Sign up now to reserve your door!

Here’s how it works… You decide you want to let your creative mind go wild and enter the Adapt-A-Door Competition by the deadline of April 7, 2011 …we let you pick up the door of your choice at our Third Annual “Donut Door Dash” on Saturday April 9, 2011 . Contestants will be able to choose from a collection of doors, gathered by our dedicated Preservation Posse Volunteers, to recycle and transform it into a fabulous work of art. The only limitation is their imagination and using at least 70% of the original door. Then you make a personal, creative masterpiece out of your door which we will then auction off in August.

Last year we saw ALL KINDS of transformations, from coffee tables, to head boards, to a guitar!Let your creativity go wild and just do it!  Be one of the first firms or artists to make your mark in this Annual one of a kind “Door” event!  Many Door Designs will be on exhibit at various locations and at Howard Hall during the month leading up the auction event which is planned for Saturday August 27^th .

Our Door Auction event will once again include awards for “Best of Door”, a Silent Auction, great fun and pub grub. Other important info: Cost to enter the competition is $25.00 per door. For the $25.00 commitment fee you will receive 2 tickets to the  “Door Auction” event, be eligible for the grand ”Best of Door” award that comes with great prizes. All final “masterpieces” will be on the MHI website.

FOR STUDENTS:  If one student enters, the cost of getting a door is $10 and they get one ticket to the event.  If it is 2 or more students collaborating the cost is $20.00 and they get 2 tickets to the August event.

If you have any questions about this outrageous door event contact MHI at 901.272.2727 or email Donna McCraw at dmccraw@memphisheritage.org . Artists, click here to reserve your door!

The Land Use Control Board also recently rejected a plan from CVS Pharmacy to demolish the Union Ave. Methodist Church at Union and Cooper, however, CVS is appealing the rejection.

It is important, as a citizen of the city of Memphis, that you let your voice be heard.  Regardless of your position, please show up on August 24^th at 3:30pm to let your elected officials know how you feel about the Midtown Overlay and its impact on the future of Midtown development.

For information, call Memphis Heritage, Inc. at 901-272-2727.

ADAPTIVE REUSE IN MEMPHIS:
The Ultimate Recycling
Memphis Heritage is grateful to the following architects, planners, historians and adventurers who will share their first-hand experiences with adaptive reuse:

Martin E. Gorman, Jr., AIA | Janet Smith-Haltom, AIA

Keith Kays, AIA | Charles Shipp, AIA | Jeanne Myers, Assoc. AIA

Joseph P. Hagan, AIA | David M. Schermann, AIA | Jimmy Ogle

Andy Kitsinger, AIA | Cyndy Grivich Tucker

Dedicated to Jack R. Tucker, Jr., FAIA: Noted Architect, Historic Preservation Advocate, and Downtown Residential Pioneer

Starting March 1st: Class Size is Limited, So Register Today!

This March marks the eleventh year of Memphis Heritage’s March Preservation Series. The series is organized by the MHI Education Committee and presented by speakers from the Memphis community who generously give of their time and talent to bring Memphis’ history to life. This year we spotlight a timely issue of particular importance: preservation’s crucial role in promoting sustainability. At a time of increasing concern about the ever-growing consumption of energy and rapid depletion of natural resources, we are reminded that buildings are renewable, not just disposable.

The classes will be held each Monday in March at Memphis Heritage’s Howard Hall, 2282 Madison at Edgewood, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. The Series will end Saturday, April 3, with a walking tour led by Jimmy Ogle of Jack Tucker’s most notable Downtown projects.

MON, MARCH 1: An Overview of Adaptive Reuse in Memphis and the Contributions of Jack Tucker, FAIA

Andy Kitsinger, AIA – VP Planning & Development, Center City Commission; Cyndy Grivich Tucker; Keith S. Kays, AIA; Charles Shipp, AIA

MON, MARCH 8: Martin E. Gorman, Jr., AIA – Principal TROJung/Brannen

Federal Reserve Bank, Goldsmith Department Store, Central Station (first phase)

MON, MARCH 15: Janet Smith-Haltom, AIA – Hnedak Bobo Group

Junior Achievement, Fire Museum, Court House

MON, MARCH 22: Joseph P. Hagan, AIA and David M. Schermann, AIA – Architecture, Inc.

Barton Cotton Co., East High School, Ferrell Calhoun Paint Building

MON, MARCH 29: Bill Nixon, AIA, Jeanne Myers, Assoc. AIA

Custom House transition for the new U of M Law School

SAT, APRIL 3: Walking Tour of Jack Tucker’s Most Notable Downtown Projects

Jimmy Ogle, Adventurer

Location/Time:

Memphis Heritage’s Howard Hall  |  2282 Madison at Edgewood  |  7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Registration Fee: Class Size is Limited So Register Today!

$50.00 for Memphis Heritage members, $60.00 for non-members
Registration is for the complete series; individual class tickets are not available.

Three Ways To Register:

1. Mail check to MHI at 2282 Madison, Memphis, TN 38104
2. Credit Card (Visa/MC) call (901) 272-2727
3. Online – Register and Pay by using Paypal on our web site,  www.memphisheritage.org

Questions: email Tina at tlim@memphisheritage.org

PLEASE JOIN US:

MEMPHIS REGIONAL DESIGN CENTER

WITH SUPPORT FROM:

MEMPHIS HERITAGE AND THE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

WHAT?

1. STATUS OF THE OVERTON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

2. QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS ON THE STATUS APPLICATION

3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BEGINNING WORK ON SPECIAL GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE INFILL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDTOWN

4. CITIZENS COMMENTS AND IDEAS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN MIDTOWN

WHEN?

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2010, 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M.

LOCATION

CALLICOTT AUDITORIUM, MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART IN OVERTON PARK

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (901)272.2727

Thursday evening Nov. 12 | 6pm til 7:30pm
at Howard Hall
2282 Madison at Edgewood

We need your support to help suggest the right plan for midtown and how the historic buildings play a role in this plan. Please join us and spread the word about this upcoming meeting. Open to all!

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

June

June Waddell West
Executive Director
Memphis Heritage, Inc.