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Dance to the music of Brazil and the Caribbean with Sambatuque this Thursday

Dance to music from Brazil and the Caribbean with Sambatuque, noon to 1:30, this Thursday, Aug. 2, at Seattle City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 600 Fourth Ave.  The show is part of Seattle Presents, a free, lunchtime summer concert series. Check out the complete summer lineup here. Sambatuque (samba-too-kie) draws upon… [ Keep reading ]

Drawing, painting and sculpting land: An interview with Elizabeth Conner

We recently spoke with Elizabeth Conner about her artworks Painting and Sculpting the Land and Drawing the Land, dedicated at the Jefferson Park Jubilee held this month at Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park. Painting and Sculpting the Land serves as a rain garden/water feature with plants that create a ring of… [ Keep reading ]

Clinton Fearon jams this Thursday at City Hall plaza

If you know reggae music, you know Clinton Fearon. A member of the legendary reggae group The Gladiators, Fearon and his friends are sure to satisfy with their infectious bass riffs, guitar licks, percussion accents and powerful vocals.  The group will perform noon to 1:30 p.m., this Thursday, July 26… [ Keep reading ]

City Council appoints Billy O’Neill to the Seattle Arts Commission

    Billy O’Neill   Seattle City Council has appointed Billy O’Neill to the Seattle Arts Commission. O’Neill is vice president of Chihuly Studio, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of artist Dale Chihuly’s international art studio. He serves as secretary on the Executive Board of Directors of… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Public Schools releases report from arts education meetings

Earlier this year, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) partnered with the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and arts organizations to host several citywide focus groups to capture the perspectives and desires of community members and students on arts education. SPS has released a report with the findings from these meetings…. [ Keep reading ]

Soak up the sumptuous voice of Shelby Earl, free this Thursday at City Hall

Soak up the sun and the sumptuous voice of Seattle singer-songwriter Shelby Earl at a free, all-ages concert 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 19, on Seattle City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 600 Fourth Ave. The show is part of Seattle Presents, a free, lunchtime summer concert series. Go here for the… [ Keep reading ]

City exhibition features photographs by local Somali youth

Seattle is home to the United States’ second largest Somali population. See photographs by teen members of this community and photographers/mentors Claire Garoutte and Saheed Adejumobi from Seattle University in the exhibition Our Children, Our Voices. The exhibition is on view in the City Hall  Lobby Gallery and Anne Focke… [ Keep reading ]

Elizabeth Conner’s artworks dedicated at Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park Jubilee, July 14

The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs will dedicate Elizabeth Conner’s Painting and Sculpting the Land and Drawing the Land at the Jefferson Park Jubilee opening ceremony at Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park, noon to 1 p.m., this  Saturday, July 14. Meet the artist following the opening ceremony, which will feature… [ Keep reading ]

Find out what’s next for the waterfront, July 12

Join the city of Seattle’s Waterfront Seattle project to celebrate a new milestone in our waterfront’s history at the event Waterfront into Focus, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, July 12, at Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall. Bring friends and family to see what’s next for our waterfront and how our community… [ Keep reading ]

All-star funk, soul band Wheedle’s Groove perform free concert this Thursday at City Hall

Get down to the grooves of veteran all-star band Wheedle’s Groove – a coming together of some of the finest funk and soul musicians from Seattle’s thriving soul music scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The group will perform a free Seattle Presents concert, noon to 1:30 p.m., this Thursday,… [ Keep reading ]