This exhibition examines Tiffany’s lifetime “quest of beauty” through a selection of 100 of his diverse works including his personal objects, leaded-glass windows and blown-glass vases, photographs of his long-lost interior designs, and various records and awards organized into five major phases of Tiffany’s life. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum, 445 North Park Ave. Open Tue.–Sat. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students and free for children under 12 and for all on Fri. 4–8 p.m. November through April. Visit morsemuseum.org or call 407 645-5311.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., November 28–January 11: Minneapolis Institute of Art Holiday Traditions in the Period Rooms celebrates the holiday traditions of the past in nine of the museum’s sixteen Period Rooms. Also decorated for the holidays is the Prairie School–style Purcell-Cutts House, designed by William Purcell in 1913. Costumed docents will lead 45-minute tours of the house. Masterworks by Purcell contemporaries Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and George Maher are also on view. Located at 2400 Third Ave. South; admission is free. Closed Mondays. The Purcell-Cutts House is open on weekends for the holidays. Call 612 870-3131 for reservations or visit artsmia.org.
DEERFIELD, WIS., DECEMBER 5–6: Ephraim Faience Holiday Pottery Fest. Collectors can preview and purchase popular styles and experimental designs of the pottery’s handmade ceramics during a special annual weekend for meeting and sharing with other collectors and artisans. For details and schedule, visit ephraimpottery.com or call 608 764-1302.
EAST AURORA, N.Y., DECEMBER 6–7: Roycroft Winter Festival. Organized by the Roycrofters-at-Large Association (RALA), dedicated to preserving the ideals that made the Roycroft Campus a center of the American Arts and Crafts movement, the festival features a juried artisan show, entertainment and food from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days on Main and North Grove Sts. Admission of $1 helps to fund RALA projects in the community. For more information, call the RALA office at 716 655-7252 or visit ralaweb.com.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DECEMBER 6–7: West Adams Holiday Historic Homes Tour and Progressive Dinner. Six historic residences in the heart of a century-old neighborhood are decorated for the holidays and opened to more than 600 visitors each year. Weekend festivities include the progressive dinner tour on Saturday and self-guided walking tours on Sunday. Admission for the progressive dinner and tour is $85 and for the walking tours only is $40. Advance tickets are required. For information and reservations, visit westadamsheritage.com, e-mail wahaholiday@aol.com or call 323 732-4223.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., DECEMBER 6–7, 13–14: Christmas at Craftsman Farms. At this Holiday Open House, visit Mrs. Goody Claus and view the Stickley family home decked out for a 1915 Arts and Crafts Christmas. Refreshments will be served. General admission is $8, $4 for members and free for children 2 and under. For more information, call 973 540-0311, visit stickleymuseum.org or e-mail info@stickleymuseum.org.
TAMPA, FLA., DECEMBER 7: Southeast Seminole Heights Holiday Home and Garden Tour: The 1993 Neighborhoods USA “Neighborhood of the Year,” known for its beautiful and historic background and Craftsman bungalows, hosts its annual tour from 1 to 5 p.m. Transportation and ticket sales will be at the Seminole Heights Baptist Church, on the southwest corner of Nebraska and Hillsborough.
For more information, visit seshca.com or e-mail info@seshca.com.
PASADENA, CALIF., DECEMBER 7: Castle Green Holiday Tour.
DALLAS, TX., DECEMBER 13: Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour.
CHICAGO, ILL., DECEMBER 13, 20: Frank Lloyd Wright Victorian Christmas Tour. This free half-hour tour of Wright’s Oak Park home decorated for the holidays is led by kids for kids. Specially trained 5th- through 10th-grade Junior Interpreters share stories of Wright family Christmas celebrations. Tours start at the FLW Home and Studio Museum Shop, 951 Chicago Ave., from 9 to 11 a.m. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit gowright.org or call 708 848-1606.
DECATUR, GA., DECEMBER 14: Avondale Estates Annual Christmas Tour of Homes. A small city adjacent to Decatur (near Atlanta), Avondale Estates was founded in 1925 and is home to Tudor, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Craftsman bungalow homes. The tour draws visitors to view eight decorated historic homes from 3 to 8 p.m. The event also includes a holiday market. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the tour. For more information, visit avondale estates.org.
INDUSTRY, CALIF., DECEMBER 15, 20: A Southern California Christmas. On December 15, experience Southern California Christmas traditions from the 1840s to the 1920s at a festival featuring music, historic house tours, costumed characters and theatrical performances, crafts, food and much more. The six-acre, park-like site dating back to California’s Rancho period showcases two historic homes that will be open for free tours from 1 to 5 p.m. On December 20, enjoy moonlight tours every 20 minutes from 4 to 8 p.m.; admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors, students and children 2–12 (under 2 admitted free). The house museum is located at 15415 East Don Julian Rd. For information, visit homesteadmuseum.org or call 626 968-8492.
