From: Architectural Conservancy Ontario [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Architectural Conservancy Ontario Sent: February-05-18 2:33 PM To: Erica Cole Subject: Acorn in a Nutshell: Heritaga e Month Happenings ACORN in a Nutshell: The Newsletter of View thhis email in your browser ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVANCY ONTARIO The past. Our present. Your future. Donate to ACO Join ACO Visit our Website Dear readers, This month's issue of Nutshell is a big one. We hope you enjoy the addition of event listings; they represent the work of so many peoplle across Ontario to preserve, share and discuss our heritage. If you have events to contribute for future issues, or wish to submit articles about projects in your community, please don't hesitate to send them in! The place to send your submissions is [email protected] Just one more thing before we jump in: Although our advocacyy at ACO is focused on the Ontario and our local governments, our sister organization, the National Trust for Canada, has produced a Webinar and Advocacy Toolkit that deals with many of the same concepts. The first webinar is Tuesday February 6 from 2-3 pm. You are asked to register in advance. Here are the links: National Trust for Canada Webinar Registration: http://bit.ly/2E4UlSj Advocacy Toolkit: https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/what-you-can-doo/advocacy-action/the- advocacy-tool-kit Upcoming Public Heritage Events Heritage Day was created in 1973 by the Heritage Canada Foundation to preserve and promote Canada’s natural, architectural, and historical heritage. The theme of Heritage Day this year (February 19, 2018) is 'Heritage Stands the Test of Time'. February 19 is also Family Day in Ontario. This year, Heritage Week in Ontario will be the week of February 19-25. The Parliament of Canada officially recognized February as Black History Month In December 1995, following a motion introduced by the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament, the Honourable Jean Augustine. In honour of Heritage Week and Black History Month, we have added this list of upcoming events across Ontario. It is by no means complete, but we have shared as many public events as we could find. For upcoming months, please email us information about your events and we will include them in future Nutshells. Journeys (Amherstburg) When: Exhibit runs from Feb 2 to April 1 (Tues-Fri noon-5, weekends 1-5, closed Monday) Where: Amherstburg Freedom Museum, 277 King Street, Amherstburg Cost: $7.50 admission for adults ($6.50 students/seniors) For more information: exhibition info or museum info Summary: Journeys features 14 works of art from a group of local Black artists. The exhibit celebrates and relays the story of Black enslavement and the long journey back to freedom. This exhibit shows how the Underground Railroad gave birth to the first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for social change within the United States and Canada. Between 1840 and 1860, before the American Civil War, once-enslaved Africans followed the North Star on the Underground Railroad to find freedom in Canada. That journey to freedom was long, dangerous and life-changing. Public Lecture: First Parliament Project (Toronto) When: Tuesday Feb 6, 6:30-8:00 pm Where: Temporary North St. Lawrence Market, 125 The Esplanade, Toronto Cost: free (but registration is required) For more information and to register: firstparliament.ca Summary: In November 2017, the City of Toronto initiated a new project to develop a Heritage Interpretation Strategy and Master Plan for the publicly-owned First Parliament site located at Front and Parliament Streets in downtown Toronto. The First Parliament project will involve a detailed examination of the site's history followed by the development of strategies for telling the site's colourful stories. These strategies will then become the foundation for a master plan that will define how the site might be developed and for what purposes. This free lecture is the first event to kick off the public engagement aspect of this process. Kitchener Movie Night (Kitchener) When: Tuesday Feb 6, 7:00-9:00 pm Where: Kitchener Central Library (Theatre), 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener Cost: free (but registration is required) For more information and to register: click here Summary: Camera, lights, action! Travel back to Kitchener in the late 1940s and 1950s as we view recently digitized film from the Grace Schmidt Room collection. Join staff from the City of Kitchener's Economic Development Department to discuss how the downtown has changed and is continuing to evolve. Waterloo School of Architecture's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series, Conversation 4 (Cambridge) When: Thursday Feb 8, 6:30 pm Where: 7 Melville Street South, Cambridge Cost: