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September 3, 2008
We all have our favorite places to share with family and friends visiting our region for the first time. From Pike Place Market to the Wing Luke Asian Art Museum in the I.D., from Bellevue Art Museum to the Center for Wooden Boats at South Lake Union, from Northwest Film Forum on Capital Hill to the Village Theatre in Issaquah, King County boasts an incredible wealth of arts and heritage programs and destinations for cultural travelers.
4Culture works closely with the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) to support their efforts to communicate the diversity and excellence in cultural assets of our region to visitors. Last year, the SCVB produced a terrific brochure, The Artists' Guide to Seattle. It's a unique look at beloved destinations from the eyes of "sixteen painters, sculptors, writers, dancers, theatre directors, photographers, glass artists, musicians, singers and more."
I've been thinking about this guide lately as I work with my colleagues to plan an upcoming national conference, Americans for the Arts, which will be held in Seattle in June of 2009.
One of the main tasks we local hosts are charged with is planning twelve to fourteen ArtVentures that the 1600 visiting artists and arts administrators can attend. The idea is to get conference goers out of meetings and on the streets for a half day cultural adventure. It's an opportunity to show off the depth and breadth of culture in Seattle and its environs.
Our brainstorming with partner organizations has been a lot of fun and reminds us that we live in an amazingly diverse and interesting place -- so interesting, in fact, that we couldn't keep within the suggested range of twelve to fourteen tours. It looks like we'll have about twenty different themed experiences to offer AFTA visitors! We're proud to live in a region where there are more unique neighborhoods and events happening than any visitor could possibly hope to cram into a summer week in the NW.
We're still finalizing the details, but when we're done, all of the tour descriptions will be posted on the Americans for the Arts website. Check them out. The next time you have visitors from outside the region, take them on an ArtVenture. In the meantime, feel free to visit the SCVB online for a wonderful array of cultural visitor's guides to inspire your next adventure.
Jim Kelly
Executive Director
The lead on planning for Americans for the Arts is The Seattle Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, aided by 4Culture, the Seattle Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Washington State Arts Commission, Washington State Arts Alliance, Paul G Allen Family Foundation, ArtsFund, City of Bellevue, City of Kent and City of Tacoma.
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reception September 4, 2008, 6 to 8pm
exhibit September 4 to 26, 2008
www.4culture.org/publicart/gallery
Seattle artist Chauney Peck employs brilliant vinyl cut-outs to tell the story of trash on the streets and how we manage our natural resources. On an extended trip through Central America, Peck saw haunting landscapes with burning piles of tires, trees covered with shopping bags or rugged coastlines dotted with confetti-like plastic. She discovered a parallel beauty and absurdity in the urban detritus and makeshift shelters in Seattle. These images fuel her fascination with the humorous and morose ways humans manage the natural environment. This plethora of broken things inspires Peck to see beauty in the temporary monuments to once loved domestic goods.
image: © Lander Chairs, Chauney Peck, 2008, detail, vinyl on paper
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opening reception October 2, 2008, 4 to 7pm
www.4culture.org/publicart
Mark your calendars for First Thursday in October (4-7 pm) when Harborview Hospital will host a rare opportunity to view newly acquired artwork for the Norm Maleng building. With ambitious integrated artworks by Beliz Brother and Gloria Bornstein on the 9th Avenue streetscape, six commissioned lobby installations and a landscape themed collection of 56 wall mounted works, 4Culture 1% for Art programming is complemented by the Harborview Art Program's installation of new portable works in all media, including the Contemporary Northwest Ceramics Collection, built around a recent donation from Anne Gould Hauberg. Shuttle service will be available every 20 minutes for patrons traveling between Pioneer Square First Thursday and the Maleng Building. Docents will be available on each floor of the Maleng Building to answer questions.
