We need your projects at the Restore Jam!!! Please bring photos on a disc or usb drive with you to the Conference. You can also send them to Michael Joyce at restorejam@restoreomaha.com early to add to our slide show

Also if you have not registered, you can register the day of at either the reception or the conference locations!!

Top Five Reasons on Why You Should Attend

Restore Omaha Conference

Saturday, March 6

1. Sessions on things you to need know if you live in an old house: stained glass restoration, hiring a contractor, stucco repair and more...
2. Donovan Rypkema, a nationally renowned economist, is the keynote speaker. He will speak on commercial revitalization and how it spurs redevelopment in the surrounding neighborhoods. www.placeeconomics.com
3. Restoration Jam! Celebrate our 5th birthday and hear about attendees restoration projects and share yours.
4. Louie Marcuzzo of Louie M’s is back for another South Omaha History Session!!!
5. and last, a chance to ditch the Saturday chores and hang out with people who love old homes and buildings just as much as you do!

March 5th and 6th 2010
Was your home or business built before or during the 1960s? With the new decade, the National Trust for Historic Preservation now acknowledges 1960’s properties as Historic. Are you interested in learning about historic restoration and preservation? Then mark your calendar for the Restore Omaha conference, March 5th and 6th at Metropolitan Community College’s, South Omaha Campus, Industrial Training Center (27th and Q Streets). There are several exciting experiences planned for this year’s conference. See attached conference schedule!

1. Sessions on things you to need know if you live in an old house: porch restoration, repairing plaster, painting exterior woodwork and fixing windows and more...
2. Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA, project architect for the conservation of one of the country’s best examples of Arts & Crafts homes, is the keynote speaker. See before and after pictures of the home at www.gamblehouse.org
3. Restoration Jam! Food, drinks and a chance to hear about attendees restoration projects and share yours.
4. Third generation Italian Louie Marcuzzo of Louie M’s Burger Lust will tell stories and history of Omaha’s Little Italy.
5. and last, a chance to ditch the Saturday chores and hang out with people who love old homes and buildings just as much as you do!

Friends –

• Need inspiration to tackle some of your old-home projects?
• Have questions on the best products to use in restoring and preserving your older property?
• Looking to meet and learn from other owners of historic buildings?
• Or, just love history and architecture?

Then join me in attending the fourth Restore Omaha Saturday, February 28 at Metro’s South Campus at 27th and Q Streets.