<font size="2">Next week, there will be several exciting events happening at Historic Columbia:</font><br><br style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wine and Cheese Reception with Woodrow Wilson Family Home Architects</b><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enjoy a wine and cheese reception as architects from John Milner
Associates (JMA) and a representative from Huss, Inc. discuss Phase 1
of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation project. Representatives will
lead hard hat tours of the site and provide recent updates since work
began in May.</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Louisville-based JMA specializes in historic preservation and
cultural resource services. General contracting firm Huss Inc., based
in Charleston, SC, spcializes in historic preservation projects.</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Woodrow Wilson Family Home is undergoing a three-phase
rehabilitation process that will return portions of the home to its
Wilson-era appearance.</p><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 5:30-7pm, Woodrow Wilson Family Home</b><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="EventPricing">$10 for non-members/Free for members</div>
<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact 803-252-1770, ext 33 or <a href="mailto:reservations@historiccolumbia.org">reservations@historiccolumbia.org</a> to make reservations</span><br>
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br><br><b>Women's Colleges of Hampton-Preston Exhibit Opening Reception</b><br><br>Join Historic Columbia as we debut our new circa-1915 dormitory room on the 2nd floor of Hampton-Preston Mansion. This room celebrates the lives and achievements of the students of two women's colleges, College for Women and Chicora College, that were on this site from 1890-1930.<br>
<br><b>Thursday, June 25, 2009, 5:30-7:30, Hampton-Preston Mansion</b><br><br>Refreshments will be served. Admission is Free!<br><br>Please RSVP by calling 803-252-7742, ext. 27<br>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
<br><b>Lantern Tour of Seibels House</b><br><br>Guests are invited to take an evening adventure as a costumed guide
leads tours through our historic homes by lantern light every fourth
Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. from April to September. Learn about
the history and significance of the houses and their connection to
Columbia. Guests will tour the Seibels House from April to June and the
Hampton-Preston from July to September.<br><br><b>Thursday, June 25, 2009, 8pm, Seibels House</b><br>Admission is $10 for non-members, $5 for children of non-members, $5 for members, and $3 for children of members.<br><br>
To reserve your spot, please call 803-252-1770, ext. 33 or <a href="mailto:sblackwell@historiccolumbia.org">sblackwell@historiccolumbia.org</a><br>