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GOLDEN, COLO., JANUARY 24: Colorado Arts and Crafts Society Annual Winter Symposium. Christian Gladu, owner of The Bungalow Company in Bend, Ore., will discuss the current trend of “Scaling Down and Greening Up” the new Arts and Crafts home in a lecture preceded by cocktails and dinner at the Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Rd. From 5 to 9 p.m.; admission is $50. For more information, visit coloarts-crafts.org; call 720 497-7632 to RSVP.
PASADENA, CALIF., JANUARY 31: The Gamble House Lecture Series: “The Women at Tiffany.” Margaret K. Hofer, curator of Decorative Arts at the New York Historical Society museum, will share new information about the unsung creative women artisans at Tiffany Studios. A member of the curatorial team for the Society’s groundbreaking 2007 exhibition “A New Light on Tiffany,” which focused on the turn-of-the-century “Tiffany Girls” in the Women’s Glass Cutting Department, Hofer will talk about their remarkable behind-the-scenes role in the design and production of the lamps, windows, mosaics and other masterpieces that bear the Tiffany name. Lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Auditorium, Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida St., Pasadena. Admission for the lecture is $25. For more details and to register, visit gamblehouse.org or call 626 793-3334.
New York, N.Y., JANUARY 23– FEBRUARY 1: 2009 Winter Antiques Show. In its 55th year, the prestigious show includes specialists in furniture, painting and decorative arts in Shaker, Folk Art, Native American Arts and Crafts and other styles. Each object in the show is authenticated by a vetting committee of more than 160 experts. Opens daily noon–8 p.m., except Sun. and Thur. noon–6 p.m., at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Ave. at 67th St. Admission is $20. For information, visit winterantiquesshow.com or call 718 292-7392.
NEW YORK, N.Y., FEBRUARY 3–MAY 25: Walker Evans and the Picture Postcard. Photographer Walker Evans (1903–1975), who studied American culture through his camera from the late 1920s through the early 1970s, collected 9,000 picture postcards during his lifetime. Now part of the Metropolitan Museum’s Walker Evans Archive, hundreds of the postcards will be displayed with a selection of his photographs that show the direct influence of the postcard on his pictorial style. At the Howard Gilman Gallery, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St.; closed Sunday. For more information, visit metmuseum.org or call 212 535-7710.
DENVER, COLO., FEBRUARY 4–6: Saving Places Conference—Expanding Preservation Coalitions.
PASADENA, CALIF., FEBRUARY 7–8: Los Angeles Pottery Show. One hundred of the world’s best vintage and contemporary art pottery and tile dealers will fill the 22,000-sq.-ft. Pasadena Convention Center Conference Building, located at 300 E. Green St., with works from Catalina to Valentien. The show will feature book signings, exhibits of private collections and verbal appraisals by David Rago and Suzanne Perrault, Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. For more information, visit lapotteryshow.com or call 760 238-2493.
PHOENIX, ARIZ., FEBRUARY 8: Willo Historic Home Tour. Featuring Tudor, Spanish Revival and Bungalow homes dating from the 1920s, one of Phoenix’s most beautiful and oldest neighborhoods presents its 20th annual home tour and street fair. Take a trolley or walk the tour of a dozen homes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 the day of the tour at the neighborhood park, 3rd Ave. and Holly; presale tickets can be purchased at willohistoricdistrict.com. For information, visit the Web site or call 602 694-1275.
SCOTTSDALE AND PHOENIX, ARIZ., FEBRUARY 20–24: Wright Way Arizona: Innovations in Living. A winter getaway in the Arizona sun will take you on a study of Frank Lloyd Wright’s design and influence. Visit and dine at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and take an all-access tour of Taliesin West and the Arcosanti community designed by former FLW Fellow Paolo Soleri. Tour price is $2,495 per person, double occupancy, land only. For more information and reservations, call 708 848-1976 or e-mail travel@gowright.org.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., FEBRUARY 20–22: Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference. One of the most well-known events for Arts and Crafts collectors, designers, artisans and experts takes place in the 512-room historic inn tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Antiques and reproductions displays, demonstrations, seminars, architectural tours and book discussions draw 3,000 attendees each year. Workshops this year will teach metalsmithing, block printing, embroidery, stenciling, finishing, matting, and decorating tiles and vases. For information and reservations, call 828 628-1915 or visit arts-craftsconference.com.
TEANECK, N.J., FEBRUARY 20–22: International Guild of Miniature Artisans, Ltd. Show and Sale. The biggest gathering for lovers of small reproductions offers classes, exhibits, international dealers and special tours. Located at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Blvd. For hours and information, visit igma.org or call Duffy Wineman at 248 642-8478.
