Calendar

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - board meeting

host — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

St. Petersburg Preservation Board meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7p. These meetings are open to all members, volunteers, and people interested in St. Petersburg Preservation.

Meeting locations vary; if no location is listed for this month please contact us to find out where we will be meeting.

NOTE: There will be no meeting in August.

Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Perspectives on the Parks

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Join us for a wonderful evening of performance and discussion. All are invited to the reception with cash bar starting at 6 pm. The program starts at 7 pm.

The performance will be by St. Petersburg's poet laureate, Peter Meinke in the premiere reading of his waterfront centennial poem followed by a panel discussion looking at how other cities have treated their waterfront parks. Learn what has worked in other cities that treasure their waterfront. Panel members will offer an international perspective and include local architect Tim Clemmons, local landscape architect Phil Graham, University of Miami professor of architecture Rocco Ceo and landscape architect Ed Hamm, presently based out of Washington D.C.

The evening will end with an opportunity for audience questions. Don't miss this special evening! Registration is encouraged.

Thursday, October 07, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - October Music and Movies in the Park

admin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:30:00 GMT

It's time again for music and movies in the Park! These fun and free evening events are part of the year-long Waterfront parks Centennial celebration. Bring a friend, bring your family, and enjoy St. Petersburg's lovely and unmatched waterfront parks system from a beautiful setting looking out over the Vinoy Basin.

Come early and pick out a prime spot; bring your own chair or blanket or rent one of ours. You can bring a picnic meal or even better yet, purchase a tasty delight from one of your favorite Saturday Morning Market vendors who will be set up in the park.

Music starts at 6:30 and the movie starts at 7:30. Musicians and movie titles will be posted September 1 on the Waterfront Parks Centennial website.

Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - October Music and Movies in the Park

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:30:00 GMT

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - 2010 Preservation Awards

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

To recognize the people, associations, and businesses helping save the landmark buildings and places that make St. Petersburg special, St. Petersburg Preservation offers Preservation Awards. The Preservation Awards honor work on local buildings that are 50+ years old and new construction that’s built to blend with neighboring older structures.

The 2010 Preservation Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday evening, October 19, 2010 at the Mirror Lake Lyceum.

To nominate a person or place for an award please download a printable nomination form here and submit it via postal mail to St. Petersburg Preservation, P.O. Box 838, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. The deadline for receiving nomination submissions is September 24, 2010. Thank you!

Thursday, October 21, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - October Music and Movies in the Park

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - board meeting

host — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

St. Petersburg Preservation Board meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7p. These meetings are open to all members, volunteers, and people interested in St. Petersburg Preservation.

Meeting locations vary; if no location is listed for this month please contact us to find out where we will be meeting.

NOTE: There will be no meeting in August.

Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - October Music and Movies in the Park

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:30:00 GMT

Saturday, November 06, 2010 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Party in the Parks

admin — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT

This fun event is part of the year-long celebartion of St. Petersburg's waterfront park system, which is 100 years old.

Saturday, November 6, 2010 will feature activities over the course of the day throughout the downtown waterfront park system, from North Shore to Albert Whitted Airport. Celebrate the waterfront parks centennial by joining in an old fashioned picnic and enjoying a wide range of activities from tours with the Coast Guard to enjoying antique cars to having fun with the Rays street team to taking a tour of the Gizella Kopsick palm arboretum.

Bayshore Drive will be closed to auto traffic but open for those on bicycle or foot. The day’s many activities will end that evening with a free Movie in the Park.