image: © Love,Aiko Takamori, 2008, detail
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By Jim Turner, Arizona historical society
Re-printed with permission from the American Association for State and Local History
Nashville, TN, Dispatch, August 2008
www.aaslh.org
Rapid demographic changes have created a crisis for local museums. How can longtime residents involve new arrivals in their museums? Community recognition is a good starting place. Local governments, chambers of commerce, libraries, and schools should know what their museums have to offer, and what they need. Studies show that new arrivals prefer to move to a town with heritage, culture, and community activities. Civic leaders should understand that their local museum is a leading source of attraction and involvement for potential new residents and relocating industries. 1
A good first step is to add members to the board of directors. Local museums should select candidates for their energy, enthusiasm, and open-mindedness. Board members should be encouraged to learn how other museums operate. Directors should appoint a task force to explore the paths to progress. To pass the baton with little strife, museum founders can be given important tasks only they can fulfill, such as identifying photographs, gathering oral histories, and writing brief histories of businesses, people and events.
New exhibits attract news coverage. Short-term exhibits on the Depression, the World War II home front, local sports, multicultural residents, schools, historic photographs, or other universal topics, approached from a local angle, can help teachers coordinate museum exhibits with classroom teaching. 2
Some museums attract new residents by special events and partnering with local groups. One museum hosts a Mother's Day concert, while others offer tours of the area. Some museums provide weekly historic photographs to local newspapers. They provide their city councils with a "history minute" for public meetings. Libraries and visitor centers provide space for mini-exhibits, and older businesses purchase historic photos to display in their lobbies. 3
All these museum-saving solutions call for involved, dedicated community members. Those of us in larger institutions know how to spot these people. It is our job to support and encourage them. They cannot do it alone. Their first job should be to find at least two others with as much passion as they have who can work as a team to make their local museum an active part of their rapidly changing community.
Notes:
1 Florida, Richard, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (New York, Basic Books, 2002); Notes from the First National Cultural Tourism Conference, March 24, 2005: www.civictourism.org/documents/FraserTalk.doc and www.culturalheritagetourism.org/newsletter/index.html.
2 Mesa Historical Society Museum in Mesa, Arizona is a good example of adding 20th Century history exhibits to what was originally a pioneer heirloom museum. They also coordinate lesson plans for local teachers: www.mesaaz.org
3 Sedona Historical Society uses several of these techniques:www.sedonamuseum.org.
Ask FSA is a forum where members of the Field Services Alliance (FSA) share issues and questions they come across in their daily work. The FSA is an organization of individuals, offices, and agencies that provide training opportunities, guidance, technical services, and other forms of assistance to local historical societies, archives, libraries, gardens, zoos, and museums in their respective states or regions. Learn more about FSA at www.aaslh.org/FSA.
image: © Seattle P-I/MOHAI (detail)
Motorcycle hill climbs were popular in the 1930s. The object of the timed competition was to see who could get to the top first without falling off his bike. This rider wears a football helmet and rides an Indian motorcycle. The Indian Motorcycle Company was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer before World War I. View or purchase historical images at Seattle P-I/MOHAI.
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www.4culture.org/preservation
The City of Bothell's Landmark Preservation Board will celebrate the community's 2009 centennial with a new book chronicling the city's growth from a small crossroads community on the north edge of Lake Washington to a modern suburb. Scheduled for publication this fall, Bothell: Then & Now is a 160-page pictorial history of the city that started as lumber and shingle-making town which evolved into one of the fastest growing satellite cities of Seattle and Bellevue.
Bothell: Then & Now is the latest project of Bothell's Landmark Preservation program, which started in 1987. The city has 18 recognized national, state, and local landmark properties, which are documented in the book's seven chapters.
image: © Bothell: Then & Now, 2008, courtesy of City of Bothell Landmark Preservation
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deadline October 20, 2008
www.4culture.org/publicart
Public Art 4Culture is now accepting applications for the new volume of the Artist Registry which is organized into three categories: Parts, Sites and Plans. All are open to professional artists residing in the United States.
