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Visitors Guide

Visitors and residents alike appreciate the unique spirit and creative community of King County Washington. 4Culture, King County's cultural services agency, funds hundreds of organizations and individuals each year who are working to make our corner of the world a fun, diverse, vibrant and culturally rich place to live, work or visit.

Whether you're visiting the area for a brief time, or have lived your whole life in this region, there is something new to discover every day of the week. These links are some of our favorite resources for planning a night on the town, a day-trip or a fun-filled week in our fair region.

Self Guided Cultural Tours
Visual Art
Multi-disciplinary Art Event Calendar
Performance Calendar
Press Calendars
Maritime Network/AYPE

 

4Culture eNews
www.4culture.org
Monthly enewsletter produced by 4Culture including news about King County arts and heritage as well as well as upcoming events recommended by our staff.

Self Guided Cultural Tours

Destination Heritage
A Guide to Historic Places Around King County, Washington
www.destinationheritage.org
These free guides invite visitors and residents to explore the vibrant character of our region by highlighting historic landmarks, museums, festivals, and scenic drives throughout King County. Downloadable maps and audio available online.

 

Listen 4Culture - Cell Phone Tour of Public Art
http://www.4culture.org/publicart/listen
A cell phone audio tour featuring public artwork in Seattle's downtown core with downloadable map and audio available online.

 

Seattle Convention Cultural Tourism Guides
www.visitseattle.org
Seattle Cultural Guides are a resource for visitors who want to explore the city's rich cultural heritage. The guides feature museums and historic sites, public art works, and tourist attractions that give visitors an insider's view of Seattle's ethnic communities and unique history.


The Artist's Guide to Seattle
http://www.visitseattle.org
Insightful interviews with sixteen Seattle artists about their favorite local destinations!

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Visual Art


©Mike Simi, The Guy That Bought Your Van, 2009, Custom software
generated 16 channel audio, fabrics, plastic garbage cans

Gallery4Culture
www.4culture.org
Presenting solo, small group and curated contemporary exhibitions in all media by emerging King County artists working in all disciplines. Open to the public 9am – 5pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays.)


e4c
www.4culture.org
e4c is 4Culture's storefront gallery for electronic art, visible from the sidewalk outside of the 4Culture Offices. Four monitors, adjacent to Gallery4Culture (101 Prefontaine PL S, Seattle), display exciting new electronic artwork on rotation. e4c's regular exhibition hours are daily from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.


First Thursday Seattle
www.firstthursdayseattle.com
First Thursday, in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, takes place from noon to 8PM on the First Thursday of every month. It is the city's first and largest Art Walk. After nearly three decades First Thursday has become a fixture for art-loving Seattlites.


Seattle Art Blog
www.seattleartblog.com
The latest in art news, with timely updates to gallery shows and art events in the Seattle and Puget Sound area.


Art Guide Northwest
www.artguidenw.com
Comprehensive online guide to Seattle art and the Pacific Northwest art scene. Links to hundreds of galleries, museums, antiques, artists, and cultural events. Includes feature articles about the arts in the Pacific NW and contact information for all listings.

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Multi-disciplinary Art Event Calendar


© Zoe | Juniper, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't

Site-Specific
www.sitespecificarts.org


Seattle Convention and Visitor Bureau
www.visitseattle.org
Online events calendar with the ability to search by date, event type or event location.


Take Part in Art
www.takepartinart.org
Take Part in Art is an initiative of the Arts Coalition, a consortium of more than 100 King County arts and cultural organizations of all sizes and across all disciplines featuring a calendar of arts events along with promotions and news of special ticket offers.


Eastside Arts Coalition
www.eastsidearts.org
Founded in 1998, the Eastside Arts Coalition is more than 40 Eastside arts groups and individual artists who have joined forces to promote performing, visual, literary and media arts and heritage in communities in East King County (Washington state, USA). Learn about local organizations and sign up to receive a free monthle e-newsletter highlighting East King County cultural events.


South King County Cultural Coalition
www.sococulture.org
The South King County Cultural Coalition aims to increase the visibility and participation in South King County cultural programs by connecting artists, audiences and cultural resources. Learn about local organizations and check the online calendar for South King County cultural events.

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Performance Calendar


©The Fisher Ensemble, 2007, Photo by Nayia Frangouli

Seattle Performs
www.seattleperforms.com
Seattle Performs is the home of Seattle theatre, plays, dance and performance, featuring Seattle theater listings including the greater Puget Sound region, theatre reviews written by users and links to play reviews by professional stage critics. Up-to-date stage performance listings include cast lists, theatre venue information (including directions and maps), detailed and accurate schedule information and coming soon - ticket sales.


Brown Paper Tickets
www.brownpapertickets.com
Fair-trade ticketing agency with online calendar and ticket sales.

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Press Calendars


©King Street Station Rehabilitation, Courtesy Seattle Dept. of Transportation

Seattle Times
www.seattletimes.nwsource.com
Online calendar produced by Seattle Times newspaper featuring reviews, blogs and critics' picks.


Stranger
www.thestranger.com/seattle/Suggests
A list of recommended events by Seattle's edgy weekly paper


Seattle Weekly
www.seattleweekly.com/events/music
Online calendar of events in all disciplines.


Seattle Post-Intelligencer
www.seattlepi.nwsource.com
Online calendar compiled by Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper featuring arts calendar as well as restaurant search and event recommendations by PI art critics.

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Maritime Network/AYPE


©Seattle's historic fleet of National Landmark vessels, Photo by Wayne Palsson

Maritime Heritage Network
www.maritimeheritage.net
Maritime Heritage Network helps you discover Pacific Northwest maritime history and heritage. Features an event calendar, search function for maritime heritage attractions and museums, a printable map, stories of maritime heritage and more.


AYPE
www.ayp100.org
In 1909, Seattle hosted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, our area's first world's fair that put Seattle "on the map". In the summer of 2009, groups around the region are recognizing the centennial with a series of events and exhibits: www.ayp100.org

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