Silent Auction Sneak Peek!
20 Years of Saving Endangered Places
Beginning Wednesday morning conference attendees can “Buy it Now” and start bidding on a great collection of Silent Auction items. Interested in staying a night in an exclusive historic hotel? Taking a ride in a hot air balloon? How about dining at some of the most in-demand restaurants statewide? Then we recommend you visit the Silent Auction! Join us at the Four Seasons Ballroom, Thursday, February 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. for the close of the auction at the Preservation Marketplace. Enjoy live music by jazz guitarist Alex Heffron and his ensemble, appetizers, drinks, and mingling. CPI Friends and supporters have donated great items for this year’s Silent Auction, which is a fundraiser for the Endangered Places Program… now it’s up to you to BID, BID, BID! These are just a few highlights of the 180+ items that will be for sale at the Silent Auction! Check your registration bag for a more complete list of items for bid. • Original Artwork of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places – Browse over 40 paintings of Endangered Sites
Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Most Endangered Places Program (EPP) celebrates 20 years in 2017! That’s 20 years of collaboration and advocacy, 20 years demonstrating that Saving Places is important and provides economic benefits to communities across Colorado. In 1998, CPI revealed its first list of selected sites, which was the cumulation of years of planning and extensive selection process. From the beginning, the program’s goal was to recognize and protect a diverse group of endangered places by demonstrating their importance to the state. The Endangered Places Program, through its approach of awareness, advocacy, and assistance has helped engage communities and inspire individuals to plan a future with their threatened historic properties. Over the years the program has helped guide efforts to design preservation plans around a resource’s specific challenges, and bring together the right stakeholders to critical projects.
by Colorado’s Plein Air Artists from across the state. • One-on-One Dinner with DANA CRAWFORD! Meet and have dinner with the legendary preservationist Dana Crawford. • Boulder Chautauqua! Enjoy two nights in a one-bedroom cottage at the Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark. • Hot Air Balloon Ride! Enjoy a truly unique experience high above Longmont during a hot air balloon ride
for two, courtesy of Lifecycle Tours. • Hotel Jerome! Experience some of the best luxury that Aspen has to offer in this elegant historic late-19th century hotel in the heart of downtown. One night stay in their Deluxe Accommodation. • Sunset Tour of Denver’s Daniels & Fisher Tower – Behind the scenes tour for six. • Great American Beer Festival Tickets – Two Saturday (October 7) afternoon tickets for the quickly-sold-out festival highlighting hundreds of nationwide beers. • Historic Creede Package - 2 tickets to your choice performance of the Creede Repertory Theater with a backstage guided tour. One night stay at Windsock Acres in cabin of your choosing.
“EPP is about more than just recognizing and preserving historic buildings, structures and places. These historic resources are as diverse as Colorado; and they tell the stories of centuries of people who lived and live the trials, tribulations, successes and joys that created Colorado as it is now and will be in the future. This program changes people’s lives by demonstrating that the history and heritage of all of us is worthy of recognition.” - Rebecca Goodwin Through EPP, CPI has been able to elevate the awareness brought to individual struggles occurring across the state; shedding new light and attention to places too important to lose. As a result of the program, larger preservation issues have been addressed statewide and special sites in need of further research, protection and emphasis have been identified. In the 20 years since CPI published its first list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places, the program has evolved but the core mission remained strong. CPI is thankful to its many partners and supporters who have helped to shape the program to what it is today. In particular CPI would like to thank and recognize the History Colorado State Historical Fund for partially funding the program and for the strong role it has played in its success over the years.
Members Every family has a story…. Help Colorado Preservation, Inc. tell yours! Has your family been in Colorado for at least 100 years? Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s new Legacy Membership is a program specifically designed to tell the story of your family and promote your long-standing connection to the state. Legacy Membership includes recognition and a chance to share stories, photos and meet other Colorado legacy families during a member rendezvous at a unique location. Visit the Legacy Membership table near the CPI booth to find out more and how your family can be recognized!
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Preservation for a Changing Colorado | Saving Places ® 2017
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