Events 2010

May 3, 2010 – 6 PM in New York - The Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools is hosting the Private Film Premiere of Restoration of Palacio Bosch, Buenos Aires at the Liederkranz Club, 6 East 87^th Street, New York. Its producer and director, Fabio Grementieri, the Argentine scholar and architect, who was responsible for the Palacio Bosch’s restoration, will introduce the film.  Palacio Bosch is now the American Ambassador’s Residence. A reception will follow.

Contact Nancy Golden at goldendirect@aol.com or 805 563-2315 for more information or to make a reservation.

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May 15, 2010 - Alumnus Joe Svehlak will lead a tour of Brooklyn Heights from 10AM to approximately 12:30 PM. Starting in Brooklyn’s Civic Center, the tour will sample some of the glory of old Brooklyn, where more than one-half of its 1,100 landmarked buildings predate 1860.
Fee:  $25 per person donation to the Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Scholarship Fund.

RSVP:  Nancy Golden, goldendirect@aol.com, phone 805 563-2315

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May 29, 2010 in Schenectady – Alumni Sylvie and Bob Briber will host the 2010 Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Dinner at their house in the Stockade section in Schenectady in conjunction with the VSA Meeting in Albany, Schenectady & Troy.
Contact Nancy Golden at goldendirect@aol.com for further details and to make a required reservation. 

VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA

2010 SUMMER SCHOOLS

Newport, Rhode Island and London, England

             An Introduction to the Summer School Programs & Reception

Friday, February 12, 2010

At Richard Reutlinger’s Home
824 Grove Street, San Francisco

6:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Bay Area Alumni of the Victorian Society in America Summer Schools are urged to bring potential candidates for the Victorian Society Summer Schools to the reception.

 The evening will include: 

• A chance to see Richard Reutlinger’s historic Burne/Reutlinger Mansion that was featured in Antiques Magazine in August 2005
• A presentation highlighting sites featured on past Summer School itineraries;
• Information on admission and scholarships to the Summer School Programs;
• Light refreshments

Graduate students, curators, historic house administrators, architects, interior designers, and anyone with an interest in the arts and culture of the Victorian era are invited to apply to the Summer School Programs. 

Click here for a link to the Invitation

 

The Victorian Society in America/ New England Chapter
and the
Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools

Cordially invite you to
a Reception and Tour

of the 1859 Home of David R. Hocker, a Boston Newspaper editor whose South End Row House was designed by John Ralston Hall.

529 Massachusetts Avenue (Chester Park), South End, Boston
(between Tremont Street and Shawmut Avenue)

Sunday February 7^th 2010 from 3-6 PM

Please join us for an afternoon of great company, delicious refreshments, superb Victorian Interior Design, and Antiques to learn about: 2010 Victorian Society Summer School Programs in London, England and Newport, Rhode Island (brief testimonials by alumni
will be offered).

 Admission: Free to All

Click here for a link to the Invitation

The Victorian Society in America/ New England Chapter

and the

Alumni Association of the
Victorian Society Summer Schools
Cordially invite you to a Post Holiday Reception

at the Home of Ellen Marie Demeter

Snelling House (1869)

290 Beacon Street, Back Bay, Boston

Sunday January 10, 2010 from 5-8 PM

Please join us for an evening of great company, delicious refreshments, vibrant holiday decorations, fine antiques & a chance to learn about 2010 Victorian Society Summer School Programs in London, England and Newport, Rhode Island (brief testimonials by alumni will be offered).

Admission: $15 VSS/NE members/ $20 Non Members

Click here for a link to the invitation.