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Palm Springs "Modernism Week"Begins 2016 Celebration Of Mid-20th-Century Culture

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Published February 10, 2016 at 10:58 AM PST

Modernism Week begins tomorrow (Thursday) night in Palm Springs. The 10-day festival celebrates mid-century modern architecture, design, art, fashion, food, and other staples of culture from the 1950s and 1960s.

Palm Springs Modernism Week Chairman Chris Mobley in his mid-century modern furnishings store, Just Modern.

More than 60,000 people attended Modernism Week events last year. KVCR's Matt Guilhem previews this year's Modernism Week festivities.

MORE INFORMATION: http://www.modernismweek.com/

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