As part of our ongoing commemoration of Ragdale's 50th anniversary,

we invite you to attend any or all of the Lake Forest Preservation Symposium presented in partnership with the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation.

Please share this with friends and colleagues who may have an interest.

We hope to see you there.

LAKE FOREST PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

Join us in Celebrating 50 Years of Preservation

at the highly-anticipated

Lake Forest Preservation Symposium

Friday, October 16-Sunday, October 18

In honor of their shared 50th anniversaries, the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation and Ragdale present the Lake Forest Preservation Symposium — a weekend of reflection, dialogue, and discovery at the historic Ragdale estate and Lake Forest College. The program unites national thought leaders and local voices to explore the architecture, planning, and preservation ideals that define Lake Forest and continue to inspire the next generation of stewards.

Friday, October 16 - Avant-Gardeners:

When the Garden Becomes Art

This event will be held from 2-3 p.m. in the Ragdale Dance Studio.

This program will be led by Giovanni Aloi, an author, educator and curator specializing in the representation of nature and the environment in art. A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Editor in Chief of Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, he is widely recognized for his scholarship on art, ecology, animals and plants.

Drawing on Giovanni's forthcoming book, Avant-Gardeners, and in view of Ragdale's renewed commitment to its garden, this talk considers the garden as an artistic medium in its own right. The garden unsettles established ideas of artistic authorship and permanence, recasting artistic practice as an evolving relationship with living systems.

Tickets are priced at $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Valet parking will be available. Please register and purchase tickets here.

Friday, October 16 - Open House & Workshops

From 3-5 p.m., attend a workshop in the Ragdale Barnhouse on tax incentives, HPC process, windows/roofing followed by a tour of the property's wonderful buildings and grounds.

Workshops: We purchased a historic home, now what?

• Tax incentives for historic homeowners - Susan Benjamin
• City of Lake Forest representation to discuss HPC process
• Window/Roofing tutorials and vendor displays
• Historic District Displays - West Park/Lasker Estate

Ragdale Discovery Tours

Valet parking will be available. There is no charge for the workshops and tours, but please register here.

Saturday, October 17 - Main Symposium Day

Residents, preservationists, architects, critics and civic thinkers will explore what makes Lake Forest distinct. The Symposium will take place in Lake Forest College's Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel.

9:15 a.m. - Coffee Reception & Registration

9:50 a.m. - Welcome, Michael Sosulski, Lake Forest College President

10 -10:45 a.m. - Session I: Why Preservation Matters - How is Lake Forest Different?

(Frank Butterfield, Jason Wicha, Art Miller, Thomas Rajkovic, moderated by Blair Kamin)

11-11:45 a.m. - Session II: The Legacy of Shaw, Adler & Anderson

(Stuart Cohen, William Rutledge, Paul Bergmann, moderated by Geoffrey Baer)

12 noon-1 p.m.: Campus Lunch Stroll & Book Signings

1:30-2:15 p.m. - Session III: Preservation vs. Progress - Who Owns the Future of Our Cities?

(Richard Economakis, Adrian Smith, Javier Quintana de Una, Lee Bey, moderated by Lynn Osmond)

2:30-3:15 p.m. Session IV: The Future of the Past- What's Next for Preservation?

(Thomas Rajkovich, Bonnie McDonald, Ashley Wilson, Dajoin Williams, moderated by Bill Kurtis)

3:45-4:30 p.m. Market Square Architectural Tour with Art Miller

Tickets are priced at $65 for members and $75 for non-members and includes lunch and the tour. Please register and purchase tickets here.

Sunday, October 18 - Community Heritage Day

Tour several historically significant homes including the William E. Clow, Jr. house, visit the Ragdale exhibition at the History Center and attend a reception in the Library Courtyards.

10 a.m.-12 noon: Historic Homes Open House Tours

10:30 a.m.-12 noon: Ragdale Exhibition at History Center

12 noon-1 p.m.: Lake Forest Library Reception in the newly-restored Courtyards

1 p.m. Symposium Concludes

Tickets are priced at $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Please register and purchase tickets here.

Lake Forest Preservation Foundation National Media Partner

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