This Old House(R) Hosts Day-Long Event in Boston Area Thursday, September 29 as Part of the 2005 'Meet This Old House' Tour

This Old House(R) Hosts Day-Long Event in Boston Area Thursday, September 29 as Part of the 2005 'Meet This Old House' Tour

General Contractor Tom Silva and Plumbing and Heating Expert Richard Trethewey Spend the Day with Fans at The Home Depot(R) in Natick

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Can you imagine talking to Tom about how to make your windows draft proof? Would you like to ask Rich how to quiet noisy pipes? Have you ever dreamt of actually being the person who wins the Ask This Old House "What is it?" challenge?

Well, now's your chance. On Thursday, September 29, Tom and Rich will mark the fourth stop of the national 2005 Meet This Old House tour with a day- long event at The Home Depot at 339 Speen Street in Natick, Massachusetts (located off exit 13 on the Massachusetts Turnpike). Built by The Home Depot, the tour is sending the This Old House experts to six cities across the country, allowing fans to meet members of America's favorite home improvement team. Following stops in New York, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Boston, the tour is slated to visit Dallas, and Atlanta through October 2005.

"After visiting New York, Seattle, and Minneapolis, we're thrilled to be in our hometown for our fourth stop on the 2005 Meet This Old House tour," says This Old House general contractor Tom Silva. "We're especially thankful to our Boston area fans for supporting This Old House for more than 25 years. The tour is a great way for us to say 'thank you' for continuing to turn to our experts as their most trusted source for home improvement advice."

While on the road, the Ask This Old House crew is also making House calls for the fourth season of the Emmy-nominated Ask This Old House on PBS (check local listings or visit http://www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule). The series visits homeowners across the country to provide hands-on guidance on home- maintenance challenges including everything from a rotting porch to noisy pipes to an under-performing lawn. Viewers who are interested in receiving a House call may submit questions at http://www.thisoldhouse.com/. The new season of The This Old House Hour (This Old House followed by Ask This Old House) premieres Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 8:00 pm on WGBH 44 Boston, and on WGBH 2 Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

The September 29 event is free and open to the public from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m., featuring half-hour, onstage appearances by Tom and Rich at 12 noon, 2:00 p.m., 4:15 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. While on stage, Tom and Rich will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the show, as well as an insider's look at the first Contemporary-style This Old House project located in historic Cambridge, Massachusetts. Throughout the day, audiences will find inspiration, information, and instruction on everything from interior design to toolbox supplies, through sponsor clinics, demonstrations, and interactive games and challenges. In addition, there will be sweepstakes and giveaways, Ask This Old House "What is it?" challenges, and question and answer sessions with the This Old House experts.

