Courtesy of the Cariboo Regional District:
The Cariboo Regional District announced today that Chris Harris and Rita Giesbrecht will be making a photographic presentation of their recent trip to Prague at the Williams Lake and 100 Mile Branch libraries.
Harris and Giesbrecht visited Prague during the carnival season. Harris is a renowned local photographer who has published several books of photography of the Cariboo Chilcotin including Flyover : British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin Coast : an aviation legacy (2012) and Motherstone : British Columbia's volcanic plateau (2010).
The couple wanted a unique trip experience; something completely different than their usual travel as wilderness photographers and back-country trekkers.
“Along with the artistic richness of Old World Europe, Prague overwhelms the senses as one of the most intact and protected cities architecturally and physically,” stated Harris. “Having survived destruction and razing by invading armies from the beginnings of human history, through the glory days of the Roman Empire and the Hapsburg regime, Prague is a glorious feast of rare Gothic, Baroque, and every other kind of building right up to its most recent history as a Soviet-dominated communist country.”
The evening will include a slideshow presentation, with commentary from Harris and Giesbrecht as well as a Question and Answer segment. Admission for this event is free, but patrons should arrive early as seating is limited.
The dates of the presentations include:
Friday, Feb. 14, 7-8:30 p.m.
Williams Lake Branch
Suite A, 180 North Third Avenue
250-392-3630 - wlake@cariboord.bc.ca
Wednesday, Feb 19 - 6:30-8pm
100 Mile House Branch
449 South Birch Avenue
250-395-2332 - ohmlib@cariboord.bc.ca
Further information is available by contacting your local CRD Library branch or online at cln.bc.ca.
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