Congrats! I spent the summer there years back as a greek handmaiden in two of the greek triolgy plays. I enjoyed myself immensly. We started out in the Guthrie lab, and proceeded there.
So many of the places I grew up and "found myself" in have been torn down. I hope that some completely "artsy fartsy" purpose is found for the space. Pamela Taylor (Tampa) --- kim bartmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: joe gioia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:33:33 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: SavetheGuthrie.org grateful for National > Trust listing for Guthrie > Theater > > National Trust for Historic Preservation Names > Guthrie Theater to U.S. Most > Endangered list at Urging of SavetheGuthrie.org > > PRESS RELEASE > June 6, 2002 > > > Minneapolis, MN -- When SavetheGuthrie.org nominated > the Guthrie Theater to > the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list > of the nation's 11 Most > Endangered Historic Sites we were confident that the > National Trust would > recognize immediately what the Walker Art Center, > the theater's owner, has > chosen to ignore: that the Guthrie is a peerless > architectural > accomplishment and a landmark of the American stage. > > We are delighted that with today's announcement the > National Trust not only > affirms what the Minnesota State Historic > Preservation Office determined in > April -- that the Guthrie Theater is one of the > defining buildings of > Minnesota -- but also asserts that it without > question enriches the > cultural life of the entire nation. > > In fact, the National Trust's concern for the > future of the Guthrie > Theater building does not stop with today's > announcement. It is prepared to > commission and help fund a comprehensive reuse study > of the Guthrie in > order to investigate maintenance requirements and > new uses for the building > once the Guthrie Theater Company has moved out. > > It should now be clear to all: Destruction of the > original Guthrie Theater > would be ill advised, tragic and stupid; stupid for > being done with no > regard for art, for history and for future > generations of Americans. > SavetheGuthrie.org is grateful for the support of > many from across the > country and around the world and with their help > will continue to fight for > the preservation of the theater. SavetheGuthrie.org > is commencing a fund > raising campaign to help defray costs for its > continuing effort. It as well > as entering into a partnership, called the Guthrie > Preservation Coalition, > with the National Trust and the Preservation > Alliance of Minnesota to > commission the reuse study > and work to implement its recommendations for the > continued > artistic and financial success of the building. > > We also ask for any help people can offer; to sign a > petition, make phone > calls, write Minneapolis elected officials or attend > public hearings. > > On Tuesday June 11, 2002 the Zoning and Planning > Committee of the > Minneapolis City Council will hear an appeal filed > by SavetheGuthrie.org of > the city Planning Commission's approval of the > Walker Art Center's plan for > the Guthrie site. We hope this hearing will restore > a sense of procedure > and respect for the city's history missing from > earlier municipal decisions > on the fate of the Guthrie. We invite the public to > attend and show its > support for this great American building. The public > hearing will take > place at 1:30 PM in City Council Chambers, Room 317, > Minneapolis City Hall. > We encourage all interested people to come show > their support. > > For more information go to > http://www.SavetheGuthrie.org as well as the > National Trust's web site at: > http://www.nationaltrust.org . > > contact: > Paul Metsa 612 788-6815 > Joe Gioia 612 874-8392 > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
