Tuesday Agenda
- Intiman Theatre embraces “cheap cheap fun fun” tonight with a low-price preview of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Admittedly I’m a sucker for all things Chekhov, but I’m a big fan of this tragicomedy that delves into the lost lives of nine characters. [intiman]
- Elliott Bay hosts a reading by Marianne Wiggins, author of National Book Award finalist Evidence of Things Unseen. Her latest, The Shadow Catcher, is a fictional account of photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis’s life blended with her own family history. [elliott bay]
- The June edition of Green Drinks convenes at Urban Visions, bringing together Seattleites interested in the environment and sustainability. Tip: leave the Hummer at home. [biothinking]
- You know you’ve been meaning to catch a SIFF flick, and tonight’s one of your last chances. [mb, siff]
Photo by Daniel Reed Martin [flickr] via our group pool [#]. Add your photos!
Marianne Wiggins has brought ES Curtis to the forefront of peoples minds, and I’m sure some want to know more about who he was.
Viewing ES Curtis images is a journey to where the brush and canvas met the age of photography.
Curtis used the lens, and new faster “dry plate negatives” to make fast shutter speed (up to 1/100 sec) portraits that were free of blurred eyes, and gaunt expressions.
Did he make/change history with his vision of the “vanishing race”? Was he just an artist trying to make his mark? Bring yourself closer to an answer by taking a look at THE INDIAN PICTURE OPERA, Amazon.com (dvd). It’s a 1911 Curtis lecture and slide show that indicates what he was thinking at the time. Decide for yourself what impact he thought he would have.
Jay.