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86 www.pdop.org Petite Boutique Holiday Market November 10, 4:00P-9:00P November 11, 10:00A-4:00P Get an early start on your holiday shopping! Pleasant Home's annual Petite Boutique Holiday Market features local artisans selling unique handcraed gi items and gourmet foods. Friday evening will also include beverages for purchase and live musical entertainment. Free and open to the public! Tour & Tea By appointment only Pleasant Home Foundation and Serenitea Café present "Tour & Tea" for small groups of two to six guests including an hour long guided tour of Pleasant Home and a relaxing formal tea in one of our many beautiful spaces. Complete with a personalized tea pot, finger sandwiches and small desserts. $40 per person, reservations required at least 3 days in advance. More details at pleasanthome.org/visit or contact Elissa at tours@pleasanthome.org. Twilight Tour By appointment only Pleasant Home Foundation presents evening tours for groups of 15-30 guests. Evening includes an hour long guided tour of Pleasant Home and a casual wine & cheese reception in one of our many beautiful spaces. $30 per person, reservations required in advance. More details at pleasanthome.org/visit or contact Elissa at tours@pleasanthome.org. NEW TOUR SCHEDULE! Pleasant Home Foundation offers tours of this spectacular National Historic Landmark historic house museum all year round. Perfect for entertaining out-of-town guests, children of all ages are welcome! Docent-Guided Tours: ursday - Sunday, 12:00P & 1:00P (additional 11:00A tour on Saturday) $10 adults, $8 seniors/students, $5 children 5-18, children under 5 are free Self-Guided Tours: ursday - Sunday, 2:00P-4:00P Fees: $5 suggested donation Preservation in Person Lecture Series: "Coach Houses and the Early Automobile Industry" Speaker: Rob Buerglener ursday, September 14, 7:00P at Oak Park Public Library Noted professionals in architecture and preservation will provide engaging lectures highlighting the history and modern use of Coach Houses – the theme for our upcoming Fall House Tour. Co-hosted in partnership with the Oak Park Public Library, located at the Main Library, Veterans Room. Free and open to the public! Coach House Tour Sunday, September 24, 10:00A-3:00P "e Evolution of Oak Park Coach Houses" features eight uniquely designed spaces adapted for modern reuse! Tour guests will view coach houses transformed into a music studio, party room, art museum, residence and more. $45 ($40 for Pleasant Home Foundation Members) Tickets available at pleasanthome.org. Edgar Allan Poe Theatrical Presentation October 5-7: Two shows each evening at 7:00P and 8:30P Enjoy an evening of Edgar Allan Poe classics, dramatically performed in different rooms of Historic Pleasant Home. Guests will be treated to theatrical readings of Ligeia, e Raven, and e Cask of Amontillado. Intermission will include a small wine and cheese reception. $25 tickets/$20 PHF members Arts & Craft Beer Parlour and Pub Crawl November 2017 (Date TBD) November, date TBD. Visit our website at pleasanthome.org for more details to come. Pleasant Home An Historic Property of the Park District of Oak Park, operated by the Pleasant Home Foundation 217 Home Avenue in Oak Park Ph: (708) 383-2654 www.pleasanthome.org Visit Us Pleasant Home is open to the public for weekly tours, seasonal cultural performances and community events. Visit us online at www.pleasanthome.org and view our calendar for event information. 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 extraordinary art glass, custom furniture, intricately carved woodwork, and unique design details in this architectural treasure through guided tours. e Pleasant Home Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1990, is dedicated to restoring, preserving, and operating this 30-room landmark as a historic house museum. Tours Tours are offered year-round to individuals and groups, including school groups. 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 li available. Please visit pleasanthome.org/visit for tour times and fees. For group tours and rate information, contact Elissa Ledvort at tours@pleasanthome.org 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 Funds for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.