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Monday, September 23rd, 2013
Join us Oct 12th for our second annual Mid-Century Neighborhood Self-Guided Driving Tour & Reception!
This year we share our favorite examples of mid-century houses and neighborhoods from Urban Northeast Portland, with the tour ending in a reception at a marvel of Mid-century Architecture by Architect John Storrs!
MAPS/TIX: Purchase maps and tickets on Oct 12 from 2-4pm at the Fremont Place Shopping Ctr @ the corner of NE 15th and Fremont.
Tour Map is $5 per group. Reception (includes map) is $10 per person.
RECEPTION: The tour will end with a reception at a recently verified John Storrs1963 Mid-Century Modern home in the area.
This will be your first chance to see this home for yourself! We will have a display of historical information on this house and that of other houses on tour. Address will be given w/ purchase of map. Reception is from 3-6pm. Reception + Map is $10 per person.
Grab a friend and see you then!
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Monday, June 17th, 2013
Rent a table for our garage sale!! WE PUBLICIZE, YOU SELL!! 
Located in prime estate and garage sale territory – cozy Clifgate, you can be sure to have a ton of traffic.
Details:
*Saturday June 29th from 10am-3pm.
*Set-up is from 9am-10am.
*To be a part of the sale it is a $10. MCM will provide publicity of the sale and signage.
*Tables and chairs will NOT be provided.
*We have space for 10 tables.
*Location to be provided at a later date.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
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Sunday, May 5th, 2013
MAY 12 - MCM League will host our Northeast Portland Mid-Century Neighborhood Tour.
It’s a self-guided driving tour through some of our favorite mid-century neighborhoods, detailing architects and builders of notoriety, and finishes with a catered reception at the 1958 Wedgwood “Home of Tomorrow”, designed by Blair and Fletcher! You won’t want to miss this!
Sunday, May 12, 2013. Bring Mom, it’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day!
Price: $10 for Map & Reception, $5 for Map only.
Tours: Driving tours begin @ 2pm or 4pm. Tour takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours.
Purchase Tickets: @ 1300 NE 117th (Home of Tomorrow), 2 – 4:30 pm.
Reception: Come back to the Home of Tomorrow at end of tour for a catered reception from 3-7 pm.
We hope to see you at all three events! Make a weekend of it!!
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
May 11th and 12th promise good things for the Mid-century enthusiast!
The HPLO, Rejuvenation Hardware and the MCM League combine efforts May 11th & 12th to bring you a sampling of Portland’s wealth of mid-century architecture!
The Historic Preservation League of Oregon starts the weekend off with a tour of Saul Zaik Homes, all of which were chosen by Saul himself, and includes his personal home. The tour price includes a lecture on Saul Zaik and the Northwest Regional. Portland First United Methodist Church, Saturday, 10 am -4pm.
For more tour information and tickets, go to: http://zaiktour.eventbrite.com/
Next, Rejuvenation Hardware gives you the opportunity to hob-nob with Saul Zaik, himself! 
The cocktail party “Snappy Hour” is free and open to anyone who RSVP’s. There will be mid-century themed raffle prize (an authentic Blenko handblown glass lamp, with proceeds benefiting the Historic Preservation League of Oregon), specialty drinks and appetizers, music by Bart Ferguson, and a contest for best 60′s clothing ensemble! Rejuvenation will also be offering 10% off purchase during party.
Saturday, May 11, 6pm – 8:30pm
Rejuvenation
1100 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
503.238.1900
For more information and to RSVP: http://blog.rejuvenation.com/event/snappy-hour/
Lastly, the MCM League will host our Northeast Portland Mid-Century Neighborhood Tour.
It’s a self-guided driving tour through some of our favorite mid-century neighborhoods, detailing architects and builders of notoriety, and finishes with a catered reception at the 1958 Wedgwood “Home of Tomorrow”, designed by Blair and Fletcher! You won’t want to miss this!
Sunday, May 12, 2013. Bring Mom, it’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day!
Price: $10 for Map & Reception, $5 for Map only.
Tours: Driving tours begin @ 2pm or 4pm. Tour takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours.
Purchase Tickets: @ 1300 NE 117th (Home of Tomorrow), 2 – 4:30 pm.
Reception: Come back to the Home of Tomorrow at end of tour for a catered reception from 3-7 pm.
We hope to see you at all three events! Make a weekend of it!!
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
In conjunction with HPLO‘s Mid-century Modern Tour of Saul Zaik homes, we’re hosting our Northeast Portland Mid-century Neighborhood Tour. It’s a self-guided driving tour that finishes with a reception at the 1958 Wedgwood* “Home of Tomorrow”, designed by Blair and Fletcher!
Sunday, May 12, 2013. Bring Mom, it’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day!
Price: $10 for Map & Reception, $5 for Map only.
Tours: Driving tours begin @ 2pm or 4pm. Tour takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours.
Purchase Tickets: @ 1300 NE 117th (Home of Tomorrow), 2 – 4:30 pm.
Reception: Come back to the Home of Tomorrow at end of tour for a catered reception from 3-7 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
*spelling of Wedgwood taken from Original Advertisement.
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Please join us for our next meeting on Sunday April 21st.
