About Event Tickets for in-person activities will go on sale Friday, January 1, 2021 at noon PST. Modernism Week is tentatively planning a variety of new and favorite events. In-person events will likely include architectural walking tours, home tours, garden and driving tours, and more. All ‘live’ events will follow established public health protocols …
The Modernism Week’s Featured Home: Seventies Sackley is a stunning 1975 residence by noted architect Stan Sackley, lovingly restored and reimagined by Michael Ostrow and Roger Stoker of Grace Home Furnishings. Stan Sackley is best known for a series of homes he created in “the Canyons” neighborhood of Palm Springs. Ostrow and Stoker believe Sackley’s …
Written and performed by Mae West (under the pen name Jane Mast) premiered in 1926, the play was deemed by a grand jury to be such “obscene, indecent, immoral, and impure drama” that it might corrupt “the morals of youth”. This is the play that brought Mae West to the world after her arrest was …
Modernism Week — October, Oct. 13-16, 2022 The Fall Preview is a four-day long “mini-Modernism Week” featuring more than 50 events, including tours, talks, and parties in unique locations not regularly open to the public. It also includes the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale Fall Edition, including an opening night preview party on …
A childhood in South Africa instilled a love of wild landscapes in Ida Alwin. While it lay dormant during her dozen years in London, a visit to Joshua Tree reignited it with a fervor that prompted her to relocate. Her company, Desert Developments, channels her enthusiasm for the desert through the lens of sustainable living …
