Call to Volunteers
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AHC Volunteers Have Warm Hearts - Join Us!
Fostering Harmony, Dec. 3rd and 17th -- Help out at one of the evening receptions for our new juried art show.
Walking Tour Program -- Our new program needs committed volunteers to lead walking tours in 2011. Training provided.
AHC Lobby Hosts -- Greet our guests, answer phones -- just a few hours, twice a month. We will train you.
For details about current volunteer opportunities, please contact
Ita Lindquist, Events & Volunteer Manager, ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264. |
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Donation wish list
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-Three nice serving spoons
-One Cake server/platter
-Ground coffee
-Cooler/Ice Chest
Office/Technology
-Plain white printer paper
-Large Foam core sheets
-Windows PC Desktop computers. [Windows XP or Vista.]
-Rolling Computer Rack
If you have donations that we can use in our kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.234.7264 or philipa@visitahc.org.
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Internship Opportunities
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We have an ongoing program and offer internships each term. Applications are always accepted via the submission of cover letters and resumes to the appropriate hiring manager.
NEW- posting for Website Maintainence intern
For details of all positions offered each term, see the
internship page
on our website.
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Rent the AHC for your next meeting or event!
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Let us help make your next event even more memorable. Besides our beautiful, historic building, we offer affordable rates, a relaxed staff, kitchen facilities, equipment, and more. For information about our building rentals, check out the rental page on our website or contact Ita Lindquist at 503.231.7264.
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AHC Monthly Art Exhibits are open to Portland artists .
| AHC Art exhibits are open to artists in the community. We give priority to our business members, their employees, and our general membership, but we are accepting applications from artists who are not members.
Our beautiful building offers an ideal location for presentation of 2 dimensional art and is a great place to invite your clients, family, and friends for an opening reception.
We are currently booking shows for 2011 and 2012 and invite our artist community to apply for a show.
Corporate members: please pass this invitation along to painters, photographers and other 2d artists within your organization so everyone can enjoy the benefits of your membership.
To receive an information package and application, send an email to barbarap@visitahc.org.
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Help the AHC be more environmentally sustainable by renewing your membership promptly! Timely responses make your membership contributions go farther because they save paper, postage, and volunteer and staff time. You can even send in your dues or renew on-line prior to receiving a mailed notice by checking the renewal date noted on your newsletter mailing label. If you have any questions or feedback regarding your membership, email Holly Chamberlain at hollyc@VisitAHC.org. Thank you so much for your contributions and participation. Every membership matters! |
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About the AHC... |
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The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation in the Portland area. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, we offer a range of education programs to help people appreciate, restore, and maintain vintage properties. Over 40,000 people have participated in our talks, home tours, workshops, and gallery exhibits. 701 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97214
Open Wed - Sat
10:00AM - 4:30PM
503 231-7264
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Thank you to everyone who has written in to let us know how much you enjoy the weekly enews. We like hearing from you! Many of you use this newsletter as a reminder for program registrations, to check out volunteer opportunities, and to find resources for your home projects. Thank you.
Do you have feedback or suggestions you would like to share? If so, please send them to marketing@visitahc.org. We will do our best to listen to all ideas.
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Free Admission in December!
Admission to the AHC galleries is free to the public in December. If you are not a member, it is a great time to come in and see the Fostering Harmony Art Exhibit and ReBuilding South Portland in our main exhibit gallery.
Members, if you have friends that you have been wanting to see the AHC, let them know that this month is a great time to visit!
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 Don't miss our special reception
and talk this Friday!
First Friday Reception December 3rd
6pm-8:30pm
Free and open to the public
Special talk at 7pm
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"The Leaf and The Square"
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In conjunction with our exhibit, Fostering Harmony: The Symbiotic Relationship of Architecture and Nature special guest, Dave Elkin of Greenworks PC Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design, will speak at our first friday reception. Dave will discuss efforts to integrate natural systems into our urban environment and watersheds. As we construct new buildings and renovate old ones, we have a responsibility to incorporate these natural processes into our public spaces. Dave will address how this is being done and will show examples of some of Greenworks' sustainable projects around Portland.
