Art Beat » Seattle Presents http://artbeat.seattle.gov Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs news and events Tue, 15 May 2012 18:22:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Mayor’s Office blogs about last week’s free Symphony concert http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2012/02/01/mayors-office-blogs-about-last-weeks-free-symphony-concert/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2012/02/01/mayors-office-blogs-about-last-weeks-free-symphony-concert/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:11 +0000 Tamara Childress http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=4751 Last week Mayor Mike McGinn welcomed the Seattle Symphony and new music director Ludovic Morlot to City Hall. Nearly 350 people gathered in the lobby for a free lunchtime concert featuring Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

Read the mayor’s blog post about it here.

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Ludovic Morlot, music director, Seattle Symphony. Photo by Ben VanHouten.
 

Don’t miss this! The Seattle Symphony will perform a free community concert at City Hall, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. Ludovic Morlot, the symphony’s new music director, will lead the orchestra in a program featuring Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Mayor Mike McGinn will welcome the symphony and concert attendees to City Hall.

Following the concert at 1:30 p.m., attend a post-performance reception in City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, where Morlot will share programming highlights from the symphony’s upcoming 2012-2013 season.

The concert is presented as part of the symphony’s Family, School & Community Programs, which are partially supported with funding from the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

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Ludovic Morlot, music director, Seattle Symphony. Photo by Ben VanHouten.
 

A great New Year’s resolution is making more time for music. So take note and mark your calendar. The Seattle Symphony will perform a free community concert at City Hall, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. Ludovic Morlot, the symphony’s new music director, will lead the orchestra in a program featuring Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Mayor Mike McGinn will welcome the symphony and concert attendees to City Hall.

After the hour-long concert, attend a post-performance reception in City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, where Morlot will share programming highlights from the symphony’s upcoming 2012-2013 season.

The concert is presented as part of the symphony’s Family, School & Community Programs, which are partially supported with funding from the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

]]> http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2012/01/12/morlot-to-lead-symphonys-free-concert-at-city-hall-jan-25/feed/ 0 Get funky at City Hall this Thursday http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/23/get-funky-at-city-hall-this-thursday/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/23/get-funky-at-city-hall-this-thursday/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:34:45 +0000 artbeat http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=4004 Get down to new soul sounds from one of the funkiest bands in Seatown this Thursday at City Hall. The 10-piece funk band Doctorfunk echoes the legendary passion of famed horn band Tower of Power but brings its own sizzle, pop and scream to the scene.

The performance, from 12 to 1:30 p.m., is part of Seattle Presents, the free summer concert series at City Hall. Come out for the final concert of the season! We’re taking a fall hiatus. Stay tuned for news about future Seattle Presents concerts in early 2012.

 The summer concerts are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

]]> http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/23/get-funky-at-city-hall-this-thursday/feed/ 0 Enjoy sunshine and samba this Thursday on City Hall’s plaza http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/16/enjoy-sunshine-and-samba-this-thursday-on-city-hall%e2%80%99s-plaza/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/16/enjoy-sunshine-and-samba-this-thursday-on-city-hall%e2%80%99s-plaza/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:12:20 +0000 artbeat http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=3989 The internationally acclaimed band Show Brazil brings Brazilian rhythms, dancers in full costume and samba sounds to City Hall’s outdoor plaza this Thursday. Soak up the sun and listen to the joyful sights and sounds of Brazilian Carnaval in this special show directed by Eduardo Mendonça. .

The performance, from 12 to 1:30 p.m., is part of Seattle Presents, the free summer concert series at City Hall. The summer concerts are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

]]> http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/16/enjoy-sunshine-and-samba-this-thursday-on-city-hall%e2%80%99s-plaza/feed/ 0 Seattle world reggae rockers at City Hall this Thursday http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/09/seattle-world-reggae-rockers-at-city-hall-this-thursday/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/09/seattle-world-reggae-rockers-at-city-hall-this-thursday/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:46:32 +0000 artbeat http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=3961 Chill to groove-heavy reggae by beloved local boys Kore Ionz, noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11 outdoors on the City Hall plaza.

 Honolulu Weekly proclaims “Kore Ionz should not be missed. If not for the reggae, for a lesson in love.”

 The band has been hard at work on its forthcoming album and sharing the stage with The Wailers, Third World and New Zealand’s Katchafire, as well as two-time Grammy-award winner Common.  Visit their website to listen to a track off their most recent EP, Love You Better.

The performance is part of Seattle Presents, the free concert series at City Hall presented by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. The concerts are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

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Seattle Public Schools just announced a $1 million planning grant to enhance arts instruction in the schools. We opened two calls for artists. The 2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards are coming up soon. The Seattle Mural at Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheatre is getting a facelift. And Pioneer Square’s Occidental Square has turned into an experimental art gallery.

Read about all this and more here.

]]> http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/08/our-august-enews-is-now-online/feed/ 0 Have some fun in the sun this Thursday on City Hall’s outdoor plaza! http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/02/have-some-fun-in-the-sun-this-thursday-on-city-hall%e2%80%99s-outdoor-plaza/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/08/02/have-some-fun-in-the-sun-this-thursday-on-city-hall%e2%80%99s-outdoor-plaza/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:15:43 +0000 Tamara Childress http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=3936 Need something sweet and upbeat this week? Seattle’s Curtains for You plays on City Hall’s outdoor plaza this Thursday. The group performs “retro-pop that’s as primed to melt hearts as it is to put a bounce in one’s step,” says Sound on the Sound. This five-piece band serves up “delicious melodies and intricate three- and four-part harmonies that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up,” says Rock and Roll Report. 

The performance, from 12 to 1:30 p.m., is part of Seattle Presents, the free summer concert series presented by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs at City Hall. The concerts are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

Image: Curtains for You. Photo by Christopher Nelson.

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The performance, from noon to 1:30 p.m., is part of Seattle Presents, the free summer concert series presented by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs at City Hall. The concerts are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

]]> http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/07/26/get-ready-to-move-this-thursday-at-city-hall/feed/ 0 Liven up your lunch hour with banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes this Thursday http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/07/19/liven-up-your-lunch-hour-with-banjo-virtuoso-danny-barnes-this-thursday/ http://artbeat.seattle.gov/2011/07/19/liven-up-your-lunch-hour-with-banjo-virtuoso-danny-barnes-this-thursday/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:24:26 +0000 artbeat http://artbeat.seattle.gov/?p=3835 You don’t want to miss banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes performing a free lunchtime concert at City Hall, noon to 1:30 p.m. this Thursday!

Barnes is a genre-bending banjo man, guitarist and singer who rocks with electronic loops. Rolling Stone declares, “Barnes is a clever lyricist with a punk-rock past who understands the raw simplicity of a good country tune.”

His 2010 album Pizza Box exemplifies his diverse, open-ended musical philosophy. Issued by Dave Matthews’ ATO label, Matthews calls the album “my favorite rock record, my favorite country record.”

The performance, outdoors on the City Hall plaza, is part of Seattle Presents, the free concert series at City Hall presented by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.

Performances take place every Thursday in July and August and are presented in partnership with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation and Triamp Group.

If it rains, the concert will move inside the City Hall lobby and conclude at 1 p.m.

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