Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour Tickets now available!

You may now purchase tickets for the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis - act now!

Online tickets are being sold through PayPal -- refer to the "Buy Tickets Now!" icon in the top left hand margin of this blog. PayPal is an easy way to pay with your credit card.

In-town purchases may also be made in-person at the following businesses: Parkside Pharmacy, Capital Nursery, and Blomberg Window Systems and Hot Italian (as of 4.8.10). Cash or check only.

Postcard photograph by Don Satterlee of Satterlee Photo. Postcard design by by Tour co-coordinator Dane Henas of Dane Henas Design.

Hope to see you at the Tour!

Calling all (MCM) cars!

This Car Show on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Sacramento Executive Airport is open to all -- including ticket holders who will be registering for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour (see our previous post for details).

Both the Car Show and Tour are presented by Sacramento Modern (SacMod), a non-profit association that promotes, preserves and protects mid-century art, architecture and design in the Sacramento region. SacMod is partnering with the California Automobile Museum to display impressive modes of transportation at the home tour registration site. The event is limited to 150 vehicles, and admission to the car show is FREE (a limited number of home tour tickets are available for purchase).

For those of you with vehicles who would like to participate in the Car Show, take us “Back to the Future” with distinctive, space-aged vehicles representing the modern movement between 1940-1970. All types of transportation are welcome: automobiles, travel trailers, motorbikes, scooters, and bicycles. Think fins…chrome…power…innovation…the future! Please email photos of your vehicles to Tour co-coordinator Kris Lannin Liang using the contact information on the back of the postcard.

The Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour logo, postcards, upcoming tickets, and upcoming guide book have been created by Tour co-coordinator Dane Henas of Dane Henas Design.

Hope to see you at both events!

Sneak Peek: Another Carter Sparks Custom Home on the Tour

 

Here is another example of one of the homes scheduled for the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This elegant home in South Land Park Hills was designed by Sacramento architects Carter Sparks and Donald Thaden around 1960 for the Stecher family. Current owners M & S have sensitively updated the home, retaining much of its original character. The home is full of ingenious details and has several outstanding garden areas.

We'll be posting more about the Tour and giving you other sneak peeks soon -- thanks for checking in and stay tuned.

Sneak Peek: Another Jones + Emmons Eichler Home

Here's another sneak peek of one of the wonderful homes scheduled for the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

Don't miss L & T's beautiful and charming 1955 Eichler Home originally built for the Koutchis family. Filled with whimsy and vintage goodness -- plus a terrific light-filled addition by a local Mid-Century modern architect!

More sneak peeks coming soon....

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Where tickets will be sold

Many thanks to the following neighborhood businesses who have agreed to sell tickets for the upcoming Sacramento Mid-Century Home Tour. Tickets will be available for sale in April.

Parkside Pharmacy 

4404 Del Rio Rd., Sacramento, CA 95822 

(916) 452-2200

Capital Nursery 

4700 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822

(916) 455-2601

Blomberg Window Systems

1453 Blair Ave., Sacramento, CA 95822

(916) 428-8060

For our out-of-town friends or those who wish to pay via credit card, we'll have a PayPal link up and running on this blog at the same time the tickets are available at the above businesses.

We'll post again when tickets are available, so stay in touch!

Sneak Peek: A Jones + Emmons Eichler Home

We are still diligently working behind-the-scenes to bring you the first-ever Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour. As promised, here's another sneak peek of one of the fantastic homes scheduled for June 26, 2010 (see details regarding the tour in our previous post).

This 1955 Eichler Home was originally built for the Scott family.  J & J have transformed it into a warm, colorful and relaxing retreat. Don't miss their spectacular vintage clock collection.

We'll be bringing you more sneak peeks, and information on how to obtain tickets -- stay tuned!