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Upcoming Artist Insight Talks
and Community Conversations
All talks begin at 6pm and are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, December 9th
 Informed by her observations as a painter as well as her studies of the Dharma and practice with Vipassana (Insight Meditation), Danila Rumold, painter, will speak about how the built and natural environments complement one another, how architecture and the natural environment successfully coexist, how nature influences architecture and the built
environment, and how these ideas are present in her work.
Friday, December 17th
Jeff Schnabel, artist and assistant professor of Architecture, PSU
Special Guest William C. Tripp, Architect, will speak on Architecture and Nature: The Role of Ritual Space
More information here.
The Artists' Insight Talks and Community Conversations are made possible by our Community Conversations Presenting Partner:
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Grant News!
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund for awarding the AHC a grant of $10,000 for our "Partners in the Field" advocacy work! This significant gift greatly increases our ability to provide services, and helps us match a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Events We Recommend
 Tonight, November 30, 6:30 p.m.
Edgefield
AHC Education Manager Val Ballestrem is going on the road to talk about a road. You can hear him speak on "Next Exit Concrete Forest: The Mt. Hood Freeway Story". Enjoy Oregon Encyclopedia History Night in the historic surroundings of McMenamins' Power Station Theater at Edgefield.
In the 1960s, city planners had their eyes on a highway running from the Marquam Bridge through southeast Portland up to SE 122nd Avenue in an attempt to speed traffic to Mt. Hood. By 1974, the freeway plan had all but died, having met opposition from residents, environmental groups, and proponents of public transportation (led by Neil Goldschmidt). Val traces the origins of both the original freeway plan and the protest against it, and connects the debate to Portland's present landscape.
For more information, click here.
 Albany, Oregon Annual Christmas Parlour Tour; Sunday December 12th 2-7pm.
Enjoy the sights & sounds of an old-fashioned Christmas while touring the parlours of several historic homes. Horse drawn wagon, vintage trolley, refreshments and entertainment included in the ticket price. $10 for adults and $8 for seniors. Call 541-928-0911 for more information or check online.
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Important message to auction attendees!
Thanks so much for attending a great night of fun and fundraising! We are still tallying the results and don't have totals yet but the final figure will reflect the wonderful generosity shown by donors and bidders. We do need your help with a detail. Someone mistakenly left with another auction guest's raincoat. Please check to see if you accidentally took a woman's long, black hooded raincoat, size XS. And, we were left with a raincoat of a similar style in a different size, so we may have yours! Please check your cars and closets for the missing coat, and contact hollyc@VisitAHC.org if you find it. |
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Holiday Community Help Project
The AHC is accepting donations of gently-used household items such as kitchenware, bedding, and bath towels to be given to the Community Warehouse "Home for the Holidays" project. Bring your contributions to the AHC through December 17 during any open hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) or special events and we will gladly add them to our staff and board donations. Items will be used by the Community Warehouse to help set up households for people in need. Thank you!
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Does Your Company "Match"
Charitable Gifts?
Increase your giving potential by finding out whether your employer matches contributions to non-profit organizations. Your donation to the AHC (including membership) can often be doubled taking your donation to the next level and getting greater results for your efforts! |
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QUOTES & FACTS
"[W]hatever may be the future of architecture, in whatever manner our young architects may one day solve the question of their art, let us, while waiting for new monuments, preserve the ancient monuments. Let us...inspire the nation with a love for national architecture."
-Victor Hugo
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Portland Preservation Blog
Keep up with our advocacy efforts and stay informed of preservation issues in Portland. This is also a great way to learn more about the technical assistance we are providing in the community.
http://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/
Recent Posts:
- New Development Proposals Would Mean Loss of More Historic Urban Fabric
- LUBA Ruling Re-Affirms Historic Design Review Process
- Current Thinking on Historic Preservation - Insights from the 2010 National Preservation Conference
- Irvington Gains National Register Designation
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Making a Future for the Past
Would you like to see your commitment to the Architectural Heritage Center continue into the future? Consider including the organization in your estate planning. For more information on how you can leave a legacy to the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, please contact Holly Chamberlain, Deputy Director, at 503-231-7264 or hollyc@VisitAHC.org.
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