Woo hoo! A Sextet o' Seamsters (Beth K, Sandy, Adele, Kathy, Jackie, and I) met up last Wednesday at the 74th Street Ale House in Greenwood for a bite & sup avant-play. All I know is, that burger with grilled onions & peppers was The Bomb. We yakked, ate, and drank, and realized with a start we should probably scoot over to the Taproot Theatre tout de suite. I mooched a ride off Beth and her Aussie-speaking GPS gizmo, and let me tell you, there isn't exactly a cornucopia of parking available in the Greenwood 'hood. So Beth was a scofflaw and parked in the Bartell Drugs parking lot right by the theatre. Beth, I hope you were able to enjoy the show despite your guilt pangs. We met Margaret at the theatre (so I guess that made us a Septet o' Seamsters) and Jackie, Adele, Kathy, & Sandy just made it by the start of the play. Speaking of the play, Gee's Bend, it was wonderful. Plus we got to stay for Q & A with the cast and a member of the Pac NW African American Quilters: http://www.pnwaaq.com/. I'll let the other Seamsters who attended make a post or comment on this one, but here is a link to a P-I article about Gee's Bend [don't get me started about the impending demise of the P-I] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/theater/397941_fanfare30.html.
Anyone want to make another field trip to Seattle? Several Gee's Bend quilts are currently hanging in the Greg Kucera Gallery through March, and I'd really love to see them in person: http://www.gregkucera.com/geesbend.htm. All I can say is, wow.
I still wish I had more of those wonderful Gee's Bend quilt postage stamps...
The play was fabulous and I'd love to go Greg Kucera's gallery to see some quilts. Also, I have stamps. I believe I have the whole set and you may be able to order them from the post office web site.
ReplyDeleteThe Seamsters first theatrical outing was a rousing success. Dinner at the 74th St. Alehouse was excellent. The mad tear north to find parking in time for the play was invigorating (think Keystone Cops)& the play was superb. 7 decades of life in a tiny, purposely- isolated town, beautifully depicted by four actor/singers. It was funny, sad and illuminating. The "reverberations" afterward with the play's actors and director and a representative from the Pacific NW African American Quilters were really wonderful, too. Several comments from the audience were particularly thoughtful. We MUST see the 10 Gee's Bend quilts while they're at the Greg Kucera Gallery!
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