I didn't have much time for adding comments this week. This is just the plain list. I got caught up in some research about Siberia’s "Operation Fir Tree" in 2003:
"Operation Fir Tree" has been launched to protect the region's forests, reports the Ria Novosti news agency. Siberia's chief tree specialist, Nina Markovahas, told the agency that the trees had been treated with a special anti-theft solution.
The chemical is odourless when cold but will emit an unbearable smell if the trees are placed in a warm room. Siberian fir trees grow slowly - it can take up to 30 years for one to reach two metres.
Fifty police units, assisted by student environmental patrols, will be on duty round-the-clock over the holiday period to protect the city's fir trees from criminals. Checkpoints have also been set up at access points to the city. Anybody caught stealing a tree could face a year's public service and fines of $380.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3313799.stm
I want to get that anti-theft solution!
Friday, 12/3
Noon 1st Annual Fruitcake Follies @ Pike Place Market
6:00 PM 792 Short Films release party @ Fremont Coffee
7:00 PM Gasworks Gallery Party
7:00 PM Belle Epoque Holiday Ball @ WingNut Galleries
7:30 PM BHOPAL Documentary @ Theater Off Jackson
8:00 PM SNOW DAY, BLOODY SNOW DAY FUNDRAISER
9:00 PM The Jailbirds (Japan) @ Comet
9:00 PM Naughty or Nice @ Rendezvous Jewel Box
Saturday, 12/4
3:00 PM TimeBucks pre-release party
7:00 PM John McCool @ Retail Therapy
7:00 PM SOIL art auction @ JEM Studios
8:00 PM SOM Performance’s FLUX @ ConWorks
8:00 PM 1/2 Off Fashion Show @ Mirabeau Room
9:00 PM STUDIO 66 @ Lo-Fi
10:00 PM Richard Hugo House 24-hour Read-a-thon Benefit
Sunday, 12/5
Noon I heart Rummage @ Crocodile
1:00 PM Prrr HOLIDAY ART AND GIFT SHOW
Tuesday, 12/7
8:00 PM The Esoterics @ PONCHO Concert Hall
10:00 PM Highway 99 Benefit Show
Thursday, 12/9
7:00 PM Artist Lecture: Axel Lieber @ Henry Auditorium
8:00 pm Soirée Francophone à Barça
Friday, 12/3
1st Annual Fruitcake Follies @ Pike Place Market
1st Annual Fruitcake Follies: December 3 starting at 12 p.m.
On Friday, Dec. 3, we'll host the Market's 1st Annual Fruitcake Follies. The Folllies include two main events: the Fruitcake Festival and the Fruitcake Relay.
FRUITCAKE FESTIVAL: Merchants from the Market's DownUnder section will be asked to judge fruitcakes in five different categories: Fruitcake of the Year, Fruitcake Most Likely to Succeed, Fruitcake that Most Closely Resembles a Celebrity, Fruitiest Fruitcake and Most Festive Fruitcake. Merchant will be given ballots on Thursday, Dec. 2, and voting will end at noon on Friday Dec. 3. Volunteers will tally the ballots so that the winners will be announced at the end of the Fruitcake Relay. Winners in each category will receive prizes, with Fruitcake of the Year winning a two-night stay at Inn at the Market.
FRUITCAKE RELAY: Teams of four will speed-walk through the Ma! rket while single-handedly carring a platter of fruitcakes, with hand-off points in three places in the Market. Teams will start in the DownUnder in front of Market Magic and follow a marked course that winds through the Market. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the Market to help teams navigate safely through the course. The team with the fastest time wins a package that includes a gift certificate to Il Bistro, Market cookbooks and fruit-and-cheese baskets.
Pike Place Market
792 Short Films release party @ Fremont Coffee
Rob Zverina writes:
I am happy to have put the finishing touches on my 792 Short Films DVD and will be showing it Friday outside free.
I haven't been updating Picture of the Day because I've been obsessed
with indexing my 792 Short Films DVD:
http://www.zverina.com/2004/1129.htm
A first edition of 100 is now available, complete with 12-page
clip-by-clip guide. You can order online for $20, or save the $5
shipping and handling charge by buying it in person.
The release party/free outdoor screening is Friday, December 3 2004
at Fremont Coffee, 459 N 36th Street, from 6 - 10 pm. This coincides
with Sarah Kavage's open studio/affordable art sale.
Hope to see you there. More mundane Pictures of the Day will resume
shortly.
Thanks!
robZ
Fremont Coffee, 459 N 36th Street, from 6 - 10 pm
http://www.zverina.com
Gasworks Gallery Party
Get a Passion For Mashin’ at Gasworks Gallery!
Matt Jones has opened a brave new gallery filled with explosive, high-energy art and a Passion for Mashin’! Join us as we bring mashed potatoes to those in need over the holiday season.
It’s all about smiles, so bring potatoes for our food shelters and get ready for a fun-filled evening with friends, art, unlimited wine tasting, jazz and a professional DJ to set the mood!
