Mount St. Helens 30th Anniversary
May 18, 2010 is the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. I was living in Alaska at the time, so I do not have story (See May 16th below). The volcanic eruption that is impacting Europe resonates more with me because I was trying to fly out of Alaska at Christmas time when Mount Redoubt erupted in 1989. A KLM flight flew through the ash, lost all its engines and flights stopped for several days. (The plane did land safely at the Anchorage airport.) I was luckier than most frustrated travelers because I lived near the airport and could drive back and forth several times a day to check on flights and get to sleep in my own bed. But many families had flown in from the Bush and were stuck sleeping on the floor of the airport for up to 5 days. Kudos to Alaska Airlines. Their employees didn’t know any more than anyone else, but they were nice.
I have been working with the Mount St. Helens Anniversary Planning Committee for several months. The committee decided to celebrate the event throughout the 2010 tourist season. Everyone is invited to plan a new or promote an existing activity throughout the state. The Committee will promotion and advertise activities in three different categories: Signature Events (“It’s all about the 30th Anniversary”), Related Mountain Events (It’s all about the Mountain”) and Regional Events – everything else that is happening. A number of the signature events are taking place starting May 15th. (Check the Mount. St. Helens@30 calendar at CowlitzToday.com for all the activities.)
• May 15th - The Mount St. Helens Institute has organized the annual "It's a Blast" event at Coldwater Lake and Johnston Ridge, focused on volcano science in your back yard.
• May 16th - Cowlitz County Tourism Bureau is featuring a "Tell Your Story" event and display at the Hoffstadt Bluff Visitors Center. This event will highlight oral histories of firsthand accounts of the 1980 eruption.
• May 17th - The Mount St. Helens Visitors Center operated by Washington State Parks Recreation Commission will host a special event.
• May 14th to 18th - The Forest Learning Center operated by Weyerhaeuser, will be open extended days. Normal days of operation are Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• May 18th - Official Commemoration Program, Seismic Exhibit Unveiling and Amphitheater Ceremonial Ground Breaking at Johnston Ridge Observatory. The program will feature elected officials remarks culminating with a visual presentation by the National Geographic Magazine, highlighting the magazines M.S.H. 30th Anniversary May 2010 edition.
• August 14th - The "Awesome Hike" This ten mile hike starts early and goes from Johnston Ridge
May 18, 2010 is the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. I was living in Alaska at the time, so I do not have story (See May 16th below). The volcanic eruption that is impacting Europe resonates more with me because I was trying to fly out of Alaska at Christmas time when Mount Redoubt erupted in 1989. A KLM flight flew through the ash, lost all its engines and flights stopped for several days. (The plane did land safely at the Anchorage airport.) I was luckier than most frustrated travelers because I lived near the airport and could drive back and forth several times a day to check on flights and get to sleep in my own bed. But many families had flown in from the Bush and were stuck sleeping on the floor of the airport for up to 5 days. Kudos to Alaska Airlines. Their employees didn’t know any more than anyone else, but they were nice.
I have been working with the Mount St. Helens Anniversary Planning Committee for several months. The committee decided to celebrate the event throughout the 2010 tourist season. Everyone is invited to plan a new or promote an existing activity throughout the state. The Committee will promotion and advertise activities in three different categories: Signature Events (“It’s all about the 30th Anniversary”), Related Mountain Events (It’s all about the Mountain”) and Regional Events – everything else that is happening. A number of the signature events are taking place starting May 15th. (Check the Mount. St. Helens@30 calendar at CowlitzToday.com for all the activities.)
• May 15th - The Mount St. Helens Institute has organized the annual "It's a Blast" event at Coldwater Lake and Johnston Ridge, focused on volcano science in your back yard.
• May 16th - Cowlitz County Tourism Bureau is featuring a "Tell Your Story" event and display at the Hoffstadt Bluff Visitors Center. This event will highlight oral histories of firsthand accounts of the 1980 eruption.
