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Mr. Howard Kleinberg
14520 S.W. 79th Court
Miami, Florida 33158
Dear Mr. Kleinberg:
I am delighted that you have agreed to conduct a lecture for Miami Design Preservation League at our 22nd Annual Art
Deco Weekend Festival. The theme of this year's festival is "Art Deco at Play: The Golden Age of Sport." Your
participation as a lecturer will enhance the festival's educational content and will complement the schedule of films and
period footage being shown.
This year's Art Deco Weekend street festival will take place Friday, January 15 to Monday, January 18, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Holiday, on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. The lectures will take place at the Ocean Front Auditorium, 1001
Ocean Drive. Art Deco Weekend began in 1977 as a way of promoting the then-derelict Architectural Historic District
(popularly known as the Art Deco District), now one of the world's most vibrant and talked-about destinations. Last year
the festival's free lecture and film series played to audiences of up to 100 persons, while more than 400,000 attended
the four-day fair on ten blocks of Ocean Drive— with over 200 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing
and accessories, food, and arts and crafts, as well as continuous live entertainment on two outdoor stages. (Selected press
clippings from last year are included.) Proceeds from Art Deco Weekend enable Miami Design Preservation League to
fulfill its mission of providing the community with ongoing preservation and education programs.
Festival hours are:
Friday January 15, 1999 12:00 noon - 11:00 p.m. \
Saturday January 16, 1999 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. \
Sunday January 17, 1999 10:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. _' J
Monday January 18, 1999 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
The educational series, including lectures, films and videos take place each evening during the week leading up to the
Weekend with several of each scheduled on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For a more concrete example of how this
works, please consult the schedules in last year's program which we have enclosed to give you a better idea as to the
scope of Art Deco Weekend. Your lecture has been scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 1999.
ART DECO WEEKEND • POST OFFICE BOX 190180 • MIAMI BEACH, FL 33119-0180 • (305) 672-2014/ FAX 672-4319
Kleinberg, Page Two
November 19, 1998
Miami Design Preservation League will provide you with a $100.00 honorarium and VIP Art Deco Weekend Parking Pass
as a lecturer. We will promote your lecture with local, regional and international media prior to Art Deco Weekend, in
our official Art Deco Weekend Program Magazine, Impressions, and are happy to arrange media interviews during Art
Deco Weekend for you should you so desire. We will also host a reception for all invited lecturers and invite all lecturers
to participate in the Art Deco Weekend Parade, noon, Saturday, January 16.
Please let Spencer Tolley, the League's Director of Preservation Programs, know if you have any questions regarding the
lecture arrangements. In order to finalize a schedule we would ask that you fill out the enclosed form and return to us by
fax or mail by November 25, 1998. Again, we are excited that you've agreed to provide MDPL with a lecture during
Art Deco Weekend, and look forward to seeing you in January.
Sincerely,
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Matilde Bower, Chair
Art Deco Weekend
Enclosures.
Press Clips
1998 ADW Program Book
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cc: Ken Kopstein, Executive Director
Michael Kinerk, Chairman, Miami Design Preservation League
Dennis Wilhelm, Creative Director Emeritus, ADW Film and Lecture Series
ART DECO WEEKEND • POST OFFICE BOX 190180 • MIAMI BEACH, FL 33119-0180 • (305) 672-2014/ FAX 672-4319