Upcoming Events

Vermont's Historic Preservation Conference

May 2, 2008

Sponsored by The Preservation Trust of Vermont, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Town of Brandon

Location: Brandon, VT
Contact: Ann Cousins (ann@ptvermont.org)
Phone: 802/658-6647
Web site: http://www.ptvermont.org

The Preservation Trust of Vermont, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Town of Brandon cordially invite you to the 14th Annual Historic Preservation Conference.

Registration is limited to 250 people.

David Macaulay, keynote speaker, is the well-known author and illustrator of Cathedral, City, Mill, Underground, The Way Things Work and other best-seller books. David’s musings on art, architecture, and Vermont will set the stage for workshops and tours.

This year’s conference offers several tracks that can be mixed and matched.

Town Commissioners Training with Pratt Cassity (National Alliance of Preservation Commissions); balancing historic preservation and energy-saving alterations
Site Visits: Green Rehabilitation; Tax Credits; Church Steeple Cell Tower; Historic House Museum Adapted Use
Arts Tour with Warren Kimble: Brandon Green; the Brandon Artists Guild; and the Granary artists’ workshops.
Downtown Development Panels: Community-Supported Enterprises; Entrepreneurship; A Highway Runs Through It
The Art of Cooking with Chef Robert: How to attract a Chef-Owned Restaurant
Guided industrial archeology tour with Vic Rolando

Come a day early and join Blaine Cliver on a Thursday evening Park Street House Tour (limit 20), explore Moosalamoo National Recreation Area http://www.moosalamoo.org, or enjoy an evening of shopping and dinner in downtown Brandon. Visit www.ptvermont.org for a list of overnight accommodations, restaurants, and things to see and do.