• May 17th - The Mount St. Helens Visitors Center operated by Washington State Parks Recreation Commission will host a special event.
• May 14th to 18th - The Forest Learning Center operated by Weyerhaeuser, will be open extended days. Normal days of operation are Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• May 18th - Official Commemoration Program, Seismic Exhibit Unveiling and Amphitheater Ceremonial Ground Breaking at Johnston Ridge Observatory. The program will feature elected officials remarks culminating with a visual presentation by the National Geographic Magazine, highlighting the magazines M.S.H. 30th Anniversary May 2010 edition.
• August 14th - The "Awesome Hike" This ten mile hike starts early and goes from Johnston Ridge
Here are some websites that are covering all the activities:
Mount St. Helens Cowlitz County Tourism Bureau (official Web site)
http://www.visitmtsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Cowlitz County Tourism YouTube Channel (videos about Mount St. Helens)
http://www.youtube.com/user/CowlitzCountyTourism
Mount St. Helens Cowlitz County Tourism on Facebook (click the Facebook icon at top left of page, then log in)
http://www.visitmtsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Institute
http://mshinstitute.org/
Mount St. Helens Twitter Institute- get daily updates on what the volcano did 30 years ago
http://twitter.com/mshinstitute
Mount St. Helens Information Resource Center
http://www.mountsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Information Resource Center Twitter
http://twitter.com/mountsthelens
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/
Mount St. Helens - Natures Discovery site
http://www.mt-st-helens.com/index.html
I was impressed with the members of the committee because they were very interested in having art activities connected to the anniversary. To this end, the two Visitor’s Centers – Mount St. Helens (Mile 5, SR 504) and Hoffstadt Bluffs (Mile 13, SR 504) - are available for use by arts organizations. So far, two visual arts groups are mounting exhibits at the Silver Lake Visitor’s Center. For the Love of Art will be there May 18 to May 31 and the Columbian Artists Association will be there the month of June.
If you would like to plan a special activity or have an activity promoted by the committee, please send me a comment.
First Thursday Activities – June 3
Be sure and check out the Icons at Teague’s Gallery on June First Thursday. Bernadette Weber has been teaching an Icon Class at Teague's and student icons will be featured.
I was first introduced to Icons when I traveled to Russia in 1982 and visited many Russian Orthodox churches. An icon (from a Greek word for “image’) is a religious work of art. The icon is generally a flat panel painting of Jesus, Mary, saints, angels or the cross. I would have loved to purchase one but it was illegal to take Icons out of the country. So I had to wait until 1991 when an Alaskan artist, Bryan Birdsall, had an exhibit of Icons. My Icon is a copy of a 15th century Russian Icon.
Broadway Gallery, 1418 Commerce www.the-broadway-gallery.com/
The featured artists are Gini Smith (painting), Scott McRae (painting) and Gallery Students (various media).
Reception: 5:30 – 7:30pm. Music by John Crocker.
LCC Gallery at the Rose Center, 15th & Washington http://lowercolumbia.edu/gallery/
Annual Student Art Show. (Exhibit runs May 27 – June 11.)
Open until 7:00pm.
Longview Public Library Koth Gallery, 1600 Louisiana www.longviewlibrary.org/artschedule09.html
The featured artist is David Huffman (Photography)) (Exhibit closes June 3.)
Open until 8:00pm.
Lord & McCord Artworks, 1416 Commerce http://www.lindamccord.com/
The featured artist is Mike Smith, wood turning. Alan Brunk will be demonstrating collograph printing and Linda McCord will give a class in screen printing for children and adults.
Reception: 5:00 – 7:00pm.
