What’s better than one massive concert marimba? Several marimbas playing in perfect harmony. The expert percussionists of SMQ Percussion Quartet will play exotic percussion instruments and inspiring marimba music at a free concert, 12 to 1 p.m., this Thursday, May 6 at City Hall. For the rest of the spring lineup,… [ Keep reading ]
Artist Wayne Chabre completed the public artwork “Fire Tower” at Fire Station 28 in the Rainier Valley last Thursday.
We’re teaming up with our friends at Seattle Center to host a party at the Seattle Mural on Sunday, May 2. Come on down to Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheatre, noon to 5 p.m., for an open house, featuring a free concert by Seattle indie-pop band Slender Means from 2 to 3… [ Keep reading ]
Bet you’ve had some memorable times at the Seattle Mural. It’s the setting for countless concerts and festivals. We need your VOTE to help us reel in six figures in preservation funds to restore this public artwork!
The casts of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s On The Town and Candide, Seattle Jewish Chorale, and Seattle Women’s Chorus will rally their forces this Thursday, April 29 at City Hall to celebrate the musical genius of Leonard Bernstein. This massive tribute performance is part of the Seattle Celebrates Bernstein festival happening around… [ Keep reading ]
Heritage, identity, history, memory, coexistence and freedom are just a few of the themes investigated in the exhibition American/Asian: A Tale of New Cultures on view April 15 through June 14 at City Hall.
If you missed Mandy Greer’s temporary public art installation, Mater, Matrix, Mother and Medium, at Camp Long last summer, check it out at the Herbert Bayer Earthworks at Earthworks Park in Kent on Earth Day, 7 to 8:30 p.m., this Thursday, April 22.
Your vote can help us reel in six figures in preservation funds to restore the Seattle Mural. This mid-century, glass mosaic masterpiece serves as a colorful backdrop for the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. It’s pushing 50, and it’s showing its age. Many of its pieces are missing, faded or… [ Keep reading ]
Grammy Award winners Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel celebrate 25 years of music making with a trio performance featuring bassist Garey Shelton, 12 to 1 p.m., Thursday, April 15 at City Hall. Savor the sound of American home-style music seasoned with fingerstyle guitar, double reeds and ocarina (ancient flute). The… [ Keep reading ]
We’re pleased to serve as a co-presenter of CityClub’s next Arts & Culture Series panel discussion, From Vacancy to Vibrancy—The Creative Use of Space, noon to 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 19 at Rainier Square Atrium. Registration and networking begins at 11:30 a.m. The pre-recession construction boom resulted in an overabundance… [ Keep reading ]
