A Day Off on June 26
This was the second day to relax on our trip. We went to Bandelier National Monument, Valle Calderas, Los Alamos, and White Rock during the morning. It was a blistering hot day and uncharacteristic of the typical Santa Fe weather. By late afternoon, I met up with Jo Whaley, the other Volume Editor (images) and the photographer of “The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple: Freemasonry, Architecture and Theatre.” We signed each other’s books for a few hours and then went out to dinner at a phenomenal Japanese restaurant – “Ten Thousand Waves” Izanami Restaurant. . The rest of the evening was spent recapping the events tat have occurred over the past four years and planning for future projects. The best part of the entire project has remained meeting and working with Jo.
To be continued…
Author: waszut_barrett@me.com
Wendy Rae Waszut-Barrett, PhD, is an author, artist, and historian, specializing in painted settings for opera houses, vaudeville theaters, social halls, cinemas, and other entertainment venues. For over thirty years, her passion has remained the preservation of theatrical heritage, restoration of historic backdrops, and the training of scenic artists in lost painting techniques. In addition to evaluating, restoring, and replicating historic scenes, Waszut-Barrett also writes about forgotten scenic art techniques and theatre manufacturers. Recent publications include the The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple: Freemasonry, Architecture and Theatre (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2018), as well as articles for Theatre Historical Society of America’s Marquee, InitiativeTheatre Museum Berlin’s Die Vierte Wand, and various Masonic publications such as Scottish Rite Journal, Heredom and Plumbline. Dr. Waszut-Barrett is the founder and president of Historic Stage Services, LLC, a company specializing in historic stages and how to make them work for today’s needs. Although her primary focus remains on the past, she continues to work as a contemporary scene designer for theatre and opera.
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