Dinner Fundraiser

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
St. Clair Country Club
6:30 p.m., cocktails; 7:30 p.m., dinner; 8:30, speaker

Speaker
Paul Ostergaard, AIA, senior vice president Urban Design Associates
"The Architectural Pattern Book: A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods"

All proceeds benefit the Mt. Lebanon HIstory Center, opening 2009 in Uptown Mt. Lebanon

Tickets are $45 per person.

Make your reservation now by calling Virginia Nicklas at 412-531-5868.
Once your space is reserved, you will receive information about dinner options.

Help the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon open a history center in Uptown Mt. Lebanon by attending this fund-raiser.  The historical society is finalizing a lease with the Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority that will provide it with a permanent home in the stucco house on the corner of Washington Road and Lebanon Avenue. Proceeds from the fund-raiser will help cover move in costs, furnishings and equipment.

The event will include cash bar, dinner, raffle of items and gift certificates donated by local stores, and a talk by former Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board member Paul Osgtergaard, AIA.

Paul Ostergaard, a former Mt. Lebanon resident, is senior vice president of Urban Design Associates (UDA), where he has been responsible for numerous traditional neighborhood projects as well as the architectural design of institutional buildings, university facilities, community centers, municipal buildings and multi-family residential buildings. His talk, “The Architectural Pattern Book: A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods,” will focus on the history and significance of the pattern books used by builders across the county for 150 years up until the second half of the 20th century. In these books, architects shared their designs, principles, drawings, floor plans and other details. The building industry then took the books and interpreted the elements, elaborated on them or adapted them to their own buildings. The result was a balance between individual expression and unity found in traditional neighborhoods. Ostergaard says the houses of Mt. Lebanon would lend themselves well to a pattern book.

We would like to thank the following businesses for their support

BEVERLY ROAD
Barefoot Stitches & Giftts
Blooming Dahlia
Lee Heckman Framing
Scoops on Beverly
Coffee Tree Roasters
The Himalayan Institute of Pittsburgh
Party Cake Bakery
Atria’s Restaurant

WASHINGTON ROAD
Mt. Lebanon Floral
Potomac Bakery
Rania’s Catering
Uptown Coffee
Rollier’s Hardware
Salon Beleza
Molly Brannigan’s
Aladdin’s Eatery

OTHER
Giant Eagle
Borders Books and Music
Dr. David Clippinger
Mt. Lebanon Police  Department
Mt. Lebanon Fire Department
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Friends of Mt. Lebanon Library
Mt. Lebanon Magazine