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EDGAR 'YIP' HARBURG

• Date: Thursday, April 28th, 2005
   
• Time: 6:00 PM, EDT
   
• Location: Kauffman Concert Hall
  92nd Street Y
  1395 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY 10128-1612
   
• Scheduled:
  David Solomon, VP, Area Ops, NY Metro, USPS
  David Failor, Exec Director, Stamp Svcs, USPS
  Ernie Harburg (son), Harburg Foundation Pres.
  Sol Adler, Executive Director 92nd Street Y
   
• Background: The U.S. Postal Service honors E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, who wrote the lyrics for more than 600 popular songs, including "Over the Rainbow," created with composer Harold Arlen for the movie "The Wizard of Oz." Stamp designer Ethel Kessler began with a photograph taken by portrait photographer Barbara Bordnick in 1978, then added other elements including a rainbow and the lyric "somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue" from Harburg's Oscar-winning song.
  
  Performing Harburg's songs are Ben Harburg, Harburg's grandson; Michael Feinstein, Joel Grey, A.J. Irvin, Anne Jackson, Maureen McGovern, Kerry O'Malley, Catherine Russell, John Sloman, Eli Wallach and Terri White.
   

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