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LOCAL
FRIDAY June 11, 1999 SECTION B
(front page of section)
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"These posters are a legacy to our region"
John Davies, Northwest Indiana Forum director of marketing
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Florentina Ramniceanu plays the violin with the Orion Ensemble Thursday at the unveiling of the new South Shore posters at the Chicago Cultural Center. Below is one of the 19 newest posters in the collection entitled "Windsurfing on Wolf Lake."
South Shore Poster premier
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| Regional poster series continues with 19 additions that were unveiled Thursday.
BY PHILIP POTEMPA
Times Staff Writer
CHICAGO -- Words can't capture the images showcased on the newest series of South Shore poster prints, according to the Northwest Indiana Forum.
"These posters are a legacy to our region," said John Davies, the forum's director of marketing. "What you are seeing on these posters are real images you can actually find in Northwest Indiana. These posters aren't only a symbol of our success, they
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Local poster unveiling
An unveiling and reception to share the 19 newest South Shore posters with the public will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 14 in the atrium of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road in Munster. The event and exhibit is sponsored by Sand Ridge Bank. The posters will remain on display at The Center through July. For more information, call (219) 836-1839. To order posters, call (877) 879-2115. |
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| are also an inspiration." The forum hosted a reception and unveiling Thursday of 19 new posters in the South Shore poster series at the Chicago Cultural Arts Center. Tom Bobrowski, executive vice president of the forum, told the artists, sponsoring patrons and guests gathered at the unveiling he was originally |
nervous about attempting to "recapture the flavor" of the original posters.
"I have five of the classic poster prints hanging in my home and I knew how precious these posters are to the region," Bobrowski said. "We were aware we were walking in big footsteps to try to recreate something that means so much to so many." |
The Northwest Indiana Forum first announced its $1 million campaign last summer and the details of the three-year project to resurrect the South Shore poster series to promote the region. The original series of posters, created more than 70 years ago for the same reason, were discontinued in 1929. |
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