free For more information: click here Summary: This conversation is the fourth of six conversations. The series will stage conversations around the different areas of the Waterloo Architecture curriculum with one broad ambition: “Questioning the canon: In a world of unprecedented possibilities and unforeseen brutalities, what can architectural education do?” This particular conversation will feature Siamak Hariri and Philip Yuan and will consider the following sub-question: "How can design pedagogy address the very real problems of the world while retaining its radical openness and experimentation?” Black History Month at the St. Catharines Museum (St. Catharines) When: Tours will be offered every Thursday and alternate Saturdays for the month of February. Upcoming tours are Thursday, February 8, 15 & 22 at 10:00am and Saturday February 10 & 24 at 2:00pm. Where: St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centrre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines Cost: admission by donation For more information: 905-984-8880 or click here Summary: The St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre is ccelebrating Black History Month this February with special guided tours of our award-winning Follow the North Star exhibit! Trace the journey to freedom through a history of slavery and emancipation, racism and prejudice, while exploring the lives of St. Catharines' first African-Canadian settlers. The Restoration of the Petrie Building (Guelph) When: Thursday Feb 15, 7:00 pm Guest Speakers: Kirk Roberts (owner) and Allen Killin (Architect) Where: Unifor Local 1917 meeting hall (Old Stone School House), 611 Silvercreek Parkway North, Guelph Cost: Free for ACO members and $5 for non-members For more information about the Petrie Building: click here Summary: The Petrie Building is Canada’s last remainiing example of a pre-1890 machine stamped metal clad building. Restoring this downtownn landmark is an investment in Guelph that will last a long, long time. Once completed, the Petrie Building owner will enter into a Heritage Easement with the City of Guelph which is a commitment that the restored exterior will be maintained for the future. ACO's Guelph-Wellington Branch entered the Petrie Buiilding facade restoration project in the 2017 This Place Matters crowdfunding competition, and it received a first place regional prize of $15,000 toward the restoration project. The scaffolding came down in January to reveal the restored facade, which is nearly complete. The big reveal was covered by CBC News, Global News, the Guelph Mercury. A Thousand Miles to Freedom (Dresden) When: Thursday Feb 15, 6:30-7:00 pm Where: Dresden Public Library, 187 Brown Street, Dresden Cost: free For more information: 519-683-4922 or click here Summary: Celebrate Black History Month with the kids by taking an interactive journey from slavery to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Brenda Lambkin from Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site brings to life the fascinating story of William and Ellen Craft, who escaped slavery in Georgia and traveled all the way to England for freedom! 21st Annual Heritage Day Workshop (Waterloo) When: Friday Feb 16, 9:00-3:30 Where: Wilfrid Laurier University, Lazaridis Hall, 64 University Avenue West, Waterloo Cost: $10 (includes lunch and parking) For more information and to buy tickets: click here Summary: The day features a variety of speakers on many topics including: leveraging local assets to grow cultural economies; cultural heritage landscape studdies; film and built heritage assets; and the real cost of heritage renovations. A keynote presentation by Greg McMaster will provide insight into the finding and preparing of locattions for filming. Mr. McMaster has worked as a location manager for numerous film and television productions, including Murdoch Mysteries and Frankie Drake. 6th Annual Heritage Fair: Celebrating Women in London (London) When: Saturday Feb 17, 9:00-3:00 Where: Central Library, 251 Dundas Street, London Cost: free For more information: click here Suimmary: The 6th Annual London Heritage Fair will be a commemoration of the contribution of women in our city. In honour of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the February 17 event will shine a light on the role women have played in shaping our community, featuring prominent guest speakers, interactive activities such as pottery making, henna tattooing, a film screening, and a drumming circle, as well as an informative Exploration Zone featuring 20+ local heritage organizations, all showcasing women in our community. Flashback February: Heritage Week in Prince Edward County (PEC) When: Feb 17-25 Where: Various locations around Prince Edward County (check the website for each event/activity). Cost: Varies. Many events are free or by donation. For more information: