Seattle’s thriving and dynamic jazz scene, galvanized by award-winning high school jazz ensembles and increasingly developing its own signature sound, caught the attention of the New York Times yesterday.
This town is all about recycling and creating something new. To the delight of local music fans, The Kora Band combines traditional music from West Africa with American jazz to create an inspiring new blend. The group will play a free Seattle Presents concert 12 to 1 p.m., Thurs. Sept. 2 outside… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ September eNewsletter is now online and is chock-full of great information on the upcoming Mayor’s Arts Awards; new signal box artwork in the Central District; Storefronts Seattle; art dedications, closings, and celebrations; and more.
Visual artist and 2010 Mayor’s Arts Award winner Juan Alonso’s new show received a glowing review this week in the Seattle Times. Michael Upchurch writes of Alonso’s “Underground No. 1,” “Subterranean #1” and “Subterranean #2,” “The more you look at them, the more there is to see.”
For those of you who love scavenger hunts, Seattle arts organizations and winning, get ready – because Emerald City Search is about to begin. Emerald City Search is the 5th annual citywide search for a hidden medallion, and this year’s theme is 40 Years of Bumbershoot.
Be sure to get ya boogie on when Seattle Presents hosts Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band in a free concert at Seattle City Hall, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26. A key member of the legendary reggae group The Gladiators, Fearon also grooved with Yabby You, Jimmy Riley, Max Romeo, Junior… [ Keep reading ]
The King County Local Hazardous Waste Management program has announced a contest to develop a new name and logo for the Art Hazards Project. The artist who proposes the best logo and/or the best name will win $100 or a gift card to Pratt Fine Arts Center.
Celebrate Salon, a new public artwork by artist team SuttonBeresCuller, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, at Spruce Park in Seattle’s Squire Park neighborhood. SuttonBeresCuller’s interactive sidewalk artwork invites the public to use chalk to create their own works of art inside a series of frames stamped into concrete…. [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Presents concert series welcomes Latin Expression, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, outside at City Hall plaza. Bring your dancin’ shoes because a floor is provided and The Seattle Times raves that this band “serves its salsa HOT, HOT, HOT!! Power salsa that gets people dancing.” Watch a video… [ Keep reading ]
The Washington State Arts Commission and The Wallace Foundation invite you to attend an Arts Participation Leadership Initiative learning opportunity August 26-27 at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall. Designed for arts managers, board members, artists and volunteers, the event features a forum and workshops that explore emerging practices in audience engagement.
