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Walking Tour Training Sessions!
Calling all interested docents and chaperones: Our popular walking tour program is ramping up for another full season, starting in June. Three training sessions have been scheduled and interested volunteers are encouraged to attend .
Saturday, March 16, 11:00 AM - Vocabulary of Architecture Saturday, March 23, 1:00 PM - How to Lead a Walking Tour (MANDATORY) Saturday, April 6, 11:00 AM - Overview of Portland History and Architecture
If you plan to attend the walking tour training, email Val Ballestrem.
Slide project - Volunteer (1) needed to scan 150 slides for an upcoming education program. Training provided.
Contact Ita Lindquist, Volunteer & Rentals Manager.
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| Internships | We are currently accepting applicants for the following positions.
-Marketing/Design Management
-Graphic Design
-Event Planning and Marketing
We offer internships each term and accept resumes on an ongoing basis. Detailed postings / job descriptions can always be found on our website.
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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:
-General Office supplies
(copy paper, sharpie pens, stamps, etc.)
-Reception supplies
(disposable cups, napkins, beverages).
If you have donations that we can use in our workshop, kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.231.7264 or philipa@visitahc.org.
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Follow our advocacy efforts and stay in tune with what is happening in preservation in Portland. Education Manager, Val Ballestrem, keeps us up to date through with his posts at Portland Preservation.
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| Call to Artists | We are accepting proposals for solo and small group art exhibits for 2014.
Interested artists can email barbarap@visitahc.org for information on our exhibits and details for applying. Artists are also encouraged to attend one of our First Friday art openings to see how it all works.
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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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Education Programs
The full schedule of winter programs can be found here.  Writing Local History
A Panel Discussion Saturday, March 2 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Members: $10 General Public: $18
Have you been thinking about what it would take to write a history of your neighborhood, a particular building, or other interesting aspect of our area's past? How do you get all of those research files organized into something readable? What sort of publishing options are available these days? If you are interested in writing local history, don't miss this discussion. More information and registration here.
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Historic Design Review Code Package
City Council Public Hearing
Tomorrow! Wednesday, February 27; 9:30 AM After nearly a year of advocacy work, we're happy to tell you that a comprehensive package of improvements to Portland's historic design review process and fees will be the subject of a city council public hearing tomorrow. Last March, BMF/AHC and other preservation activists told the City Council about the many problems with the city's historic design review process and its exorbitant fees. We asked for streamlining, more certainty, more user-friendly information and guidance for owners/applicants, and greatly reduced fees. Council told us to "go forth and fix it." We helped form the "Portland Coalition for Historic Resources" (PCHR) and have devoted hundreds of hours in weekly meetings and discussions with city bureaus (Bureau of Planning & Sustainability and the Bureau of Development Services) to get to this point - - where all parties are generally in agreement with the proposed amendments package. Our Coalition's position is linked here. Please join us at City Council and add your voice in support.
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Opening Reception
"A Different Look" The second exhibit by guest artists, Fiber Five
Friday, March 1; 6pm-8pm
Free and open to the public
Join us for an excellent presentation of textile art which is proving to be one of our most popular exhibits!
Exhibiting Artists Diane Born, Quinn Zander Corum, Georgia French, Elaine Millar, Hilde Morin
Save the date for the next special art education program:Thursday, March 21; 6pm - 8pmA showing of the film, Stitched and artist technique demonstrations.
Free and Open to the public  More information on the exhibit here. **Please note that the exhibit is not available during our Saturday morning education programs. Feel free to call before you visit.
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15th Annual Kitchen Revival Tour!
Saturday, April 13th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Members: $20.00 General Public: $25.00 Tickets are on sale now on our website!
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Notice to all business owners and marketing managers
It is time to start thinking about our annual Kitchen Revival Tour (April) and the Heritage Home Tour (July). We have advertising and sponsorship opportunities for all businesses. While there is a discount to our business members for advertising, membership is not a requirement for these special events. Email Barbara if you would like information.
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Remembering Joan Hayward
 We note with sadness the death of former board member Joan Hayward (September 27, 1947 to February 6, 2013). Warm, wise, and gracious, she first became involved in 1997 and quickly became active on the Education Committee and the Kitchen Revival Tour Committee, and served on the board from 2004-2006. Her flair for living well and generously led her, among many other activities, to rehabilitate several historic dwellings, and she shared them often - for the kitchen tour, fundraisers, and meetings. As a member of the Education Committee, she helped with logistics, publicity, and evaluation, was a tour leader and presenter, and was our liaison to the Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House project. Importantly, she gently but persistently assisted with our transition from slide projector to the then-brave new world of PowerPoint. In another move to get us into the groove, she was an early proponent of presenting programs on mid-century architecture. We appreciated her sense of humor, quick intelligence, and welcoming outlook on life. She will be missed. Oregonian Obituary.
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Member, Staff, Board and Volunteer News
Board member, Kimberly Moreland has recently authored "African Americans in Portland" for Arcadia Publishing. 
It is available for order through Arcadia online. You can also read a great article about Kim's research in the Portland Observer here. Board Member Spotlight
 Just before he completed his 6 month internship with us, Abdul Fitouri interviewed our amazing Board Member and Auction Chair Eileen Fitzsimons. Eileen is a native Oregonian who spent much of her childhood throughout rural towns in the Willamette Valley. She studied at Portland State University majoring in Art and History and she got to know our founders, Jerry and Ben, well during her early days in historic preservation. Read the full profile on Eileen here.  Business member, Mary McMurray with Art First Colors for Architecture, designed new paint colors, wallcoverings, and lighting fixtures for the grand re-opening of The Old Church in downtown Portland. The splendid eleven-color palette that she designed was expertly applied by Business Member Joel Hamberg Painting.
If you are an active member or business member of the AHC, we want to hear about
it when you win a preservation related award, have your work honored in an exhibit, have your restored home featured in a magazine. Click here to learn how to share your news with us.
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Events and Places we Recommend
 Houses without Names.
Oregon Encyclopedia History Pub at McMenamins
Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House Annual Spring Fundraiser
"Wright This Way"
Friday, April 12; 5:30 - 8:30 PM
$25.00
Enjoy wine and appetizers and support the restoration and continued preservation of the Gordon House. Special program by architect Larry Woodin, president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, on saving a Wright-designed home in Phoenix, AZ.
More information here.
The Oregon Heritage Conference
will take place May 9-10 at the AHC and other nearby locations. The theme is "Connect Through Stewardship."
Information and registration details are available here.
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____________________________________________________________ AHC Building Tours  Group tours of the AHC are a great way for an organization to see the exhibits, have a look " behind the scenes" at our on-site collections storage spaces, and learn about the history of the Center. Hint: many visitors like to combine a tour her e with lunch nearby and a trip to the Frank Kidd Toy Museum or OMSI. Schedule your group's visit by contacting Holly Chamberlain at by email or 503-231-7264.
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