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FULL EVENT SCHEDULE!

Aug. 15-16-17, 2008



National Western Complex

Expo Hall - Main Level
Exit I-70 on Brighton Blvd (just east of I-25)

Go Past the Coliseum under I-70 and you're there!

- FREE parking! -


Over 30,000 sq ft - BIGGER THAN EVER!

Tickets Available at the Door!

Dozens of Vendors from Around the Nation selling a wide variety of
MID-CENTURY, ART DECO, RETRO,
POP & MODERNIST
FURNISHINGS, ARTWORK AND OBJECTS

furniture
art
lighting
glass
pottery
ceramics
housewares
accessories
art deco
retro
danish modern
fab '50s
mod '60s
plastic '70s
kitsch
chrome
bakelite
teak
eames
panton
knoll
wegner
herman miller
russel wright
vintage clothes
textiles
eyewear
jewelry
electronics
radios
stereos
barware
so much more!

Watch our Ad appearing on HGTV!

starring Nick Horvath of Modern Decodence!

Visit www.modern-decodence.com!

 

Get Ready for our new

TIKI LOUNGE
dedicated to Tiki Decor and Tiki Vendors!

Featuring and International Tiki Art Show including

work from Canada's Heather Watts and the UK's Tikiracer!

Now Open ALL 3 DAYS!

With LIVE HULA GIRLS

FRIDAY NIGHT!

Confirmed Guests:

LA's legendary CHARLES PHOENIX returns to the Denver Modernism Show, with his pre-DNC spectacular --

THE UNITED STATES OF CHARLES PHOENIX

Friday 6:30 pm  &  Sunday 1pm

Free with admission to the Modernism Show!

Charles will be at the show all 3 days! Visit www.charlesphoenix.com to see Charles on 2 episodes of Martha Stewart - and to read his COVER STORY in LA Weekly:

AND....

The Velvet Elvis!

Friday Night at 8pm ! Our Elvis is heavy on the rockabilly! And he's bringing along his Go-Go Girls! This show is FABULOUS! Visit www.thevelvetelvis.com and read the RAVE reviews!

 

JUST ADDED!  A Special Display from:

You won't be able to miss our Airstreams on the Showroom Floor!

 

Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am- 3pm
Admission $5.00 a day

$10 with one-year subscription to Modernism Magazine!

Kids under 12: FREE!

Tickets Available at the Door!

Friday evening 7 - 10pm
Velvet Elvis, Hula Girls, 2 bars & MORE!

Admission: $10.00
$15 with one-year subscription to Modernism Magazine!



Tickets Available at the Door!



Friday 5-7 pm, Admission: $35.00

Includes re-admission all weekend.
Be the first to see and shop this year's show!
VIP Preview Gala includes special guests, give-aways, live music, and open bar.

Tickets Available at the Door!

Event Schedule:

Friday:

5 - 7: VIP Preview Gala

By Invitiation or $ 35 Ticket price includes readmission all weekend.

Open bar, first dibs on shopping, Hula girls

6:30pm: The United States of Charles Phoenix

7 - 10: Preview Party

Hula Girls, 2 cash bars, best shopping

8pm: Velvet Elvis & Go-Go Girls

Saturday:

10am: Doors Open

11am: American Glass: Art Deco to Moderne (lecture)

with Ken Grubenhoff of the Rocky Mountain Depression Glass Society

2pm: History of Tiki in Denver (slide show talk)

Tiki Mike Skinner enlightens and entertains - with Denver's surprisingly rich Tiki History!

4pm: Colorado's Modernist Art History (lecture)

Lee Ballentine of Gallup House gives the rundown of Colorado's Modernist painters.

6pm: Doors Close

Sunday:

8 - 10am: Car Show sign-in

Hall of Education, just behind our show. Details at "Car Show" page on www.DanaCain.com

10am: Doors Open

10 - 3: Stylish at any Speed Car Show

Our new "Mid-Century Automotive Design Show" adjoins the Denver Modernism Show!

11am: Gears, Grease & Guitars (feature film)

A retro delight, with vintge footage, rockabilly music and lots cool cars, sounds and more!

