SHORT TAKES : Perlman Aids Garde Project
Violinist Itzhak Perlman is giving advice on restoration of a 64-year-old theater and concert hall. Perlman, who was stricken with polio at age 4 and wears leg braces, is suggesting ways to make the theater accessible to disabled people.
Problems at the Garde Arts Center were apparent to Perlman when he performed a benefit concert there with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony in October.
“It’s no secret that the Garde, built in 1926, has some problems relating to access,” restoration committee chairman Carl Stoner said.
Committee members met recently at Perlman’s New York City apartment to go over their master plan.
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