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Thank You
Heritage Home Tour Volunteers!!
Exhibit set up -
Help with new Streetcar exhibit. Days/hours may vary, late August. Contact Ita for more.
Streetcar Exhibit Opening Reception, September 7 -
Volunteers needed to greet guests, help with food and beverage, front desk, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Classroom Touch Up -
Are you handy with a paint brush? Touch ups needed in our first floor classroom.
Heritage Auction, Oct. 20 - Volunteers wanted, no prior auction experience necessary. Jump in!
For details about
current volunteer opportunities, please contact Ita Lindquist,
Events & Volunteer Manager,
ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264.
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| Internships | Congratulations to our summer interns! They have gone through an intensive interview process and reference checks, and beat out some tough competition. We are thrilled to have them with us for a few months and happy to be able to contribute to their professional development. Check out our facebook page to see introductions of each student and learn more about them.
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:
-Small fishbowl for donations
-Tupperware/Containers for kitchen
-Stamps
-Copy paper
-Wine for receptions
-Coffee and tea
-Computers and Monitors
-Rolling CPU holders
-Paper face masks
-1 Industrial face mask
-Hepa Filter household vacuum
-Ipod
-Digital video camera
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 2013 and 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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Thank you to everyone who helped make Then and Now our most successful Heritage Home Tour yet!
We could not have done it without all of you who purchased tickets, the homeowners, the dedicated tour committee and countless volunteers who helped make sure the day went smoothly. A special thanks to our sponsors and all of our media partners who helped us spread the word.
Share your experiences with us on our facebook page or by email. We would love to hear from you!
Sponsored by:
Arciform LLC
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Mid Year Match and Then Some!
Thanks to 138 generous donors, and new, returning, and upgraded members, we raised $26,588 to more than match a $20,000 challenge during our Mid-Year Appeal! All gifts are greatly appreciated, and work together to support programs, tours, exhibits, and collections stewardship. Special gratitude to Allen and Martha Denison, and Allen Tooke and Marcia Truman who contributed the funds to be matched, and inspired others to give in turn!
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Education Programs & Tours
 Neighborhood Walking Tours
Every Thursday all summer!
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Registration Required
Alameda Neighborhood
August 9th
Lair Hill - August 16
Details and registration for all walking tours here.
 Historic Barns of Clackamas County - Second Annual Tour
Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Members Only - All tickets - $25 Includes van transportation
We still have a few spots left for this popular event. If you went last year, rest assured, you will see new barns this year!
More information here.
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Garden and Home Tour,
Beer Tasting and dinner!
 There are still a few tickets left!
Beer Tasting Party and House Tour at LoneSomeVille Pottery
Special fund-raising event for the AHC!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2 pm - 8 pm
$50 per guest/ space limited to 30 guests
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Riches of a City Heritage Auction
Mark your calendar now and join us in October as we celebrate our 25th anniversary at the Annual "Riches of a City" Heritage Auction.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
6:00 pm at the Melody Ballroom.
Raffle Tickets are on sale now! Drop by the AHC to purchase and choose between a case of Italian wine or Dinner for 4 and wine tasting at Genoa! $5.00 each.
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to benefit the AHC!
 It is our pleasure to announce that the BMF/AHC has been chosen to be the recipient of the proceeds from the Jim Neill Memorial Golf Tournament to be held August 24, 2012 at the Eastmoreland Golf Club.
Learn more about it here.
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Our Members in the News
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works has presented the 2012 Special Recognition Award for Allied Professionals to AHC Member, Charles Rhyne "for his invaluable contributions to art conservation". Professor Rhyne is Professor Emeritus, Art History, at Reed College, where he has been teaching since 1960. Learn more here.
 Last month Greg Olson of Olson & Jones Construction went "Over the Edge" during a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America, rappelling nearly 500 feet down all 36 stories of the Bancorp Tower and raising $2,500! Greg has always admired the way the Boy Scouts program prepares young
people for adult life. Having assisted in an Eagle project last year, Greg was inspired to do more for scouting.
"It was cool, fun and exciting. I looked down right at the top while I was waiting for another climber to get over the edge and many times on the way down!"
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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"Special Places"
 Showcasing the work of ten artists from Lake Oswego Art Connection
Through September
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Events and Places we Recommend
Architecture Foundation of Oregon: Dinner with an Architect Series
See the full schedule here Historic Deepwood Estate
Silent Auction & Dinner in the Garden August 10th 6 pm Information here A Taste of Wright 2012: a fund raising event for the Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House in Silverton
Sunday, August 12, 3 - 6 pm
Tickets $30 Information here
Vintage Timberline Lodge windows for sale August 18
US Forest Service has gifted to Friends of Timberline a group of 115 second generation guestroom windows that have been removed from the Lodge. They are selling them as a fundraiser for the "Light Up the Art" project for Timberline Lodge. Details here.
HPLO is accepting nomination for significant milestones in the development of Oregon's historic preservation movement. Nomination Forms here Spokane: Beyond Boundaries National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference October 31 - November 3rd, 2012 More information here
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Do you have photos of Jerry or Ben?
We need your photos! If you have old photos of Jerry, Ben, or other long time AHC family, we would love to have them for our 25th anniversary celebration.
We would love hi-resolution photos for our archives, but you can email 72 dpi files to marketing@visitahc.org. You can also bring a disk by the AHC, or bring your original photos and we can scan them. Give us a call to set up a time! Thank you!
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A Glaze of Glory - the Artistry of Art Tile!
Time is REALLY running out to see this spectacular exhibit. If you have not seen it yet, visit us soon!
Sponsored by: 
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