Looking into Light, on view at City Hall through April 27, documents the experience of family homelessness in America. The National Center on Family Homelessness and its Campaign to End Child Homelessness present this unique exhibition of 50 photos from its archive of more than 20,000 images. The exhibition is… [ Keep reading ]
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.
Join Mayor Mike McGinn, the Seattle City Council, City Attorney Peter Holmes, and city departments for a City Hall Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28. City Hall is at 601 Fifth Ave. The event will feature a Q&A with elected officials, tours of the offices of… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
Mandy Greer; Mater Matrix Mother and Medium (detail); 2009; wool and synthetic yarn plastic, fabric, glass and plastic beads; 36″ x 68″. Photo by Blake Haygood. Missed our 40th anniversary exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40 at Seattle Art Museum last… [ Keep reading ]
An extension of the exhibition at Seattle Art Museum Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40 is on display at City Hall through the end of the year. The smaller-scale City Hall exhibition—Seattle as Collector at City Hall—continues the celebration of our agency’s 40th anniversary… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
Because of the rain, today’s Seattle Presents performance by Choklate will be moved indoors to the City Hall lobby and conclude at 1 p.m.