See the trailer at www.vinvenmedia.com !

1pm: The United States of Charles Phoenix

A hilarious retro slide show from America's favorite histo-tainer!

3pm: Doors Close

4pm: Mod Livin' LIVE Auction

Hop on over to 5327 E. Colfax Avenue for the big finale! Top consignments from all over!

Visit www.modlivin.com for details!

 

 

Satellite Events!

Stylish at Any Speed:

The Mid-Century Automotive Design Show

featuring American and European Cars from 1947 - 1977

 Sunday, August 17

10 am - 3 pm

adjoining the Denver Modernism Show

Spectators FREE with Denver Modernism Show Admission!

Enter your car online! Cash Prizes and More!

More information HERE!

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Sunday afternoon at 4pm, an hour after the Modernism Show officially ends, we keep things rolling at Mod Livin' Live! It's a live (and internet) auction at Mod Livin, 5327 E. Colfax! The Mod Livin' team is gathering fabulous items from near and far for this grand finale event! So for those of you who still want MORE after the show.... you got it!  Visit www.modlivin.com for details!

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Mile Hi Modern Home Tour

Mile Hi Modern, Real Estate for Modern Living, in conjunction with Denver Modernism Show, will be having an OPEN HOUSE Sunday afternoon after the show in one of Denver's Cool 50's Mod Neighborhoods!   OPEN HOUSE hours and tour will be provided at the Show!


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"... The Denver mod show is opening its doors to new mid-century themed products. I feel this is the way into the future for all of us." Jim Brown, Atomic Ranch magazine
"Best Arty Markets: Dana Cain. Dana Cain is so hip it hurts. She has that knack for knowing which old stuff is especially new again, and has used it to build an empire of totally entertaining collectibles expos. First, she's the entrepreneurial brain behind the Collectors Supershow toy extravaganza, which recently joined forces with the Majesticon comics show to provide a double whammy of happy pop-culture hunting under one roof. Last summer she launched the enormously popular Denver Modernism Show, an unbelievable mid-century blowout that will quadruple in size when it returns this August at a larger venue. And her newest take on collectibles-hawking was the recent Vintage Voltage Expo, an electronics-centric show that included everything from vinyl records to guitar amps to old-school audio gear. There's a packrat in each and every one of us, so go, Dana, go!" Westword, BEST OF DENVER 2007
The taste and sophistication level of our community has long been underestimated and undervalued. Good for you all for raising the bar! — Sandy Peletier, Denver, attendee
Denver is finally joining the modernism big boys, and to that we say: "Groovy, baby! It's about time!" — Sally Stich, Denver Post
...The summer buzz has been about one vintage event in particular: the Denver Modernism Show. Colorado's first official mid-century modern love-fest... — Elena Ashanti Jefferson, Denver Post
It was the Party of the Year! — Shelley Shinn, Arrow Estates
Denver has never seen a collection like this in one spot. Peole who have been stashing their treasures for years are bringing them out for the show. — Susan Froyd, Westword
...A FAB show! We had a blast! I loved the crowd and the stuff, and the tiki bar & DJs were perfect! — Sandra, Yesterday's Child, Denver
I have never seen such a great turnout for a first-time event. — Lisa Tyler, Gallerie Rouge
I have never made so much money in so short a time in 30 years of selling. I've sold at shows all over the country. How did you DO this? — Robin Isaacs, Lake Forest, CA
The Denver Modernism Show last weekend turned out to be the place to be ... Organizer Dana Cain obviously hit the mark betting that this aesthetic was ripe for an event of this kind. — Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News


Modernism Magazine www.modernismmagazine.com
Mod Livin' www.modlivin.com
Mile Hi Modern Real Estate www.milehimodern.com

Modern in Denver magazine www.modernindenver.com

Kirkland Musem www.kirklandmuseum.com

Rocky Mountain Vintage Airstream Club www.rmvac.org


Email dana.cain@att.net and put MODERNISM LIST in the headline!
Let me know if you want onto the regular list or the vendor list!
You'll get the scoop on next year's show, too!


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Thanks to Bill Lujan of mod-pod for some of these great photos!

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