Artists selected for inclusion in the Registry are pre-qualified for a variety of public and private art commissions with budgets that range from $10,000 to $1 million. One of the only web publications of such breadth in the field, the Registry is widely utilized by public agencies, design professionals and private developers. This volume will be operational for three to five years.
A comprehensive Call for Artists can be downloaded from our website. If you have questions about the online application process, your eligibility or which category best suits you, please plan to attend one of our free application workshops.
image: © 4Culture
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deadline September 15
apply: www.4culture.org/publicart
The lobby of the King County Correctional Facility, which currently offers little space for visitors to congregate, is being renovated. Part of the improvement includes two opportunities for public art: $20,000 is available for artist made seating elements and $75,000 for integrated low-relief sculpture, murals, large-scale photographic prints or light-based works to activate the main passage between the first two floors of the building. Artists residing in WA, OR, CA, or BC (Canada) are invited to apply.
image: © King County website - www.kingcounty.gov
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deadline September 15, 2008
apply online: www.sitespecificarts.org
Guidelines and applications for 4Culture's 2009 SITE-SPECIFIC program are currently available online. While all proposals will be considered, SITE-SPECIFIC and Arts 4Culture especially welcome projects that commemorate the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial.
image: © Laura Curry and Lori Dillon perform Performance Memoirs in a storefront window in Burien beginning Friday, September 5 at 5pm and running continuously for 30 hours. Learn more details about SITE-SPECIFIC and the current performance schedule at www.sitespecificarts.org
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4Culture is delighted to announce the first artists selected to premiere work on e4c, 4Culture's new electronic storefront gallery. Media artists working in all genres were invited to apply and 11 artists were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants from around the country. From complex, technical digital animation to subtle narrative pieces, the chosen works represent a diverse sampling of electronic media. Projects selected for e4c will be presented as soon they have been adapted to the site, as early as October 2008. e4c consists of four LCD monitors located adjacent to Gallery4Culture facing Prefontaine Place South in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. This new street-level media gallery is visible by foot, bike, car or bus to more than 20,000 people each day (as estimated by Metro Transit). e4c's regular exhibition hours will be 7am to 7pm, but may be extended if programming and equipment allows.
Selected Artists:
Tina Aufiero, Seattle, WA
Perry Bard, New York, NY
Thom Heileson & Wyndel Hunt, Seattle, WA
Stephen Hilyard, Madison, WI
Salise Hughes, Seattle, WA
Bennett Morris, Portland, ME
Heather Dew Oaksen, Seattle, WA
Relja Penezic, Los Angeles, CA
Kamran Sadeghi, Seattle, WA
Gazelle Samizay, Tucson, AZ
Robert Zverina, Seattle, WA
image: © Always, Stephen Hilyard, 2008, (still)
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Artists Gene Gentry McMahon and Bill FitzGibbons were recently selected to create works for The Chinook Building, the newest King County office building in downtown Seattle.
McMahon, a Seattle native, was selected for the project called 13 Visionaries. As part of the opening of the building, the King County Executive and Council members recognized 13 citizens by naming the floors of the new building after these outstanding individuals. To make visitors more aware of the achievements of these citizens, McMahon will be creating artwork to document some aspect of their life and work. The panel that selected the artist was impressed with her love of research and her remarkable drawing and portraiture skills.
FitzGibbons lives in San Antonio, Texas where he has completed several large-scale, colorful public art projects that utilize computer-controlled LED lighting. The panel selected him for the pedestrian concourse area that links the Chinook Building to the County parking garage. FitzGibbons' idea to activate the space with shifting light and color will transform an otherwise dreary passageway into an engaging experience for daily users of the concourse.
Both artworks will be completed in 2009. The Chinook Building was developed for King County by Wright Runstad & Company using a non-profit/private/public partnership model.
image: © Light Channels, Bill FitzGibbons, 2007, computer controlled LED lights, perforated aluminum, concrete, commissioned by the City of San Antonio and TX/DOT
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Arizona based artist, Barbara Grygutis will join the King County Department of Transportation Bridge Division and consultant HNTB Corporation on the South Park Bridge Replacement Project design team.
