Tateuchi Center will be Gorgeous!

Betty Freeman, Delphine Stevens, Cathi Hatch,
 Karen Lytle, John Haynes, Joan Wallace

Yesterday, I attended a small ladies' luncheon at Karen Lytle's beautiful house on Hunts Point  to get an "insiders' peek" at the design of our future performing arts center on the Eastside - The Tateuchi Center.  Karen and I are both on the PACE Board (now renamed The Tateuchi Center Board) and along with fellow board member, Ann Gores, and a few other ladies from the neighborhood, had the opportunity to see the vision of what the performing arts center will look like both inside and out.  All the models were there for us to see which makes it so much easier to understand what the finished product will be.

Jan Sinegal, Dorothy Fluke, Ann Gores

Also attending the luncheon were Dorothy Fluke, Delphine Stevens, Jan Sinegal, Joan Wallace, and Betty Freeman.  Each of these women have great depth in the community so it was interesting to hear their perspectives and questions on the project.   

Linda Bonomi, Director of Development and John Haynes, President & CEO of The Tateuchi Center were there to answer questions and Gili Meerovitch, with Pfeifer Partners Architects (PPA) from Los Angeles did an amazing job as the outside expert and provided a woman’s point of view when discussing the architecture and interiors.  It was interesting to hear how much work she has done to research the history of Bellevue in order to bring those roots visually to the space.  And it was great fun to have the samples there to see and touch.  How exciting it will be to see The Tateuchi Center open and operating!


Gili Meerovitch, Pfeifer Partners Architects