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And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women’s Clothing Equality – Diane Johnston
How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing designed for men. From their invention, pockets in women’s fashion have represented independence—so much so that in the 18th century, laws were enacted to strip women of their personal liberty by making the contents of their pockets the property of their husband. The right to have pockets went hand-in-hand with the right to vote. And people today are still speaking out about the inequality between men’s and women’s clothing based on this simple storage system.
Join costume designer Diane Johnston to dig into the pockets of the past, tracing the history of the humble pocket to determine if the battle for equality may still be decided by a few inches of extremely influential fabric.
Avalon Glassworks from West Seattle is returning to the Museum of the North Beach in Moclips for their annual art glass float sale on Sunday, March 24 from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
The 2024 special edition Moclips float is called “Wild Iris” with colorful twisting bands of yellow, blue and green on a clear background. Each float measures 4″ in diameter and is stamped “Moclips-By-The-Sea” on the sealing button.
The float sells for $45.00 with 50% of the proceeds going to the Museum. This is the 20th special edition Moclips glass float produced by Avalon.
Meet the artists Jon & Shannon Felix, owners of Avalon Glassworks. They will be selling other incredible hand-blown art glass floats and special beach related sealife in glass. Visit their website at www.avalonglassworks.com.
If you cannot make it to this event, the museum does accept pre-orders. Contact the museum at 360-276-4441 or email moclipsdude@gmail.com. If you would like a “Wild Iris” float mailed to you, please include your zip code when pre-ordering.
Humanities Washington Speaker Event: Heaven on the Half Shell: Washington State’s Oyster Odyssey.-David George Gordon
Get to know the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved bivalve: the oyster. In this talk, author David George Gordon discusses three species— the Olympia, Eastern, and Pacific oysters— along with the people who have cultivated these delicacies for many generations.
Learn about the Native American sea gardens and clam beds that existed 11,500 years ago, as well as the contemporary efforts in our state to cultivate oysters, both native and introduced. Along the way, learn about the many surprising innovations that have made oysters such an enduringly popular and environmentally sustainable food. As the old saying goes: when the tide is out, the table is set.
Humanities Washington Speaker Event: Un-American Activities: The Blacklist Era and Hollywood-Robert Horton
“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?”
The answer to this question—or the refusal to answer it—cast hundreds of lives into turmoil at the dawn of the Cold War. The Red Scare that erupted in the 1940s allowed the House Committee on Un-American Activities to grab headlines by parading prominent Hollywood figures before the cameras. Witnesses could either defy the hearings at the risk of their own careers, or “name names”—inform on their colleagues and friends. The resulting blacklist threw many moviemaking professionals out of work.
This presentation, illustrated with film clips, tells the stories from this heartbreaking and scandalous era, and how notables such as Humphrey Bogart, Elia Kazan, and Charlie Chaplin were swept up in the frenzy. We’ll also ask a question: With today’s politics at a boiling point, are we living in such a period again?
CALLING ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
COSI ART FESTIVAL
JULY 13th COSMOPOLIS First and E Streets. 11 AM TO 4 PM.
SEEKING Students and Adults who are pros, hobbyists or dabblers!
All mediums and crafts: Painting, drawing, digital, jewelry, wood crafts, floral, fabric items, book authors, knitting & crochet, metalwork, photography et.al.
MUSICIANS. Student groups encouraged – play as long as you want. Schedule now.
SEND your details: include your EMAIL. & particular art or craft.
Booth fees from $10 to $30. Food Vendor spaces available. We will EMAIL follow-up details.
APPLICATION: Cosi Art Center. cosiartcenter@gmail.com
Free Family Event, Emergency Response Vehicles, Interactive Booths, Dunk Tank, Go-Bag Scavenger Hunt, Free Raffles & Much More!!