The existing bridge, which spans the Duwamish River, is a historic landmark more than 75 years old and in very poor condition. It scores the lowest ranking among major high traffic volume bridges in the Seattle area. The project design work will provide for an entirely new replacement bridge.
Barbara has completed more than fifty major public art commissions throughout the United States since the 1980s. She collaborates to create public spaces that enhance community identity, enable civic interaction, and reveal unspoken relationships. Her public works include sculptures, seating, gateways, earthworks, passageways, and transportation infrastructure projects that are timeless, both thematically and in the quality of their fabrication. Materials such as steel, aluminum, glass, stoneware and concrete are often combined with features such as light and water to create her site-specific works.
image: © King County Department of Transportation
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Vessel, a monumental sculptural work in aluminum, steel and glass by Ed Carpenter, was installed as the centerpiece to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center this July. Public Art 4Culture consulted on the project and managed artist selection. Carpenter describes the piece as a "basket of light", referring to its openwork form and the reflective quality of the thin strips of dichroic glass that adhere to the lattice-like sides. Four stories in height and mirroring the scope and collaborative quality of the research carried on at the facility, Vessel will eventually support honeysuckle vine that will add a seasonal and textural element to the piece. Its innovative structure and transparent quality, along with the beauty of the materials used, serve as both visual and philosophical anchor for the important work of the Center.
image: © Vessel, Ed Carpenter, 2008, detail
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deadline October 31, 2008
Volunteer committees guide 4Culture's policy development and advise on issues affecting King County culture. We currently need more members for the Arts Advisory Committee, Heritage Advisory Committee, and Historic Preservation Advisory Committee. Members for each committee are nominated to the Board by 4Culture's Executive Director and can serve for two three-year terms with a regular schedule of meetings. Current openings include terms beginning in January 2008. Interested in serving? Visit links above for more details on each committee.
image: © Tahoma High School, Class of 1961. Image courtesy of Maple Valley Historical Society.
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My Point of View provides a forum for ongoing culture-related dialogue. Each month, news4culture features the words of a guest writer, commenting on an issue related to arts, heritage, preservation and/or public art. It might be an opinion related to a current news story; maybe it's a rant, a rave, or a random thought about culture.
For the past forty years, the Wawona has been a floating museum ship. Thousands have walked her decks, marveled at her dimensions, and learned of her contribution to the economic and cultural development of Seattle and the Northwest. She was the first vessel to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has been designated a City Landmark, and named a Historic Naval Ship.
With the passage of time, the condition of the Wawona has deteriorated. Much of the wooden ship is rotted far beyond repair. Soon, the dock lines will be cast off and Wawona will be taken in tow for her final run to a local shipyard.
Northwest Seaport, the owner of the Wawona, and the City of Seattle, have agreed that the vessel will be removed from its present berth at Lake Union Park and deconstructed at a nearby facility. Select portions of the ship will be salvaged for preservation and restoration, including the last 50 feet of the ship with its officers' cabins and steering wheel. Ultimately, a memorial to the historic schooner will be prominently located at Lake Union Park. It will retain the size and key dimensions of the Wawona incorporating significant pieces of the original vessel in the structure. The on-land interpretation of the Wawona at Lake Union Park, together with the display of key components in the new MOHAI Museum in the Armory, ensures that the vessel will be a prominent landmark and attraction the new park.
The planning for this journey has been methodical and extensive. Invigorated by the initiatives of the Seattle/King County Maritime Heritage Task Force, Northwest Seaport together with King County 4Culture, Seattle Parks Department, the National Park Service, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Center for Wooden Boats gathered the best and brightest maritime heritage experts from around the country in December 2005 for a "Wawona Summit," to examine the spectrum of possibilities for the vessel's future. These experts thoroughly studied the challenges and came up with a range of possible solutions, including the one on which the Wawona is about to embark.
