POLLYTALK FROM NEW YORK
by Polly Guerin
June 16, 2008
CULTURAL ADVENTURES/ EVEN BY WHEELCHAIR
Miss Busy's my name, and I make it my place to collect and proclaim what's going about. From
party to party I buzz like the bee, and while I'm reporting it's plain to see from the dates and the
places where you ought to be. Cause somehow or other you ought to get out. Whether wheelchair
bound, blind, developmental disabilities or need sign language, I venture to say they can't hold a
candle to the civilized way you'll have an adventure. Buzz! Buzz! No excuses, my pet, there's
programs in store. Tomorrow I'll wager you'll never get bored! Here's the scoop.
The New York series of touring adventures sponsored by the Municipal Art Society is devoted to
Manhattan neighborhoods where the streetscape is always changing. On Sunday, June 22, at l0
a.m. take the CITY PARK ROLLING TOUR designed for those using wheelchairs, everyone else
welcome, of course. JOE SVEHLACK, urban historian and famed tour facilitator takes you in and
around City Hall Park and Foley Square where the greatest concentration of New York's grand
civic architecture and fine early skyscrapers is located. You'll view the Woolworth Building, City
Hall, Newspaper Row and many other noteworthy buildings and memorials to New York's diverse
history, always accompanied by Mr. Svehlack's colorful commentary. Tour usually lasts about 2
hours. Reserve and pay fee on line: www.mas.org/tours. Or call 212.935.2075. Meet at the foot of
City Hall Park, where Broadway and Park Row come together. Buzz! Buzz! Let's get rolling.
I've a bee in my bonnet so let's get together, even in this very warm weather cause The
Metropolitan Museum of Art is fully accessible to wheelchair users. What's more the Met invites
you to DISCOVERIES, a Sunday program for adults and children with learning and/or
developmental disabilities together with friends and family members. Each Discoveries workshop
focuses on a theme and consists of a thematic gallery tour followed by art making in their
brand-new studio.
TOUCH AND EXPLORE: There's more in store so you won't be bored the Museum offers a
number of different programs incorporating touch and detailed verbal descriptions specifically
designed for those who are blind or partially sighted. You can also take the tour independently.
Get in touch with Ancient Egypt first hand in the Met's famous Egyptian galleries where you are
invited to touch 6 ancient Egyptian sculptures of pharaohs, gods and goddesses using a
large-print or Braille booklet. No reservations are required to take these tours and descriptions of
the artifacts are also available from the Audio Guide desk in the Great Hall.
HEAR AT THE MET offers programs with assistive listening devices and captioning. There are
also public telephones equipped with volume control located at each public telephone bay in the
Museum and there is even a TTY (text telephone for people who are Deaf and hard of hearing)
right inside the garage entrance. SIGNS OF ART offers programs with sign language.
The programs are free with Museum admission, but advance reservations are necessary.
Please call Voice: 212.879.5500, ext. 3561 for details, TTY 212.650.2921 or email
access@metmusuem.org. Tra la, la, la it's off to the Met we go, so don't be a no show, I'll be
looking for you.
Wheelchair accessibility is your priority and all museums and public places are ready to
accommodate your cultural interests.
"CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT: New York and the American Election" opens June 24 at the
Museum of the City of New York at 1220 Fifth Ave., l04 St. to be exact. This exhibit reveals the
underpinnings of today's campaigning and is the first-ever showing of selections from the
monumental collection of l.25 million pieces of campaign advertising, propaganda, and
memorabilia. It reminds us that politics is and has always been raw--and very entertaining. Starts
with commemorative buttons from George Washington's 1789 inauguration and culminating with
objects from today's Clinton, McCain and Obama campaigns. www.mcny.org.
Buzz up by the #l or #4 bus. And now for a bit of out of town scoop: For those who have a car it's
easy to navigate the streets of Stamford, CT where fifty-three extraordinary life-size sculptures by
J. Seward Johnson come to life in this summer in a free public viewing exhibit called Encore! With
their whimsical and realistic life-sized characters, J. Seward Johnson's sculptures depict famous
and familiar impressionist art subjects as well as other character studies in full blown life size
statues that appear throughout the town in parks, civic building and public spaces. Watch out you
may mistake that hitch hiker thumbing for a ride as a real person, but then delight in the waltzing
couples from the Victorian era dancing in the twilight. Enjoy!!! For more info call: 203.348.5285 or
visit www.stamford-downtown.com.
