Shop Tour/Demo at Neon Works with Jim Rizzo

The annualNeon Speaks Festival & Symposiumis produced bySan Francisco Neon, a two-person preservation organization. There is a national movement of many dedicated neon preservationists, artists, and advocates that need a venue to come together to celebrate and share information on neon art, design, restoration, and preservation. Our goal is to educate and advocate for the artistic legacy of historic neon signs: a brilliant archive of design, craft, and city history.Contact usif you would like to attend, volunteer, or present at the next symposium.—Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan,sfneon.org

Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium

September 11, 2022, timed tickets at 1pm and 2:15 pm. Includes a neon shop tour, tube bending demo, and vintage neon sign boneyard. Sold Out

Neon Works

About the Neon Works Shop Tour and Demo Jim Rizzo of Neon Works in Oakland has been rescuing and restoring Bay Area neon signs for decades and he only opens his shop for tours once in a blue moon. Jim is a master sign-maker and he's letting us into his 17,000-square-foot workshop to explore the art and craft of neon signs. You'll learn about the anatomy of neon signs, how they are made, and how they've changed over time. This is your chance to photograph Jim's fabrication shop and vintage neon collection. Adam Taylor will demonstrate tube-bending talents and artistry to show how neon, glass, skill, and fire combine to make a neon sign glow. Timed tickets for an hour-long tour. This is an indoor/outdoor event. Masks required indoors.Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan of <a href="http://sfneon.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SF Neon</a> will be on hand to answer questions about the history of neon signs and what it takes to restore vintage signs. Space is limited, book early! Sold out, but there are still tickets available for another Neon Speaks event: the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/399081482457">Alameda Neon Walking Tour </a>at twilight on September 11 and 25, 2022. To find out more, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-speaks-2019-festival-symposium-registration-54182583566"></a>visit our website <a href="http://neonspeaks.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NeonSpeaks.org</a>No refunds. But if you find you can't attend, you may transfer your ticket to the name of a friend or colleague. Log on to Eventbrite and edit the name on your ticket before September 11, 2022. A few minutes before your tour start time, line up near the door with the neon "Office" sign. Someone will be outside to check your ticket and answer questions. If you are running late for your ticket time, ring the bell near the moving gate for the sign yard, and we'll open the gate to let you start the tour with the presentation in the sign yard.

Above : Shop tour at Neon Works in Oakland, CA. Photo: Kate Widdows Below : Jim Rizzo, center, during Neon Works tour. Photo: Al Barna

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