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ToonSeum pairs up former Pittsburgh mayors and editorial cartoonists in historic event
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 13, for a historic, and most likely hysterical, ToonSeum event featuring a couple of unforgettable former Pittsburgh mayors and a couple of editorial cartoonists, all of whom have left an indelible mark on the city.
The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s museum of cartoon arts, is celebrating the city’s 250th birthday with “Drawn to the Hive: Cartooning Pittsburgh’s Mayors,” a retrospective of more than 50 years of mayoral cartoons.
On Sept. 13, some of those mayoral cartoons will come to life as former Pittsburgh Mayors Sophie Masloff and Tom Murphy join editorial cartoonists Rob Rogers and Tim Menees in an unprecedented matchup of wits.
The former city leaders will share their thoughts on maintaining a sense of humor in office. Menees, a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist, and Rogers, the newspaper's current editorial cartoonist, will share some of their favorite mayoral cartoons.
There’s something for all ages: Youngsters will get a chance to ask the former mayors questions during the Kids Press Conference at 2:30 p.m.; the grown-ups will be encouraged to chime in during a panel discussion on Pittsburgh, politics and cartoons at 3 p.m.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors will be invited to:
= Draw campaign cartoons and posters;
= Vote for their favorite cartoon mayor;
= Participate in cartooning demonstrations and workshops.
To commemorate this historic event, a special limited edition print signed by the cartoonists and mayors will be available for purchase.
IF YOU GO
What: Former Pittsburgh mayors join editorial cartoonists at ToonSeum
When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008
Activities from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Kids Press Conference at 2:30 p.m.
Where: The ToonSeum at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Admission: The family activities and exhibition are included with paid admission to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The panel discussion at 3 p.m. is free and open to the public.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 13, for a historic, and most likely hysterical, ToonSeum event featuring a couple of unforgettable former Pittsburgh mayors and a couple of editorial cartoonists, all of whom have left an indelible mark on the city.
The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s museum of cartoon arts, is celebrating the city’s 250th birthday with “Drawn to the Hive: Cartooning Pittsburgh’s Mayors,” a retrospective of more than 50 years of mayoral cartoons.
On Sept. 13, some of those mayoral cartoons will come to life as former Pittsburgh Mayors Sophie Masloff and Tom Murphy join editorial cartoonists Rob Rogers and Tim Menees in an unprecedented matchup of wits.
The former city leaders will share their thoughts on maintaining a sense of humor in office. Menees, a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist, and Rogers, the newspaper's current editorial cartoonist, will share some of their favorite mayoral cartoons.
There’s something for all ages: Youngsters will get a chance to ask the former mayors questions during the Kids Press Conference at 2:30 p.m.; the grown-ups will be encouraged to chime in during a panel discussion on Pittsburgh, politics and cartoons at 3 p.m.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors will be invited to:
= Draw campaign cartoons and posters;
= Vote for their favorite cartoon mayor;
= Participate in cartooning demonstrations and workshops.
To commemorate this historic event, a special limited edition print signed by the cartoonists and mayors will be available for purchase.
IF YOU GO
What: Former Pittsburgh mayors join editorial cartoonists at ToonSeum
When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008
Activities from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Kids Press Conference at 2:30 p.m.
Where: The ToonSeum at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Admission: The family activities and exhibition are included with paid admission to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The panel discussion at 3 p.m. is free and open to the public.