Union Project Update - www.unionproject.org - Celebrate Historic Preservation Month on May 6 in Highland Park Celebrate Historic Preservation Month on Friday, May 6, 2005, at the Union Project, 801 North Negley Avenue, in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood. The free event starts at 6:00 p.m. and includes free drinks, food, and entertainment by the Boilermaker Jazz Band. The event will feature the release of the Young Preservationists Association's list of "Top Ten Best Preservation Opportunities in the Pittsburgh Area," a tour of the Union Project and a walking tour of Highland Park. Historic Preservation Month is being presented by the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project, and the Urban League of Pittsburgh. More information is available at http://www.youngpreservationists.org. Union Station opens at Designer Showhouse The Union Project will debut its Union Station Cafe this month at the Junior League of Pittsburgh’s Designer Showhouse. During the three week event, running from April 23rd until May 15th, the Union Station Cafe, with the assistance of Peabody High School students, will sell organic, fair-trade, shade-grown coffee by Pura Vida Coffee Company and a selection of homemade cookies, made by Peabody High School students. The house is open to the public from 10 am until 4 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 6-9 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 12- 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The house is located at 820 N. Highland Ave. in Highland Park and costs $20 per person for admission. Call for Artists! Union Project is requesting designs for a stained glass window design competition. Artists are requested to submit proposals for stained glass entry windows to be built and installed at the Union Project. Contest winners will receive a free stained glass class in which their windows will be built, a $100 gift certificate at Prism Stained Glass, a Union Project T-Shirt, and will be recognized by name on a plaque commemorating their window. Design criteria are available at www.unionproject.org, by emailing Justin@unionproject.org, or by calling 412-478-3105. The designs must be submitted to the Union Project no later than May 20, 2005. Stained Glass Restoration Reaching Beyond Union Project into Community The Union Project has partnered with Highland Park Community Development Corporation and East Liberty Development, Inc., to expand and replicate its innovative stained glass restoration concept to benefit the larger East End community. A weekend stained glass restoration class has been announced that will repair and restore a large stained glass window that was removed from a six-unit apartment building at 839 N. Mellon Street, just one block from the Union Project. The Mellon Street property is part of a $4 Million renovation project of HPCDC and ELDI aimed at renovating 12 houses and a 7-unit apartment building all in the southwest quadrant of Highland Park. The weekend stained glass restoration class is being planned for August 12-14. Class members will pay $250 to learn the craft of stained glass restoration, while at the same time providing valuable assistance to three local non-profit organizations that serve East Liberty and Highland Park. To sign up for the class email Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105. Union Project 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. Rental agreements can begin as early as September 1, 2005. Union Project has 8 unique office and studio spaces available for rent. In addition, there are 3 separate common areas that are available for use as worship space, performance space, board meeting space, weddings, 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. Call for Volunteers! Union Project is in need of several dedicated volunteers to spend a few hours each week at Storehouse, a Pittsburgh organization that redistributes abundance to local non –profits. Union Project representatives must volunteer approximately 12 hours per month in the warehouse doing jobs such as sorting, packaging, arranging, labeling, loading, and unloading, phone answering, paperwork, cleaning and building maintenance. If you are interested in supporting the Union Project in this way please contact Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105. Magic Penny Garden Dates Announced Artist Stephanie Flom will be engaging community members to create a garden installation on our highly visible corner at Stanton and Negley Avenues this summer. Through the Persephone Project, Stephanie has been promoting gardening as contemporary art and gardeners as artists. Her Magic Penny Gardens are made with the perennial plants shared by community members and honor the stories that gardeners associate with the special plants that they share. Registered project participants will work with Stephanie to create a Magic Penny Garden for the Union Project. They will also explore her concept of gardens-as-art and share their own creative experiences in their gardens. Participants will also help to plan the community events associated with the garden and have an opportunity to stay involved for the on-going maintenance of the garden. Sessions will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm for 8 weeks beginning June 1 and running through July 20. The suggested donation to cover cost of materials is $25 per person. The class is open to 10 people. Members should be age 16 and up. If you are interested in this class please contact Justin@unionproject.org, call 412-478-3105, or visit www.unionproject.org. Strawbale Construction Workshops Mildreds’ Daughters Urban Farm announces 2 Strawbale Construction workshops, to take place at the farm. One, focusing on Strawbale Wall Construction, will take place June 3-5, 2005, and the other, focusing on Decorative Earthen Plaster Finishing, will take place June 17-19, 2005. These unique hands-on opportunities will be guided by Mark Hoberecht, of HarvestBuild Associates, and Chris Fox, of Fox Natural Builders, both experienced strawbale builders and teachers, and by Mary Golden of Gaiatecture Design Studio, a master artisan of earthen plaster finishing. More information is available by contacting Mildred’s Daughters Urban Farm. 412-799-0833 or mildredsdaughters@earthlink.net _______________________________________________ update mailing list update@unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject