The History Lunch got a little mention in the Times by Nicole Brodeur: "The music of time For years, pianist Overton Berryhas entertained crowds at the Sorrento and Doubletree hotels — including former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, who brought his future wife, Constance, to see Berry on one of their first dates. But when Berry took to the piano on the stage of the Paramount Theatre the other day with Evan Flory-Barnesand D’Vonne Lewis, it was to honor not just those days, but those to come. All are members of AFM (American Federation of Musicians) Local 493, the Negro Musicians’ Union, which included Ray Charles, Ernestine Andersonand Quincy Jones . It merged with Local 76 in 1958. The union was the centerpiece of HistoryLink’s annual fundraising luncheon, which every year highlights a new addition to the online encyclopedia. “It’s about time we do this,” said Dave Holden, an early member, along with his sister, Grace Holden, George Griffin, Barney Hilliardand Ruby Bishop, who still performs at Vito’s. Spotted in the crowd was former Mayor Greg Nickels, who declined to handicap the current mayor’s race. “I’m keeping a very low profile on that,” he demurred. There was always-moving King County Executive Dow Constantine; Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata; former Govs. Dan Evansand Mike Lowry; author Randy Sue Coburn; Mike Mann; Blueline Design owner Jonita Bernstein ; and, of course, Marie McCaffrey, widow of HistoryLink founder Walt Crowley . If you missed Berry, Flory-Barns and Lewis playing together at the luncheon, they’ve booked The Royal Room on Nov. 15, McCaffrey said. Her husband’s legacy — and Seattle’s — continues. As art activist Marlow Harris put it, “You know you’ve made it when you get a paragraph on HistoryLink.” seattletimes/html/localnews/2021884415_nicolenames24xml.html
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:45:55 +0000
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