The meeting will be held at:
The Quay Restaurant and Bar, inside the Red Lion Hotel
100 Columbia St
Vancouver, WA 98660
This nautical-themed bar and restaurant was built in 1955 with real masts, sails and rigging! The Red Lion itself, was built in the 60′s, as well.
This will be a great way to kick-off the spring- hope to see you there!
Meet-n-greet at 5:00PM
Meeting at 6:00PM
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Saturday, April 6th, 2013
We’ve rented out the VINTAGE 1957 Elk’s bowling alley! 
Join us from 7pm-9pm on Friday, April 26th. Bring your friends – The more the merrier! We’ve rented 4 lanes, but can add up to 8!
$4 per game, $2 for shoes.
Feel free to bring potluck! The BAR will be OPEN!!
Milwaukie Elk’s Lodge Bowling Alley
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd
Milwaukie OR
Important Directions: Access the alley by parking on the left side of the Elk’s building and walking down the stairs, OR drive around to the lower level of the lot and park there. Do not bring Potluck through the Elks Lodge, just in through the Bowling Center Doors. Thanks!!
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Monday, February 11th, 2013
The MCM League’s February meeting is one you won’t want to miss!
Make sure to mark your calendars now.
Our meeting will be held at Knotty Cakes Ranch; the home of two of our MCM League officers, Kimmy & Drew. Knotty Cakes Ranch has been a labor of love for these two as they’ve done all of the restoration to their mid-century modest ranch themselves, in the Cliffgate development of Portland. They are still in the process of many projects, including their basement tiki bar, for Knotty Cakes Ranch, but want to invite all of you into their home to see the progress they’ve made to date.
Even more exciting than getting to see into this home, we will be having a guest speaker all the way from down under. Chris Osborne of Australian Modern will be giving a presentation on MCM in Australia. Following the resurgence of interest in all things mid-century in Australia, Australian Modern came together to offer a unique retrospective of Australian mid 20th century architecture, design and cultural history.
Australian Modern examines the projects, people and style of the period, enlightening readers about the mid century modern movement and its talented and often overlooked designers. Presented is an informative and entertaining range of topics, including Googie architecture, French fashion, the Goggomobil and Meadmore furniture, also mid 20th century suburban design, and the work of architects of the era.
Wait! There’s even more! Australian Modern was kind enough to supply many copies of their 2012 Edition magazine to be given out at the door to those who attend our February meeting. Please, only one per family. Come early to make sure we don’t run out before you get your copy.
Meet, greet & viewing of the Knotty Cakes Ranch will be from 5-6 pm. Meeting is at 6pm sharp. League business will be addressed, followed by the presentation on mid-century modernism in Australia by Chris Osborne. This meeting will be a POTLUCK, feel free to bring a dish inspired by the 50s, 60s or Australia to share. The MCM League will provide mixers; you may bring your own adult beverage if so inclined. This event is open to everyone, not just official League members. We hope to see you all there.
Sunday, February 24th
14040 NE Knott St
Portland, OR 97230
Make sure to look up directions and have them with you to follow so you are able to easily find the house.
Tags: Australia Modern, February, meeting
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Join us for our January meeting on Sunday the 20th at Yaw’s Top Notch.
After thirty years of Yaw’s-less existence, Portland is happy to welcome this staple of the mid-century back. We’ll enjoy food from their classic menu from 5-6 during our meet and greet with our meeting to follow at 6pm.
Please, be sure to RSVP (since Yaw’s does not take reservations) so we know how many to get a table for upon arrival. We hope to see you all there! RSVP Here: [email protected]
Yaw’s Top Notch
11340 NE Halsey St Portland, OR
http://yawstopnotch.com/
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
November is going to be a fantastic meeting for the MCM League that you will not want to miss! Our meeting will be held at The Wedgewood Home of Tomorrow. Yes, the house with that awesome zigzag roof we’ve all been lusting after to see inside. This Mid-Century Modern classic was designed by Donald Blair and William Fletcher in 1958 as a display home for Wedgewood homes and won an AIA Merit Award in 1960. Wedgewood asked the architects to create a house of the future, pulling out all of the stops and reimaging past notions about residential design. The architects of the Home of Tomorrow found inspiration in the Modernist movement as well as the International Style. Taking a cue from the painter Mondrian they employed bold colors and geometric patterns that are scattered throughout the home and still current today.
We will also have a guest speaker for this meeting Master Craftsmen Patrick O’Neill, owner of Greenline Fine Woodworking, will speak on how he has recreated the craftsmanship details of mid-century NW Regional style architecture of John Yeon and Pietro Belluschi using materials that are available today. Patrick O’Neil was the craftsman behind building the recent Belluschi exhibit that we visited in September.
Meet, greet & viewing of the Home of Tomorrow will be from 5-6 pm. Tours of the Home of Tomorrow will take place during this time lead by the owner, Jeff Myers. Meeting is at 6pm sharp. League business will be addressed, officer voting will take place and our guest speaker will follow. This meeting will be a POTLUCK, feel free to bring a dish to share. The MCM League will provide mixers; you may bring your own adult beverage if so inclined. This event is open to everyone, not just official League members, so don’t miss it.
Sunday, November 18th
1300 NE 117th Ave
Portland, OR 97220
Don’t forget to get your officer nominations in by email before our November meeting to [email protected] All officer positions are open for the year of 2013 and will be voted on during our November meeting.
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