Since then, Northwest Seaport, MOHAI and the City have worked intensively with local experts, including KPFF Consulting Engineers, The Glosten Associates, Lake Union Drydock, Global Diving & Salvage and The Johnson Partnership. Presentations have been made to and input received from the City Landmarks Preservation Board, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, the Center for Wooden Boats and the regular members of the Lake Union Working Group of maritime organizations.
In July, a team of nautical archaeologists from East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies thoroughly documented the interior of the vessel. The ECU program is globally recognized as a world leader in the field of maritime archaeology. Teams from the National Parks Service, The Johnson Partnership and KPFF have also been aboard photographing, video graphing and taking laser measurement systems of the ship. This work, together with Northwest Seaport's archives, will preserve detailed information about Wawona.
The Wawona is about to begin her final voyage and then her new life on-land. At the end of her journey, Wawona's tall masts will again be familiar landmarks at Lake Union Park.
Joe Shickich, President of the Board, Northwest Seaport
image: © Joe Shickich, courtesy Riddell Williams P.S.
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4Culture Public Art Calls List
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Public Art 4Culture compiles a list of current public art opportunities available through Public Art 4Culture and other agencies across the country. The Public Art Calls List provides brief project descriptions, deadlines and how to receive more information about each opportunity -- bimonthly, free of charge.
Velocity Dance Center
Calls for choreographers Next Fest NW
Deadline: September 5, 2008
www.velocitydancecenter.org
The Ferndale Arts Commission
RFQ Original artwork for Ferndale park
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Seeks an artist to commission for an original artwork for the Centennial Riverwalk Park in Ferndale, Washington. Please direct any questions to Linda Knutson, City Clerk, City of Ferndale, 360-384-4302.
University Friends (Quaker) Meeting
Gallery showing
Deadline: September 26, 2008
Seeking artists to show in two-month blocks in the gallery located in a social hall at the below address. The gallery is open 9am to 1pm weekdays and Sunday mornings. Two-dimensional art is easiest to display; and you will be doing the installation with minimal support. Please submit no more than 10 slides or digital prints to: Arts Committee, UFM, 4001 9th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105. For questions, email ufm@juno.com.
City of Auburn Arts Commission
Gallery Programs Application
Deadline: September 13, 2008, 5pm (receipt deadline)
online application
Seeking artists working in two-dimensional media to exhibit work at two City of Auburn gallery spaces during 2009.
Northwest Film Forum
2-minute films
Deadline: October 15, 2008
Seeking original films under two minutes in length investigating the question: What is in the center of the earth? Five to ten submissions chosen will be presented at the Northwest Film Forum December 10, 2008 as well as the Joyce Soho in New York in March 2009 and other unannounced tour locations as part of an evening length performance art piece. $150 will be awarded to the top submission. Please send DVD, contact info, short artist statement and description of work to: Left Field Revival c/o Heather Budd, 3413 Lafayette Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144
The Scottsdale Public Art Program
RFQ Event-Based Public Art Opportunity, Scottsdale AZ
deadline: October 24, 2008 (received by 5:00pm MST)
RFQ online
Seeking an artist to complete a time-based public artwork at the annual Scottsdale Arts Festival. The ideal candidate will create an artwork that is highly interactive and will be visually prominent in a festival setting. The budget for the project is $11,000. For more details on the Festival, please visit www.ScottsdaleArtsFestival.org. Contact: Diana Fisher, Art Events Coordinator, 480-874-4667
On the Boards
2009 NW New Works Festival applications
Deadline: October 31, 2008
www.ontheboards.org
Soliciting proposals for original contemporary dance, theater, music and interdisciplinary performances by artists from the Pacific Northwest. The June 2009 festival is dedicated to the presentation of new performance and is limited to works that are currently in development or that have not been produced fully in the past. All works must be 20-minutes or less and must be appropriate for production as part of a festival. On the Boards provides accepted artists with existing light and sound equipment, staff support, rehearsal space, travel stipend (if applicable) and an honorarium from $300-$500.
