[WSCSS] Last chance! Bring your class to Disaster! at the Washington State History Museum

[Gwen Perkins]

Blizzards, earthquakes, and volcanoes - no, it's not a blockbuster movie
- it's Fall at the Washington State History Museum!  Come quake, rattle,
and roll with characters from Washington history and hear stories of
natural disasters in the Pacific Northwest.  From Wednesday to Friday,
November 18-20 bring your students to the Washington State History
Museum to watch local actors portray historic figures who played parts
in Washington state's many natural disasters.  Join us for "Ghosts of
the Great Hall: Disaster! Natural Catastrophes in the Pacific
Northwest."

 

Under the direction of Katherine Billings ("Much Ado About Nothing" and
"Twelfth Night" for The Washington Shakespeare Festival at the
Washington Centre for the Performing Arts), entertainers will be dressed
in period costumes performing interactive dialogues depicting their
character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions as a natural disaster
unfolds around them. In character, actors will also engage the audience
in question and answer segments. 

 

Guests will receive a map of the Great Hall of Washington History
prompting them to connect with not only the performers, but artifacts,
historic photos, and other documents on display. Guests will learn
through dramatic interpretation about the 1872 Eastern Washington
earthquake, and a blizzard on Mount Rainier, as well as the characters
the actors are portraying.  Among the characters featured are A.J.
(Jack) Splawn, cowboy & rancher, who lived through the 1872 Eastern
Washington earthquake, and famous movie director Cecil B. DeMille who
braved a blizzard on Mount Rainier to shoot the silent film "The Golden
Bed" in 1924.  Quinault storyteller Harvest Moon will also be on hand to
share native stories and legends about the Washington landscape.  Free
student readings are also provided to help you integrate the museum
visit with classroom instruction or a "Dig Deep" CBA.  

 

Want to hear a story from a previous field trip program?  The mysterious
"L. Peckinpaugh" saves a boat load of women and children with a song in
this recording from last year's "Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Lost
Treasures" school program:
http://columbia.washingtonhistory.org/kids/Spring2009/podpuzzle.aspx 

 

Our Ghosts of the Great Hall visits book quickly so reserve your spot
now!  For more information, visit
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/education/fieldtrips.aspx.

 

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About the Washington State History Museum
<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/> 

The Washington State History Museum, flagship of the Washington State
Historical Society, is located at 1911 Pacific Avenue in downtown
Tacoma, just off 1-5.  The museum presents exhibits, programs, and
events that bring to life the stories of Washington's history.  For more
information, please call 1-888-BE-THERE (1-888-238-4373), or visit our
web site, WashingtonHistory.org.   

Hours: Wednesday - Friday, 10 AM - 4 PM, with extended hours and FREE
admission every third Thursday, 2 - 8 PM; Saturday and Sunday 10 AM - 5
PM.  
Admission: $8 for adults; $7 for seniors, age 60 and above; $6 for
students and military with valid ID; children, age 5 and below, and
members are FREE.  

 

For more information on this program, contact:

Gwen Perkins

Specialist for School and Online Programs

WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM

1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

253.798.5927

WashingtonHistory.org 

columbia.WashingtonHistory.org/kids

 

 

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