The Basics Of Heritage Areas, Virginia City, September 23 * Butte, September 24

2004-09-23 08:00:00

Virginia City’s Community Gymnasium and Butte’s famed Silver Bow Center

Contact: HDI at [email protected] or call 615. 494.8916 or MPA at [email protected] or call 406-457-2822

Montana Preservation Alliance and Headwaters RC&D are pleased to announce an upcoming workshop on The Basics of Heritage Areas. Focused on the historic landscapes and cultural heritage of Southwestern Montana, the workshop will run twice, to enable many people from SW Montana, our state and our region to attend.

Heritage Areas: Across the country, there are now 2 dozen national heritage areas where millions of people live, work and prosper. Each is eligible for up to $1 million a year in federal funding to help promote culture, heritage, tourism and economic development. It’s a concept that has transformed towns like Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Yuma where, like Montana, traditional industries formed the backbone, but new strategies were needed to rebuild a strong economy. Heritage areas make culture, the arts and history the centerpiece of new development, preserving historic places and using them to draw visitors and business investment.

Presenters: At our invitation, the Heritage Development Institute will bring to Montana 5 widely-respected experts, each a national leader in efforts to wed culture, tourism, preservation and economic development. This is a tremendous opportunity to learn ~ to hear from other states with highly successful heritage programs and from the CEOs who run them.

When? Virginia City, September 23 * Butte, September 24

Step Back in Time: The workshops will be held in two wonderful, newly restored historic venues ~ Virginia City’s Community Gymnasium and Butte’s famed Silver Bow Center.

REGISTRATION

It’s easy: Simply fillout the form below, print and send in.

And Affordable: $35/day (includes lunch and workshop binder).

Deadlines: Workshops are limited to 50. Signup deadline is Sept 15.

Read More: HDI website http://www.heritagedevelopmentinstitute.org

Learn More: Contact HDI at [email protected] or call 615. 494.8916

MPA at [email protected] or call 406-457-2822

Suggested Lodgings ~

Finlen Hotel, Uptown Butte
1-800-729-5461; 406-723-5461 http://www.finlen.com

Rooms Blocked Sept 23-24 under Heritage Development Workshop

Fairweather Inn ~ 1-800-829-2969; 406-843-5377
Accomodations, Virginia City http://www.virginiacity.com/acc.htm

Special Thanks! To all our Local Hosts & Partners:

Town of Virginia City

Virginia City Chamber of Commerce

First Madison Valley Bank

First Montana Heritage Park & Partners

Anaconda Local Development Program

Butte Chamber of Commerce

Butte Citizens for Preservation & Restoration

Montana State Historic Preservation Office

National Park Service Heritage Partnerships Program

Sponsored by:

Montana Preservation Alliance

Headwaters RC&D

Heritage Development Institute Workshop Registration Form

The Basics of Heritage Areas

Thursday, Sept 23, 2004 or Friday, Sept. 24, 2004
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Virginia City, MT Butte, MT
(Please circle one)

Name: ______________________________________________________

Organization: ________________________________________________

Professional Title: _____________________________________________

Mailing address: ______________________________________________

City: _______________________ State: __________ Zip: ___________

Daytime Phone: ______________ E-Mail: ________________________

Special Needs: ________________________________________________

May we include your name, title, and e-mail on our list of workshop participants to be distributed at the meeting? YES____ NO_____

Workshop Registration Fee: $35 due by September 15, 2004

Make checks payable to:
Alliance of National Heritage Areas (ANHA)

Print and mail completed registration form and check to:
Heritage Development Institute (HDI)
Attn: Sarah Martin
MTSU Box 438
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Upon receipt, we will send an e-mail or phone confirmation. Questions? Email [email protected] or call 615. 494.891