2024 Assemblage “The Art of Fans: California Style”
June 26 – June 30, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
REGISTRATION LINKS
Please join us in Los Angeles for the FANA 2024 Assemblage! Your Planning Committee has been diligently planning a ‘Fan-Packed’ adventure, including the Welcome Reception, Fan Collections, Museums, Fan Exhibitions, Lectures, Fan Sales, Fan Auction, Dinners, Entertainment, and the FANA Banquet Gala. Plus, many more surprises!
CONFERENCE HOTEL
The Westin Hotel, Pasadena, 191 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA. Local telephone: 626-304-1415. Come early and stay late—there is plenty to do in L.A.! This location is very convenient to restaurants, shopping, and theaters. Valet and self-parking: $21 daily maximum, with in-and-out privileges. On weekends, self-parking is $6 all day.
Hotel Booking Deadline: To obtain the special FANA group rate, you must book by May 30 at 5 PM PDT. You can use this link to make your reservation, or call 866-837-4181 and ask for the Fan Association of North America group rate, which is approximately $231 per night, including tax (1 King or 2 Double Beds). The FANA rates apply 3 days prior to June 26 and 3 days after June 29. Handicapped rooms ARE available. Please inquire at the hotel.
Cancellation policy: Please be aware of the hotel cancellation policy listed on your hotel confirmation document.
TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS
Airports and Hotel Shuttle Info
The closest airport to The Westin Pasadena, our conference hotel, is Burbank Airport. Long Beach Airport is also a smaller airport, but further from our hotel. LAX is a larger and busier airport and further from our hotel, but it may have more direct flights and competitive fares.
BUR / Burbank Bob Hope Airport: 16.06 miles from the Westin Hotel, Pasadena
LGB / Long Beach Airport: 33.17 miles from the Westin Hotel, Pasadena
LAX / Los Angeles: 36.65 miles from the Westin Hotel, Pasadena
SHUTTLE SERVICES (Examples)
Burbank Airport
Long Beach Airport
LAX Airport
Taxis and certain shuttle services are not allowed to pick up curbside at LAX. Riders must take a shuttle bus to the transportation pick-up area.
Shuttles that pick up passengers right in front of LAX baggage claim:
- 24-7 Ride This service picks up passengers right in front of Baggage Claim.
- Super Shuttle Call Super Shuttle Customer Care at 1-800-258-3826 with questions.
- Curbside Express LAX
- ADA Pro
- Prime Time Services
Ride Apps at Offsite lot
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VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
Major Deadlines
Hotel: The last day for hotel booking with the FANA reduced group rate is 5:00 pm PDT on Thursday, May 30. Be certain to make your reservations as early as possible.
FANA Assemblage Early Registration Deadline: May 30 (Online or postmarked)
Last day for Assemblage Registration: June 15. There will be an additional charge for late registration of $50. Our registrar is Robin Goettel, robinfans1@gmail.com.
Other Essential Information
Registration: The registration cost for the 2024 Los Angeles Assemblage is $500. Members have the option this year to purchase single-day passes. The daily cost for members is $150 per day. The daily cost for non-members and guests is $150. (This includes a pro-rated, 3-month FANA digital membership, which includes access to all FANA events!)
Please note: Participation at the Fan Auction and Fan Sale on Saturday requires FANA membership status.
Inquiries for a hotel roommate: Please contact Robin Goettel by email or phone– robinfans1@gmail.com or 217-898-9953.
FANA Library Requests: You are encouraged to request books and other research material from the FANA Library for you and other members to view while at the Assemblage. Contact Agnes Lardizabal, our Librarian, before May 30 at agnestl85306@yahoo.com or call 602-628-7017 (m). A list of FANA Archive/Library materials is located under the “Members Only” section of this website.
ITEMS TO BRING
We encourage you to consider a generous donation to the annual “Mary Wladis Memorial Fan Auction.” Fans, books, and fan memorabilia must be in good condition. Why not select “important” fans to raise money for FANA and provide a link between your collection and that of a fellow member!
Remember to bring themed Fans, such as a perfume fan for the Fans and Fragrance experience or an angel, devil, or rose Fan or original art Fan/Fan signed by artist for the Welcome Reception.
For our Saturday Gala Banquet, on June 29, please bring your favorite Dance fan. The evening attire for our Gala Banquet is cocktail. You might adorn a tiara with roses, flowers, fans, or other ornamentation. We look forward to sharing a FANtastic time during the cocktail reception and Festive Fan Dance Performance, on the outdoor patio of the Westin Hotel, Pasadena, Plaza Room, followed by the FANA Gala.
We look forward to welcoming you to the FANA 2024 Assemblage, Los Angeles!
