Suggested donation $5.

FITNESS

Muscle Beach Area • 873 Ocean Dr Yoga with Synergy— Breathwork, Kundalini activation and Meditation

8 am – 9 am

Intro to Acro Yoga with Pablo & Cristina

10 am – 11 am

305 Kettlebell Club— Kettlebell Fund #2

11 am – 12 pm

Ultimate Fitness Calisthenics League — BASICS TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH

12 pm – 1 pm

Crunch Fitness — Zumba®

1 pm – 2 pm

Crunch Fitness — Pound Unplugged 2

2 pm – 3 pm

Anatomy— Training Camp

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Visit artdecoweekend.org for the most updated schedule of events.

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 (1/14) and Sunday (1/15), 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. 14TH AND SUNDAY, JAN. 15TH 10 am - 3 pm • Ocean Drive between 5th and 10th Street

Art Deco Weekend 2023 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 and Miami Modern. Book your tours at artdecoweekend.org/walking-tours

Tickets: Adults $35; Seniors (65+), Military, & Students $30; Children 12 & under are free.

Friday, January 13th • Saturday, January 14th • Sunday, January 15th

OCEAN DRIVE ARCHITECTURAL 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. Free for MDPL members.

Friday: 10:30 am, 2 pm

Saturday: 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4 pm

Sunday: 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm

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.

Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm - 3:30 pm

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.

Saturday & Sunday: 11 am - 12:30 pm

HOTEL NAMES, BAS RELIEFS AND TERRAZZO FLOOR — ART DECO SECRETS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

The architects of Art Deco buildings embedded cultural, artistic, and political messages into the designs and names of their hotels. Join our tour guide Joel Levine in an adventure to discover these messages hidden in front of your eyes. Explanations will be provided to understand the historical and political context of the 1930’s and 1940’s and why the meaning of these messages today is sometimes lost or intentionally obscured. • Saturday: 1 - 3 pm

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.

Saturday & Sunday: 5 pm - 6:30 pm

FLAMINGO PARK WALKING TOUR

The Flamingo Park Walking Tour will focus on the Art Deco multi-family apartment buildings which typify the Flamingo Park neighborhood (west of Washington Ave.) It’s not for the faint of heart: 2 1/2 miles over 3 hours with a 15 minutes rest stop in the middle. The tour will be led by Jack Johnson, Chair of the Miami Design Preservation League and a resident of the Flamingo Park neighborhood. Jack developed this tour for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco, which will be held in Miami Beach, April 20-27, 2023. All proceeds from this tour will go to the Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association. Depart from Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive.

Sunday: 10 am - 1 pm

COLLINS PARK TOUR

Starting at one of the grandest of the “Grand Dame” hotels on Collins Ave, the National Hotel, our guide will wind his way through an up-and-coming neighborhood named for one of the earliest founders of Miami Beach. Stroll past storied historic structures by iconic Miami Beach architects. See where WWII Cadet Clark Gable stayed. Find an under-the-radar bar listed as one of America’s best. History, art, celebrity, architecture all within a few blocks. Departs from the National Hotel 1677 Collins Ave.

Saturday: 11:30 am - 1 pm

ART DECO WALKING TOUR EN ESPAÑOL

A free Art Deco Walking Tour sponsored by the Miami Design Preservation League. Tour guide Carolina Isabela, also known as Caro the Tour Guide, will lead the tour around the district. The tour will last between 90 minutes and 2 hours. This tour will be conducted by Spanish. Free tour but registration is required. • Sunday: 11 am - 12:30 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 the present and what led to the revitalization of the area we experience today. Depart Albion Hotel, 1650 James Ave (Corner of James Ave & Lincoln Rd.)

Sunday: 12 pm - 1:30 pm

Digital Illustration by Tony Skeor

SPECIAL EXHIBITION:

Radio Waves: Miami Beach and The Golden Age of Radio

Tracing the origins of Miami Beach and the impact of radio on the growth of the city, as well as its stylistic relationship to the buildings and architecture of Miami Beach

Admission: Free for Miami-Dade County Residents; General Admission: $5

OPEN DAILY FROM 9 am - 5 pm

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 glamor of Miami Beach.

A visit to the museum will teach about the three major historic design styles in Miami Beach. These styles are Mediterranean, Art Deco and Miami Modern (MiMo).

Visit MDPL.ORG for more information

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 exhibitions: 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 at dotz3s.com and dotz3s.com/portfolio.

