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Annual Awards to be presented at annual
Heart of Washington Dinner
Thursday,
June 10, 2010 at Park View Hall on Fifth
Street
Tickets are $20 per person
Wine
& Cheese
5:30-6:30 pm
Dinner and
Awards Program
6:30
Enjoy an evening
with friends and meet the recipients of this
years Heart of Washington Awards
For
more information and tickets call 636-221-1524
or email contact@washington-preservation.org
The 2010 Washington Weihnachten will be Sunday, Decembert 12, 2010 ....
TANNENBAUM AUCTION
The retirement community of The Homestead at Hickory View will bring extra excitement to the Washington Weihnachten event as it will host the first annual Tannenbaum Auction. Certain to be a new community tradition, local civic and church groups, families, any group that would like, are being invited to be part of the fun, by donating a Christmas tree for the Tannenbaum Auction. The Christmas trees will then be featured at various locations around The Homestead at Hickory View. Visitors, members of the community, and those taking in the Holiday House tour will be given the opportunity to join in the fun and a silent auction for each of the beautifully decorated theme trees, will begin on December 1st and close with the end of the Holiday House Tour at 8 pm. on Sunday, December 13th. The winners of the Tannenbaum Auction will be announced that night, with the winners able to take home their own beautiful Tannenbaum just in time for the holiday. Homestead at Hickory View has asked that all proceeds from the Tannenbaum Auction go to Washington Preservation’s South Point School Project.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
FIRST ANNUAL WASHINGTON PRESERVATION CONTEST
THE ART & ARCHITECTURE OF WASHINGTON, MISSOURI
Washington
Preservation Inc. is calling for submissions
for their 1st Annual Art Contest: The
Art & Architecture of Washington Missouri.
Prizes of $500 will be awarded to local artists
for their artwork, photographs and 3-D media,
which reflect their interpretation and appreciation
for the historic architecture of Washington
Missouri and the nearby surrounding area. Washington
Missouri has over 450 buildings on the National
Register of Historic Places. Deadline for entry
is October 9 th, with entries to
be turned in at The Art Center, located at
120 West Main, in Washington between October
6th and 9 th. You can
call the gallery at 636-239-5544 for an appointment
if necessary. Award winners will be announced
at a reception on October 16 in the gallery.
Entries and winners will be on view and available
for purchase from October 18th to
the 30th. This event was rescheduled
to allow more time for artists to complete
their entries. Artists wishing to submit entries
and needing more information can find more
information and submission forms
by calling Dorris at 636.221.1524 by
email
at contact@washington-preservation.org for
more information.
- Deadline for entry is October 9th, 2010 with submission to be from Oct. 6 until 11th. Please call the Art Center at 636-239-5544 for an appointment if necessary.
- Awards will be presented on Saturday October, 16th at 6 p.m.
- Submissions will be on display and available for sale at The Art Center, located at 120 West Main, in Washington.
- Entries can be viewed from October 18th to October 30th. Artists wishing to submit entries should download the guidelines and form for submission (PDF)
Save Old South Point schoolhouse
We're moving the South Point Schoolhouse to the Kohmueller Farmstead!
In early January 2007, Gary Riechers contacted Washington Preservation about the former schoolhouse his family owned, behind the former Riechers Filling Station on Old Hwy 100 east of East Fifth Street. Intrigued WPI visited the schoolhouse to consider what could be done. A building inspection was done and the building was considered to still be sound. Still not sure about the project, as the building's appearance was rough to say the least, WPI contacted some local moving companies to determine what it would cost. Armed with the bid the group went to the Washington City Council to ask if the project could be considered. They were referred to the City of Washington's Park Commission because the location that WPI wanted to move it to, was on the Kohmueller Farmstead, which is in the City's park. Plans were drawn up, asking if the project would receive the City of Washington's stamp of approval. The Park Commission gave it their unanimous approval. After getting the "green light" on August 18, 2008, fundraising began in earnest. For more on the South Point School . . .
Preservation Month Activities
May is National Preservation Month and we're planning a celebration! Check back here for more details on the Heart of Washington Dinner, where our Annual Preservation Awards are given. If you know a home, business or person who has the preservation spirit, let us know, please Contact Us now.
Washington Weihnachten - Holiday House Tour - Christkindl Markt -Tannenbaum Auction
Holidays are a special treat in historic Washington. We began the Holiday House Tour in 1988, and because of the event being cancelled in 2001, due to the events of 9/11, we held our 19th tour on December 14, 2008. Our Washington Weihnachten or Washington Christmas,is a tribute to our German ancestry, with a special addition this past year of a traditonal outdoor Christkindl Markt in our town's marketplace, the award winning historic Farmer's Market. Join us on Sunday, December 13, 2009 as we present our 20th Annual Holiday House Tour. Mark your calendars now! We have already begun lining up houses for the 2009 tour, and if you know a home we should consider please contact us.