Date/Time: Sunday, May 31, 2009—Noon to 5 PM
Tickets: $20 in advance/$25 on Tour Day
Sponsor: The Lefferts Manor Association
Our “Value Added” 2009 Tour
• Eleven stops, including complimentary refreshments
• Savvy examples of budget chic and eco-friendly décor
• Opportunities to meet and gather fresh ideas and resources from homeowners, resident designers and local restoration specialists, including George John of GJ’s Superior Renovation, Inc.; John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon of the interior design firm John Loecke, Inc.; Vincent Caraccio of Paul Davis Restoration and Linda Spector of Zelda Victoria.
• The perfect solution for that wedding or special occasion gift: custom and one-of-a-kind jewelry, pottery, paintings and watercolors by resident artisans. Meet abstract artist Joseph Bell-Bey; jewelry designer Jennifer Rish; and (in her Open Studio), fine artist and illustrator Sally Mara Sturman.
Note: Children under 12 years of age and photographs are not permitted inside tour houses. Infants in front packs only, will be allowed inside the houses.”
For more information: 718-284-6210 or 718-462-0024
E-mail: plghousetour@earthlink.net
“Axel Hedman is a name known to people who like to read guides to architecture and Landmark Designation Reports. Hedman’s buildings are dotted through several Brooklyn neighborhoods [–Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Bedford Stuyvesant, Prospect Park South, Red Hook, Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens] …making a lasting and positive impact on the borough’s urban fabric. Born in Norrkoping, Sweden in 1861, Hedman immigrated to the U.S. in 1880. He was naturalized in 1901 and lived in Brooklyn until his death in 1943.”
It was great to see so many of you at Lefferts Manor Association’s holiday party in December. LMA added a bit of spice to this function by involving our local PLG Arts group to provide some live entertainment. We are grateful to the band Axiom Addicts who played two wonderful sets of music including some holiday numbers. They were so professional and we were lucky that they agreed to play our little party. It helps when the lead singer and keyboard player live in the Manor. Thanks to Rina & Steve Kleege of Maple Street.