May 14: Avalon Ball - Tickets available at the door!

Please join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for a glorious night of dancing on May 14, 2011 featuring live music from the 1920s and 1930s.  Enjoy dancing at the historic Art Deco Avalon Casino Ballroom on beautiful Catalina Island -- the same ballroom that played host to Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and many of the greats from the Big Band era. Dance the Lindy Hop, Balboa, the Charleston, Tango, Foxtrot, the Waltz and much, much, more! 
 
Ferry tickets are available now through Catalina Express. Please contact them at 1-800-481-3470 or book online at http://www.catalinaexpress.com/.  If you are returning on the special Avalon Ball11:00 p.m. return ferry, please make sure you book your tickets from the Long Beach Downtown Landing.  Parking is $14 max per 24 hours.
 
Big News from the Art Deco Society Avalon Ball Committee!

Our Avalon Ball committee has been working hard since (well, since the day after the LAST Avalon Ball, to be truthful) to make this already wonderful event even better! We’ve already got the perfect place (and what a place—the Art Deco gem Avalon Ballroom!), we’ve got the orchestra (Dean Mora and the Avalon Ball Dance Orchestra with special guest vocalist Richard Halpern—‘nuff said!). Now we’ve added a great new travel package for the 2011 Avalon Ball that can save you big money on your transportation and hotel stay—and make reservations fast and easy!

NEW 2011 “Best Value” Avalon Ball Package
$409 per person/double occupancy*

• 2 Nights at the Pavilion Hotel (Friday & Saturday, May 13th & 14th)
• Round trip Boat tickets for 2 via Catalina Express
• “Behind the Scenes Tour” of the Catalina Island Casino for 2

 

• A savings of $440!

 
Make your reservations today—space is limited and will sell out quickly!
1- 800-626-1496

(Please note: hotel/travel package does not include tickets to the Avalon Ball)

* Prices start at $409.00 per person / double occupancy. Subject to availability. Restrictions may apply. Not available online.
 
24th Annual Silent Film Benefit
Many have asked and we are happy to confirm that the Catalina Island Museum will be holding their annual silent film benefit on the same day as the Ball.
This year's feature film is The Sea Hawk (1924) starring Lloyd Hughes, Milton Sills, Enid Bennett and Wallace Beery. The Sea Hawk was also filmed around Catalina Island.
For more information about this year's event please follow this link.