News Release
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April 1, 2005
April Fettuccine Forum Looks At Arts And The
Economy
The April Fettuccine Forum, a lecture series on the
future and past of Boise and the Treasure Valley, will be held Thursday,
April 7, in the Rose Room in the historic Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the 40-minute presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.
Admission and appetizers are free; a cash bar will be available. Fettuccine
will also be available for purchase.
Julie Numbers-Smith, executive director of the Boise Arts Commission, will
speak on “The Arts and Economic Prosperity.” Her remarks will be based on a
comprehensive 2003 national report by Americans for the Arts on the
nonprofit arts industry. Boise was one of 91 cities across the United States
to participate. This forum will profile the data from the report both
nationally and locally and expand on how that sets the stage for Boise to
grow with a “creative economy.”
In addition, the forum will feature research and displays centered on Boise
art, architecture and history. Boise State University students Susan Paseman
and Nancy Rohan will highlight their research on the Egyptian Theater, the
1920s neo-Egyptian revival building that is a staple of downtown. Graduate
student DiAnne Iverglynne, a fine-art photographer and photographic
conservation scientist, will display unusual digital restoration projects
and be on hand to answer questions about traditional and digital methods of
photographic preservation.
The First Thursday event invites the public to interact with politicians,
artists, historians, activists, advocates and professionals who treasure
life in our booming valley and strive to make it a better place. The forum
is co-sponsored by Boise State’s Center for Idaho History and Politics and
the Boise City Office of the Mayor. The final speaker in this year’s series
is Boise Sate historian Robert Sims on May 5. Sims will speak on “Boise and
a Sense of Place.”
Additional sponsors include the College of Social Sciences and Public
Affairs at Boise State University; Boise State Radio; Grape Escape; and KBCI
Channel 2.
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Contact: Todd Shallat, Center for Idaho History and Politics, (208)
426-3701,
tshalla@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, (208) 426-3275,
kcraven@boisestate.edu
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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005