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December 9 , Thursday Edible Edifice: Reinterpreting the Classic Gingerbread House
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Room & Board, 55 E. Ohio
Sponsor: Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
$15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the tour. Includes free admission for a self-guided tour of Unity Temple.
A design competition and holiday celebration, Edible Edifice will benefit the restoration of Wright's modern masterpiece, Unity Temple. Winners can earn up to $600 in gift certificates and prizes, including a $250 gift certificate from Room & Board. The new confectionary creations will be on display, with hot cider, holiday treats from Bleeding Heart Bakery, and live music, and will be reviewed by a jury of Chicago's finest in the fields of architecture, culinary arts, and design. The works will then be auctioned off to the highest bidders with proceeds benefiting that other convention-defying edifice, Unity Temple.
Lee Bey, WBEZ architecture blogger, Executive Director of Chicago Central Area Committee, and past architecture critic for the Sun Times; Michelle and Vinny Garcia, owners of Bleeding Heart LLC (local sustainable punk rock pastry) and participants in seven Food Network cake challenges; and Jeff Stafford and Michelle Dumont of Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture will serve as judges.Information: on-line.
December 10 , Friday Coming Home: The Dry Storm
3:30 - 5:309 p.m. - Congress Lounge, 2nd floor, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan
Sponsor: National Public Housing Museum
Free event , RSVP by December 8th, 2010A film viewing and, discussion on Housing as a Human Right. After Katrina's destruction, the New Orleans City Council voted to demolish the majority of
the city's public housing, replacing it with privately owned developments, displacing thousands of people. Coming Home shows the housing crisis in New Orleans and speaks to a broader pattern of privatization of public resources that satisfy human rights for us all. Panelists for a post-film discussio with: J.R. Fleming, Brad Hunt & Mildred Pagan, with Keith L. Magee, NPHM Executive Director serving as moderator.
RSVP at 312/996.0738 or via e-mail. Information: on-line.December 13 , Monday Restoring a Chicago Landmark: The Story of St. John Cantius Church
6:00 p.m. - Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Harold L. Washington Library, 400 S. State
Sponsor: Chicago Public Library
Free eventBrother Joshua Caswell SJC presents the story of the illustrious past and anticipated future and St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church , designed in 1893-98 by architect Adolphus Druiding, highlighting the interior art, stained glass and wood carving restoration. Brother Caswell continues his discussion by revealing the challenges faced in rejuvenating this edifice and its impact on the vibrant community surrounding this Chicago landmark.
Founded in 1893, to serve the Polish immigrant community, St. John Cantius Church is one of the most recognized architectural landmarks in Chicago. Since the late 1980s, the church has undergone extensive interior and architectural restoration.Information: on-line.
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