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Annual Restore Omaha Conference Features Ideas and Solutions for Owners of Older Properties
Through networking and educational sessions, the annual Restore Omaha Conference offers professionals and enthusiasts information on restoring, renovating and preserving older properties.
- Need inspiration to tackle some of your old-home projects?
- Have questions on the best products to use in restoring and preserving your older property?
- Looking to meet and learn from other owners of historic buildings?
Come to Restore Omaha!
Restore Omaha, in partnership with the Metropolitan Community College Foundation, will hold its annual conference on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Metro's South Campus at 27th and Q streets.
This year, participants can select from 16 sessions to attend. Topics include porch restoration, repairing plaster, painting exterior woodwork and window and weather stripping, along with sessions on landscaping, preservation basics, small commercial projects and a panel discussing the effects of development on historic neighborhoods. Morning and afternoon breaks along with a Restoration JAM! at the end of the day will allow opportunities to network and to gather ideas and solutions with other restoration-minded property owners.
Keynote speaker is Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA. Kelly served as project architect for the nationally-recognized conservation of one of the country's most notable Arts & Crafts homes, the Gamble House in Pasadena, Calif.
An opening reception at Prouty Place Dos, a renovated mixed-use building at 4825 S. 25th St., will take place Friday, Feb. 27, from 7 - 10 p.m. A pre-renovation reception in the building was the highlight of the 2008 Restore Omaha. This year, attendees will have the opportunity to see the progress made. Reception cost is $15.
Cost to attend the Feb. 28 conference is $35. Admission includes the keynote lecture, three educational sessions, lunch and the Restoration JAM! reception. Save $10 by registering before Feb. 13. Visit the Restore Omaha Web site for details and registration information. For questions contact Hanne Kruse at (402) 457-2241.
The conference is made possible with support from Metropolitan Community College Foundation, the Omaha Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, B.G. Peterson Co., Destination Midtown, Omaha Main Streets and funding from the Douglas County Historical Grant and The National Trust for Historic Preservation.