Buzz! Buzz! Of course you've heard it all from me, Miss Busy the Bee! Buzzing off till next week.
www.pollytalk.com.
by Polly Guerin
June 16, 2008
CULTURAL ADVENTURES/ EVEN BY WHEELCHAIR
Miss Busy's my name, and I make it my place to collect and proclaim what's going about. From
party to party I buzz like the bee, and while I'm reporting it's plain to see from the dates and the
places where you ought to be. Cause somehow or other you ought to get out. Whether wheelchair
bound, blind, developmental disabilities or need sign language, I venture to say they can't hold a
candle to the civilized way you'll have an adventure. Buzz! Buzz! No excuses, my pet, there's
programs in store. Tomorrow I'll wager you'll never get bored! Here's the scoop.
The New York series of touring adventures sponsored by the Municipal Art Society is devoted to
Manhattan neighborhoods where the streetscape is always changing. On Sunday, June 22, at l0
a.m. take the CITY PARK ROLLING TOUR designed for those using wheelchairs, everyone else
welcome, of course. JOE SVEHLACK, urban historian and famed tour facilitator takes you in and
around City Hall Park and Foley Square where the greatest concentration of New York's grand
civic architecture and fine early skyscrapers is located. You'll view the Woolworth Building, City
Hall, Newspaper Row and many other noteworthy buildings and memorials to New York's diverse
history, always accompanied by Mr. Svehlack's colorful commentary. Tour usually lasts about 2
hours. Reserve and pay fee on line: www.mas.org/tours. Or call 212.935.2075. Meet at the foot of
City Hall Park, where Broadway and Park Row come together. Buzz! Buzz! Let's get rolling.
I've a bee in my bonnet so let's get together, even in this very warm weather cause The
Metropolitan Museum of Art is fully accessible to wheelchair users. What's more the Met invites
you to DISCOVERIES, a Sunday program for adults and children with learning and/or
developmental disabilities together with friends and family members. Each Discoveries workshop
focuses on a theme and consists of a thematic gallery tour followed by art making in their
brand-new studio.
TOUCH AND EXPLORE: There's more in store so you won't be bored the Museum offers a
number of different programs incorporating touch and detailed verbal descriptions specifically
designed for those who are blind or partially sighted. You can also take the tour independently.
Get in touch with Ancient Egypt first hand in the Met's famous Egyptian galleries where you are
invited to touch 6 ancient Egyptian sculptures of pharaohs, gods and goddesses using a
large-print or Braille booklet. No reservations are required to take these tours and descriptions of
the artifacts are also available from the Audio Guide desk in the Great Hall.
HEAR AT THE MET offers programs with assistive listening devices and captioning. There are
also public telephones equipped with volume control located at each public telephone bay in the
Museum and there is even a TTY (text telephone for people who are Deaf and hard of hearing)
right inside the garage entrance. SIGNS OF ART offers programs with sign language.
The programs are free with Museum admission, but advance reservations are necessary.
Please call Voice: 212.879.5500, ext. 3561 for details, TTY 212.650.2921 or email
access@metmusuem.org. Tra la, la, la it's off to the Met we go, so don't be a no show, I'll be
looking for you.
Wheelchair accessibility is your priority and all museums and public places are ready to
accommodate your cultural interests.
"CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT: New York and the American Election" opens June 24 at the
Museum of the City of New York at 1220 Fifth Ave., l04 St. to be exact. This exhibit reveals the
underpinnings of today's campaigning and is the first-ever showing of selections from the
monumental collection of l.25 million pieces of campaign advertising, propaganda, and
memorabilia. It reminds us that politics is and has always been raw--and very entertaining. Starts
with commemorative buttons from George Washington's 1789 inauguration and culminating with
objects from today's Clinton, McCain and Obama campaigns. www.mcny.org.
Buzz up by the #l or #4 bus. And now for a bit of out of town scoop: For those who have a car it's
easy to navigate the streets of Stamford, CT where fifty-three extraordinary life-size sculptures by
J. Seward Johnson come to life in this summer in a free public viewing exhibit called Encore! With
their whimsical and realistic life-sized characters, J. Seward Johnson's sculptures depict famous
and familiar impressionist art subjects as well as other character studies in full blown life size
statues that appear throughout the town in parks, civic building and public spaces. Watch out you
may mistake that hitch hiker thumbing for a ride as a real person, but then delight in the waltzing
couples from the Victorian era dancing in the twilight. Enjoy!!! For more info call: 203.348.5285 or
visit www.stamford-downtown.com.
Buzz! Buzz! Of course you've heard it all from me, Miss Busy the Bee! Buzzing off till next week.
www.pollytalk.com.
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