Day-of-event highlights will include:
-- On-Stage Appearances by the This Old House Crew -- Fans will have the
opportunity to get up close and in-person with members of America's
favorite home improvement team, as they talk about life behind-the-
scenes of the series, and share anecdotes about memorable moments,
lessons learned, and favorite projects. Fans will want a front-row
seat to have the chance to get answers to their toughest home
improvement questions, as well as take an insider's look at the new
This Old House Cambridge project.
-- "Ask The Designer" -- Instant design advice from This Old House design
consultant Karen Walden, who will be on hand illustrating ideas using a
variety of elements including color swatches, wallpaper books,
countertop samples, hardware samples, blankets and throws, carpet
samples, backsplash tile samples, decorative molding samples, and floor
samples, including vinyl, ceramic, wood, and linoleum floor tiles.
-- "All About Color" Session -- Karen Walden will lead an informative and
fun session that addresses the psychological and emotional
characteristics of color, covering the definitions of primary,
complementary, or secondary colors, and hues and tints. She will
discuss which colors work best in particular rooms, and answer
questions such as "How do you make a room seem larger or cozier?"
-- The Tudor Doghouse -- Audiences will have the chance to see the
English-style Tudor Doghouse, as featured on NBC's Today and in the
July/August issue of This Old House magazine. Fans will be able to
enter the "Doghouse Like Your House Building Contest", by submitting a
photo and 100-word essay telling why their doghouse is like their real
house, for a chance to win a year's supply of dog food from Hill's
Science Diet, a digital D50 Nikon camera, and to have their doghouse
featured in This Old House magazine. For more details, visit
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/doghouse.
-- Sponsor Clinics and Demonstrations -- Industry experts will offer
first-hand instruction on topics such as how to install a lockset and
how to install a toilet. Also, the day will include surprise
challenges and games from our sponsors allowing attendees the
opportunity to win prizes.
-- "Tool Challenge" -- An interactive activity offering an opportunity to
test some of today's most state-of-the-art tools.
-- "What is it?" Challenge -- This challenge is based on the popular Ask
This Old House "What is it?" segment. Audience members will get to
play along with the crew to guess the name and use of a particular
item-and for a chance to win a $250 gift card from The Home Depot.
-- This Old House Grand Sweepstakes -- The chance to enter on site during
the event, or on thisoldhouse.com/tour to win. Grand-prize winner to
receive a two-year lease of a Ford F-150 truck, first-prize winner to
receive a $5,000 gift card to The Home Depot, second-prize winner to
receive $3,000 in Discover gift cards, and third-prize winner to
receive a trip to the current This Old House project house, plus other
great prizes.
-- Giveaways -- This Old House and sponsor goodies will be included in a
Meet This Old House tour gift bag.

Please visit http://www.thisoldhouse.com/tour for additional tour information.

The first Meet This Old House tour took place from August through November 2004, as part of a year-long 25th anniversary celebration integrating television, publishing, Internet, and special events. The tour visited The Home Depot locations in the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, and Atlanta.

The 2005 Meet This Old House Tour Sponsors

The 2005 Meet This Old House tour is built by The Home Depot. Additional tour sponsors include some of the most distinguished household brand names including American Standard Companies, Discover Card, Ford Truck, STRAIT-LINE Electronic Tools, James Hardie Building Products, LG Electronics, U.S.A., Liquid Nails Adhesives, Philips Lighting Company, Ridgid Tools, Schlage, State Farm, and Trane.

About This Old House, The Multi-Media Lifestyle Brand

This Old House is the No. 1 multi-media home enthusiast brand, offering home enthusiasts trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, an information-driven Web site, a comprehensive line of books, a DVD series, and live events.

This Old House Ventures, Inc. is a business of Time4 Media(R), a multi- media company whose enterprises include leading magazines, Web sites, television and radio programming, feature films, and events and exhibitions. Time4 Media is a subsidiary of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

Press contacts
Jennifer Welsh Frederika Brookfield
National Publicist Communications Director
WGBH Boston This Old House Ventures, Inc.
617.300.5470 212.522.5809
jennifer_welsh@wgbh.orgfrederika_brookfield@timeinc.com

Kathryn Hathaway Photography contact
National Associate Publicist Bailey Vatalaro
WGBH Boston National Promotion Assistant
617.300.5305 WGBH Boston
kathryn_hathaway@wgbh.org 617.300.5328
bailey_vatalaro@wgbh.org

Source: WGBH

CONTACT: Jennifer Welsh, National Publicist, +1-617-300-5470,
jennifer_welsh@wgbh.org, or Kathryn Hathaway, National Associate Publicist
617.300.5305, kathryn_hathaway@wgbh.org, both of WGBH Boston; or Frederika
Brookfield, Communications Director of This Old House Ventures, Inc.,
+1-212-522-5809, frederika_brookfield@timeinc.com; or Photography contact:
Bailey Vatalaro, National Promotion Assistant of WGBH Boston, +1-617-300-5328,
bailey_vatalaro@wgbh.org

Web site: http://www.wgbh.org/
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http://www.thisoldhouse.com/tour

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