Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Steves is good, so is his show
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Weekly Herald/CHRIS GOODENOW
Rick Steves (right) talks to Cascade Symphony Orchestra Conductor Michael Miropolsky during a break in rehearsal at Mountlake Terrace High School for their production of "Rick Steve's Europe, A Symphonic Journey" that is to run Oct. 23 and 24 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.
“Rick is good.”
That's how Russian-born Cascade Symphony Orchestra conductor Michael Miropolsky characterized Rick Steves during our talk about “Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey with the Cascade Symphony,” which will play at Edmonds Center for the Arts this upcoming weekend.
The program will spotlight Steves' travel films and live commentary and feature the orchestra's take on prominent nineteenth-century European composers such as Grieg, Strauss, Wagner and Verdi, among others.
Also, the program will be filmed for public television, is planned to go national next year and sends Steves' message, which is that travel brings people together, makes for more enlightened citizenship and is a lot of fun.
“I have a passion for helping Americans understand the patriot reawakening in nineteenth-century Europe,” Steves said. “My commentary will provide historical context. Music is an example.”
So what?
Here is a lifelong Edmonds resident, phenomenally successful businessman, best-selling author, TV and radio host, dedicated fundraiser and major contributor to worthy causes and all-around solid human being.
Example: Rick Steves has pledged $1 million dollars to Edmonds Center for the Arts over the next 10 years. Why? For the tax breaks?
Steves' answer: “It's my way of giving back the Bush tax cuts. Anyone who thinks rolling back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will cause them economic hardship is either dishonest or screwed up.”*
This man thinks big, talks big and walks his talk. Miropolsky is right. “Rick is good.”
Reactions? Comments? Email Dale Burrows at grayghost7@comcast.net or entertainment@weeklyherald.com.
‘Europe: A Symphonic Journey'
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24
Where: Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N
Tickets: $10-$25, www.ricksteves.com/symphony or 425-275-9595
Correction, Oct. 20, 2011: An earlier version of this story misquoted Steves about rolling back the Bush tax cuts.
That's how Russian-born Cascade Symphony Orchestra conductor Michael Miropolsky characterized Rick Steves during our talk about “Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey with the Cascade Symphony,” which will play at Edmonds Center for the Arts this upcoming weekend.
The program will spotlight Steves' travel films and live commentary and feature the orchestra's take on prominent nineteenth-century European composers such as Grieg, Strauss, Wagner and Verdi, among others.
Also, the program will be filmed for public television, is planned to go national next year and sends Steves' message, which is that travel brings people together, makes for more enlightened citizenship and is a lot of fun.
“I have a passion for helping Americans understand the patriot reawakening in nineteenth-century Europe,” Steves said. “My commentary will provide historical context. Music is an example.”
So what?
Here is a lifelong Edmonds resident, phenomenally successful businessman, best-selling author, TV and radio host, dedicated fundraiser and major contributor to worthy causes and all-around solid human being.
Example: Rick Steves has pledged $1 million dollars to Edmonds Center for the Arts over the next 10 years. Why? For the tax breaks?
Steves' answer: “It's my way of giving back the Bush tax cuts. Anyone who thinks rolling back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will cause them economic hardship is either dishonest or screwed up.”*
This man thinks big, talks big and walks his talk. Miropolsky is right. “Rick is good.”
Reactions? Comments? Email Dale Burrows at grayghost7@comcast.net or entertainment@weeklyherald.com.
‘Europe: A Symphonic Journey'
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24
Where: Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N
Tickets: $10-$25, www.ricksteves.com/symphony or 425-275-9595
Correction, Oct. 20, 2011: An earlier version of this story misquoted Steves about rolling back the Bush tax cuts.