~Mona Lee Nesseth, Chair, FANA 2024 Assemblage
~Assemblage Committee Members: Bonnie Bryant, Robin Goettel, Kathryn Hanna, Donna Minich, Kelly Pierce, Sarah Sandford-Miller, and Tracy Winkler
Tentative Agenda—subject to change
Wednesday, June 26
Program festivities begin. Early arrivals are invited to admire the fan collection of the USC Pacific Asia Museum, located one block from the Westin Hotel. Following the Museum visit there will be a Fragrance & Fans Show & Tell.
Wednesday evening’s FANA Welcome Reception beckons all to revel with favorite fans. Victoria Kastner, former Hearst Castle Historian and Author, will entertain us with stories about the Phoebe Hearst Fan Collection.
10:00 am Assemblage Registration opens
2:30 pm Optional activity – Visit USC Pacific Asia Museum: View ~20 fans.
4:00-5:00 pm Fans and Fragrance (perfume-related fans)
6:00 pm Welcome Reception (Dinner included). Lecture by Victoria Kastner, Author, Former Hearst Castle Historian. Presentation on the Phoebe Hearst Fan Collection
After Welcome Reception – FANA Board Meeting
Thursday, June 27
Our Assemblage promises to keep you engaged by previewing a special Fan Collection, Art Collections, Gardens, and more, at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. Return to the Westin Hotel, Pasadena for the Fan Art Display and Sale by local California artists.
9:30 am Board bus to the Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens
10:00 am – ?pm View fans in Huntington collection with curator, Steve Tabor. After curator fan viewing–Free time to have lunch and/or view Huntington art collection and botanical gardens
11:00 am-1:30 pm Optional Lunch at the Rose Garden Tea Room in timed groups [~ 1 hour] (pre-registration required; choices listed on registration form) OR lunch on your own at one of the Huntington’s other food venues
2:00 or 2:30 pm Return to hotel
3:00-5:00 pm ‘Contemporary Artist Fan’ display & sale and ‘Fans by Children’ display (fans created by Napa Valley youth)
After 5:00 pm Dinner on own
6:00 pm Optional Komarov Fashionista Boutique – Shelley Komarov, 4-time Emmy Award-winning Costume & Fashion Designer
Friday, June 28
Senior Curator Kevin Jones, ASU Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum, will give us a private tour of an exhibition featuring the museum’s entire “Mona Lee Nesseth Fan Collection.” In the afternoon, we will focus on learning through a variety of lectures.
9:30 am Board bus to ASU FIDM Museum (downtown LA)
10:00 am ASU FIDM Museum, Tour of the Mona Lee Nesseth Fan Collection by Senior Curator Kevin Jones
11:00 am Student Fan Design Contest (tentative)
12:00 pm Box lunch catered by Ellie Snyder of Sweet Heaven.
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- Lecture by Sylvain Le Guen, Master Fan Maker from France
- Presentation on Fan making, his fans, and his Life Dream project
- Lecture by Georgina Letourmy-Bordier, FANA member from France
- Presentation on Behind-the-Scenes and Important Fans at Auction
- Lecture by Maxwell Barr, Historic Costume Designer – Presentation on Fans in Art
After lectures Gallery open for last look
~3:30 pm Board bus to return to Westin Hotel, Pasadena
Optional Late Afternoon/Evening – Norton Simon Museum (Open until 7 pm; Travel arrangements are in process.)
Dinner on own
Saturday, June 29
Saturday is your chance to buy that unique fan you have been longing for and to enjoy the festive Banquet.
8:00 am Fan Sale Set Up
9:30 -11:00 am Fan Sale 11:15 am Patron Lunch at the hotel
12:00-2:00 pm Fan Auction Set Up
2:00 pm Fan Auction Preview
2:30 pm Fan Auction
6:00 pm Gala Reception and Performance
7:00 pm Gala Banquet Celebration (Buffet)
Sunday, June 30
FANA Board members will have a short in-person meeting.
ALL FANA members will have the option to extend their visit by signing up for a fabulous brunch and magic show at the Magic Castle, at additional cost.
9:00-10:15 am FANA Board Meeting
10:30 am Leave hotel for Optional excursion to Magic Castle in Hollywood—12 noon Brunch, followed by Magic Shows (pre-registration required, dress code observed, see https://www.magiccastle.com/visiting/; click on ‘Brunch’ for details on dress code, menu, etc.
Assemblage Donation Challenge
The cost to host an Assemblage today is much higher than when FANA held its first two-day meeting in 1983 in New York City and charged $95. Prices for hotel meeting rooms, conference meals, bus rentals, guest speakers, mailing packets, etc. are up significantly from Assemblages just a few years ago. To keep the registration fee for this four-day unique, event-filled meeting more affordable, several members of the FANA Board are challenging those FANA members and friends—whether you are attending or not–who are able, to help sponsor this Assemblage.
Good News: Your special Assemblage donation will be matched up to a total of $5,000. Please consider contributing—every donation, small or large, is valued (and tax deductible). Donations can be made using the printed registration form, the online registration form, or our online Donation Page. If you’d like to mail a check directly to our Treasurer, please email us at admin@fanassociation.org for the address.