Laurie Gordon announces first Art Deco Preservation Ball, 1984

The scene is the Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, during a program given by the Art Deco Society of California. Program director Laurie Gordon announces the upcoming event that would epitomize the organization and become an annual tradition. At the time, did she know how popular these events would become? It's happening again this Saturday, May 16, 2009, to raise awareness of the music, architecture, fashion and art of the 1920s and '30s. The setting is the sumptuous Paramount Theatre, the Oakland architectural and cultural gem designed by the firm Miller and Pflueger. The event will be repeated in the Paramount on Saturday, May 16, 2009, enhanced by the live music of Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, featuring Carla Normand. For tickets call the ADSC at 415-982-DECO or www.artdecosociety.org click "whats new".

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Entertainment

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• dance
• fashion
• 1930s
• 1920s