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February 27-28, 2009 8 Window Repair: Repairing Double Hung Window Weights Room 108 Don Browers, The Old House Mechanic Browers will demonstrate the materials, tools and methods used to safely repair broken double hung window counter weights.

Porch Restoration • Room 112 AB David Lawrence, Craftsman Lawrence will discuss the techniques and materials to restore and Welcome to the 2009 Restore Omaha Conference! repair your porch. Get tips on working with contractors and learn ways to make and keep historic porches safe and enjoyable. Started in 2005, Restore Omaha is a conference to promote the practice of historic restoration and to provide educational Hands-on Plaster • Room 113 opportunities and information to the public and professionals. Dick Grace, Grace Plastering, Inc. Enjoy this day of learning! Join Grace in a hands-on demonstration of methods to repair historic plasterwork. He will demonstrate how to salvage loose 5 Conference Schedule 5 and cracked plaster and how to prepare plaster walls for painting.

Saturday, Feb. 28 10:00-10:15 a.m. Br e a k Lo bb y Ar e a 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Metropolitan Community College 10:15–11:15 a.m. Br e a k o u t Se ss i o n s South Omaha Campus History of Omaha’s Little Italy • Room 109 Industrial Training Center Louie Marcuzzo, Owner of Louie M’s (Burger Lust) 27th and Q Sts. Join Marcuzzo for a spirited look back at Omaha’s Little Italy in the 1940s. Learn how the neighborhood formed and matured 8–9 a.m. Registration and where it is today. Industrial Training Center Lobby Area History of Omaha’s Parks and Boulevard System Room 107 B 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Exhibitor Area Open Pat Slaven, ASLA Park Planner/City Planner City of Omaha 9–10 a.m. Br e a k o u t Se ss i o n s Slaven will discuss the history, planning and implementation of Preservation Basics • Room 101 Omaha’s Historic parks and boulevard system. Cindy Tooker, AIA, LEED Accredited Professional Leo A Daly Company Small Commercial Projects Group Discussion • Room 101 Tooker will cover the basics of preservation, including common Jennifer Honebrink, AIA, Alley Poyner Macchietto terms, the history of preservation and industry standards for Architecture, P.C. preservation, as well as resources for preservation techniques. Paul Nelson, AIA, Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects Bryan Zimmer, AIA, The Architectural Offices Arts and Crafts Gardens with Native Plants • Room 109 Learn from three architects on their experiences with small Addie Kinghorn, MCC Faculty commercial development projects. Kathy Stevens, Gardener Kinghorn and Stevens will examine the characteristics of the Repairing and Painting Exterior Woodwork • Room 112 AB period Arts and Crafts garden. David Lawrence, Craftsman Lawrence will discuss the major causes of deterioration in wood Local, State and Federal Incentives • Room 107 B and the best methods for preservation and restoration of painted Grant Landreth, Project Coordinator wood exterior elements. State Historic Preservation Office Is there any way you can get money to help restore your historic Wood Repair Through Wood Consolidation • Room 113 home or business? Learn ways to help make it easier for you to Tim Christiansen, Craftsman afford to restore a historic property. Christiansen will discuss the materials and methods available to repair damaged wood using state-of-the-art methods. 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 2:30–4 p.m. Cl o s i n g Re c e p t i o n a n d Lunch Lobby Area As k t h e Ex p e r t s a n d Re s t o r a t i o n JAM! Keynote Speaker Conference Center Enjoy conversation with other conference participants at the closing reception. Ask the Experts will be available as well as The Premier Arts & Crafts Home in America: Conservation the final Restoration JAM! where participants share restoration Perspectives from the Gamble House Restoration projects and solutions. Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture Restore5 Omaha Sponsors5 Sutherlin McLeod will share the restoration and preservation of one of America’s finest Arts and Crafts masterpieces, The Co n f e r e n c e Sp o n s o r s Gamble House in Pasadena, Calif. Sutherlin McLeod will Metropolitan Community College Foundation discuss the planning, challenges and implementation of this South Omaha Historical Grant fascinating restoration. Ke y n o t e s p o n s o r s 1–2 p.m. Br e a k o u t Se ss i o n s AIA Omaha Omaha’s 20th Century Modern Architecture • Room 109 National Trust for Historic Preservation Carol Ahlgren, Architectural Historian Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group Op e n i n g r e c e p t i o n s p o n s o r Ahlgren will give an overview of Omaha’s mid-century B.G. Peterson Co. modern architectural gems, from the House of Tomorrow to Historic Neon. Le a r n i n g Sp o n s o r s Omaha Mainstreets Omaha’s Mount Vernon Gardens • Room 107 B City of Omaha Planning Department James Hill, Architectural Historian National Parks Service Un d e r w r i t e r s Hill will share the details and history of Mount Vernon Gardens Suzan Karrer Rohrig, AIA including a scale model reproduction of the original gardens. Cynthia S. Tooker, AIA Gifford Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Effects of Development on Historic Neighborhoods Room 101 Me d i a Sp o n s o r Marty Shukert, FAICP, RDG Planning and Design The Reader Jed Moulton, Manager of Urban Design, City of Omaha Planning Dept. Co n f e r e n c e Ex h i b i t o r s Jeff Johnson, Urban Planner, HDR Bemis Park Neighborhood Association These three presenters will lead a spirited discussion about the City of Omaha Planning Department effects of development on historic neighborhoods and share GPNA Big Garden insights from their experiences as urban planners. GPNA City Sprouts Gifford Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Window Repair: Re-glazing Windows • Room 108 Green Omaha Coalition Don Browers, The Old House Mechanic Hanscom Park Neighborhood Association Browers will demonstrate the materials, tools and techniques to Joslyn Castle Trust replace broken glass and re-glaze older and historic windows. Landmarks, Inc. Miller Park/Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association Window and Weather Stripping • Room 113 Tim Christiansen, Craftsman A s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o t h e Re s t o r e Om a h a Co m m i t t e e Christiansen will demonstrate techniques used to prepare your historic home for Nebraska’s seasonal changes. Chris Foster Martin Janousek Deb Peterson Kay Friesen Michael Joyce Julie Reilly Vince Furlong Cate Kratville Rita Staley Sessions marked with the AIA symbol qualify for Kristine Gerber Nicole Malone Cindy Tooker continuing education learning units. Jennifer Honebrink Norita Matt