Sketch with Urban Sketchers

COME SKETCH WITH US!

For those who enjoy sketching or would like to learn how. All skill levels are welcome! We are thrilled to include for the third time the Urban Sketchers in our Art Deco Weekend program with a series of Sketchwalks. Join us as we draw the architectural gems of the Miami Beach Historic Art Deco District and capture the essence of the 1920s Art Deco Weekend Festival Events.

Join a global community of artists dedicated to raising the artistic, storytelling, and educational value of on-location drawing, sharing with the world “one drawing at a time”. Urban Sketchers (USk) is an international community of three hundred chapters and 250k Sketchers in cities around the world. This program of events is led by USK Miami.

Instagram: @urbansketchers @uskmiami

SKETCHWALKS

Urban Sketchers tent: Ocean Drive between 10th and 11th

Sketch with us at the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District to capture the essence of the 1920 Era and the Now into your sketchbook! Sketch moments in time from the Art Deco Weekend Festival. People of all ages, and all drawing levels and skills are welcome.

A Sketchwalk is an interactive walking tour run by Urban Sketcher leaders, where its participants stop to pull out their sketchbooks and capture the scene in a drawing. These on location from observation sketches tell the story of place, time, and community. Equipped with inks and colors, Urban Sketchers use their personal drawing techniques, interpreting their view through their own styles. At each walk, through a ceremonious “Sketchbook Throwdown,” the incredible variety of works captured is shared and discussed, providing inspiration and a fascinating show and tell for all!

Bring your sketchbook and sketching supplies of your choice.

As this event is OUTDOORS be prepared with drinking water, portable chair/stool, and appropriate clothes for the weather. This event is FREE. Registration is required.

Sketchwalks:

Sat: 11 am -1 pm, 3 pm -5 pm Sun: 11 am - 1 pm

Demos:

Sat: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, 5 pm - 6 pm Sun: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, 3 pm - 4 pm

Off to the World Congress:

1991 to 2023

by Robin Grow Vice-President, ICADS and President, Art Deco and Modernism Society of Australia

A regular highlight (and a major Initiative) of ICADS activities for the last three decades has been the conduct of the World Congress on Art Deco. Congresses take us to places that boast extensive collections of Art Deco buildings and a local Art Deco Society and have taken us to many wonderful cities, where we have enjoyed the hospitality of hosts, meeting up with old friends and making new acquaintances from the community of Deco-lovers.

The format of Congresses is similar— spread over 4-5 days, with an opening reception, lectures/presentations, walking or bus tours of districts that boast many Art Deco buildings, social events (including a gala final event), and a meeting of ICADS Board. Lectures and presentations cover buildings and precincts, designers, furnishings, interiors, trends, societal changes, entertainers, etc, often with emphasis on Art Deco of the host country. Presentations have been provided by many well-credentialed professionals,

architects, designers, authors, academics, curators, historians and enthusiastic lovers of the style.

Speakers have been generally erudite and entertaining, providing insights into local design. A pleasing aspect of recent presentations is the ability to listen in multiple languages.

There is plenty of time for socializing, with lunches and dinners in Deco-styled venues.

It all started in Miami Beach, Florida, where the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) began its activities in 1976. The first Congress was held there in 1991 and was the brainchild of Barbara Capitman, largely responsible for establishing MDPL and fighting to preserve South Beach from the wrecking ball. MDPL had the idea of gathering supporters from around the world, promoting education of the value of preserving Art Deco’s heritage, and setting up systems of support to fight against buildings threatened with demolition or inappropriate redevelopment.

The intention of Congresses was that they be located in cities and countries that were known as centres of Deco design. The rights to the name World Congress reside with Miami Design Preservation League and each host city enters into a contract with them. Each is generally attended by 100 to 150 delegates.

Congresses have taken place in 10 countries, spread over all the continents.

This article was originally published by the Art Deco Modernism Society of Australia on World Art Deco Day 2022. It is reprinted with permission.

They bring together members of societies and lovers of Art Deco from around the world every two years, with some lifelong friendships made – even if we only meet every two years.

The Congresses are great learning events and celebrate many aspects and regional varieties of 20th century design.

One of the joys of Congresses is that we can often gain entry to buildings that are normally difficult to access. The Congresses have also enabled delegates to see the work of prominent architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Oscar Niemeyer, Francesco Salamone, Morris Lapidus, Laslo Hudec, and many more.

