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Show Prentice Some Love
Contest
Deadline – Monday, February 13
Chicago, Illinois
The Save Prentice Coalition wants you to Show Prentice Some Love this
Valentine’s Day! Enter our on-line contest to let the world know how
much you love Bertrand Goldberg’s 1975 Prentice Women’s Hospital.
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The Halo Effect
Friday, January 27
Chicago, Illinois
What is the value of a scared place? Is public investment in the
infrastructure of sacred places a catalyst for economic development in
the city? Join Dr. Ram Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania, to for a lunch
and a lecture on the launch of the Halo Effect research in Chicago.
Sponsored by Partners for Sacred Places.
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Early African American
Cinema Series:
Silent and Sound
Saturday, February 4, March 3
Springfield, Illinois
The Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, home of one of America’s
first film critics, will host a cinema series with showings of early
African American films.
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Bertrand Goldberg
Reflections
Closes – February 8, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
The exhibition will be made up of architect Bertrand Goldberg’s personal
collection of art and artifacts, interspersed with Goldberg-designed
buildings, furniture, fabrications and jewelry. Bertrand Goldberg:
Reflections has been designed and installed by architects John Vinci,
FAIA, and Geoffrey Goldberg, AIA.
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Historic & Modern Chinatown:
A Centennial Tour
Sunday, February 5
Chicago, Illinois
Celebrate
the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, and the centennial of the
founding of Chicago's Chinatown, by learning about the history and
unique architectural heritage of the largest Chinese community in the
Midwest. This tour, led by Chicago architectural historian Timothy
Wittman, includes a prix fixe lunch and discussion at Three Happiness
Restaurant (201 W. Cermak) following an outdoor walking tour.
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This is Not My Beautiful
House
Historic Preservation and the People's History
Friday, February 10
Chicago, Illinois
How do we prevent historical amnesia? Who gets to decide what is
historically significant? When is historic preservation a force for
gentrification and social displacement and when is it a force for
equality? The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and the National Public
Housing Museum invite you to take part in
a conversation prompted by these critical questions.
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Making Wooden Storm Windows
Friday-Sunday, February 10-12
Hannibal, Missouri
You will learn why wood storms are important, how to measure an opening
for a storm, how to grade and pick lumber, storm sash construction,
glass/screen installation weather-stripping & installation techniques.
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Hollywood & Broadway: A Fine
Romance
Saturday, February 11
Chicago, Illinois
Cabaret songstress Hilary Ann Feldman returns to the Driehaus Museum
with a special Valentine's Day-inspired performance.
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Behind-the-Scenes CAF
Members’ Only Bus Tour of the Heimbach House
Sunday, February 19, 2:00 pm
Blue Island, Illinois
A rare opportunity explore the Heimbach House, one of architect Bertrand
Goldberg’s early and few residential works of the 1930s. In 2009, the
homeowners Tom Hawley and Tom Mantel were recognized with a Richard H.
Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award from Landmarks Illinois. This
opportunity will feature a guided tour of the space by the owners, a
slide presentation featuring images from the restoration presented by
Jason Berry, Special Projects Manager, City of Blue Island, a small
cocktail reception, and brief bus drive-by of other significant homes in
this Blue Island neighborhood. (photo credit: Christine Hawley)
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Graceland Cemetery Lecture &
Booksigning
Thursday, February 23
Chicago, Illinois
Join author Barbara Lanctot, A Walk Through Graceland Cemetery, for a
discussion of this historic cemetery and its monuments, many designed by
the leading architects and sculptors of the day. Copies of the book will
be available for purchase. Sponsor: Glessner House Museum.
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Mark Twain in Person
Thursday, February 23
Chicago, Illinois
Produced in partnership with Bernard Sahlins, Second City co-founder and
LI Legendary Landmark. Spend the evening in the company of Mark Twain as
Chicago-based actor Richard Henzel brings his critically-acclaimed
one-man show to the Driehaus Museum.
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Wood Floor Repair and
Passive Restoration
Friday-Sunday, February 24-26
Hannibal, Missouri
Students will learn how to completely restore, tongue & groove wood
flooring in accordance with The Secretary of the Interiors Standards for
Rehabilitation.
