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PLU Joins State In Centennial Celebration
he PLU display featured a variety of community outreach and campus-spon sored state Centennial projects. They included the Parkland Heritage Pro ject, s �onsored by PROUD and PLU; the Fort Nlsqually archaeological project, and the Scandinavian Cultural Center, now under construction at PLU. All are noted elsewhere in this story.
If We sell You Our Land Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Mercer Island has invited the PLU Univel-sity Cho rale to perform "If We Sell You Our Land" an original composition by PLU music pr fessor Gregory Youtz. The composition sets to music the text of the speech Chief Sealth delivered before he signed the trea ty deeding the land that is now Seattle to the white settlers. The Feb. 12 concert is Holy Trinity's Centennial gift to the com munity.
n archaeological dig, radio vignettes, a music video, original art and exhib its are among the ways that Pacific Lutheran University is joining in this year's Washington State Centennial celebration.
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Fort NisQually The first project was last s u mmer's archaeological excavation of the original Fort Nisqually site near D u Pont, Wash., south of Tacoma. Directed by anthropolo gy professor Judith Rasson, the dig was intended to aid Tacoma's Metropolitan Park District in an effort to rebu ild accu rately the Fort Nisqually replica at Point Defiance Park (Scene, Oct. '88).
Art: Women in washington In celebration of Women's History Week and the Washington State Centennial, the University Gallery at PLU will present "Women in Washington - The First Centu ry, " in March 1989. The exhibition will feature work by wom en artists on the theme of women in the first century of Washington's statehood. Artists and entries are currently being selected. For informat ton about entries, . contact PLU art department chair and gal lery director Richard Brown (206) 535-7573.
"Louie, Louie" Video "Louie, louie," the unofficial Washington state song, is now a music video. Produced by PLU Television, the video is a PLU gift to Washington for its Centennial celebration. An original arrangement was written by PLU composer-in-residence Gregory Youtz and sung by the PLU Choir of the West. When the video opens, the classically trained choir is rehearsing a serious arrangement of the song. A prankster calls choir director Richard Sparks away to the phone. While he is gone, the choir starts jamming a rock version; when he returns, th� group rl:� . . es the dignified arrange ment. The choir thinks it really pulled one over on Sparks ulltil the ending when .... More information is available from Kirk Isakson, PLU Television, (206) 535-7260.
SCandinavian Cultural Center Dedica tion
Dedication of the PLU Scandinavian Cutural Center, scheduled for May, has been deSignated a Washington State Cen tennial event.
"Scandinavian heritage is an important part of the h istory of both PLU and Wash ington state," said Ray Tobiason, chair of the Scandinavian cultural Council. (See sto ry page 3 ,)
parkland Heritage Tom Torrens, Pierce County bell
Centennial Bell Carden - seattle A Centennial bell garden at the new con vention center in Seattle is among the statewide Washington Centennial projects. Bells represent ing the 39 counties of Washington state will be hung from gan tries in the garden. Many of the bells are old locomotive, ship or school bells. Eight are non-ringing bells; one is made of glass The bell representing Pierce County (Tacoma) is new. It has been created by Tom Torrens, artist-in-residence at PLU. The copper-plated steel bell is about 18 inches in diameter and 24 inches high. Attached to the top are found objects representing the major industries in the county When the commemorative display is completed, the bells Will be rung electroni cally. A video monitor inside the Center will provide information on each of the bells. Funding for the Pierce County bell was shared by PLU and the county Centennial commission.
centennial SCholars Professors from 22 colleges and universi ties across the state volunteered to partic ipate in a Centennial program called Wash ington Centennial Scholars. PLU was one of two independent institu t ions participating in the project. Sociology professor John Schiller and psychology professor Chris Hansvick were selected for the program. The Scholars are available at no charge to speak to community, service, historical, cultural and other organizations. Each is an expert on an aspect of Washington h isto ry, law, pOlitics, peoples, culture, environ ment, business or economy. A brochure listing the scholars has been distributed to organizat ions throughout the state. (The PLU Office of Public Infor mation has a small supply of brochures available: (206) 535-7430,)
centennial KickOff Celebration PLU was represented at a Pierce County Centennial K ickoff Celebration hosted by Pierce College in Tacoma Nov. 11.
A large permanent photo display depict . Ing Parkland history is now located in the PLU Family and Children's Center (formerly Parkland SchooD. The display is one of the projects funded by a grant from the Wash ington Commission for the Hu manities. (See story page 3.)
History With A Twist More than 40 radio stations serving Washington state will air "Washington: You Are There." The 52 two-minute dramatic vignettes feature a modern reporter sent back in time to cover significant stories that shaped the territory prior to state hood. A brainchild of KPLU-FM r-eporter Anne Martin, the series is funded in part by a grant from the Washington State Centen nial Commission. PLU donated its audio ser vices facilities (including its 16-track digital recording equipment and sound effects library), promotion expertise and voice tal ent. Resources at the Washington State His torical Society and PLU's N isqually Plains Room were used extensively to maintain historical accuracy. STATION AND LOCATION Aberdeen - KAYO Anacortes - KLKI Bellevue - KASB, KBCS Bellingham - KGMI, KISM, KNWR Blaine - KARl Centralia - KITI Colfax - KCLX Colville - KCVL Ellensburg - KXLE Everett - KRKO Forks - KVAC Grand Coulee - KEYG Kenniwick - KOTY Longview - KBAM Oak Harbor - KJTT Olympia - KQEU Omak - KOMW Othello - KRSC Portland - KOAP Prosser - KARY Raymond - KAPA Seattle - KBLE, KEZX, KING, KIRO, KJR, KSEA, KUOW Silverdale - KITZ Spokane - KAQQ, KMBI Sunnyside - KREW Tacoma - KKMO, KLA y, KUPS Toppenish - KENE Tri Cities - KORD Walla Walla - KAFR, KTEL Wenatchee - KPQ, KKRT Yakima - KIT