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Art Deco Revived On SOBE This Weekend

MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) -- Miami Beach will go back in time this weekend at its 34th annual Art Deco Weekend.

This year's theme is "Selling Glamour & Style."

All the fun and festivities kicked off Friday at noon, and runs through Sunday along Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets in the historic Art Deco District.

It also means that Ocean Drive, between 5th and 15th streets will be shut down for the duration of the show.

Art Deco Weekend, sponsored by the Miami Design Preservation League, offers a wide range of activities and a street fair on Ocean Drive filled with vendors offering collectibles such as antiques and paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and photography. There are also art and crafts, guided tours, and musical attractions.

Other highlights of Art Deco Weekend include a new Fifth Street Gymnasium Tour, where guests can soak in the ambience of the place at which boxing great Muhammad Ali trained; a Gay and Lesbian Walking Tour; a dog parade, and the return of the popular "Cocktails with a Twist," a guided tour that will hit three landmark drinking spots in South Beach: Club Deuce, which is the Beach's oldest bar, The Tides and Park Central. Participants get three free drinks. That means one drink per establishment.

And when you're hungry, there will be plenty of delicious food vendors, as well as hands-on activities for children and the Art Deco Classic Car Fest.

If you go

When:  Noon-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Ocean Drive, between 5th and 15th streets.

Cost: Most events are free but guided tours average $20; "Cocktails With a Twist" tour is $30.

Special events include:

Art Deco Couture Fashion Show: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Dr.

Art Deco Furniture Exhibit and Art Deco Classic Car Fest: ongoing during the festival, Art Deco Welcome Center.

Lecture series: "Miami as Cultural Intersection," 1 p.m. Saturday; "Tropical Art Deco's Influence on the 1939 World's Fair," 3 p.m. Saturday; "Selling Art Deco Preservation," 1 p.m. Sunday; Art Deco Welcome Center.

Art Deco Weekend Ocean Drive Parade: 11 a.m. Saturday.

The Arf Deco Dog Parade: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sixth Street and Ocean Drive.

Film series: "The Easiest Way," 2 p.m. Friday; "It Should Happen to You," 4 p.m. Friday; "Lover Come Back," 2 p.m. Sunday; "The Ad & the Ego," 4 p.m. Sunday. Art Deco Welcome Center.

Parking: There is no shuttle service or specific parking provided, but there are several public lots in the area at Seventh and Collins Avenue; at 13th between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue; and at 12th and Washington between Washington and Pennsylvania.

Information: (305) 672-2014 or www.artdecoweekend.com.

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