Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 28, 1999, Page 28, Image 28

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April 28,1999_________________________ FOCUS____________________________( © I W t W V
At-A-Glance Launches Historic “ Millennium Tour9*
Year-Long Program Features 1,000 Years of History and The Nation's Hopes A llreams
A
T -A -G L A N C E, the n a tio n ’s
At th e e n d of its n a tio n w id e jo u rn ey ,
V in c i,
m o st re c o g n iz e d c a le n d a r
th e “H o p e s & D re a m s J o u r n a l” will
Franklin, A be
m an u fa ctu re r, is celeb ratin g
be p u t on display, offerin g future g e n ­
r a tio n s a u n iq u e in s ig h t in to th e
the new M illennium with a year e long,
national traveling to u r dedicated to pro­ hopes a n d d re am s o f th e c o untry lead­
ing in to th e new M illen n iu m . All o f
viding an insightful look at the passing
B en
Lincoln, T h o ­
m a s E d is o n
and Susan B.
A n th o n y ,
M illennium and displaying the N ation’s
th e sc h o o l’s e n trie s will be fe atu red
a lo n g
hopes and dream s for the future. Com ­
as a special M ille n n iu m display at th e
M
w ith
bining a specially designed traveling Mil­
New York P ublic L ib ra ry s ta rtin g in
L u th e r K in g
lennium M useum and the “H opes &
D e ce m b er o f 1999.
Jr. and J o h n F.
a r tin
D ream s Jo u rn a l,” the T our will travel
T h e M illennium T our m u seu m is
K ennedy on
th e country begin n in g D ecem ber 31,
a specially d e sig n ed 48-foot custom
th e last wall.
sto p p in g at over 50 cities, 35 m ajor
trailer w hich offers an interactive a n d
E a c h o f th e
events and m ore than 150 schools. T he
e d u c a tio n a l look b a c k a t th e m ajo r
five large wall
AT-A-GLANCE M illennium T our m u­
events, people a n d accom plishm ents
p a n e ls
seum and the “H opes & D ream s Jo u r­
o f th e p a s s in g M ille n n iu m w h ic h
cludes a “D id
n a l” will be com plem ented by an in­
sh a p e d o u r society a n d p o sitio n ed us
You K n o w ? ’
school educational cu rricu lu m which
to e n te r th e next.
tim e lin e
will be distributed to m ore than 70,000
Featuring ten life-size 9 foot panels
teachers across the country. M ajor p a rt­
d e p ic tin g im p o r ta n t p e o p le w hose
ners in the AT-A-GLANCE M illennium
“H opes
and
D r e a m s ” p e r s o n if y
T our include T H E H IS T O R Y C H A N
m an k in d ’s never-ending quest for better­
N E L and Sanford.
m ent, the Tour m useum includes five
A s th e T o u r m akes stops th ro u g h ­
large wall panels (1000-1450,1450-1600,
o u t th e c o u n try , th e A T -A -G LA N C E
1600-1800, 1800-1900, 1900-1950).
“H o p e s & D re a m s J o u r n a l,” an over­
E ach p an el highlights pivotal events
sized le a th e r b o o k , will be p erso n ally
a n d people from the tim e period, with
filled w ith th e in d iv id u a l h o p e s a n d
th e final wall h ig h lig h tin g the years
d re a m s o f n o ta b le p eople, school chil­
fro m 1950 to th e p r e s e n t a n d th e
d re n , celeb ritie s, sp o rts h e ro es, poli­
“H opes & D ream s Jo u rn a l.” T h e ten
tic ian s, in n o v a to rs a n d p e o p le w ho
featured individuals are L eif E riksson,
have positively im p a c te d o u r society.
M arco Polo, J o a n of A rc, L eonardo da
in ­
in ­
cluding inter­
e s tin g
fa cts
and inventions
which have im-
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Sunday, May 2 from 10 AM to 6 PM.
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