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Jeff Woodard, in studio
a building with purpose .. a man with a vision
Jeff Woodard is the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at the McLean County Museum of History. He took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk with us about upcoming exhibits underway this season and the many changes happening right in the heart of downtown.
Tony Saluto interviews Jeff Woodward:
Tony: Woody, how’s traffic?
Woody: Steady. We had 755 people during the Festival of India in one
day.
Tony: That’s great. What shows do you have coming up in the
future?
Woody: The Vietnam exhibit is coming up January 28, 2008.
Tony: How long do you work on that kind of exhibit.
Woody: Oh, many of our major exhibits are eighteen months in the
planning stage.
Tony: Is anything of particular interest?
Woody: We have a soap carving that was made by a transient that is
so detailed, it is really something.
Tony: What’s going on now?
Woody: Blacks started to settle in McLean County as early as the
1840s. (up next is) Presence, Pride, and Passions: It is a
history of African Americans in McLean County dating back to
the mid 1800’s. We have also extended the Depression
exhibit, Journey Through The Great Depression.
He urges people to view the calendar for details on shows.
Also, bestselling author Jim Loewen will be speaking September 13th at 10 am, about his book, Sundown Towns. The book explores towns, many that are in Illinois, that don’t accept African Americans.
To learn more about times and dates you can visit the Museum’s web site at http://www.mchistory.org/. Look for the events calendar.
Children are free and adults are $5.
Hours: Monday 10am-5pm
Tuesday 10am-9pm
Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sundays September-May 1pm-5pm
To reach Jeff Woodard directly via e-mail: marketing@mchistory.org
Parking update... Incognito interview with a downtown food service employee
Tony, where do you park?
Server, the parking deck is free for 4 hours. If I don’t work longer than 4 hours I park there. If I work longer I run and move my car from one block to the other. Otherwise in the garage on center, I would get a $25 ticket if my car stays over 4 hours.
Tony, can you park further out?
Server, I can park 3 blocks east of main st. for free on the street.
Tony, what about co-workers?
Server, they pretty much do the same thing. Some live downtown so it isn’t a problem for them to walk. Some also ride their bikes so they don’t have to deal with parking. Some get dropped off so they don’t the move the car hassle or pay for parking.
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a building with purpose .. a man with a vision
Jeff Woodard is the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at the McLean County Museum of History. He took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk with us about upcoming exhibits underway this season and the many changes happening right in the heart of downtown.
Tony Saluto interviews Jeff Woodward:
Tony: Woody, how’s traffic?
Woody: Steady. We had 755 people during the Festival of India in one
day.
Tony: That’s great. What shows do you have coming up in the
future?
Woody: The Vietnam exhibit is coming up January 28, 2008.
Tony: How long do you work on that kind of exhibit.
Woody: Oh, many of our major exhibits are eighteen months in the
planning stage.
Tony: Is anything of particular interest?
Woody: We have a soap carving that was made by a transient that is
so detailed, it is really something.
Tony: What’s going on now?
Woody: Blacks started to settle in McLean County as early as the
1840s. (up next is) Presence, Pride, and Passions: It is a
history of African Americans in McLean County dating back to
the mid 1800’s. We have also extended the Depression
exhibit, Journey Through The Great Depression.
He urges people to view the calendar for details on shows.
Also, bestselling author Jim Loewen will be speaking September 13th at 10 am, about his book, Sundown Towns. The book explores towns, many that are in Illinois, that don’t accept African Americans.
To learn more about times and dates you can visit the Museum’s web site at http://www.mchistory.org/. Look for the events calendar.
Children are free and adults are $5.
Hours: Monday 10am-5pm
Tuesday 10am-9pm
Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sundays September-May 1pm-5pm
To reach Jeff Woodard directly via e-mail: marketing@mchistory.org
Parking update... Incognito interview with a downtown food service employee
Tony, where do you park?
Server, the parking deck is free for 4 hours. If I don’t work longer than 4 hours I park there. If I work longer I run and move my car from one block to the other. Otherwise in the garage on center, I would get a $25 ticket if my car stays over 4 hours.
Tony, can you park further out?
Server, I can park 3 blocks east of main st. for free on the street.
Tony, what about co-workers?
Server, they pretty much do the same thing. Some live downtown so it isn’t a problem for them to walk. Some also ride their bikes so they don’t have to deal with parking. Some get dropped off so they don’t the move the car hassle or pay for parking.
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based on my available parking space counts from one end of downtown to the other i continue to see a surplus of parking, with a few bottle necks here and there. miamis coconut grove had recently installed parking vending units one per block that accepted credit cards as well as money and disbursed a receipt that the parker then placed on their dash. there are lots of solution options, as well as accepting it as good enough. ward waller is heading up a parking committee to further explore causes and effects of downtown bloomington urban parking. meters, sounds worse than a 4 letter word, and could make the average person cringe. but they may serve as deterrent in aiding in preventing parking space abuse. as long as meters were much more costly than our garages, so that the incentive to park and walk is there to choose.
photography & interviews, anthony saluto ... image usage and or prints, gosaluto@bellsouth.net
writing, editing, maggie saluto borkholder
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