Longs Mural Unveiling -- May 4, 2002 |
City Council: | Mayor Vic Ojakian, Vice-Mayor Dena Mossar, Bern Beecham, Jim Burch, Hillary Freeman, Nancy Lytle, Yoriko Kishimoto |
City of Palo Alto: | Frank Benest, City Manager; Steve Emslie, Director of Planning and Transportation; Leon Kaplan, Director of Arts and Culture; Patrice Langevin, Vice Chair for Public Art; and from the Public Art Commission (past and present): Gerald Brett, Brigid Barton, Barbara Mortkowitz, Judith Wasserman |
MRA: | Annette Ashton, Chair; Molly Rich, Events Chair; Sylvia Gartner, Stepheny McGraw, Deborah Webb, Karen Lawrence, Mimi Wolf, Tom Ashton, Ron Wolf, Sheri Furman,Lynn Chiapella |
Longs: | Bruno Amedore, VP and District Manager of Longs; Matt Pangalos, Store Manager; and all the employees who volunteered their time |
Special Thanks to: | Elizabeth Lada for her wonderful mural, Will Nichols for his great music, Mark Lawrence for setting up the PA system. The original contributors to the art fund: Co-op Market, Peninsula Hardware, Mike's Café, Midtown Merchants Fund, Midtown Video, Baskin-Robbins, Gate Cleaners, Palo Alto Café, Best Video, and ACT II. And of course, all our neighbors who turned out to cheer the project and enjoy the day! |
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Enjoying the ice cream |
Cool jazz provided by Will Nichols |
Mark Lawrence setting up the PA system |
Family SUV Alternative |
Enjoying the Food & Festivities |
Jeb Eddy, Frank Benest |
Bern Beecham, Steve Emslie |
Steve Emslie, Bern Beecham, Gerald Brett |
Dena Mossar & Leon Kaplan |
Bruno Amedore, Annette Ashton, Jim Burch |
Judith Wasserman, Gerald Brett |
Molly Rich & Mimi Wolf |
Bruno Amedore, Matt Pangalos, Elizabeth Lada |
The Unveiling
Annette Ashton, MRA Chair |
Mayor Vic Ojakian |
Elizabeth Lada, Mural Artist |
Awaiting the Unveiling |
Unveiling the Mural |
THE INTROSPECTIVE LIFE OF TEENAGERS |
Watching the Festivities |
Enjoying the mural |
Tom Meadows, Nancy Lytle |
Yoriko Kishimoto, Annette Ashton, Nancy Lytle, Tom Ashton, Hillary Freeman |