First Ladies Take In Day of Culture

[alsame]

First Ladies Take In Day of Culture

By Alexi Mostrous
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 26, 2009

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25 -- As world leaders discussed the intricacies of global finance here at the staid Group of 20 meetings, their spouses enjoyed a more urbane Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh, taking in a concert at a performing arts school and then touring the Andy Warhol Museum.

First lady Michelle Obama joined 15 other first ladies and six wives of leading financial officials to hear performances by Yo-Yo Ma, the world-famous cellist, as well as by music students and other established musicians at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, a colorful modern building in the city's cultural district.

"The arts have the power to connect us to each other throughout nations like nothing else can," Obama told 250 excited students. "It is through our music, our literature, our art, drama and dance that we tell the story of our past and express hopes for our future."

After a group photo, the spouses enjoyed performances from 13 CAPA students; Ma; Trisha Yearwood, the country singer and cookbook author; and Sara Bareilles, whose No. 1 hit "Love Song" is on heavy rotation on Obama's iPod.


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[saracat]

1. Yay for the Arts. Michelle looked lovely! She should have had

Carla Bruni sing! Did Bruni speak?

[blue neen]

2. Yo-Yo Ma is right:

"Part of being a good citizen means you care about something that's bigger than yourself."


I'd love to see those picture enlarged! :)

[Cha]

4. Yes, it really does help to care about something

bigger than yourself and it even helps yourself:)

I'd love to see those pics bigger, too..thank you, alsame for this article on their day in Pittsburgh.

[alsame]

6. Hi, Cha. I just posted larger images of the lovely ladies below. nt

[alsame]

5. Here you go, larger photos!

[JNelson6563]

7. Isn't that beautiful?

Very diverse group sharing a day and they look so genuinely happy! It's like a snapshot representing the human family that we are. Now if only the rest of members of the human family could follow suit...

Julie

[mzteris]

8. Actually, No.

I'd rather be seeing more "First Gentlemen" in that group 'cause that would mean there are more WOMEN in the position of leadership/authority in this world.

Know what I mean??

[Cha]

10. No, I don't know what you mean..this is not

a gender thing..it's the people and we're in reality now and on a path that will only get better if we keep working very hard for it.

[Cha]

9. Thanks, alsame! You are way

too sweet! :)

[Beaverhausen]

11. Imagine what the world would be like of those women WERE the world leaders?

a much better place, IMHO.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. The Kennedys had Pablo Casals play at the White House.

The leading cellist of his day.

[zippy890]

12. What was in the Andy Warhol time capsule they opened?

we must needs know !

:hi:

and what Warhol silkscreen image did Carla Bruno-sarkhozy imprint on her totebag?

please someone find out.


:)

[alsame]

13. I've googled and googled and can't find the answers! And I really

was hoping for pictures of the totes but found nothing.x(

[zippy890]

14. well thanks anyway- nice pics

and we'll get to the bottom of these mysterie!

the time capsule is intriguing.