Dear Friends and Supporters of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
The Seattle City Council needs to hear from YOU regarding the value of Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. We are asking that they CONTINUE the use of the Excise tax money for Langston Hughes.
Please send them an e-mail (it does not have to be long), and ask them fund Langston Hughes and let them know it is important to you and our community.
E-mail addresses of each City Council Member are below:
Council President Sally Clark 206-684-8802
sally.clark@seattle.gov
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw 206-684-8801
sally.bagshaw@seattle.gov
Councilmember Tim Burgess 206-684-8806
tim.burgess@seattle.gov
Councilmember Richard Conlin 206-684-8805
richard.conlin@seattle.gov
Councilmember Jean Godden 206-684-8807
jean.godden@seattle.gov
Councilmember Bruce A. Harrell 206-684-8804
bruce.harrell@seattle.gov
Councilmember Nick Licata 206-684-8803
nick.licata@seattle.gov
Councilmember Mike O’Brien 206-684-8800
mike.obrien@seattle.gov
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen 206-684-8808
tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov
WHY WE BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE!
The first two paragraphs are from OUR EDITORIAL of June 13th, 2012 in my Talking Arts2 Blog (http://
(From TalkingArts2)
“The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center (LHPAC) is more than just a physical facility. To a large number of us, it is a symbol that represents the spirituality and culture of a people that called the Central Area home for decades. The Central Area was a place that welcomed those who were prohibited by laws and later convention from living in other neighborhoods throughout the city.”
“The Central Area became the center for art, commerce, education and religion for many of us who lived here. The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center building is one of the last remaining structures in this community that represents the cultural aspirations of many people who were the heart and soul of Seattle itself. The building is also a symbol to those who deeply feel the need to fight for the preservation for that which is left of the physical presence of the history and art of the Central Area Community. It is hoped that the City Council also understands this and realizes the importance of this great facility and the significance the LHPAC vision and mission have to the Seattle community as a whole.”
(From the Seattle Times)
Mayor Mike McGinn has a smart plan to preserve the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center and position it to be a more visible part of Seattle’s performing-arts scene.
Mayor McGinn has taken some very practical steps to better align the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center with the broader Seattle arts community. But this move goes beyond jurisdiction between two agencies. City officials are appropriately strengthening the foundation and funding stream for the center, a cultural touchstone in the Central District. The mayor would cement the center’s financial stability by making permanent a temporary measure to fund it with … admissions-tax money. City leaders are right to plan ahead to ensure the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center remains a community base for music performances, theater, film festivals, performing-arts classes and drop-in open-mike events, to name a few of the many special talents this this center nurtures and presents.”
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Paul Toliver
ptoliver@talkingarts.com
@talkingarts2
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