MOHAI: Now & Then Exhibit, April 9th
Now & Then Exhibit Opens at MOHAI on Saturday, April 9, 2011
Repeat photography by Paul Dorpat with collaborators Jean Sherrard and Berangere Lomont featured
Seattle – Seattle’s favorite historian, Paul Dorpat, teams up with the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) for an upcoming exhibit, Now & Then, which will be on display in MOHAI’s McCurdy Gallery starting Saturday, April 9, 2011 and running through Wednesday, June 3, 2012.
Best known for his weekly “Now & Then” column for The Seattle Times’ Pacific Northwest Magazine, historian, author and filmmaker Paul Dorpat − together with Jean Sherrard and Berangere Lomont − meld photographic history with architectural and local history. Now & Then delves into the rich and diverse history of Seattle through “repeat photography” – the practice of using historical and contemporary photographs to reveal the changes in our world.
The exhibit focuses on the changing landscape of four locales. Beginning with photos taken in Paris, the birthplace of photography, Dorpat, Sherrard and Lomont utilize “repeat photography” to chronicle changes over time in the cityscapes of Paris, Washington State, and Seattle. The last section of the exhibit focuses on the micro-element: Dorpat’s own daily walks through Wallingford with more than 400 images that animate his neighborhood throughout the year. The exhibit is comprised of hundreds of photographs.
“Paul Dorpat is a legendary chronicler of Seattle and a witness of our time,” said Leonard Garfield, executive director of MOHAI. “His photographs along with the photographs from Jean Sherrard and Berangere Lomont highlight the dramatic transformation of urban landscapes as well as the sometimes tragic loss and enduring legacy of historic places.“
In partnership with the Seattle Architecture Foundation (SAF), MOHAI will also be offering Now & Then walking tours throughout Seattle in support of this exhibit. For more information, go to www.seattlehistory.org.
Images available upon request.
MOHAI has grown to become the largest private heritage organization in the State of Washington, by collecting, preserving, and presenting the rich history of the Pacific Northwest. MOHAI attracts more than 60,000 visitors annually from the area and beyond, including thousands of school children. Its engaging exhibits and programs, collection of nearly 4 million historic artifacts, archives and photographs, and its award-winning educational programs have created a truly unique appreciation for the Northwest’s diverse cultural, social and economic history.
MOHAI is located in McCurdy Park in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood and is open 10 AM to 5 PM every day of the week. For further information on MOHAI including special programs and admission rates, please visit www.seattlehistory.org or call 206-324-1126.
Museum of History & Industry
2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112
www.seattlehistory.org
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March 12 Town Hall Meeting with State Legislators
43rd District legislators to hold March 12 town hall
OLYMPIA – House Speaker Frank Chopp, Sen. Ed Murray and Rep. Jamie Pedersen will hold a town hall meeting on March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Seattle First Baptist Church on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The lawmakers are taking a brief pause from the 2011 legislative session in Olympia to hear what’s on the minds of their constituents in the 43rd Legislative District.
As the Legislature works to address a large budget shortfall this session, the discussion is expected to center on state funding and economic issues, in addition to transportation, health care, safety-net services, civil rights, education, public safety and more.
The event is free and open to all constituents of the 43rd Legislative District, which includes Capitol Hill, University District, Madison Park, Broadmoor, Montlake, Wallingford, Eastlake, Greenlake and parts of Fremont, Ravenna, South Lake Union and downtown Seattle.
The 2011 legislative session began in January and will continue through late-April.
43rd Legislative District Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, March 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
Seattle First Baptist Church
1111 Harvard Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
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Questions can be directed to any legislator’s office:
House Speaker Frank Chopp, 360.786.7920
Sen. Ed Murray, 360.786.7628
Rep. Jamie Pedersen, 360.786.7826
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Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare: Meeting March 8th
Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare, a program of the City of Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management, is holding a workshop on Tuesday, March 8th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Montlake Branch Library, 2401 24th Avenue E.
Presenters will share information on how to:
- Safeguard your home before a disaster.
- Take a quake-safe action wherever you are.
- Create a neighborhood team.
For more information, visit the SNAP homepage at seattle.gov.
Seattle All Stairs, Feb. 25
Montlake residents Susan Ott and David Ralph have climbed, mapped and photographed all of the open public stairs in Seattle (about 650 of them!), and are hosting a free slideshow on February 25th at 7:00 p.m. at the Montlake Community Center’s Tudor room.
Susan and David have plotted about 30 walks that feature the stairs, and have been putting up guides to them, so that everyone can enjoy these public stairs – and get some needed exercise. You can check out the map and guides at the Seattle Stairs website.
