ADVISORY/``Full Throttle'' Party Takes Off Tonight, Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m.; Motorcycles & Cocktails at Neiman Marcus Hosted by Sotheby's, Indian Motorcycle & Neiman Marcus.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (Sept. 6) --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) WHAT: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills has joined forces with venerable auction house Sotheby's to host "Full Throttle," a preview of vintage and classic racing Indian Motorcycles. The store's Bar on 4 will be transformed into a "Biker Bar," featuring a rare collection of chromed works of art dating back to 1905, with prices ranging from $22,000 to $100,000. Two significant bikes displayed in the store that are up for auction at Sotheby's Chicago on Sept. 16 include a vintage 1930's Crocker (est. $75,000/$100,000) and a 1951 Triumph Thunderbird formerly owned by actor Steve McQueen (est. $18,000/$20,000). Celebrity attendance anticipated. Models clad in the latest fall fashions and live rock'n'roll band will set the mood. WHERE: Neiman Marcus -- 9700 Wilshire Blvd., Fourth Floor/Men's Media truck parking available along Roxbury and McCarty drives. WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7 to 9 p.m. Media must make advance arrangements with Sotheby's Sotheby's Art auction firm. Founded in London by the bookseller Samuel Baker in 1744, it was later managed after his death by his nephew, John Sotheby, and by his successors until 1861. or Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. . |
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