Teague’s Interiors Mezzanine Gallery, 1267 Commerce http://www.teaguesinteriors.com/
http://www.visitmtsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Cowlitz County Tourism YouTube Channel (videos about Mount St. Helens)
http://www.youtube.com/user/CowlitzCountyTourism
Mount St. Helens Cowlitz County Tourism on Facebook (click the Facebook icon at top left of page, then log in)
http://www.visitmtsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Institute
http://mshinstitute.org/
Mount St. Helens Twitter Institute- get daily updates on what the volcano did 30 years ago
http://twitter.com/mshinstitute
Mount St. Helens Information Resource Center
http://www.mountsthelens.com/
Mount St. Helens Information Resource Center Twitter
http://twitter.com/mountsthelens
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/
Mount St. Helens - Natures Discovery site
http://www.mt-st-helens.com/index.html
I was impressed with the members of the committee because they were very interested in having art activities connected to the anniversary. To this end, the two Visitor’s Centers – Mount St. Helens (Mile 5, SR 504) and Hoffstadt Bluffs (Mile 13, SR 504) - are available for use by arts organizations. So far, two visual arts groups are mounting exhibits at the Silver Lake Visitor’s Center. For the Love of Art will be there May 18 to May 31 and the Columbian Artists Association will be there the month of June.
If you would like to plan a special activity or have an activity promoted by the committee, please send me a comment.
First Thursday Activities – June 3
Be sure and check out the Icons at Teague’s Gallery on June First Thursday. Bernadette Weber has been teaching an Icon Class at Teague's and student icons will be featured.
I was first introduced to Icons when I traveled to Russia in 1982 and visited many Russian Orthodox churches. An icon (from a Greek word for “image’) is a religious work of art. The icon is generally a flat panel painting of Jesus, Mary, saints, angels or the cross. I would have loved to purchase one but it was illegal to take Icons out of the country. So I had to wait until 1991 when an Alaskan artist, Bryan Birdsall, had an exhibit of Icons. My Icon is a copy of a 15th century Russian Icon.
Broadway Gallery, 1418 Commerce www.the-broadway-gallery.com/
The featured artists are Gini Smith (painting), Scott McRae (painting) and Gallery Students (various media).
Reception: 5:30 – 7:30pm. Music by John Crocker.
LCC Gallery at the Rose Center, 15th & Washington http://lowercolumbia.edu/gallery/
Annual Student Art Show. (Exhibit runs May 27 – June 11.)
Open until 7:00pm.
Longview Public Library Koth Gallery, 1600 Louisiana www.longviewlibrary.org/artschedule09.html
The featured artist is David Huffman (Photography)) (Exhibit closes June 3.)
Open until 8:00pm.
Lord & McCord Artworks, 1416 Commerce http://www.lindamccord.com/
The featured artist is Mike Smith, wood turning. Alan Brunk will be demonstrating collograph printing and Linda McCord will give a class in screen printing for children and adults.
Reception: 5:00 – 7:00pm.
Teague’s Interiors Mezzanine Gallery, 1267 Commerce http://www.teaguesinteriors.com/
Teague’s will be featuring Icons from the class taught by Bernette Weber.
Open until 7:00pm.
Java Joy Coffee House (in The Treasure House), 1252 Commerce Avenue
Featuring artists from For the Love of Art. www.ftloa.org/
Open until 7:00pm
ZoJo Coffee, 1335 14th Avenue http://www.zojocoffee.com/
Featuring a selection of African art from the private collection of Brian and Dana Cummings.
Open until 7:00pm.
The Bistro, 1329 Commerce Avenue www.thebistrobuzz.com/
Wine Tasting. Live music. Door Prizes. Reservations Recommended.
Hours: 5:00 - 8:00pm.
Open until 7:00pm.
Java Joy Coffee House (in The Treasure House), 1252 Commerce Avenue
Featuring artists from For the Love of Art. www.ftloa.org/
Open until 7:00pm
ZoJo Coffee, 1335 14th Avenue http://www.zojocoffee.com/
Featuring a selection of African art from the private collection of Brian and Dana Cummings.
Open until 7:00pm.
The Bistro, 1329 Commerce Avenue www.thebistrobuzz.com/
Wine Tasting. Live music. Door Prizes. Reservations Recommended.
Hours: 5:00 - 8:00pm.
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