Calendar who share an affinity with Sol LeWitt’s legacy as a conceptual artist, to anyone who has ever wondered, “What would Sol LeWitt like?� The show is shared with Cabinet in Brooklyn, New York. MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass.; (413) 662-2111; www.massmoca.org; 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Tuesdays); $15
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26 Sustainable Preservation:
Greening Existing Building Jean Carroon FAIA, LEED of Goody Clancy talks about the power of adaptive reuse to move us toward sustainability. She draws upon H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church and 1970s strip-mall supermarkets as case studies as well as her book, Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings. A book signing follows the lecture. Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston; (617) 951-1433; www.architects .org/lectureseries; 7 p.m.; $15
Craftsmen Retail Candle Holder: Garry Kalajian
Galleries feature contemporary and ďŹ ne craft by
29 Greater Portsmouth Home Show Through January 30
like Garry.
Find the area’s top home improvement companies at the Greater Portsmouth Home Show. Homeowners are encouraged to bring their plans for new home building or remodeling to the home show for one-on-one contact with the experts. Frank Jones Center and United Bingo Hall, Portsmouth, N.H.; (978) 5340587; www.homeshownet.com; 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $6
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FEBRUARY CENTER SANDWICH CONCORD HANOVER LITTLETON MEREDITH NASHUA NORTH CONWAY WOLFEBORO
Save the Date! League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair August 6-14, 2011
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16 Designing Urban
Transformation What is the paradox of urbanism, and how do we address it? Aseem Inam, PhD, associate professor of urbanism at Parsons the New School for Design and fellow at the Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, proposes conceptual and pragmatic shifts in urbanism to better fulfill its potential. Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston; (617) 951-1433; www .architects.org/lectureseries; 6 p.m.; free
19 Greater Nashua Home Show
The League of NH
master craftsmen
and aren’t we glad! Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Waltham, Mass.; (781) 8911985; www.historicnewengland.org; 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; free
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Camellia Blooming Season at Lyman Estate Through March 6
Take a mini tropical vacation without leaving New England: visit the nineteenth-century camellia house, part of the Lyman Estate greenhouses, where the century-old trees will be in full blossom. Camellias propagated from the Lyman trees will also be for sale. Cultivation of camellias was a serious pastime for Boston gentry at one point—
Through February 20
Industry experts gather at the Greater Nashua Home Show to present everything from kitchen and bath appliances to windows and siding. Radisson Hotel, Nashua, N.H.; (978) 534-0587; www .homeshownet.com; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $6
24 18th Annual Rhode Island
Spring Flower & Garden Show Through January 27
Showcasing more than thirty garden displays and 250 larger-than-life garden marketplace vendors, this event attracts upwards of 30,000 visitors every year. Guest speakers, special events and children’s activities round out the fun. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence; (401) 272-0980; www.flowershow.com; 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Thurs., 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun.; $18
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More than 500 experts will be on hand for this mother lode of home improvement ideas—featuring everything from flooring to lighting to siding for your home. Interactive cooking demonstrations, a furniture-building zone and a specialty food area complete the fourday event. Seaport World Trade Center, Boston; (508) 823-0389; www.new englandhomeshows.com; noon–9 p.m. Thurs.–Fri., 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun.; $12
See more @ nehomemag.com Find additional and expanded listings of events and gallery shows. Click on “The Design Life� and then “Calendar of Events.