Gatsby Summer Afternoon

The Art Deco Society of California
presents
The 24rd Annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon

Perfect Day

Sunday, September 14, 1-6PM
(That's two weeks after Labor Day!)
Dunsmuir Historic Estate
2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94615
www.dunsmuir.org

If you know of any other picture galleries online, blogs, flicker albums, websites, etc. that have pictures of our event, please share it with us! We would gladly share the link and photo credits! Thanks!

 

Schedule for Events of the Day

 

What to wear?

What to bring?

  • Perfect Picnics Ideas from the ever-creative Laurie Gordon, who started it all in 1984

FAQ - Your Gatsby questions answered!

Re-live the Days of the ‘Jazz Age’ of the 1920s

Belles

The Art Deco Society of California Hosts its Annual Gatsby Picnic
Come Join the Festivities

On Sunday, September 14, the Art Deco Society of California will host its Annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon at the historic Dunsmuir House in Oakland California.

Now in its 24rd year, the Gatsby Afternoon lets several hundred aficionados of the 1920s and 30s step back to a time when elegance was a way of life and the Charleston and fox trot were all the rage.

This is not a spectator event. From 1-6PM the panoramic Dunsmuir front lawn becomes a stage on which all participants picnic, dance and sip champagne, reminiscent of a scene from The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel of 1925.  There is something for everyone, including:

  • Dancing to the Authentic Twenties Jazz Rhythms of Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Song Stylists Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges

Dance

  • The Great Gatsby Bathing Beauty Revue by the Deco Belles, including the crowning of the new Miss Art Deco

Serafina

  • Grand Vintage Motorcar Display, with dozens of Art Deco Era automobiles throughout the grounds

Yellowcar

  • A Fashion Parade at which you can show off your sense of style in a promenade before our stage!

Picnic

  • Dance Demos featuring your favorites like the Foxtrot, Charleston or Lindy

Friends

  • Prizes Awarded for best Auto, Fashions, Dance contestants, and Picnic

Afternoon attire from 1920-1940 (or reasonable facsimile) is required. With everyone attending this event in period fashions, the effect is stunning! Many guests bring period-perfect picnics, with settings from elaborate spreads, complete with silver, crystal, linens and china, to simple wicker baskets on vintage print tablecloths.

Ladies

Tickets in advance for Current ADSC Members $35;
Non-Members in Advance $45;
and at the Door, for all, $60.

To order tickets, please call ADSC at 415-982-DECO.
Afternoon attire from 1920-1940 (or reasonable facsimile) is required.

About ADSC
Established in 1982, the Art Deco Society of California is a non-profit historic preservation organization dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of the unique architecture, art, music, literature, fashion, technology and entertainment of the era between the two World Wars.



 

CONTACT US:

General questions -- gatsbyinfo@artdecosociety.org

Vintage Auto Questions -- gatsbyauto@artdecosociety.org

Volunteering for Gatsby -- gatsbyvolunteers@artdecosociety.org

Immediate questions, phone orders by credit card (Visa or MC) 415-982-DECO (415-982-3326)

Mail checks to: Art Deco Society of California, 100 Bush St. Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94104

Last revised: 5/11/08