WHEN: Fri., Dec. 3rd from 7-11 p.m.
COST: Bagged or Instant Potato Donation
WHY: No one should go without mashed potatoes!
WHERE: Gasworks Gallery in the big, blue Jones Building across from Ivars on Northlake Way. (3815 4th Ave. NE)
Be a Bud! Bring a Spud!
All donations go to local food shelters. All smiles go to you!
For more information, visit: GasworksGallery.com Promoted by RealEyes Solutions & Muse House Productions.
Matt Jones - Founder
Matt@GasworksGallery.com
http://pennylainedesign.com/proofs/gasworks/parties.php
Belle Epoque Holiday Ball @ WingNut Galleries
WingNut Galleries would like to invite our friends to
join us for our “Belle Epoque Holiday Ball”. This
costume dress affair kicks off our December show “Art
of the Belle Epoque - Art Nouveau to Art Deco” on
Friday, December 3rd from 7 to 11 p.m.. Tickets are
twelve dollars in advance thru WingNut Galleries.
This gala evening includes live music of the 1920s era
from “The Bathtub Ginnies”, live burlesque from Vienna
Le Rouge, wine, desserts and, OH!, did we mention?
ART! … original photography, printmaking and
watermedia paintings from some of the great erotic
artists of the period as well as contemporary works by
our core group of fine artists created specially for
this exhibition.
This will be our biggest celebration to date - we hope
you’ll dress up in your “turn-of-the-(last) century”
finest and come join us for a spectacular evening.
Friday, December 3rd from 7 to 11 p.m, $12
WingNut Galleries is located at 1205 East Pike Street
(next to Elysian Brewing Company) in Seattle’s Capitol
Hill Neighborhood.
Open Tuesday thru Saturday from 11 ‘til 7 and Sundays
Noon ‘til 6
206-860-2836
BHOPAL Documentary @ Theater Off Jackson
BHOPAL: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
New documentary
Produced by National Film Board of Canada, CBC, Nadeem Uddin
65 min, 2004
On December 3, 1984, the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal,
India leaked poisonous methyl isocyanate gas killing fifteen thousand
helpless men, women and children. Hundreds of thousands more were
permanently maimed. Bhopal was, and remains, the world's worst
chemical industry disaster.
FILMMAKER NADEEM UDDIN will be present for Q/A after the film. Nadeem
is a native of Bhopal, India, now living in the Pacific Northwest. He
has produced and photographed programs for Indian television and
social activist organizations. Nadeem is also the director of the
documentary MAHA KUMBH MELA "SONGS OF THE RIVER", which documents
the 2001 Khumb Mela festival (the largest gathering of humanity in
recorded history!) that took place in Allahabad, India.
Date/Time: December 3rd, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Location: Theater Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave. S. (by Wing Luke
Museum)
$5-10 Suggested Donation, No one will be turned away for lack of funds
Screening is organized by Tasveer, independent south asian film.
More info about Tasveer and the screening is at http://www.tasveer.org
Call 206-779-9561 or Email info@tasveer.org.
SNOW DAY, BLOODY SNOW DAY FUNDRAISER
Seattle Spin writes:
A fundraiser to finance an indie film. In the movie, an unexpected snowstorm strikes Seattle and the dead rise from their graves to prey on helpless citizens. If you're not a zombie hunter, then you still be a hero by contributing to financing this film by going to the party.
More details:
NOW DAY, BLOODY SNOW DAY
FUNDRAISER!
Look for those postcards, check your mail, because the next GadZook Films fudnraiser is on its way!
Where: Old RedHook Brewery, 3400 Phinney Ave. North in Fremont
When: December 3rd, from 8PM-1AM
How Much: $10 to get in!
BANDS, ROLLERGIRLS, ZOMBIFIED SANTA
BEER, WINE, BRAIN JELLO SHOTS!
What more could you want?
All proceeds go to the production. Heck, we're even flying non-profit colors for this so any preferably large donation you make can be tax-deductible.
Our goal is to raise $20,000 before the end of the year!
The Jailbirds (Japan) @ Comet
The beer is cheap and the crwod is rough. I like those shows at the Comet!
12-3 Friday
The Jailbirds (Japan)
Infomatik
The Pharmacy
21+ $6
with Dj Mamma Casserole and Dj Blue Blue Day
Comet on Pike between Broadway and 11th.
Naughty or Nice @ Rendezvous Jewel Box
Naughty or Nice
Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza
Fri. & Sat. Dec 3rd & 4th
Join Dirty Old Nick for a Night of Gorgeous Gals, Tom Foolery, Funny
Business, Magic, Mischief, & More!
$10.00 @ The Door / 21 & Up
Two Shows Per Night 9:00pm & 10:30pm
@ The Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
2320 Second Ave / Belltown
www.burningheartsburlesque.com
Saturday, 12/4
TimeBucks pre-release party
Heard of Timebucks? "A barter system for labor of sorts" writes Gates...
Join us for a TimeBucks pre-release party!