ICADS SPREADS ITS WINGS

The second Congress was held in Perth, Western Australia, in 1993, with multiple presentations and a series of bus tours, and the third held in 1995 in England in Brighton and London. Highlights included visits to buildings in central London, such as Unilever House, the Daily Express, and the Savoy Theatre as well as a visit to the De La Warr Pavilion

It is pleasing that there is now a very active Art Deco Society in the United Kingdom and the European connection will be resumed in 2025 with the Congress in Paris, when we will celebrate a century since the 1925 Exposition.

Some Congresses are based on themes, such as Los Angeles in 1997, where the theme was “Art Deco, Los Angeles and the Movies”. A highlight was an address by Fay Wray, the actor who played opposite King Kong in the famous 1931 film, and a visit to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, home of the Academy Awards in years from 1949 to 1959. Another themed Congress was held in Napier, New Zealand in 1999. With a theme of “Art Deco on the Edge of the World”, it celebrated the re-building of Napier in Art Deco style after an earthquake and fire in 1931, and the creation of a new suburb called Marewa. The only Congress held in Africa was in Cape Town in 2003. It was a bit confronting, as the country was still experiencing major political and social change. Opening events at

Congresses are joyful occasions – catching up with old friends, meeting new friends, generally in a stylish Deco location. The welcome event at Cape Town took place at a restored Insurance Company building that is adorned with images of African tribal chiefs. North America has hosted six Congresses - Miami (1991), Los Angeles (1997), Tulsa (2001), Cleveland (2017). Tulsa was oil-rich in the 1930s and contains many wonderfully preserved and maintained buildings. At the 2001 Tulsa Congress, we visited three buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright in one day (including the Price Tower), together with First Baptist Church Tulsa

And of course, New York (2005), where we enjoyed visiting highlights such as the Chrysler building, Empire State building, Rockefeller Centre, as well as walking tours of Manhattan, Central Park West, and the Bronx, where we visited the Bronx Zoo with its wonderful “Rainey Gates” by Paul Manship.

Still in North America, in 2009 the Congress was held in Montreal, Canada. Centred at McGill University, highlights included a walking tour of old Montreal and visits to a series of exquisite church buildings in the style known as Bellotism, a form of ecclesiastical Art Deco unique to Quebec outside of Europe and typified by churches such as Eglise St. Jean Berchmans.

Australia has been a major contributor to the success of Congresses and ADMSA has been represented at most Congresses, often with a large contingent. Following a Pre-Congress event in Sydney, Melbourne hosted the

Cover for the Ninth World Congress on Art Deco Melbourne April 2003

From left: Program guide for World Congress 2009 in Montreal, Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa, OK; Program guide for World Congress 1997 in Los Angeles

2007 Congress, regarded as very successful, with visits to city central department stores, schools, hotels, apartments, churches, houses in Dandenong Ranges, cinemas, town halls and a wonderful dinner-dance (with a big band!) at the Ivanhoe Centre. Most importantly, the presentations Included an emphasis on preservation, with an entire day devoted to these issues, which are now a regular part of the Congress agenda.

In 2011, a major change in the Congresses took place with the first Congress in South America, when the exciting city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the venue. Our host was Marcio Roiter, who founded the Brazilian Art Deco Institute in 2005. Highlights included Copacabana beach, Ipanema, Saint John Fort, visits to Sugar Loaf and Corcovado, home of Christ the Redeemer statue – the largest Art Deco monument in the world. It followed a pre-Congress in Sao Paulo.

Rio was followed in 2013 by Havana, Cuba. It represented the culmination of an eightyear battle by some ICADS members to visit Cuba – for US citizens, this meant overcoming the conditions imposed by the US government on visiting Cuba. Havana boasted arguably the most deco buildings in any city we have seen. We stayed in the Nacional Hotel (1930) with its rich history of movie stars and gangsters from the pre-Castro era, and also enjoyed cabaret and the local music (together with mojitos and caiparanas!) We enjoyed visiting buildings such as the Edificio Solimar, (1944), with a fantastic finish of curved rhythmic balconies, and Edificio

Bacardi - an Art Deco classic that remains in place today. At the time of construction in 1930, it was the tallest building in central Havana. The design includes a stepped tower (with a Babylonian ziggurat) above a block base, a chromatic exterior, and a bronze figure of the Bacardi bat atop a sphere from where it looks out over Old Havana. Delegates also enjoyed the exquisite sunroom at the house of Catalina Laza, reputedly the most beautiful woman in Cuba at the time.

