There is a lot to be excited about as we kick off the 2023-24 season in the desert. This year marks the 50th birthday of Rancho Mirage, a great reminder to celebrate the history of our unique city. The board is hard at work putting the finishing touches on our biggest event yet, we will be releasing details next month but please mark your calendar for February 3rd! I'm also pleased to announce our second Members-only event taking place next month, featuring Sean Lockyer sharing his perspective on the intersection of preservation, modern architecture in the desert, and what’s next. This event is complimentary to our INDIVIDUAL, HOUSEHOLD, and PRESERVATIONIST members, tickets are $100 for our ADVOCATE members. Please RSVP below! With February's Modernism Week just around the corner, Preservation Mirage is showcasing four incredible homes at Tamarisk Country Club. With this tour, we will need docents to assist with check-in and directing attendees on their self-guided tours throughout the homes. Become a docent and save $150 on the price of Modernism Week tickets by helping a good cause - it’s a win-win. If you’re interested in joining us as a docent, please email: events@preservationmirage.org. Preservation Mirage appreciates your continued support and I look forward to connecting at one of our events in the coming months. |
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Dan Allen President, Board of Directors |
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AN EXCLUSIVE WORK OF ART BY JOHN PIRMAN TO CELEBRATE & RESTORE THE PINK ELEPHANT To celebrate the historic designation of the ‘Rancho Super Car Wash’ Pink Elephant neon sign, Preservation Mirage commissioned modernist artist John Pirman to create an original work of art depicting the most iconic Rancho Mirage landmark. Available as both a 24” x 32” signed Digital Archival Print and 18” x 24” Poster, both unframed, plus sales tax and shipping. All proceeds will fund the full restoration and ongoing maintenance of the sign. |
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| | ‘Rancho Super Car Wash’ Pink Elephant Poster | | $25.00 | | |
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| | ‘Rancho Super Car Wash’ Pink Elephant Digital Archival Print | | $1,400.00 | | |
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Preservation Mirage is a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 82-3717476) and your purchase may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes, please consult your tax adviser or the IRS. |
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YOU’RE INVITED TO MEET JOHN PIRMAN |
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Join us THIS Friday from 5 - 7 PM for a cocktail reception and buffet at the Tamarisk Country Club to display the ‘Rancho Super Car Wash’ Pink Elephant Digital Archival Print and to sell Posters. The artist, John Pirman, will be available to sign your poster. Tickets are $150 each and are available now at the link below, this event is complimentary for Preservationist-level members who will automatically receive a 100% discount on up to two tickets at checkout. Dress: Think Pink. Photo Credit: Rafael Martin | | |
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An Evening at Echo Rancho Mirage with Sean Lockyer |
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Join us on Tuesday, November 7th at 1 Echo Lane, in Rancho Mirage for our second Members-only event with Sean Lockyer of Studio AR&D Architects. Tour the final home of Lockyer’s most recent project prior to market. He will speak on the details of Echo Rancho Mirage, his perspective on the intersection of preservation and modern architecture in the desert, and what’s next. The residence opens at 4:00 PM, Sean Lockyer will speak at 4:45 PM, the event ends at 6:00 PM. Light appetizers and drinks will be served. | | |
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Catch our President Dan Allen and Founder Melissa Riche on KESQ News Channel 3 talking about the 'Rancho Super Car Wash' Pink Elephant neon sign's historic designation and our upcoming event. | | |
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FREE DESERT MODERNISM 101 LECTURES |
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Join our friends at the Palm Springs Modern Committee as they present an informative and entertaining look at the principles of design that rocked the world of design in post-war America. The philosophy of modernism encompasses architecture, interior design, art, and fashion. This free program has been developed by PS ModCom’s Education Committee Leaders Joan Gand and Mimi Fisher both avid architecture preservationists from the Midwest. Following the lectures guests will have the opportunity to meet the speakers while enjoying complimentary wine, cheese, and refreshing beverages. | | |
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VARIATIONS TO A THEME: WILLIAM HAINES AT SUNNYLANDS The exhibition spotlights the custom-made furniture and interior décor that the legendary designer William Haines created for the extraordinary home that Walter and Leonore Annenberg constructed in the Southern California desert between 1963 and 1966. Along with the Annenbergs, a dream team of Haines, his design partner Ted Graber, architect A. Quincy Jones, and variety of renown landscape architects fashioned 200 acres of raw desert scrub into an iconic midcentury modern estate that, to this day, houses the largest extant collection of William Haines furnishings in the world. In his signature Hollywood Regency style, Haines designed and installed more than 450 pieces—cabinets, tables, consoles, chairs, lamps, etc.—for the 25,000-square-foot home. The exhibition is on view at Sunnylands Center through June 2, 2024. Admission and parking are always free. |
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DINNER UNDER THE STARS AT THE KIRK AND ANNE DOUGLAS ESTATE |
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Join our friends from USModernist on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the classically modern 1954 Kirk and Anne Douglas Estate which sits on three-quarters of an acre in Old Las Palmas, designed by Modernist architect Donald Wexler. Tickets are $300 per person, all-inclusive of multi-course dinner, wine, cocktails, and appetizers. | | |
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MEMBERSHIP We launched our membership program in October of 2022, your donations helped raise our profile as a preservation organization within the Coachella Valley. This allowed us to resume in-person events, begin offering innovative merchandise tied to our mission, and succeed in our preservation goal of securing a full historic designation for the ‘Rancho Super Car Wash’ Pink Elephant, the first designation handled by our Board of Directors. Thanks to your continued support, we have much more on the horizon as our membership program enters its second year. If you have any questions, please reach out to me directly. |
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Scott Goldstein Membership & Fundraising Committee Chair |
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PRESERVATION MIRAGE BOARD & COMMITTEE UPDATE In September we welcomed a new member to our Board of Directors, Kristina Ballantyne. As a resort manager and golf travel company owner, she has spent most of her career in the Arizona and California deserts. Kristina's architectural hero is Frank Lloyd Wright, whose work she admired at Taliesin West in Scottsdale. She has owned several mid-century modern homes and resides in Rancho Mirage, where she has also served on the history committee for Thunderbird Country Club. |
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PRESERVATIONIST MEMBERS We would like to thank our PRESERVATIONIST members for their generosity and support: Joseph Bartush, Mike Boone, Susan and Tom Corson, Annette Cumming, Suzanne Fromkin, Scott and Ella Goldstein, Lyn Goldstein, Lori Goldstein, Jeff Kohl, Jay Hart and David Mazer, Patrick Jordan, Scot and Lance Karp, Stephen and Margie Kulp, John A. MacMahon, Philip Monaghan, Ken and Ann Moyle, Perry and Kim Shwachman, Kurt and Kelly Walecki. |
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We are a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 82-3717476) and your donation may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes, please consult your tax adviser or the IRS. |
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