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73 PLEASANT HOME Performing Arts Series To purchase tickets and for more details visit www. pleasanthome.com Valentine's Day Cabaret Romance will be in the air as "An Octave Above" A Capella Group will enchant guests while they dine on wine and chocolates. F, Feb 13 at 7:00pm $35 per person, PHF members $30 Rentals Meeting Space for Local Organizations! Monday – Wednesday, 9am – 2pm and Thursday from 4-7pm Local non-profit and community organizations may have access to Pleasant Home's stately Library room for small meetings – make our home your home! Maximum 35 people, $40/hour. Contact Sarah at senajera@pleasanthome.org or call (708) 383-2654 for more information or to reserve the space. Events Holiday Art Sale Sa, Dec 6 and Su, Dec 7 from 10am-5pm Free entrance Just in time for those last-minute holiday gifts, or even a treat for yourself, Pleasant Home Foundation's an- nual Holiday Art Sale brings a variety of local artists to sell their creative works of art including jewelry, knitted pieces, handmade notecards, and home accessories. Entrance is free and open to the public. Lecture Series "Revival or Not" at the Oak Park Main Library Th, Feb 19, 26 & Mar 5 at 7pm Free Noted architects and historians will provide engaging lectures around the theme of Revivalist Architecture - the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era. Co-hosted in partnership with the Oak Park Public Library, located at the Main Library, Veterans Room. Free and open to the public. Twilight Tours at Pleasant Home Th, Jan 8, Feb 12, Mar 12 $30, $25 PHF members Experience the beauty of historic Pleasant Home at night! Bring your friends and take this rare opportunity to tour the mansion after dark. The evening will in- clude a wine & cheese reception with live music, while docents give station tours of the many beautiful rooms located on the first floor. Reservations available online at www.pleasanthome.org or call (708) 383-2654. A Historic Property of the Park District of Oak Park, operated by the Pleasant Home Foundation About Pleasant Home Pleasant Home is a National Historic Landmark building designed in 1897 by noted Prairie School architect George W. Maher for investment banker and philanthropist John W. Farson. Pleasant Home is one of the earliest and most distinguished examples of Prairie architecture in the country and has one of the best-preserved interiors of that design era. Visitors experience the extraordinary art glass, custom furniture, intricately carved woodwork, and unique design details in this historical and architectural treasure through guided tours. The Pleasant Home Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1990, is dedicated to restoring, preserving, and operating this 30-room architectural landmark as a historic house museum. Tours Tours are offered year-round to individuals and groups. School groups are welcome. Our tour program is the perfect hands-on learning experience to complement a curriculum encompassing history, arts, or architecture. Pleasant Home can also provide breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner for group tours. Wheelchair lift available. Times: Th-Su: 12:30pm and 1:30pm PHF members: Free Individuals: $10 Students & Seniors: $8 Children under 18: $5 Children under 5: Free For group tours and rate information, contact Elissa Ledvort at eledvort@pleasanthome.org Rent Pleasant Home for Your Special Event The many spacious rooms, layout, and expansive windows looking onto the four-acre park make Pleasant Home a truly wonderful setting for the most intimate meetings or festive affairs: corporate meetings, luncheons, private parties, wedding ceremonies, and receptions. John Farson, a civic leader in the Oak Park community, was the original owner of the home and frequently opened his residence and grounds for grand gatherings. Contact Sarah Najera at (708) 383-2654 or at senajera@ pleasanthome.org for details. Arts programming at Pleasant Home is partially supported by grant funding from the Oak Park Area Arts Council, the Illinois Arts Council, and the MacArthur Foundation for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Shop Local! Shop Local and support the Pleasant Home Foundation! Pottery, books, kids toys, gift items and more. Pleasant Home Museum Shop open daily during tours. FACILITY: PLEASANT HOME