About the Author: Cherry Capri
photo by Julie Klima
Cherry Capri is a quirky red haired performance artist and pop cult celebrity. She is YOUR eccentric Auntie Mame whose world is full of vintage style with bossa nova and surf music, retro futurism and Rat Pack era shenanigans. Cherry is known for her outrageous recycled pink polyester pantsuits. For over ten years, Cherry has written a “Dear Cherry” advice column for CA Modern Magazine and formerly for Bachelor Pad Magazine and Tiki Magazine. Her column focuses on healthy homemaking and hosting, eco-friendly decorating along with Modern manners. Remember to request her weekly “Dear Cherry” radio drop-in shows from Public Radio Exchange!
As a performer, Cherry has headlined three Mondo Lounge shows and the Mondo Tiki event at the Hard Rock Hotel. She has performed at tiki clubs across the country. Cherry is also a sculptor and painter who’s exhibited in Hollywood, Las Vegas, Palm Springs and San Francisco in one women shows and alongside Shag and other luminaries of the Southern California Pop Surrealist scene. Always known to pay respect to her elders, the cover of her collectible album “Creamy Cocktails & Other Delights” featured a fun homage to the classic “Whipped Cream” album by Herb Alpert.
Finally, Cherry Capri was once crowned QUEEN of the famous Pasadena Doo Dah Parade! So is it any wonder that Cherry Capri is known as America’s Mistress of Modernism, Manners & Mirth!? It is her mission in life to spread the joy of Mid-Mod Living combined with a hip healthy attitude!
image by SHAG