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DOTTY'S DIMENSIONS CONTINUES:
 A twice-yearly zine.

Format:
  The odd-numbered issues cover my New York City trips and Balticon, a science fiction convention.

  In the even-numbered issues, I'll write about another NYC trip, some trips to Philadelphia, and another science fiction convention: Philcon.

STOP PRESS:
 Publications of MY CAPITAL TIME will end, and starting with DDC Issue #7, all odd-numbered issues will cover Washington, DC, and Lunacon.
 The even-numbered issues will still cover New York City, Philadelphia, and Philcon.

⤓ ISSUE 10
01 - NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
02 - UNION SQUARE
03 - GREENWICH VILLAGE
04 - METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
05 - PHILCON 2010

Theaters and Plays 11-13-10 to 2-4-11

  MMT 2010/2011

1. Walnut St. Theater
2. Loews Kips Bay
3. Regal Union Square
4. AMC Loews Lincoln Square

DDC #10

 DDC #10

1. New York City
2. Philadelphia
3. Philcon

Old State House, Hartford, CT

     Saturday, July 17, 2010: I spent the weekend revisiting Hartford, Connecticut, and I entered the Old State House, 800 Main St. (860-522-6766) for the first time. This late 18th-century building served as the state capitol until 1873. Then from 1873 to 1915, the building functioned as Hartford City Hall. When the city threatened to demolish the building in 1917, the Colonial Dames lobbied to save this building. In time, workers restored the building, and later, it became a museum opened to the public. When I was there, I saw the Representatives Chamber restored to its 1790s appearance. Next, the Senate Chamber looked the way it did in the late 1800s when it served as the City Council Chamber for Hartford. Other rooms in this building included the Courtroom, Comptroller's Office (that showed a video about the building's history), and the Governor's Office. One of the most interesting rooms was a very early (late 1700s) Museum of Curiosities with its usual and unusual exhibits in artworks, science, and natural history. (At that time, seeing those exhibits gave the public a chance to view objects and animals from different corners of the world that they wouldn't have a chance to see otherwise.) Finally, a room in the lower level presented texts, pictures, and exhibit items explaining USA, CT, and Hartford history. After lunch, I walked a few blocks away and revisited the Wadsworth Atheneum art museum. (I visited the Wadsworth during my 1995 visit.) This has been one of the oldest art museums in the USA, and its collection included art in paintings, sculptures, and decorative items dating back to the 1400s into the 21st century from Europe. Its USA collection of art went back from the 17th century to the present.

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High Point State Park

Franklin Mineral Museum

Wild West City

New Jersey State Fair

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Clearview Chelsea

Cinema Village

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THE STATE I’M IN is a yearly column about my once-a-month New Jersey trips.

⤓ Issue #5:
I visited the sights to see in New Jersey's northern-most county: Sussex County.

1.   HIGH POINT STATE PARK
2.   FRANKLIN MINERAL MUSEUM
3.   WILD WEST CITY
4.   SCRANBERRY COOP ANTIQUE CENTER
5.   STERLING HILL MINE MUSEUM
6.   TOMAHAWK LAKE
7.   PETERS VALLEY CRAFT CENTER
8.   NJ STATE FAIR
9.   OLDE LAFAYETTE VILLAGE
10. SUSSEX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM
11. STOKES STATE FOREST
12. LAFAYETTE MILL ANTIQUE CENTER

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STOP PRESS: MY CAPITAL TIME 2008 marks the end of this series. Starting with DDC #7, my Washington, DC, trips will appear in the odd-numbered issues.
Instead of MY CAPITAL TIME, I'll be writing a yearly column called MOSTLY MATINEE TIME. Portions of this column will appear in different publications, but I will offer the whole column plus two black and white pictures under the same conditions as my former Washington, DC, column. This column will cover four shows per year that I'll be attending:
A theater in Philadelphia and three films in New York City.

⤓ MOSTLY MATINEE TIME 2010:

Philadelphia Theater:
(1) Suzanne Roberts Theater--Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-ass Wit of Molly Ivins

NYC Cinemas:
(2) Clearview Chelsea--Kick Ass
(3) Cinema Village--Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies
(4) Lincoln Plaza--Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

The State I'm In #5

 Issue #5

1. Sussex County

DDC #9

 DDC #9

1. Lunacon
2. Washington D.C.

 

Theaters and Plays 4-3-10 to 7-1-10

 MMT 2010

1. Suzanne Roberts Theater
2. Clearview Chelsea
3.  Cinema Village
4.  Lincoln Plaza

DDC09

 

DOTTY'S DIMENSIONS CONTINUES:
 A twice-yearly zine.

Format:
  The odd-numbered issues cover my New York City trips and Balticon, a science fiction convention.

  In the even-numbered issues, I'll write about another NYC trip, some trips to Philadelphia, and another science fiction convention: Philcon.

STOP PRESS:
 Publications of MY CAPITAL TIME will end, and starting with DDC Issue #7, all odd-numbered issues will cover Washington, DC, and Lunacon.
 The even-numbered issues will still cover New York City, Philadelphia, and Philcon.

⤓ ISSUE 9
01 - LUNACON 2010
02 - CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
03 - KENNEDY CENTER
04 - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
05 - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY