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AHC Volunteers Needed Now!
Here are some of our upcoming volunteer needs:
Mock House Event, Sept. 13 - 3-4 volunteers needed to help out at this special evening event at a Portland gem, 6-8:30 p.m.
Build It Green Fair, Sept. 24 - 3-4 volunteers needed to staff the AHC information table, AM and PM shifts available.
Juried Art Show Committee - Take part in the planning of our second annual art event.
Heritage Auction, Oct. 15 - Volunteers needed to help with guest registration, check out, auction runners, dessert auction, set up, clean up. You don't need to be an "auction pro" to help, and it's fun.
For details about
current volunteer opportunities, please contact Ita Lindquist,
Events & Volunteer Manager,
ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264.
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| Advertising Opportunities | Business Members, It will soon be time to renew your advertising
contracts for our printed newsletter, News and Notes, for the 2012 calendar year. Keep an eye on your email for order forms later this month. To all businesses: if you are interested in advertising in our printed newsletter and are not a business member of the AHC, now is a great time to join. Advertising in the newsletter is reserved for business members only. Contact Holly Chamberlain for a membership package.
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| Donation wish list | Thank you to everyone who makes donations to support our office, events, and projects in the shop!
Everything counts and we rely on you. Our current needs are:
-4 folding chairs
Face/Dust masks
-Sharpie Pens
-Rolling Desk Chairs
-Coffee Grinder
-Coffee
-Brita pitcher water filters
-4 rechargeable AA batteries
-1 Battery charger for AA rechargeable batteries
-Basic Ipod
-Laptop with Windows 7 and wireless for office volunteers & community presentations.
-Digital Camera
If you have donations that we can use in our kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.231.7264 or philipa@visitahc.org.
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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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Help us be more 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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Announcing a special program that we have just confirmed!
It pays to be a subscriber to our enews! Sometimes great opportunities come along that don't make our printed newsletter and you are the first to hear about them here. Register now for this great event.
Historic John Mock House - Reception & Tour
4333 N. Willamette Blvd
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Members: $10 General Public: $15 
One of the last significant un-restored Victorian homes in Portland, Oregon, the John Mock house (built in 1894) is a diamond-in- the-rough, rich with romantic and tantalizing fragments of its former glory. This one-time tour event is a unique opportunity to see the inside of this National Register home, which is currently undergoing preparations for restoration by its owner. Registration and more details here. Reception Sponsored by: Arcalus Period Design
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Upcoming Education Programs
It's a great summer for walking tours. Check the schedule and register now. Tours sell out quickly, so don't delay!
Lair Hill Neighborhood Walking Tour
Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:30 pm
Members: $10 General Public: $15
More information and registration here
Historic Barns of Clackamas County
Program & Barns Tour is sold out!
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Special Events We Recommend
Design Standards For Compatible Infill
This Thursday, August 18th, 9:00 AM - Noon
$10 Fee, includes Refreshments
Join the Historic Preservation League of Oregon at the AHC to discuss and vet baseline standards for new construction in Oregon's historic districts. The workshop, co-sponsored by the AHC, is the culmination of the 2011 Historic Preservation Roundtable, an annual initiative focused on finding collaborative solutions to Oregon's difficult preservation issues. The infill standards developed at the workshop will be proposed to various levels of government and serve as a baseline tool for directing and evaluating new construction projects and local guidelines. Attendees will be provided with a final report later this fall that delineates the standards and a template for their implementation.
at the Architectural Heritage Center
701 SE Grand Avenue, Portland
Presented by the Historic Preservation League of Oregon
Co-Sponsored by - Bosco-Milligan Foundation/Architectural Heritage Center & National Trust for Historic Preservation
To Register: www.HistoricPreservationLeague.org
Tomorrow! MPF Conservation and the National Park Service invite you to an Open House and showing of two dozen pieces of Historic Mason Monterey furniture from the Oregon Caves National Monument.
Wednesday August 17th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
2627 NW Nicolai St, Portland
More information here
Next Week! The Antique Doorknob Collectors of America will hold their 31st annual convention for three days on August 22-24, 2011, at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon.
Enjoy a special exhibit of rare and unusual antique doorknobs and decorative hardware:
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Blackberry Hall McMenamins Edgefield
For more information contact Bo Sullivan
bo@arcalus.com; 503-997-8616
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Auction Donation Highlights
16th Annual "Riches of a City" Heritage Auction
Saturday, October 15th
October 15 will be here before you know it, so now is a good time to plan those home improvement projects. Several of our wonderful business members have donated terrific design, remodeling, painting and seismic retrofit packages that will be featured at the auction. Surely, one of them is just right for your project needs. Get ready to bid!
 Donations - Do you have something to donate to the auction? We are still looking for tempting items with a minimum value of $50. We appreciate beautiful furniture, art work, collectibles, services, vacation packages, fine wine, and more. Help the cause and donate something wonderful.
Be a sponsor for the auction - it's easy to do and it supports our biggest fundraising event. Find out more!
Tickets for the auction are on sale now on our website, at Tickets, or call to arrange for a table. If you have questions about donations, sponsorships or tickets, contact Ita Lindquist, Events & Volunteer Manager at ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264.
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"Houses, Landscapes, Flowers, and Dreams: The Poetic Art of CJ Hurley"
 On exhibit through October 5th
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception on August 5th. It was a festive evening with a big crowd! If you didn't make the opening, stop in to see the show--you'll be delighted!
Houses, Landscapes, Flowers, & Dreams is an exhibition of new drawings and paintings paired with poetry. The poems and art unite in an interactive & symbiotic relationship; the poems enhancing the art and the art giving visual substance to words. Many of the paintings have companion drawings of the same image demonstrating how vastly different the mood of an image can be by merely changing the medium.
Nature is the inspiration for this collection of words and images and urges people to view our environment differently. CJ's goal was "to create a substantial body of work that evokes some sort of neo-romantic sentiment regarding nature and humanity's place in it".
25% of all artists sales are donated to the AHC. Please join us to celebrate art, nature, architecture and historic preservation!
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Call to Artists! Deadline August 26th.
It's almost time for our 2nd annual juried art exhibit. Submit your work soon!
"Threads of Community:
Sustaining Our Past, Present, and Future"
We are excited to announce our second annual juried art exhibit for the 2011 Holiday Season. This year's focus explores the built environment's role in sustaining neighborhoods and cultural diversity and likewise the effect of cultural change on the built environment: How does culture influence the built environment? How are threads of many diverse cultures pulled through time to express themselves in the built environment of a neighborhood? How does the built environment of the past influence the present or future of a community? Submissions due August 26th. More information and entry forms can be found here |
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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: - A Sad Existence for an Erstwhile Greyhound Garage
- The Hyperbolic Paraboloid and the Columbia River Crossing
- Building Proposed Adjacent to Hollywood Theatre
- On Old Buildings, Demolition, Deconstruction, and Reuse
- The Need to Debunk Historic Preservation Stereotypes and Myths
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Help us spread the word!
Help us spread the word to all of the people in Portland who love old buildings, history, good education, exhibits, and more. We know all of you are loyal supporters of the AHC, but you wouldn't believe how many people out there don't know about us!
Ways you can help:
- Tell your friends and neighbors about our programs and events. Bring them with you the next time you visit.
- Write a review about us on Google Places
- Write a review about us on Yelp
- If you carry a mobile device and use foursquare, check in at the AHC every time you visit. If you are a regular volunteer or board member, "check-in" each time and compete to become the "Mayor"!
- Volunteer to help us hang posters and distribute postcards for special events to library branches, coffee shops and retailers in your neighborhood.
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