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Third Annual ‘Doors Open<br />
Riverside’ Returns May 10th<br />
ENJOY TOURS OF HISTORIC PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE<br />
Doors Open is an event that provides<br />
an opportunity to discover hidden<br />
architectural gems in buildings that are<br />
not usually open to the public. The first Doors<br />
Open Day took place in France in 1984 and<br />
the concept has spread to other places in Europe,<br />
North America, Australia, and elsewhere<br />
including the United States.<br />
The third Annual Doors Open Riverside<br />
takes place on Thursday, May 10th from 6pm<br />
to 9pm, and from 5pm to 8pm for certain<br />
locations that need more daylight. The only<br />
event of its type in California and, in fact,<br />
west of Colorado, this free event provides<br />
docent-led tours of historic buildings that<br />
seldom have their “doors open”.<br />
Locations include not only private buildings,<br />
but churches, museums, and Riverside’s<br />
historic downtown cemetery. The last two<br />
events attracted over 1,000 people each.<br />
Just a few of the museums and churches<br />
that will have their “Doors Open” for the 2018<br />
event are the Mission Inn Museum, the Riverside<br />
Art Museum, the Universalist Unitarian<br />
Church, and Eden Lutheran Church. New locations<br />
on the tour include Thee Olde Chapel,<br />
the former church on 14th that has been lovingly<br />
restored as a wedding chapel, White Park,<br />
and the Santa Fe Depot.<br />
The full list of participating buildings will be<br />
available at www.DoorsOpenRiverside.com.<br />
The event is a partnership between the City of<br />
Riverside, the Mission Inn Foundation, the Riverside<br />
Arts Council, the Old Riverside Foundation,<br />
and the Riverside Downtown Partnership.<br />
Docents from the Mission Inn Museum will<br />
provide information on the history and special<br />
features of these buildings during the tours. Tours<br />
are approximately every 20 minutes with groups<br />
of no more than 20 in most cases, allowing time<br />
for questions. Tour maps will be available at the<br />
information tables located in front of the Main<br />
Library on Mission Inn Avenue, and next to the<br />
Mission Inn Museum on Main. IER<br />
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />
Visit www.RiversideDowntown.org<br />
and www.facebook.com/<br />
RiversideDowntownPartnership.<br />
May, 2018 Inland Entertainment Review 7
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