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Estrella Payton was another docent I had the good fortune to work with while America: Now and Here was in Kansas City. The first things I noticed about Estrella were her winsome smile (see below) and her graceful conversation. She’s fully capable and willing to…
Read more »Thus far navigating the vast terrain of America: Now and Here has been my sole pleasure, and guiding you through what it meant to Kansas City my spoiled privilege. Well, good work loves good company— so that stops now. I’d like to introduce a fellow…
Read more »Leonard Nimoy is famous for a number of things, but here are two biggies: he was the Christ-like Vulcan, Spock, from Star Trek; and he is a photographer who embraces nude models (so to speak). He had a photograph in the America: Now and Here…
Read more »Part of the challenge of America: Now and Here is to see it as more than an art show. People come to the exhibit and expect to talk about art, and some of them have a lot to say about the artists— the artist’s technique,…
Read more »6/22/11 “Justin Bieber should be dipped in chocolate,” was the text message a group of fifth graders instructed me to send to a multi-media display at America: Now and Here. The number of exclamation points they instructed me to use? Eight. The display was…
Read more »The America: Now and Here installation in Kansas City, May 5 through 30, was extremely successful. Community participation and response exceeded expectations and has been documented to tell the full story of the America: Now and Here experience. It was an honor to launch in…
Read more »There is a family activity guide that we provide at America: Now and Here, but there are no cartoon characters or balloon-shaped arrows leading to a kid’s area. The absence of boundaries has been refreshing, for me as a guide and for the children I’ve…
Read more »The Missouri River is expected to crest here in Kansas City in the next few days, after record levels of overflow have been released into the river from Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota. City officials are being reassuring about the 150,000 cubic feet of…
Read more »You never really knew who you would be talking to when you approached someone at the America: Now and Here exhibit. As a docent it helped to approach everyone the same way, with the same level of respect and interest; it was just being a…
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