Union Project Update - www.unionproject.org - The Union Project Hard Hat Tour is Friday! We know you've marked your calendar, but have you bought your tickets yet? Purchase your ticket before the event and pay only $25 instead of $30. Where else can you go on a Friday evening for live music, drinks, hors d'ouevres, a fun setting and great conversation. You will also be supporting the good work of the Union Project. Free hard hats are provided! Visitors will have an opportunity take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Union Project as construction on the first phase nears completion. Tours will highlight the temporary stained glass studios, where dozens of area residents have learned to restore stained glass, using the heavily damaged windows from the church as their class materials. More than 65 of the original windows have already been completed, and more than 20 will be installed and on display when the building reopens. Visitors will also tour the former Sunday school wing, the focus of the Phase One Restoration, now recast as office space for area nonprofits and studios for artists. Barrett Black will perform in the main sanctuary. A DJ will also provide music. Interactive exhibits will encourage visitors to explore the history of the church and to leave a record of their memories of the building and the neighborhood. The evening will not only honor a rich history, it will celebrate a vibrant future. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.unionproject.org, call 412/363-4550, or email hilary@unionproject.org. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the event. Create Mosaic Furniture at Union Project! Students enrolled in this class will learn how to create their own glass mosaic furniture. Students will have the choice of working on tabletops that will remain at Union Project for use in Union Station café or students can provide their own furniture to mosaic. All other class materials and tools will be provided. Tools will remain the property of Union Project but will be available for use during class sessions. Cost for this class will be $125 per student. Classes will take place on Saturday mornings from 9 am to 12 pm beginning September 17 thru October 22. Pittsburgh mosaic artist Lauren Blair will be the class instructor. Deadline to register is September 10. Please contact Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3104 with questions. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS The first portion of restoration work is nearing completion at the Union Project. Lots of volunteers are needed during the following dates to assist with the Magic Penny Garden, cable installation, painting, staining, and cleaning. If you are able to help please email Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105. There is lots of work to be done. Every Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, July 23, 10 am to 2 pm (gardening only) Saturday, August 13, 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, August 20, 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, Sept 10, 9 am to 3 pm Glass Restoration and Team Building @ Union Project Do you want to build relationships with your co-workers, staff, or employees? Union Project is expanding its revolutionary stained glass restoration classes to the broader Pittsburgh business community. We would like to work with your business or organization to provide a valuable service in relationship and team building, while at the same time promoting volunteerism and service to the community. Union Project will host your group of between 4 and 12 individuals for half-day, full-day, or weekend long workshops concentrating on team building and the importance of good working relationships. Your group will assist in and/or complete the full restoration of a historic stained glass window that will be permanently reinstalled into the Union Project. Union Project staff skilled in leadership initiatives will lead the team building portion of the classes. Catherine Berard of Prism Stained Glass is the primary instructor for stained glass portion of the classes. Cost for each workshop is determined by the number of participants in each workshop. Union Project will work with your group to determine the workshop cost.   Now accepting applications for rental partners Union Project is now accepting rental applications for use of studio, office, venue, and board meeting spaces at the Union Project. Offices are still available for yearly lease. Rental agreements can begin as early as September 1, 2005. In addition, there are 3 separate common areas that are available for use as board meeting space and other civic gathering opportunities. Visit www.unionproject.org for more details, or email jess@unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550 for more information. _______________________________________________ update mailing list update@unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject