A look back at some of the Art Deco Society of California's past preservation work and awards, and an overview of present projects.

To celebrate World Art Deco month, the Art Deco Society of California will be showcasing some spectacular examples of Art Deco of the Golden State, and of our preservation work. We will host a one-hour online program, split into three parts:

The first section will be a review of the Best of the Art Deco Preservation Awards, the Top 10 Art Deco works in California, as voted on by our members from a list of popular past ADSC preservation award winners.

A brief musical interlude with music from Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra will follow.

This will be followed by a presentation on creating glamorous, Art Deco styled special events to support the efforts of preservation projects. This will cover the genesis of our Art Deco Preservation Ball and our annual awards for preservation, plus a review of some of our past preservation work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

After this there will be a brief demonstration of how to make an Art Deco era cocktail (with a non-alcoholic variation).

The program will finish with a brief overview of our current preservation projects and issues in the Bay Area.

The program will last approximately one hour; the Zoom room will remain open for Q & A and socializing afterward.

Therese Poletti, ADSC Preservation Director, and Laurie Gordon, founder of the Art Deco Preservation Ball, will be the speakers.