Last night was a busy night for the museum. Jim Dunham and Doc Stovall performed their popular "Trails Plowed Under" program in the museum theatre. For anyone who has never seen the show - you need to see it. It's fantastic. The amazingly talented Jim Dunham takes on the persona of legendary Western artist Charlie Russell. Before your very eyes, Jim paints a complete copy of a Charlie Russell painting (he actually paints the whole thing) and he recites passages from Charlie Russell's book "Trails Plowed Under" (hence the name of the show). While Jim is painting, Doc performs songs related to the life of Charlie Russell. At the end of the performance, the original Jim Dunham artwork of the original Charlie Russell artwork was raffled off. The money from the raffle went to the our education and programming fund.
We were delighted to have a number of very special guests in the audience for this performance. Some members of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art were visiting Atlanta for a few days and made the us one of their stops. Thank you for including us in your visit. We hope you enjoyed your time with us.
While all this was going on at the museum, several museum staff members were at at the Cobb County Chamber Business Expo at the Cobb Galleria. The museum was one of 156 exhibitors at the expo. Our sister museum, Tellus, was also present. Unfortunately we were not able to have side-by-side booths. The expo was a great opportunity to share the museums with a number people in Cobb County who have never even heard of us. And, rumor has it, Tellus' new marketing director, Joe, won an Atlanta Thrashers hockey stick. Not a bad way to spend the evening.
We were delighted to have a number of very special guests in the audience for this performance. Some members of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art were visiting Atlanta for a few days and made the us one of their stops. Thank you for including us in your visit. We hope you enjoyed your time with us.
While all this was going on at the museum, several museum staff members were at at the Cobb County Chamber Business Expo at the Cobb Galleria. The museum was one of 156 exhibitors at the expo. Our sister museum, Tellus, was also present. Unfortunately we were not able to have side-by-side booths. The expo was a great opportunity to share the museums with a number people in Cobb County who have never even heard of us. And, rumor has it, Tellus' new marketing director, Joe, won an Atlanta Thrashers hockey stick. Not a bad way to spend the evening.
