Parking (according to our contact at FIDM):
FIDM is located on the southwest corner of 9th & Grand; the back
of our building faces Hope Street.
The cost to park in the lot under the FIDM building is $4.00/day
There is also a parking lot across the street that costs $4.50/day
Another lot is located on the northeast corner of 9th and Hope.
Entry is either from Hope Street and/or 9th Street.
Lunch:
We will walk from FIDM to the City Grill, located in the Wilshire
Grand Hotel (conference hotel). The lunch buffet with bottomless
beverage (incl. tax and gratuity) is $20
If you plan to join the group for lunch, please bring a check
made payable to ARLIS/SC to FIDM on Nov. 15th.
Please RSVP or contact me with questions at:
[log in to unmask], or 323-939-2769
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
-Angel Lopez
ARLIS/SC Vice-Chair
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:37:45 EST "Lopez, Angelica"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ARLIS Southern California Chapter Meeting
> at the Fashion Institute of Design in Los Angeles
> Wednesday, November 15, 2000
>
> FIDM Los Angeles
> 919 S. Grand Ave.
> Los Angeles, CA 90015-1421
> (213) 624-1200
> (800) 711-7175
> http://www.fidm.com/common/sitemapframeset.html
>
> 10:00am Tour of the gardens and the Resource and Research Center
> 10:30am Ohya: The Wizard of Jeanz exhibition tour
> 11:00am Business meeting
> 12:15pm (approximate time) Walk to the Wilshire Grand
> 12:30pm Lunch buffet at the Wilshire Grand
> 1:30pm Brief tour of the conference hotel
>
> Business meeting agenda includes:
> Nominations for Secretary and Vice-Chair
> Fundraising
> 2001 ARLIS/NA Annual Conference
>
> Cost: TBA (the buffet at the Wilshire Grand will be approximately
> $16)
>
> For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Angel Lopez at
> [log in to unmask] or leave a message at (323)939-2769.
>
>
> About the FIDM:
>
> The Los Angeles campus is nestled in the 15-acre Grand-Hope Park,
> with its mosaic water fountains, ivy-covered arbor walks, and
> metal sculptures.
>
> The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising provides a
> post-secondary education leading to an Associate of Arts degree
> in Apparel Manufacturing Management, Cosmetics & Fragrance
> Merchandising, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design,
> Merchandise Marketing, Textile Design, Theatre Costume and Visual
> Communications.
>
> The building was designed by famed architect Jon Jerde, the
> designer of Universal Citywalk, Horton Plaza and, most recently,
> the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas.
>
>
> FIDM Resource and Research Center:
>
> The Resource & Research Center houses a book collection of over
> 10,000 titles, with emphasis in fashion, interior design,
> retailing and costume, over 160 international periodicals, trade
> publications, newspaper clipping files, and fashion predictive
> reports from 15 various fashion forecasting services. Also
> included in the collection are visual presentation materials
> consisting of a selection of catalogs of props, mannequins, store
> fixtures, and other visual presentations and display materials
> for retail.
>
> The Resource & Research Center also contains a Rare
> Books Room featuring 19th and 20th century fashion magazines,
> out-of-print books, original fashion sketches by renowned
> designers, and material on the California apparel industry, the
> International Fashion Video Division with over 4000 videos,
> slides, audiotapes, CD ROM's, film strips and transparencies, the
> Textile Division providing fabric swatches and samples for
> student projects, and the Interior Design Workroom with a sample
> collection of wall coverings, window treatments, flooring, and
> upholstery.
>
> The FIDM Resource & Research Center serves the information needs
> of students, educators, scholars, researchers, industry, press
> and the general public.
>
>
> Current exhibition:
>
> OHYA: The Wizard of Jeans is a presentation of books which are
> clothes and vice versa. Inspired by the Wizard of Oz, the series
> of 21 handmade books combine art and ready-to-wear-culture.
>
> Hiroaki Ohya, born 1970 in Kumamoto, Japan, graduated from Bunka
> Fashion College in 1992, and became a member of the Miyake Design
> Studio team.
>
>
> Directions to FIDM:
>
> DIRECTIONS from 10 East FWY:
> 1. From the 10 FWY, merge onto CA-110 N.
> 2. Take the 6TH ST/9TH ST exit towards DOWNTOWN.
> 3. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
> 4. Merge onto W 9TH ST.
> 5. Turn RIGHT onto S GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from the 10 West FWY:
> 1. The I-10 W becomes 101 N.
> 2. From the 101 N, take the 110 RAMP towards HARBOR FWY/SAN PEDRO/PASADENA.
> 3. Take the GRAND AVE exit.
> 4. Turn RIGHT onto N GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from the 60 West FWY:
> 1. Take I-10 W towards SANTA MONICA.
> 2. Merge onto I-10 W.
> 3. Take the exit towards ALAMEDA STREET.
> 4. Merge onto E 14TH ST.
> 5. Turn RIGHT onto S ALAMEDA ST.
> 6. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto E OLYMPIC BLVD.
> 7. Turn RIGHT onto S CENTRAL AVE.
> 8. Turn LEFT onto E 8TH ST.
> 9. Turn LEFT onto S GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from the 101 North FWY:
> 1. From the 101 N, take the 110 RAMP towards HARBOR FWY/SAN PEDRO/PASADENA.
> 2. Take the GRAND AVE exit.
> 3. Turn RIGHT onto N GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from the 101 South FWY:
> 1. From the 101 S, take the 110 RAMP towards PASADENA/HARBOR FWY/SAN PEDRO.
> 2. Merge onto 110 SOUTH RAMP.
> 3. Merge onto CA-110 S.
> 4. Take the 8TH ST exit towards 9TH ST.
> 5. Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
> 6. Merge onto W 8TH PL.
> 7. Stay straight to go onto W 9TH ST.
> 8. Turn RIGHT onto S GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from 110 North FWY:
> 1. From the 110 N FWY, take the 6TH ST/9TH ST exit towards DOWNTOWN.
> 2. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
> 3. Merge onto W 9TH ST.
> 4. Turn RIGHT onto S GRAND AVE.
>
> DIRECTIONS from 110 South FWY:
> 1. From the 110 S FWY, take the 8TH ST exit towards 9TH ST.
> 2. Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
> 3. Merge onto W 8TH PL.
> 4. Stay straight to go onto W 9TH ST.
> 5. Turn RIGHT onto S GRAND AVE.
>
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