What are you doing tonight?
Historian Michael Bielawa, UB professor Eric Lehman and your intrepid OIB host will wax about the state’s largest city starting at 7 p.m. at the Barnum Museum. The house P.T. Barnum gifted to the city is recovering bit by bit from the explosive tornado that ripped through the downtown two years ago. Museum Director Kathy Maher is opening the doors tonight to allow us to pontificate and hear from you about things that matter.
We’ll cover industry, development, sports, politics, government, food, art, opera (okay, maybe not opera, unless it’s about Jenny Lind) and field audience questions on the state of the city. Come see us, come yell (well, not too loud) at us, join us. The spirit of Mr. Barnum, Jasper McLevy, Hi-Ho D’Addario and Pete “Sunshine” Brewster will be in the air. Who’s Pete Brewster? Show up tonight; we’ll let you know.
Good luck, and make sure you wax some civic officials.
Lennie,
Hope you can cover some ‘modern’ or ‘current history’ to bring us up to speed.
I assume there is a non-profit organization that raises funds to operate the Museum. Board? Budget? Employees? Hours?
I have heard the City owns the building itself and is responsible for the repairs due to the storm? I have observed funds approved in more than one area of the City budget for spending on the Museum. What are we paying for? Was any of the damage insured? Who is managing the City responsibility City side? Museum side? Timeline for full schedule? Thanks for inquiring. Time will tell.
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