LaborFest IBEW Tour Benefits CSA
Tuesday, May 13, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The IBEW Museum Tour this Wednesday at 5:30p offers a
very special guided tour of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
(IBEW) museum. The IBEW museum – open only by appointment – presents an
interactive history of the IBEW from its founding until today, tracing the
fascinating development of the electrical industry over the last century through
displays of equipment used by members going back to the 1890’s, including a
collection of lightbulbs spanning more than a century. The LaborFest event
benefits the Metro Council’s Community Services Agency’s Emergency
Assistance Fund ($15/person; $25/couple; payment collected at door; cash or
check is fine), the tour will be led by IBEW Museum Curator Curtis
Bateman. Click here to RSVP.
Coming Up: Free
Tour of Ben Shahn WPA Murals (Thursday at 12
noon)
The VOA’s Independence Avenue lobby features historic murals
from the New Deal era, chiefly artist Ben Shahn’s “The Meaning of Social
Security.” Free but click here to RSVP
VOA, 330
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
- photo courtesy
IBEW