TOUR HISTORIC SPRING GROVE - October 17

Tour one, 12:00 p.m. noon. Horticulture; Tour two, 1:45 p.m. Cincinnati merchants of industry and the monuments they built; Tour Three, 3:00 p.m. Architecture
Three special docent-led tram tours of the grounds at Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum have been arranged for AFC. Each tour will last approximately one and a half hours. You may attend just one tour, or purchase tickets for all three.

Tours depart from the main gate, 4521 Spring Grove Avenue. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Parking is available at the cemetery and across the street at Salway Park.

Cost per person each tour: Members $15, non-members $20, students $10. Reservations at reserve@architecturecincy.org or Reserve Online Now

Photograph of Strader Mausoleum by Robert Flischel

ANCIENT OHIOANS AND THEIR EARTHWORKS LEGACY - October 24
Date and Time: Sunday, October 24, 2010 Lecture: Reakirt Auditorium, Cincinnati Museum Center: 9 a.m. - 11 a. m. Tour: Sunwatch Village (Dayton) and Ft. Ancient (Warren County). Luxury motor coach from Museum Center. 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

This eye-opening free lecture and fee-based tour highlight the culture, architecture, and landscape architecture of the Ancient Ohioans who built Ohio's unique earthwork and early settlements.

The bus trip to Sunwatch Village and Fort Ancient will feature educational presentations, including site-specific videos.

Speakers and sponsoring organizations are: Gary Meisner, FASLA, moderator, Architecture Foundation of Cincinnati trustee; Brad Lepper, archaeologist, The Ohio Historical Society; Kevin Pape, archaeologist, Gray & Pape Cultural Resource Consultants; Bob Genheimer, archaeologist, Cincinnati Museum Center; and John Hancock, professor of architecture, University of Cincinnati, DAAP, and co-director, The Ancient Ohio Trail Initiative.

Reservations not needed for free lecture: Tour: $65 regular, $55 students. Includes box lunch and drinks. Reserve with Cincinnati Museum Center (513) 287-7021.

CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF AFC'S NEW HOME - November 16
Opening exhibition features architecture paintings and drawings by Beverly Erschell and panoramic photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright masterworks by Thomas R. Schiff.

ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING and Election of Trustees Tuesday, November 16, 811 Race Street (north of Garfield Place), Cincinnati OH 45202

• 4:30 p.m. Architrects guides lead complimentary architectural "walkabouts" of Garfield Place. RSVP..
• 5:00 p.m. Annual Meeting.
• 5:30 p.m. Reception and Erschell-Schiff exhibition viewing

Free to all. Reservations requested for reception and required by November 14 for tours: reserve@architecturecincy.org or (513) 421-4469.

Drawing: graphite on paper by Beverly Erschell