One result of the Congress in Cuba was a lot of positive publicity and the raising of awareness of the need to preserve Art Deco and Modernist buildings, particularly in a country where obtaining materials is very difficult.

The Congress spread its wings even wider in 2015 when it moved to China. Shanghai was the host city, with a pre-Congress in Beijing and a post- in Nanjing. We enjoyed being educated in the rich world of Chinese culture from the interwar years as well as visits to prominent places in Shanghai such as the Peace Hotel and the Grand Cinema, some large Deco department stores from the early 1930s in Nanjing Road East, many apartment blocks and some stand-out Deco mansions, such as the Pei Mansion, which was built in 1934, and is now an hotel. Two memorable buildings were the former headquarters of the Chinese Aviation Society, designed in the shape of an aeroplane and now a hospital, and a former vast concrete abattoir from 1933 which has been converted to house a range of boutiques, art galleries and

Journal of Art Deco and Modernism Society of Australia Inc. Summer 2020; Havan Solimar

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workshops, and restaurants. They demonstrate the effectiveness of adaptive re-use of 1930s buildings, something that is dear to our hearts.

In 2019 the Congress returned to South America and was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Highlights included visits to the Kavanagh Building, the Automobile Club and Recoleta Cemetery.

ORGANIZING CONGRESSES

Congresses are generally organised by the Society based in the host city, generally resulting in an outstanding job. The key to successful Congresses is to have a well-organized team of volunteers, such as THE RELIABILITY TEAM at the Melbourne Congress.

It has certainly become a lot easier due to modern communications - early Congresses were organised without the use of the Net, email, credit cards, digital photography, and mobile phone messaging! We relied on writing letters and fax machines and visitors from overseas had to bring cash and Travellers Cheques. We have certainly come a long way!

Tribute must go to Geo Darder and Copperbridge Foundation, who worked with Gustavo Lopez from the Havana Society to organize the Cuba Congress in 2013. In 2019, at a time of crisis for ICADS, Geo stepped in (assisted by locals such as Fabio Grementieri) to organize the Buenos Aires Congress, which turned out to be a huge success.

PRE-AND POST CONGRESSES

Congresses now generally include pre- and post- Congresses in nearby cities, such as the highly enjoyable Cleveland Congress in 2017 which was preceded by events in a number of cities across the north-east of the USA, including Cincinatti, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toledo, etc. An outstanding post-Congress event was a visit to Montevideo in Uruguay in 2019, just over the river (a three-hour trip!) from Buenos Aires, and which contains a treasure-trove of Deco buildings.

Perhaps the most memorable add-on was in Mar del Plata (Argentina) where we saw the works of Francesco Salamone and contributed to the expansion of knowledge of this outstanding interwar architect. Salamone was commissioned to produce works to improve the lives of people in small towns in the Pampas. His work was distinguished by some outstanding designs for the very basic structures in rural communities – cemetery portals, slaughterhouses, town halls and parks and gardens.

Over 30 years we have enjoyed wonderful times at fabulous places around the world. It was disappointing to have the 2021 Singapore Congress cancelled due to Covid but is pleasing that we will return to North America (Miami Beach) for the 2023 Congress. And in 2025 we will gather in Paris to celebrate the centenary of the 1925 Exposition that put this dramatic new style on the map. After 2025, who knows?

Shot from celebration at World Congress on Art Deco 2003 in Cape Town

Join us in 2023 for our third annual Health & Wellness program at Art Deco Weekend!

Inspired by the beautifully 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.

Disclaimer: You should consult your physician or other health care professional before starting this or any other fitness program.

SATURDAY, JAN 14

South Beach Volley Tourney

8 am - 6 pm

An exciting opportunity to see local athletes show case their skills in various beach net sports. There will be teams competing and doing demonstrations. Sports represented will be: Beach Volleyball, Foot Volley and Teqball. Come cheer them on and get caught up in the fun.

Located at the volleyball courts along Ocean Dr. & 7th St.

CinderFit HIIT Workout

9 am - 10 am

Utilizing our patented, Designed in the 305, CinderFit block we will lead a 1 hour HIIT workout. The high intensity workout will combine cardio and strength training. This workout is guaranteed to get you sweating, get your blood pumping and leave you feeling great.

To participate: Please bring water, towel and your CinderFit. Sample equipment will be available for use.

