Activities and Events
Scheduled Activities Calendar
Architectural Salvage of Greensboro Showroom Hours and Work Sessions
Blandwood Mansion Tour Hours
Blandwood Museum Shop Hoursl
2010 Special EVENTS Calendar
January
January 1 PGI offices and Blandwood are closed
January 5-8 Blandwood is closed, offices are open.
January 30 The 2010 Blandwood Ball
The Blandwood Ball will be held rain or snow, beginning at 7:00pm at the Greensboro Country Club. We look forward to your attendance at this special fundraising event!
February
February 9 PGI Annual Meeting
April
April 4 Blandwood is closed
April 5 PGI offices are closed
May
May 1 - May 31 Preservation Month Activites
May 15-16 Tour of Historic Homes
May 31 PGI offices and Blandwood are closed
June
June 13 Music for Sunday Evening in the Park
July
July 5 PGI offices and Blandwood are closed
September
September 6 PGI offices and Blandwood are closed
September Bluegrass at Blandwood
September Museum Day-sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine
Activities
Architectural Salvage of Greensboro
300 Bellemeade St.
(336) 389-9118
Email ASG for More Information
Shopping for Restoration Materials
The Architectural Salvage of Greensboro retail showroom of vintage building supplies is open to the public each Friday, 10 am-6 pm; as well as each Saturday, 9:00 am-3:00 pm.
Work Sessions
Opportunities to assist in the preparation of building materials for resale occur the Tuesday evening (usually starting at 5:30) before the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Wear work clothes and enjoy the
camaraderie of other old house enthusiasts! Work sessions are held in the retail showroom at 300 Bellemeade Street, and involve pulling nails, cleaning, and organizing materials.
2010 Work Session Dates: January 12; February 2 and 16; March 2, 16 and 30; April 13 and 27; May 11 ;June 1, 15 and 29; July 13; August 3, 17 and 31; September 14 and 28; October 12; November 2, 16 and 30; December 14.
Blandwood Museum Shop Hours
The museum shop is your source for Victorian theme gifts, jewelry, regional books, andseasonal items.
Open during regular museum hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11am - 4pm; Sunday 2pm- 5pm; and by appointment (272-5003).
Special Events
The 2010 Blandwood ball
January 30, The Greensboro Country Club
A premiere event and fundraising benefit, it provides most of our operating expenses, for Preservation Greensboro. Please contact staff for information on ticket prices!
Preservation Greensboro Annual Meeting
February 9th, Events Center at Revolution Mill Studios
Preservation Greensboro's Annual Meeting will include preservation awards and keynote speaker Bob Jaeger, Executive Director of Partners for Sacred Places.
Partners for Sacred Places is the national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization dedicated to the stewardship and community use of America's older religious properties. Partners provides assistance to the people who care for sacred places while promoting a new understanding of how these places sustain communities. A. Robert Jaeger is Executive Director and co-founder of Partners for Sacred Places. Prior to co-founding Partners for Sacred Places in 1989, Bob worked with the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Corporation as Senior Vice President for the Historic Religious Properties Program. He is co-author of Sacred Places at Risk (1998), Strategies for Stewardship and Active Use of Older and Historic Religious Properties (1996), author of Sacred Places in Transition (1994), and editor (from 1985 to 1989) of Inspired.
*Reservations by check at $45 per person or $400 for a sponsorship table (table for 8)
Check Payable to Preservation Greensboro Inc. P.O. Box 13136 Greensboro, NC 27415
Please indicate # of vegetarian meals if required. Please RSVP to Judi by February 2, 2010.
May is Historic Preservation Month!
Walking Wednesdays: Insider Tours!
In celebration of National Historic Preservation Month, the 2010 Walking Wednesdays series will explore interesting places of architectural merit throughout the Gate City. Please watch for a list of our line-up!
Tours are held rain or shine. Bring sturdy shoes and a friend to lean on!
Tour of Historic Homes
May 15, 11:00am-5:00pm & May 16, 1:00-5:00pm
Tickets purchased before the event: $15, PGI Members $12. Tickets purchased during the tour, $20.
Preservation Greensboro is pleased to annouce is first Tour of Historic Homes. Check back over the next few weeks for more exciting details! If you are interested in working on this event please contact Ashley Poteat or 336.272.5003 ext 2.
Music in the park
Sunday, June 13, 6:00pm, FREE
Come enjoy great music under the shade of century-old trees at Blandwood Mansion.
For more information, www.musep.info
Bluegrass at Blandwood
September, Blandwood Mansion Lawn, $10; Children, 12 and under are free
Celebrate the heritage of Bluegrass Music on the grounds of the historic Blandwood Mansion. The entire family will enjoy great food and tunes! $10 per peson, children 12 and under are free.
Blankets and chairs are encouraged for sitting on the lawn. Food, beer, wine, drinks and treats will be available for purchase on site. Children's activities will be provided. Free tours of Blandwood Mansion. No glass containers or coolers allowed. Dogs on leashes are allowed.
100% of proceeds from this special event go to Preservation Greensboro Incorporated, the Gate City's ONLY city-wide voice for historic and architectural treasures.
Special Appreciation to past event sponsors:
VF Jeanswear Downtown Greensboro Inc., CityView at Southside, Craft Insurance Center, Boulton Creative, Greensboro Merchants Association, 99Blocks
Museum Day
In September
Museum Day is a one-day event where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission to Smithsonian magazine readers and friends with a Museum Day Admission Card.
Free admission for two to Blandwood when you show your Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Admission Card at the door.
Ghost Stories at Blandwood
Blandwood Mansion's Formal Parlor
$2.00 a person, under 1 free.
(336) 272-5003
Email for More Information
Local storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown treats families to ghostly tales of spine-tingling spookiness in Blandwood’s front parlor. This is one of the rare opportunities to enjoy the mansion's interior at night.
Space is limited. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Seating is on the floor and first come is first served.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Stories are school age appropriate.