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Resort-O-Rama 2026: Mid-Century ’50s Architecture Bash at Santa Rosa’s Flamingo Resort (Oct. 8-11)

Resort-O-Rama 2026: Mid-Century ’50s Architecture Bash at Santa Rosa’s Flamingo Resort (Oct. 8-11)

Event: Resort-O-Rama
When: October 8th -11th
Where: Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa, California.
FREE Marketplace on Sunday! There are Day Seminars Free- $27.76, Lots of ala carte options depending on interest from $27.76-$499. Evening events are higher priced tickets

 

We are thrilled to announce the city of Santa Rosa official Proclamation “Historic Flamingo Resort and Spa Day” on Sunday October 11th during our Resort-O-Rama event!!

 

Resort-O-Rama is a Northern California event focusing on Mid-Century design, style and history. The event includes whimsical seminars on topics from Walt Disney to Bay Area Architecture to 1950s foods! Cocktails crafted by top mixologists. Free Mid-Century Modern Marketplace on Sunday featuring makers and creators. Classic Supperclub Dinner featuring award winning lounge act Project: Pimento from San Francisco. Retro Style Disc Jockeys spinning late into the night.

Special Guests:
–> Gerald Casale from Devo will be sharing how the style of Mid-Century Modern influenced the creation of DEVO!!
–> Mid-century pop culture expert Charles Phoenix presents his hilarious Retro Slideshow
Other Highlights include:
–> Aloha Caftan Society Stroll 
–> Pooch Parade
–> Spirit and Mocktail Tasting Room
–>Proclamation presentation for the Historic Flamingo Resort and Spa with the mayor of Santa Rosa!
Photos and video available upon request.

Thursday October 8th

6:00pm – 9:00pm: Registration and Resort-O-Rama Art Opening

6:30pm – 7:30pm: Wine Appreciation with vintners, Gerald V. Casale and Judd Finkelstein {Special Event – not included with Platinum Tix}

8:00pm – 9:00pm: Gerald V. Casale Talks Mid-Century Style & Design

9:00pm – Midnight: Vintage Space-O-Rama featuring disc jockeys and top mixologists!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Friday October 9th

8am-8:30am: Community Meet-Up (all invited!): Vanity Fair Striped Robe Meet-up

8:30am – 9:00am: Key Note Speaker: Bri Bertolaccini from Walt Disney Family Museum {Platinum Ticket Holders Only}

9:10am – 4:00pm: Daytime Events

  • 9:10am -10:10am: Bay Area Modern with Heather David

  • 9:10am – 10:10am: Hats Off! Mid-Century Modern Hats with Dave Temple

  • 10am-12noon: Craft-O-Rama Room featuring Fox & Doll

  • 10:20am-11:20am: Rebel Girl: The Dazzling & Colorful World of Enid Collins with Alix Tyler

  • 11:25am-12:25pm: Sonoma County Neon: Mid-Century Beacons with Randall Ann Homan, Al Barna, and Katherine Rinehart

  • 11:25am-12:25pm: Don’t Let What You Own Own You with Rusty Blazenhoff

  • 12:35pm – 1:35pm: Cover to Cover: A History of Mid-Century Record Album Design with Nick Rossi

  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Homes That Walt Built with The Walt Disney Family Museum’s Bri Bertolaccini

  • 2:10pm – 3:10pm: San Francisco’s Nob Hill: The Mount Everest of Tiki Bars with Eric Jost

  • 2:10pm – 3:10pm: Mysteries of the Madonna Inn with CyndeLicious

  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm: A Journey Through Children’s Fairyland with Master Puppeteer Randal Metz and CEO Kymberly Miller

4:00pm – 6:00pm: 30 min. Tasting Sessions in the Spoken Space*

7:00pm – 9:30pm: Supperclub Dinner featuring live music of Project: Pimento*

9:00pm – 1:00am: Vintage Space-O-Rama featuring disc jockeys and top mixologists!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Saturday October 10th

8am-8:30am: Community Meet-Up(all invited!): Pajama Party Meet-up

9:00am – 4:30pm: Daytime Events

  • 9:00am – 10:00am: Motel Morgue: An Examination of Demolition and Murder with John W. Murphey

  • 9:15am – 10:15am: Microwaves, Feminism and the Enjoli Paradox with Carrie Swing

  • 10:30am – 11:30am: Beyond the Four Walls: Mid-Century Modern Landscapes with Thomas Eddy

  • 10:45am – 11:45am: Just Got Potlucky: Entertaining in Mid-Century America with Karen Finlay

  • 11:45am – 12:45pm: Bay Area Bowling: How Mid-Century Architecture Invaded the Suburbs with Chris Nichols

  • 12noon- 3pm: Craft-O-Rama Room featuring crafts from the past!

  • 1pm-2pm: The Influence of Mid-Century Design on Disney Productions with Stephen Cargile

  • 1:30pm-2:30pm: The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: A Century of Hollywood, Hi-Jinx, and Ham & Eggs! with Sandi Hemmerlein & Rachel Skytt

  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm: Packing for Paradise with Martin Cate

  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm: Draw Like a Madman with BrandCamp with Brandon Campbell {Special Event – not included with Platinum Tix}

4:00pm – 6:00pm: 30 min. Tasting Sessions in the Spoken Space*

7:30pm – 9:00pm LIVE in person….Charles Phoenix! The Grand Mid-Century Tour of Europe – A BIG RETRO Dream Vacation Slide Show Travelogue!

9:00pm – 1:00am: Vintage Space-O-Rama “Atomic A-Go-Go!” featuring disc jockeys and top mixologists!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Sunday October 11th

10am: Marketplace Preview {Platinum Ticket Holders Only}

10:30am-4pm: Mid-Century Modern Marketplace – Free & Open to the Public

2pm: Community Event (all invited!): Aloha Caftan Society Stroll & Pooch Parade!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $27.76*
*FREE Marketplace on Sunday! There are Day Seminars Free- $23, Lots of ala carte options depending on interest from $23-$499
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Comedy, Community, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Lectures & Workshops
Venue: Flamingo Resort and Spa
Address: 2777 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

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