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Cultural Events: (Continued from page 8) Redwood City Through the Years: (Continued from page 14) More recently, Herring has been doing drypoint prints, using an electric engraving tool on plastic plates. “I use the new Akua inks, rather than oilbased inks,” she said. The plates are printed on an etching press, a method that gives a different look than that of traditional intaglio prints. “I am able to create printed images, using line, that feel almost as effortless as pen drawings,” Herring said. “I create many of these, discarding all but the most successful. Often, news events or recent personal experiences or long forgotten memories — such as my love of horses — show up as subject matter.” “A-huh,” Ginger Slonaker, mixed media, 8.5 x 11 continued but grown. The International Time Capsule Society, begun in 1990 and located at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, exists “to promote the careful study … and document all types of time capsules throughout the world.” Founded and run by an international team of historians and anthropologists, the society’s Web site includes a registry of time capsule projects throughout the world, instructions on how to construct your own capsule and a list of “most-wanted” time capsules. These include civic embarrassments like the Lyndon, Vt., centennial capsule, which has been missing since the 1890s, and the 17 capsules buried in Corona, Calif., since the 1930s but never located despite parts of the civic center being dug up. On a larger scale are the capsule buried under the 36,000-pound lid of the MIT cyclotron in 1939 and the Bicentennial Wagon Train Time Capsule, which disappeared from the parking lot while President Gerald Ford was giving the dedication speech at Valley Forge, Pa., on July 4, 1976. The proof of our widespread fascination with leaving a record of our time for the future is the number of companies that exist to facilitate this process. They range from Time Capsules Inc., whose advertising states that they are “already part of the tricentennial” and gives an impressive list of the institutions that have buried their product, and Affordable Time Capsules, which suggests their product as a wedding gift, noting, “They won’t get two of these!” Perhaps the most unusual current offering is from Time in a Capsule, which offers “wilderness time capsules” for your “time-capsule adventure.” The elaborate directions on their Web site explain how to utilize their Geocapsule, an artificial rock or log with space created to hide your small, sealed container. The Geocapsule is then to be taken on a wilderness trek into the remote public lands of the American West and concealed far from trails or any evidence of human activity. It is designed to be located in the future by utilizing a GPS device. They also suggest that you register the location of your capsule with the International Time Capsule Society, which has information on 20,000 capsules in the United States and throughout the world. The Society recommends that capsules not be buried in the ground because fading memories and other priorities for land use often make the buried location of a time capsule imprecise, which can result in the loss of what the originators assumed would be a permanent memorial to a date and society. The capsule placed in City Hall in 1997 is easily located in the wall of the foyer of the City Council Chambers. This follows the suggestions of Dr. Paul Hudson, who is considered the foremost expert on time capsules, not to bury a capsule in the ground and to have it clearly marked and set to be opened within a reasonable span of years. We can only hope that the Redwood City of 2047 will still be enjoying both the efforts that have gone into historic preservation and the best climate in the world. Advertise with The Spectrum 650.368.2434 ATTENTION READERS: Last month an ad for Tom’s Outdoor Furniture ran with an offer for 50% off. There was no expiration date and there should have been one that read May 17, 2009. “I’m Here,” Ginger Slonaker, mixed media, 24 x 24 www.SpectrumMagazine.net
Parties Around Town CityTrees Annual Fundraiser — At Savvy Cellar, Sunday, May 3 Top, from left: Councilwoman Diane Howard enjoys a laugh with the crowd. John Seybert and Shawn White. Former Mayor Georgi LaBerge (left), Councilwoman Barbara Pierce (center) and Nancy Radcliffe enjoy the night. Bottom, from left: The Savvy Cellar servers are ready to pour! Tom Cronin (center) and Nancy Radcliffe helped plan the event. LOCAL spotlight PREMIERE SAN MATEO CREDIT UNION • REDWOOD CITY, CA gives you The on broadway branch Everything you need is here at On Broadway. A full-service branch featuring friendly knowledgable staff. Convenient late hours and we’re open on Saturdays, too! SMCU. It’s your place downtown. Validated Parking! Admit One $25 * Checking Reward When you open a new SMCU Checking Account at the On Broadway Branch. *A $25 credit will be deposited into your new checking account upon opening. Funds will be placed on hold for 30 days. New membership must be opened at our On Broadway Branch, 830 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA. You are eligible for membership in SMCU if you you live, work, or study in San Mateo County. A one-time, non-refundable membership fee of $10.00 ($1.00 for 18 and under) will be waived. Offer and terms are subject to change without notice. Federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Equal Opportunity Lender. (650) 363-1725 • smcu.org • 830 Jefferson Ave N 0 0 0 1 9 5 2 The Spectrum 17
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