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“Not Just for Hyde Parkers”
Annual Awards Dinner
Saturday, February 25
Chicago, Illinois
The featured speaker for the Hyde Park Historical Society’s annual event
is architecture critic and photographer Lee Bey, who will talk about the
“Hidden Treasures of Hyde Park Township.”
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reservations or learn more…
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Renewable Energy Options
Workshop
Saturday, February 25
Chicago, Illinois
Selecting a renewable energy option for your home can be an expensive,
confusing and time consuming task. Join Tim Heppner, Chicago Green Home
program, as he simplifies the process and breaks down each option.
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation.
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The Pullmans of Prairie
Avenue
Saturday, March 3
Chicago, Illinois
William Tyre, executive director and curator of Glessner House Museum,
will discuss the Pullman’s massive brownstone-clad Second Empire style
mansion that stood at 1729 S. Prairie Avenue and featured a 200-seat
theatre.
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Window Restoration Boot Camp
Friday-Sunday, March 16-18
Hannibal, Missouri
Students will learn cost-effective restoration & weatherization of
original, double-hung, wood windows.
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Sounds and Spaces Concert
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Chicago, Illinois Join the Chicago Chamber Musicians at Church of the Ascension for a
“Sounds and Spaces” program, which presents performance of great works
of the chamber repertoire in architecturally significant spaces.
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Old House Maintenance for
Women
Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1
Hannibal, Missouri
Participants will learn a variety of old house maintenance skills at the
Belvidere School's headquarters, the historic Lamb-Munger Mansion in the
Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Missouri.
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Retooling the Motor City
Historic Preservation Seminar
Wednesday, April 18
Detroit, Michigan
Historic areas of Detroit are experiencing a rebirth as the city retools
itself in the twenty-first century. Urban entrepreneurs are drawn to the
outstanding early-twentieth century architecture for new business
locations and living; corporations are investing in skyscrapers and
moving headquarters downtown; and city, state, and federal agencies are
rebuilding infrastructure and offering programs to assist in this
revitalization.
Register for the 2012 SAH Conference in Detroit to attend this
seminar that brings together administrators, practitioners, and
entrepreneurs to discuss this positive change and the critical role that
historic preservation plays.
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SAH Annual Conference
Wednesday-Sunday, April 18-22
Detroit, Michigan
The conference serves as the cornerstone of the Society for
Architectural Historian’s efforts to advance the study of architectural
history through the presentation and discussion of current scholarly
research.
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Private Tour: The
Architecture and Decoration of the Oriental Institute Building
Saturday, April 21
Chicago, Illinois
Designed by H. O. Murray in
1930, the building is an architectural treasure, richly decorated with
motifs from ancient cultures, selected and overseen by a "Symbolism
Committee" during construction. This very special tour will be led by
Emily Teeter, Ph.D., an Egyptologist and Research Associate at the
Oriental Institute. All proceeds from this tour support the Glessner
“House & Collections Committee Fund.”
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Clark House Symposium
Saturday, May 12
Chicago, Illinois
Presentations will focus on early Chicago history near the period of the
city's incorporation in 1837. An exhibit of c. 1837 artifacts from the
collection of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in
The State of Illinois collection at Clarke House Museum will be on
display.
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Stanley Tigerman
Ceci N’est Pas Une Reverie
Closes – May 19, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
Both a retrospective and a reexamination of the work of Chicago
architect Stanley Tigerman. Presented by the Graham Foundation for
Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
Click here
for a schedule of events and more information.
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Leicester B. Holland Prize
Deadline – Friday, June 29
Washington DC
The Leicester B. Holland Prize is an annual competition that recognizes
the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or
structure prepared by an individual(s) to the standards of the Historic
American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER),
or the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). Last year’s winner
Thad Heckman submitted a drawing of the Richard Buckminster Fuller &
Anne Hewlett Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale.
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National Commission Forum
July 18-22
Norfolk, Virginia
Forum is the only national conference focused around the needs and
issues of preservation commissions and commission staff. It is an
interactive conference that blends traditional educational sessions,
discussion panels, mobile workshops and tours, providing participants
with essential training and networking opportunities. Sponsor: National
Alliance of Preservation Commissions.
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