Pittsburg/Hamilton
So the new H magazine has a little tidbit about the up coming talk by Bill Strickland, here’s a little bit from the article…
“Strickland grew up in Manchester, an inner-city neighbourhood in Pittsburgh, and with the caring attention of his high school art teacher he began to turn his life around. He attended college (something he may not have done without the mentoring of his teacher) and came back to Pittsburgh to found The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. The Guild is an after-school arts program that has continued to grow since its’ founding. Because of his success here he was asked to lead the Bidwell Training Center in 1971. This Center worked to give vocational training to citizens of Pittsburgh who were unemployed due to the declining steel industry.”
Event Details-A Tale of Two Cities – November 30th, Hamilton Place Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets are free, and can be picked up at Mohawk College Enterprise (MCE), 101A-175 Longwood Road South (located on the first floor at the McMaster Innovation Park).
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Thanks for promoting this event on your website. I’m working with the JPC (hosts of the event along with the City of Hamilton) to help spread the words of Bill Strickland by live-tweeting highlights and excerpts from the event using my Twitter account (@jwestera) the night of the 30th. I will be using the Twitter hashtag #hamiltonnow. If you’re unable to attend, I would love if you would join in the conversation on Twitter. Hope to see you there!