Beat the Gym: BTG x Art Deco Weekend

10 am - 11 am

Nothing challenges the body like the natural elements! Your own bodyweight combined with cardio intervals and core exercises delivers amazing results in no time. Compared to training on a floor, training on the sand is much harder, but also more effective. This class will challenge you to elevate your fitness abilities and, as with all our classes, to have a lot of fun with some great people. Sun, the sound of waves and a marvelous sandy beach: how can you resist?

Participants should: Sign up, bring a towel, bring a water bottle, and get ready to take your workout to the next level.

Beat the Gym

The 305 Kettle Club— Kettlebell Fundamentals

11 am - 12 pm

In this intro class you will learn how to properly utilize the kettlebell. Learn kettlebell basics like the swing & clean all while training the six foundational movement patterns we should all be working every week (Hinge, Squat, Push, Pull, Lunge & Carry).

Come ready to learn something new while connecting with the growing South Florida Kettlebell Community.

Ultimate Fitness Calisthenics League— BASICS TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH

12 pm -1 pm

Open classes taught by a pioneer of calisthenic rep communities, a multi-reps champion, and fitness coach, the legend Quincy France.

All levels are welcome to join Q-France & his team in group workouts that consist of community basic reps and fun contests that’s open to men, women, and kids, for many chances to win prizes.

Crunch Fitness— Dance de la Souls 1 pm - 2 pm

Become one with the music in this dance class that fuses a variety of musical genres and dance styles and offers a full body cardio vascular workout. Learn dance routines that have been choreographed specifically to the words and rhythms of the songs to experience a dance of the soul.

Crunch Fitness— Pound Unplugged 2 pm - 3 pm

Welcome to the newest class from POUND®! Pound® Unplugged is an immersive workout designed to challenge the body, focus the mind & feed the soul.

Using POUND® signature RipStixTM, high-intensity exercises are paired with restorative stretches, rhythmic breath work & a cleansing meditation, for an all-encompassing fitness experience. Equipment will be provided.

GELBSPAN METHOD

3 pm - 4 pm

This class will be a High Intensity Interval Training style session that includes movements that may be foreign to the average person. We get you closer to the earth by incorporating ground based movements that help you feel more grounded and balanced. This class will allow us to not only look better, but also FEEL our best. Our goal with training is to move with intention and enable you to mindfully train anywhere and everywhere, without being confined by the four walls of a gym. To Participate: Bring a yoga mat, towel and water!

Yoga with Synergy : Feel Your Power with Yoga 4 pm - 5 pm

Learn poses to relax your body and mind, open your centers of energy, and wake up you inner power. Suitable for all levels of experience.

SUNDAY, JAN 15

Yoga with Synergy : Breath-work, Kundalini activation and Meditation

8 am - 9 am

Synergy Yoga has been serving Miami Beach for over 20 years with traditional yogas styles, teachings and healing arts. All levels of experience are welcome. Come with an empty stomach.

Acro Yoga with Pablo and Cristina

10 am - 11 am

Join Pablo and Cristina for a fun and interactive Acro Yoga class for beginners. Come see what the buzz is about. No partner necessary; we can always pair you up as we work in groups of 3-4. To participate: bring your yoga mat, towels, water and a good attitude

The 305 Kettle Club— Kettlebell Fundamentals

11 am - 12 pm

In this intro class you will learn how to properly utilize the kettlebell. Learn kettlebell basics like the swing & clean all while training the six foundational movement patterns we should all be working every week (Hinge, Squat, Push, Pull, Lunge & Carry).

Zumba®

1 pm - 2 pm

Zumba® combines hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves for a high energy, calorie busting, total body dance based workout designed to tone your body from head to toe.

Ultimate Fitness Calisthenics League— LET’S BEAT GRAVITY

12 pm - 1 pm

Learn with the pros at UFCL sports. Open classes taught by professional athletes. Spectators will get hands-on training to learn the beloved Handstand hold and one of the hardest moves in calisthenics, known as the Planche. Classes will consist of basic to advanced holds, correct form, the fundamentals, & their techniques.

Crunch Fitness— Pound Unplugged 2 pm - 3 pm

Welcome to the newest class from POUND®! Pound® Unplugged is an immersive workout designed to challenge the body, focus the mind & feed the soul.

Using POUND® signature RipStixTM, high-intensity exercises are paired with restorative stretches, rhythmic breath work & a cleansing meditation, for an all-encompassing fitness experience. Equipment will be provided.

Anatomy— Training Camp 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

In this sports-performance based class, you will unlock your hidden athlete and develop your power, speed, and agility through a total body workout.

To participate: please bring water and wear tennis shoes.

