**Events
and News**
June 30,
2010 "Boston Modern: The
Spirit of Reinvention;" The First Church in Boston, 66
Marlborough Street, Boston, MA
Reception & Program - 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
The National Trust for Historic
Preservation invites you to join us for a provocative
evening of debate and discussion on the history and future
of the Boston area's 20th century buildings and landscapes.
This event is free, but reservations are
required. Please click here to RSVP
(my.PreservationNation.org/BostonModern)
Questions about the event? Please contact
Rebecca Williams at the National Trust's Northeast Office at
Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org or 617-523-0885.
July 1, 2010
"Rescuing Whaleback Lighthouse
-- a Wave-swept Sentinel," at the Discover Portsmouth
Center, 42 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH
603-436-8420
Open Daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May
23rd - October 31st
The exhibit
will feature paintings, photos, and images of the lighthouse
along with history, artifacts, stories of the keepers, and
plans for restoration of the structure.
July 1, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. preview opening,
donation $25 to support the restoration (RSVP by June 21, to
Friends
of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
info@portsmouthharborlighthouse.org)
July 2, Public opening and reception, 5-8
p.m.
July 10, Gallery talk with Jeremy
D'Entremont, "Life on the Rocks: Keepers of Whaleback" 11
a.m.
July 24, Gallery talk with Dr. Sara
Wermiel, "Building a Lighthouse on a Wave-Swept Rock:
Whaleback and Kindred Lighthouses" 11 a.m.
Aug 7, Gallery talk with Deane Rykerson,
AIA, "Preserving Our Lighthouse: What Whaleback Needs" 11
a.m.
Aug 21, Lighthouse book signing with
author Dr. Sara Wermiel, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The exhibit will continue through the
summer.
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