Fwd: Preservation Detroit Fall 2017 Tours and Events!

[Jen Ruud]

Preservation Detroit's Annual Benefit is a week from today...our Cemetery Tours start a week from Saturday! Hope you can join us!!

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From: Preservation Detroit <jr...@preservationdetroit.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:39 AM
Subject: Preservation Detroit Fall 2017 Tours and Events!
To: jennife...@gmail.com

Cemetery tours, bike rides and our Annual Benefit!

Cemetery tours, bike rides and our Annual Benefit! OCTOBER 12: Join us for our annual benefit This year we hold our annual benefit and membership event at the beautiful  John N. Bagley mansion on Jefferson Ave., built in 1889 for the son of Michigan Governor John Judson Bagley and home today to Beautiful Bridal, Detroit's first bridal boutique.  Join us on Thursday, Oct. 12 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. for drinks, hor d'oeuvres, live music, tours  of the Mansion and updates about what we've been up to and what's next for Preservation Detroit. Free parking available in the lot next to the Mansion, accessible from Larned. Advance Tickets: $50 members** | $60 non-members At the Door: $55 members | $65 non-members More information and tickets available here. Questions? 313.577.3559 or in...@preservationdetroit.org  **Please email us to receive your Member Discount Code TOURS AND BIKE RIDES  Historic Cemetery Tours  Begin on Saturday October 14!   Walking Tour - A different cemetery each date in October! Learn the history and stories behind the famous (and infamous) buried within Detroit's cemeteries. Marvel at the historic architecture of the mausoleums and headstones.  - Mt. Elliott Cemetery: Saturday October 14 @2pm - Woodlawn Cemetery: Saturday October 21 @2pm - Mt. Olivet Cemetery: Saturday October 28 @2pm - Elmwood Cemetery: Sunday October 29 @2pm  Purchase your tickets online here! Detroit Bikes! Tours on  Two Wheels!  We have a couple more rides planned before the colder weather hits!  Ghost Signs Discovery Ride, Saturday October 21: arrive at 9:45am, ride leaves @10am from the Mackenzie House. This is a relaxed pace, meandering ride, where we seek out those faded, sometimes painted over, scarred relics of our City's past. RSVP and more info here. Java Junket XI, Saturday November 11: arrive at 8:45am, ride leaves @9am, starting location TBD. We will be visiting some of Detroit's lesser and better known coffee stops and shops and check out the surrounding historic neighborhoods along the way. Independent coffee shops have historically opened out of the need to foster community and activate vacant spaces within neighborhoods. You'll see some great examples of smart adaptive reuse of existing structures. RSVP and more info here. HELP US OUT: QUICK SURVEY! We're remaking our website, and we need your input. Have you ever visited PreservationDetroit.org to buy tickets to an event, do research about an advocacy issue, or just find out what we're all about? We're giving our website a long-overdue reboot and we could really use your help.  Please fill out this quick and painless survey to give us your thoughts about how, why and when you use our website and what we could do to improve it. All survey participants will be entered to win a gift card as a token of our respect for your time!  Take the survey today. It's good for preservation!  Preservation Detroit | 313-577-3559 |  in...@preservationdetroit.org You make it happen. We are Detroit's oldest and largest architectural preservation organization. Preservation Detroit relies on your engagement and funding to make a difference with historic preservation education, advocacy and awareness programs. Together, we make stronger neighborhoods by saving our architectural heritage. Join or donate today! STAY CONNECTED:

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