To register for any of these classes, visit us online at artdecoweekend.org

Saturday & Sunday

10 am - 5 pm Lummus Park, between 8th & 9th St. Obstacle course and play area, a scavenger hunt and refreshments with all proceeds to Miami Beach K - 8 Fienberg Fisher.

Suggested donation: $5

History of Fienberg-Fisher

Fienberg-Fisher comes in two parts, the 1920 building (Leroy D. Fienberg Elementary School) facing Washington Avenue done by H. George Fink and the 1936 building (Ida M. Fisher Junior High School) at 1424 Drexel done by August Geiger.

The 1936 building was developed by the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal. Leroy D. Fienberg was the principal of the elementary school from 1962-1967. Ida M. Fisher was Carl Fisher’s mother. Both buildings have extensive Mediterranean Revival details: arched breezeways, ironwork, red barre tiles. The 1920 building was originally known as the Miami Beach Public School. Now the school, made up of these historic buildings which sit in the center of the Art Deco Historic District, is named Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8.

Sunday, January 15 at 12 pm, bring your pooch and join us for a walk around Ocean Drive during Art Deco Weekend.

We know you want to put on a little 1920s Ritz for a proper promenade but don’t leave out your best friend. Doggies like to dress Deco too!

Our Community Grand Marshal, the host with the most, will be none other than local treasure and celebrity, George Neary. The Honorary Grand Marshal will be Archie, the Great Dane.

Archie doesn’t talk much but he can do a few tricks and likes to pose for photos.

Meet outside the Gabriel Hotel (old Park Central) (640 Ocean Drive)

Special appearance by Miami-Dade County Animal Services Pet Adoption:

Connect, adopt and fall in love with a furry, living work of art. Miami-Dade County Animal Services’ Hope Express mobile adopting unit has beautiful dogs and cats excited to meet you — all hoping for a fur-ever home. The pet adoption counselors will be there and ready to make adoption a breeze.

Adoptions include: spay/neuter surgery, deworming, microchip and age appropriate vaccinations.

Free and Open To The Public Saturday and Sunday: 10 am - 4 pm Meet at Ocean Dr. between 5th & 6th St

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Follow Honorary Grand Marshal Archie, the Great Dane, on Instagram @gr8dane.archie and use his hashtag, #ArfDecoArchie

LA ANTENA (THE AERIAL)

Friday, January 13th • 7 pm - 9 pm

In a futuristic city, the residents have lost their voices to both the omnipotent Mr. TV and the nameless corporation that runs the metropolis.

A fairy tale about the power of the human voice. In a wintry metropolis in the year xxx, the mercilessly bad Mr. TV rules. The whole city is without a voice, and he has monopolized word and image. People watch TV and eat the TV meals produced by Mr. TV, and in turn, Mr. TV is working on a sinister plan with a dangerous hypnotic machine that operates through the TV to ensure that all life will be subjected to him forever. To achieve this, he kidnaps the only one who still has a voice: a stunningly beautiful singer. An inventor witnesses the kidnapping and flees with his family to an old broadcasting mast in an attempt to thwart approaching doom.

GRAND

L’INHUMAINE (THE INHUMANE WOMAN)

Saturday, January 14th • 1 pm - 3 pm

Claire Lescot is a famous first lady. All men want to be loved by her, and among them is the young scientist Einar Norsen. When she mocks at him, he leaves her house with the declared intention to kill himself.

Claire Lescot, haughty and mysterious opera singer, seems to despise humanity. A young admirer kills himself for her. She sings despite the tragedy, but cannot remain insensitive… An emblem of French cinema, L’INHUMAINE is a combination of the arts. Architectures by Robert Mallet-Stevens, set designs by Fernand Léger, Alberto Cavalcanti and Claude Autant-Lara, costumes by the great designer Paul Poiret… Marcel L’Herbier surrounded himself with prestigious avant-garde collaborators to direct a rare Art Deco film, a true symbol of French cinema.

HOTEL • Sunday, January 15th • 2 pm - 4:00 pm

A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas. At a luxurious Berlin hotel between the wars, the once-wealthy Baron Felix von Gaigern (John Barrymore) supports himself as a thief and gambler. In this lavish adaptation of the successful Broadway play, the baron romances one of his marks, the aging ballerina Grusinskaya (Greta Garbo), and teams with dying accountant Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore) against his former boss, crooked industrialist Preysing (Wallace Beery), and his ambitious stenographer, Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford).

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19-23, 2023

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