The lobby at The Club Trinidad was transported back to the Rat Pack days when Frank Sinatra hung out to eat steak and peppers and listen to a floor show. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Bob Newhart and Don Rickles often dined with Frank there. And this was where Frank proposed to Barbara Marx and invited everyone present that night to the wedding!
Owner Lisa Sullivan of Swank Interiors swanked up the lobby for the occasion. Mid-century classics such as a 9 foot Dunbar sofa, TH Robsjohn-Gibbings Trestle coffee table, Tom Greene brutalist chandelier, and Harvey Probber ottoman ushered party goers back to the glamour of 1960's Palm Springs.
And the mid-century bar was stocked with vintage glassware, ice bucket and ashtrays. The only thing missing was the haze of cigarette smoke!
The first evening of mid-century music was Paris Loves Palm Springs -- a jazz inspired evening with the vocals of French born singer and actress Adele Jacques. Adele relaxed on our Dunbar sofa between sets -- her vintage orange dress most certainly brought the presence of Frank Sinatra back as orange was his favorite color.
Bossa Nova Night with the Gand Band and Organic Sol was the second night of Mid Mod Music. The sounds of mid-century Brazilian Bossa Nova, a fusion of samba and jazz, filled The Purple Room. The sexy sounds of the beat brought the crowd to their feet and the evening ended with the entire audience forming a conga line!
Though we heard lots of great feedback on Modernism Week symposiums, house & bus tours, and cocktail parties (and more cocktail parties!), The Purple Room Mid Mod Music events at the Club Trinidad were by the far the greatest fun for all! We look forward to more great music for Modernism Week 2014 at Club Trinidad.
And a special thanks to Gary Wexler for recreating the original Club Trinidad sign for the Lobby. It made the room!
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