Barenaked Ladies give the Shimmer Wall the lyrical treatment.
TC: Hey Russ. What did you think of the Shimmer Wall lighting? RS: No Comment. See What They Didn’t Say Below The Fold
Across McDowell from the Shimmer wall tonight at 8:45, Mayor Meeker and the CEO of Cree will light the shimmer wall up, officially. Even though we covered it last week with pictures, Cree has to get their 1,000,000 s worth of press so tonight is the private government ceremony. Here’s hoping they get a big Frankenstein style switch. A preview of what you might see: Convention Center Shimmer Wall Lights Slide Show
Update: At 8:45 pm on Thursday, Sept. 4, Cree CEO and Chairman Chuck Swoboda will join Mayor Charles Meeker to flip the switch and light the Shimmer Wall for the first official time. This Week Cree’s LED lighting system behind the Shimmer wall was turned on, presenting the city with a rainbow of light. Click above for larger images. RSS Readers Click Through To See Slide Show All images Copyright 2008 New Raleigh.
The last panels of the Raleigh Convention Center Shimmer Wall were installed Saturday. Minus a couple of minor details and the LED lighting, the installation is complete. (Updated with Images from Monday June 30th) Images and Videos, below the fold.
It has been just over two weeks since the Shimmer Wall started construction and it looks like it should be 99% complete by the weekend. Photos and Video below the fold.
As we announced last week, the Shimmer Wall at the Raleigh Convention Center in Downtown Raleigh has started installation. Almost a week later and the pace has picked up on the construction of one of the largest public art projects in the area and we have photos and video below the fold.