Soumas Court, across from the Carnegie Library Museum, is an outdoor space telling the story of Perry through artistic tableaux.  Visitors enter the space through Reconfiguration, a pair of arches created by Rochester, NY, artist Albert Paley using materials from Perry’s daily life:  metal tools for farming,  mining, and railroad work.  People in the Perry area shared their lives in a tangible way by donating materials for the arches.  After passing through the arches, visitors encounter the Wall of Witnesses, a mural of ceramic plaques designed by artists David Dahlquist and Rebecca Ekstrand that depict well-known and well-loved men and women from Perry’s past and present.  Those honored include the town’s first librarian, Flora Bailey, and African-American musician Roy “Snake” Whyte.  Together, the life stories of these witnesses exemplify the many threads of Perry’s story.  Completing the trio of artistic offerings is a sculpture of George Soumas, former mayor of Perry.  Many threads of Perry history come together in Soumas’ own life.  The son of Greek immigrants, he had a distinguished career serving in World War II before returning to his hometown to serve as city and county attorney, judge, and mayor.