The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

GEORGIA PRESERVATION EVENTS CALENDAR

If you are interested in posting your event on our preservation events calendar, contact Traci Clark at 404-885-7802. _____________________________________________________________________
May is National Historic Preservation Month! _____________________________________________________________________
May 1 - 31	Behind-the-Scenes Tours	Rhodes Hall, Atlanta
Rhodes is offering FREE Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Rhodes Hall every Saturday and Sunday during May in celebration of Historic Preservation Month. Rhodes Hall houses The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation offices and the ground floor is operated as a museum, showcasing its high-Victorian interior finishes. Tours begin every hour, on the hour. Last tour begins one hour before closing. Weekend hours are Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Sunday: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________
May 1 - 31	The Museum Store at Hay House	Hay House, Macon
In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, Hay House is offering 10% off select items in the Museum Store during the entire month of May! _____________________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 8 7 p.m.	Lecture by Roberta Brandes Gratz	Savannah, Georgia
Roberta Brandes Gratz is an award-winning journalist and urban critic, lecturer and author of “The Living City: How America's Cities are Being Revitalized by Thinking Small in a Big Way,” and “Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown.” She is an international lecturer on urban development issues and a former reporter for the New York Post. Gratz was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in February 2003. A reception will follow the lecture in Troup Square directly outside of the Unitarian Church, 311 E. Harris St., Savannah, Ga. For more information, call 912.525.5158. _____________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 9	Lecture by Patrice Frey	Savannah, Georgia
“Sustainable Stewardship: Promoting the Preservation Ethic to Combat Climate Change” Patrice Frey is the director of sustainability research for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She joined the National Trust after several years working in the field of community development and urban research. River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga. For more information, call 912.525.5158. _____________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 9 7 p.m.	Lecture by Jim Draeger	Savannah, Georgia
“Fuelish Thoughts: Lessons Learned from the Lowly Gas Station” Jim Draeger is an architectural historian and the deputy state historic preservation officer at the Wisconsin Historical Society. His work focuses on roadside vernacular architecture of the Midwest. River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga. For more information, call 912.525.5158. _____________________________________________________________________
Thur., May 15 6:30 p.m.	Harmony Grove Cemetery Lecture	Rhodes Hall, Atlanta
Come find out what Julia Roberts, Dorothy Shay, and an Atlanta mayor all have in common during a lecture given by Buckhead Heritage Society President, Wright Mitchell, as he talks about the history and restoration of Harmony Grove Cemetery. Event is FREE to the public. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the program at 7:00 p.m. RSVP to Rhodes Hall at 404-885-7800 with your name and number of people in your party. _____________________________________________________________________
Saturday, May 17 9 a.m.	The 10th Annual Mopper Stapen Seminar	Savannah, Georgia
Preserving the Past, Building the Future. This year's event will kick off with a continental breakfast and seminar held at Drayton Tower. Immediately following the seminar, attendees will board trolleys where they will take a guided tour to view some of Savannah’s past, present, and future architectural achievements in the Landmark Historic and Victorian Districts. Tickets are $25 per person. Drayton Tower, 102 E. Liberty St., Savannah, Ga. For more information, call (912) 233-7787. _____________________________________________________________________
Sunday, May 18	Historic Open House	Cobb County, Georgia
Tour eight historic properties not usually open to the public, and six museums and historic sites in Cobb County. The event is FREE and self-guided. For more information click HERE, print out a BROCHURE, or call 770-426-4982. _____________________________________________________________________

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