NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2008
Independence Place, Inc.
824 E. Euclid Ave., Suite 103
Lexington, KY 40502
Contact: Pamela Roark-Glisson, Executive Director
(859) 266-2807
*Join Independence Place, Inc. and Latitude Arts Disabled Community and be a part of Lexington's first Park(ing) Day...and more.
What is PARK(ing) Day?
PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.
PARK(ing) Day was begun in San Francisco in 2005 by the artist collective
REBAR: www.rebargroup.org
PARK(ing) Day is managed by The Trust for Public Land: www.tpl.org
*Here's how it works:
Nothing could be simpler -just temporarily convert one of your local neighborhood paid auto parking spots to a place for wildlife, people and art.
More than 70% of most cities outdoor space is dedicated to the private vehicle while only a fraction of that land is allocated to open space for people. Around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution. It’s time to rethink the way streets are used!
For much more info and pictures of past PARK(ing) Days go the official PARK(ing) Day site: www.parkingday.org
Today PARK(ing) Day events take place in 57 cities worldwide, including *Lexington!
*About Independence Place, Inc. PARK(ing) Day display:
WHEN? Thursday September 18, Noon to 2 p. m.
WHERE? In a metered parking space on E. Euclid Avenue in front of the Chevy Chase Plaza.
Independence Place (IP), Inc. will be displaying a tactile state map of Kentucky which shows each county in the state labled in Braille, done by John Glisson who is blind, a painting called Rock Gardenm done by Ruth Kennedy a visually impaired Senior, along with a sculpture called "Friends” done by an IP board member who has a disability and wishes to remain anonymous. Harley Cannon, local blind musician, will be in the Park(ing) space sharing his musical talent. Art will be displayed by Lanny Taulbee, who is a ‘Little’ fellow, artist, and activist. Take a moment to stop by and discover one of the best kept secrets in Lexington. Independence Place, Inc. impacts our community by promoting independence and full inclusion for people with disabilities in all areas of community life and is doing this on Thursday in a taste of peace and serenity amidst the concrete jungle.
*For more information, call IP at 266-2807 and speak with Pamela Roark-Glisson, Executive Director, or other IP Staff with and without disabilities who are all committed to ‘Changing What It Means To Be Disabled’ in Central Kentucky and beyond, or visit HTTP://www.independenceplaceky.org.
*About Latitude's PARK(ing) Day display:
When: Thursday September 18, 11am-1pm
Where: In a metered spot on 2nd Street between the Carnegie Center and N. Broadway.
Latitude will be displaying a sculpture called "Stuck" which includes a wheelchair a walker and a cane. Most everyone at Latitude helped create it, Latitude
artist Ted Tiemeyer named it and describes it in this way " The wheelchair, walker and cane in the sculpture are stuck, like a lot of my friends, and can't
get anywhere, cars will pass by it like they usually pass me by but maybe someone will stop to take a look".
*For more information regarding Latitude Arts, call Crystal Bader, Bruce Burris
(859) 806-0195, or visit the web site at HTTP://www.latitudearts.org.
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Nov. 14, 2008
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