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International Ballet Theater (Kirkland, WA)
Grant Writer
www.InterBalletTheatre.org
Part-time. Salary doe. Please email your resume with references and salary requirements, or any questions about the position to Andrea Lea Walker. The IBT is committed to the preservation of classical ballet repertoire through the presentation of full-length productions that reflect traditional as well as original choreography.
The Henry Art Gallery
Director of Education and External Affairs
For information and to apply, please visit the University of Washington's website. The position's requisition# is 46321. www.henryart.org
Springboard Program - Building Capacity for Arts/Cultural Organizations
Program Coordinator
Deadline: September 8, 2008
Springboard Program Description
This part-time contract position with the Executive Service Corps of Washington begins in October 2008.
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Cornish Main Gallery
GIMME: From Inspiration to Appropriation
Opening Reception: September 3, 2008, 5 to 8pm
Exhibition: September 4 through October 17, 2008
arts.cornish.edu
A group show exploring how contemporary artists borrow objects, icons, images and sound from their surroundings, reflecting the culture in which they live, and reinterpreting it back into the works they produce.
Featured artists include Brad Adkins, Gretchen Bennett, Leo Saul Berk, Sean Duffy, Victoria Haven, Tivon Rice, Samantha Scherer, Robert Yoder and Dan Webb. Webb's aluminum gnome is part of the exhibition and will later be installed at the Bellevue Pump Station through 1% for Art administered by 4Culture's Public Art Program.
Guest Curator: Suzanne Beal, Art Writer
Tikka Sears
work created under compulsion
September 3 through 6, 2008, 8pm
memorywartheaterproject.com
A multidisciplinary performance inspired by characters and individuals throughout history who have been forced to create/work in order to stay alive. This piece juxtaposes and interlaces the stories of border crossers, Scheherazade, a Holocaust survivor and a veteran of the Iraq War.
The Hi-Liners
Peter Pan
Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 South 152nd St, Burien
Opening September 6, 2008, 7:30pm
The Hi-Liners present their biggest fall show ever, the high flying Broadway Musical Peter Pan. For information and online ticket purchases, please visit www.hi-liners.org or phone 206-617-2152. Tickets are also available at the door with cash or check only. The Hi-Liners, South King County's premier youth theatre, is dedicated to the advancement of fine arts opportunities through live, high-quality musical theatre for young people (ages 7 to 22.) Learn more about this and other events in South King County at www.sococulture.org
dirty girl productions
hot grits and wieners
September 6, 2008. Doors open at 3pm, show starts at 4pm
www.myspace.com/dirtygirlprojects
A fundraiser for dirty girl productions, a group dedicated to supporting modern and pioneering work produced by Black women. Hot Grits is an all black female punk rock band and theatrical project that will debut at Re-bar on October 24, 2008. 21+.
Book-It All Over
La Mariposa, adapted by Rose Cano
September 6, 2008
at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center
www.seedseattle.org
A combination of literature and theater, La Mariposa will be performed as part of Arts Gumbo Performance Series. Following the performance families can sample Mexican hors d'oeurves and participate in a butterfly mask-making workshop led by Jose Orantes, a local visual artist from Mexico. Tickets for the event are available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com and at the door (3515 S. Alaska St) one hour before showtime.
Docomomo WEWA
Hilltop Community Tour
September 6, 2008, noon to 4pm
Hilltop Community, south of Bellevue
www.docomomo-wewa.org
A self-guided walking tour of five, mid-century modern homes.
Next Stage
Nexus Project: A Ten-Minute Play Festival
Runs through September 7, 2008
A clutch of Seattle's best playwrights&emdash;Marya Sea Kaminski, Paul Mullin and Stephanie Timm, among them&emdash;bring 10-minute plays to Richard Hugo House. A complete schedule and tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com.
