<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;
margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Adrienne Fernandez [mailto:Adrienne.Fernandez@wssb.wa.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 04, 2013 12:15 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Samurai! featured at November 21 tour for the visually impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Sylvia Lurie [mailto:shlurie@spiritone.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 03, 2013 1:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sharon Elder; Carolyn Briggs; Vincent Gwozdz; Kristen at Hearthstone; Elizabeth Moore; S. Kurth; E. J. Anderson; Patricia Kepler; Sigrid Button, CEI; Richard Turner; Elizabeth Moore; Shirley Szonderwan; Katie Coughlin; Lindsey Schneider, CEI; Melissa Harmon, Terwilliger Plaza; John Boyer, CEI; S. McCallum; I. M. McConachy; Adrienne Fernandez; Leslie Anderson; Karmay Miller<br><b>Subject:</b> Samurai! featured at November 21 tour for the visually impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Please pass this information on to anyone you know who might be interested. Thanks. Sylvia</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>-----------------------------<br>RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW FOR <i>SAMURAI!</i> TOUR AT THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Travel back in time and discover remarkable objects that illuminate the life, culture, and pageantry of the samurai, the revered and feared warriors of Japan. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Our November 21 tour for the visually impaired visits the Museum’s current hit, <a href="https://portlandartmuseum.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.portlandartmuseum.org%2fspecial%2fsamurai&srcid=25670&srctid=1&erid=1640373&trid=bd3489fa-eb8d-4b98-8cdd-c71ec172b835"><i>Samurai! Armor from the Barbier-Mueller Collection</i></a>. The show features a treasure trove of gear made for high-ranking warriors and <i>daimyo</i> (provincial governors) of the 14th through 19th centuries… complete suits of armor, helmets and face guards, weapons, horse trappings, and more. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Detailed descriptions of the objects plus statuettes of samurai warriors, samples of materials used to make the armor and other tactile aids will help you experience this unique art form. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The one-hour tour begins at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, November 21. Participants assemble at the museum’s main entrance, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland. (Those requiring a ramp should come in at the Members Entrance on the north side of the building.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The tour is free with museum membership. Non-museum members who are visually impaired pay $3 for museum admission and may bring in one helper at no charge. Children 17 and under are free. Seating is provided, and guide dogs are welcome. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal'><b><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tickets are required to visit this exhibit. If you plan to attend the tour please let us know <u>at least two days before the tour</u> so we can reserve your ticket. Call and leave a message at 503-276-4290.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>