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Only in Miami
Winter travelers head south
for Art Deco Weekend
by THOM CARDWELL
Right on the heels of the holidays,
Miami Beach is definitely the place to see
and be seen for the annual Art Deco Week
end.
It's become the hottest spot in the na
tion for fashion-conscious style makers in
the past few years, despite the adverse
publicity over vacationing in Miami. In
fact, the most recent surveys within the
travel industry indicate that Florida con
tinues to rate among the top three vaca
tion destinations in the nation.
The splendors of art deco style are cel
ebrated each year in Miami in early Janu
ary by the Miami Design Preservation
League (MDPL). This year's Art Deco
Weekend is the MDPL's 18th annual
event, slated for Jan. 13-Jan. 15.
Located in the heart of Miami Beach's
historic district, the weekend activities
include everything from "Queen of Salsa"
Celia Cruz (in keeping with this year's
theme "Art Deco Latin America"), the
annual Antique Automobile Parade, and
a colorful street festival featuring local
singers, dancers and character actors
along with craft vendors and antiques/
collectibles dealers.
Guided walking, bicycle and trolley
tours of Miami's famed art deco district
are scheduled throughout the weekend.
A lively lecture series conducted by
historians, curators, authors and profes
sors of art deco style will be offered fo
cusing on Latin American art deco, includ
ing the monumental deco of the Argen
tine Pampas to the art deco jewelry of
Carmen Miranda, from Rio de Janeiro to
the art deco buildings of Havana, Cuba.
Authors Michael Kinerk and Dennis
Wilhelm ("Rediscovering Art Deco
USA"), Ari Millas and Linda Polansky
("Old Miami Beach: A Case Study in His
toric Preservation"), and Laura Cerwinske
("Tropical Deco") will also be participat
ing in the weekend's events.
Running simultaneously with MDPL's
activities, there's the Miami Beach Con
vention Center Antiques Show from Fri
day, Jan. 13 to Wednesday, Jan. 18. Now
in its 34th year, this exhibition and sale of
deco antiques and collectibles features
approximately 800 exhibitors worldwide
and has become one of the finest shows
of its kind anywhere. For more informa
tion, call (305) 754-4931.
At the James L. Knight Center, "Mi
ami Modernism: At Home in the Twenti
eth Century," is scheduled from Friday,
Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 15, with 65 dealers
from across the country representing all
major design movements from 1910
through 1970. For airline and hotel pack
ages for Miami Modernism, contact Deco
Tours at (305) 531-4465.
As if there wasn't enough to see and
do during this busy weekend, there's also
the Miami International Fine Arts Expo
Jan. 13-15.
Proceeds raised through Art Deco
Weekend support MDPL's continuing
programs to save, protect and promote
Miami Beach's Art Deco District. For more
information on the Art Deco Weekend,
contact Miami Design Preservation
League, P.O. Bin L, Miami Beach, FL 33119
or (305) 672-2014.
For lesbian and gay travelers to Mi
ami Beach, consider Shore Club Ocean
Resort, a 266-room oceanfront private
hotel offering suites with balconies,
Olympic pool, five bars and cocktail
lounge, 8,000 square foot dance floor, in
door and outdoor dining in addition to
countless amenities. For reservations and
information, call (800) 327-8330. Even if
you're not staying there, you'll also want
to check out their special party schedule.
Once you begin fantasizing about re
locating there, contact Vintage Realty
Group. They're specialists in sales and
investments in vacation apartments in
fully restored art deco buildings. For com
plete information call them at (800) 538
1118.
For assistance with accommodations
in Miami, contact South Beach Destina
tions. Their network includes the best of
the smaller hotels and condos for rental,
all with the gay and lesbian traveler in
mind. Contact them at (800) 443-8224.
For all general information, contact the
Miami Chamber of Commerce at (305) 672
1270. For daily information while in Miami,
contact the lesbian and gay hotline at (305)
759-3661.