Wing Luke Asian Museum
Influences of George Tsutakawa
September 11, 2008, 7pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre
www.wingluke.org
Guests include Martha Kingsbury, author, Kenichi Nakano, landscape architect and Alan Lau.
Attic Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue Washington
September 12 through 28, 2008, 2:30 and 7:30pm
www.theattictheatre.org
Fremont's Oktoberfest
September 19 through 21
www.fremontoktoberfest.com
Enjoy more than 70 microbrews, BMX stunt bikers, wine garden, cigar bar, bratwurst, free music, free children's activity area, Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving Contest, the Brew Ha-Ha 5K Run/Walk & Scramble, happy hour specials and Sunday's Cover Dog search.
Northwest Seaport Maritime Concert Series
Geoff Kaufman / Shanghaied On The Willamette in Concert
September 20, 2008, 8 to 10pm
At the Center for Wooden Boats
http://geoffkaufman.com
One of today's great voices in maritime music, brings music of the sea, honed over the last twenty-four years during his employment at Mystic Seaport as a chanteyman, Foreman of Interpretive Music Programs and Director of the annual Sea Music Festival. Shanghaied on the Willamette perform songs and tunes "plundered from land and sea," including traditional Celtic, English, and Old-Time American music, especially music of the sea and waterways.
NW Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy
2009 Fellowship Application now available
Deadline: October 3, 2008
www.northwestinstitute.com
Fellowships will be awarded for several residencies at NIAUSI's facility in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy.
National Archives Pacific-Alaska Region, Seattle
Basics of Archives
October 15, 2008, 9am to 4pm
A free workshop teaching the basics of archival, co-sponsored by the Washington State Historical Records Advisory Board, Washington State Archives, and the Heritage Resource Center, with funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Learn more online.
Historic Seattle
Protecting Historic Sites Workshop
October 18, 2008, 9am to 4pm
Good Shepherd Center,
4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., Room 202
www.historicseattle.org
Reservations required. $30 admission includes lunch. Please call 206/622-6952 to register or for more information. You can also register online.
Tasveer
Independent South Asian Film Festival
September 24 through 28, 2008
www.isaff.tasveer.org
Stimulating independent thinking through this growing film festival.
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Springboard
Building Capacity in Arts and Cultural Organizations
A program of the Executive Service Corps of Washington
Program Description
Is your small or mid-sized arts/cultural organization looking for a high impact low-cost springboard to the next level? Springboard was developed by ESC in cooperation with Claudia Bach of AdvisArts and is funded by 4Culture, the Nesholm Family Foundation, The Boeing Company and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs. Contact Nancy Long (206-682-6704 execdir@escwa.org.)
American Management Association
Leader to Leader Institute: Scholarship Program
Deadline: December 15, 2008
leadertoleader.org
A scholarship program seeking to assist social-sector nonprofit organizations in developing strong leadership. Scholarship provides opportunities to step out of the day-to-day, interact with peers across sectors, and develop practical skills you can apply immediately within your organizations. Maximum award: one-year scholarship. Eligibility: employees of 501(c)(3) organizations with a minimum of three years of work experience in the social sector.
Wheels North 2009
www.wheelsnorth.org
Riders and sponsors needed for a recreation of a 1909 bicycle ride from Santa Rosa, CA, to Seattle. A group of riders will be following the original route (documented in the book, Two Wheels North) as a fundraising event for disease research. Along the way, they will relive the adventures of the original riders and meeting with people in the same cities and towns they visited 100 years ago. Complete information about the ride is available at their website and blog
A-Y-P E website
aypcentennial.org
The website for the upcoming 2009 Centennial Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Celebration is gaining speed! Get up-to-date information about events, activities and more on the A-Y-P E website.
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top image: © Always, Stephen Hilyard, 2008, (still)