When: This Saturday, Dec. 4 3pm
Where: Community Living Room, 3400 Phinney Ave North (Fremont)
I'll give a 5 minute (yet deep and philosophical) talk about why TimeBucks
is so important. I'll also highlight some exciting features of the new
TimeBucks site (due to be released later this month). It's a new look
with new functionality that's going to bring time-trading to a new level.
Really.
The schedule is roughly as follows:
3p networking and light refreshments
3:20p presentations
4:30p networking and light refreshments
6p end
So come and hang out for a bit. Have some munchies and tea or a glass of
wine. There's a $2 suggested donation to pay for snacks.
The event is hosted by Planetwork. They organize these forums to
highlight technology projects that create a socially just, ecologically
sane and truly democratic future--projects like TimeBucks. We may share
the spotlight with a few others who are also using technology to make the
world a better place. I hope so, it could be interesting.
You can read more about Planetwork and the event's format
at http://www.planetwork.net/networking/.
I hope to see you on Saturday. If you're planning to come by, maybe you
can let me know so I can make sure there's enough snacks in case there's a
big crowd.
See you there!
- Steve Van Dyke
TimeBucks, founder, programmer, & president
Community Living Room, 3400 Phinney Ave North, in Fremont
http://www.TimeBucks.org
John McCool @ Retail Therapy
On Saturday December 4th we are hosting our new opening featuring the work of John McCool. I have an incredible amount of respect for his work as a young artist. Please join us for the usual festivities.
John McCool recently graduated from Western Washington University where he pursued his two interests: archaeology and the fine arts.
“Sometimes, when I see a beautiful image, I obtain great pleasure in reproducing or adapting that image. I began working from photographs as a way to practice painting in the comfort of my home. I chose photographs with obscure imagery as source material because I felt like the work was less redundant when reproducing an extant image. There is a challenge in working with a fuzzy image that kept my interest peaked. I am particularly fond of obscure or out of focus images from a visual perspective as well. For me there is a sense of tension and mystery that cannot be resolved.
This show includes drawings, sculptures and paintings from my course work as well as works completed with stolen bits of free time. This body of work is fairly diverse as I haven’t had a chance to fully focus on and resolve one particular theme. However, I feel that this work accurately reflects my personality.”
Retail Therapy
905 E Pike ST,Seattle,WA
http://www.ineedretailtherapy.com
SOIL art auction @ JEM Studios
Come and join Soil on December 4th at Jem Studios beginning at 6:30 as we sell out of 80+ pieces of work donated by Seattle’s favorite local artists! Fay Jones, Victoria Haven, Sam Trout, Mandy Greer, Soil members and many more. And who is helping us sell out? Seattle’s favorite and dynamic auctioneer Laura Michalek . Keeping with our tradition of funky spaces we will be in the increasingly growing arts community of Georgetown. Once inside be prepared for live entertainment, food drinks and a mad bidding frenzy! Moving into our tenth year of existence, we recognize that our survival is only because of our increasingly supportive community and like to think of auction night as the night to Sell-abrate!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2004
JEM STUDIOS (in Georgetown)
6012 12th Avenue South, Seattle Directions Map
Auctioneer: Laura Michalek of the Seattle Modern Auction Company*
Preview & silent auction: 7-8:30pm
Live auction: 8:30pm
http://www.soilart.org/auction/index.htm
http://www.soilart.org/auction/index.htm#artists
SOM Performance’s FLUX @ ConWorks
If you're a fan of large-scale video installation... If you're a fan of
contemporary dance... If you're a fan of original contemporary
composition... If you're a fan of lithe young dancers in wispy
costumes... If you're a fan of world-premiere works that blur the
distinctions between music, performance, installation and video art...
But really if you're a fan of lithe young dancers... Then you're a fan
of...
FLUX
a live performance installation of dance, video, and sound
the newest work from the Consolidated Works 2004 Artists in Residence
SOM (sonic/ optic/ movement) Performance
December 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $12 general, $10 members and students
Ticketing: 206-325-6500 or www.ticketwindowonline.com
Information: 206-381-3218 or www.conworks.org
Consolidated Works presents SOM Performance’s FLUX, Fridays and
Saturdays, Dec 3,4, 10, and11, 2004 at 8 pm at Consolidated Works
through the Artist in Residence Program. FLUX is the newest creation of
Luke Allen and Allison Van Dyck.
Consolidated Works
www.conworks.org
1/2 Off Fashion Show @ Mirabeau Room
1/2 OFF Fashion Show is a event focusing on local fashion designers and
their creations, but mainly their underwear designs. Thats right, this is a
fashion show full of PANTIES! Some of the coolest undergarments will be on
display as well as some pretty awesome tops. ( we can't show you everything)
Some of the designers featured are:
Agent X
Sam Trout
Victoria Howe
Theodore King
Rachel Kessler " The Naughty Knitter"
Chuck Dong
and more......
We are excited to have this event hosted with performances by GOLD HICK.
ConWorks currator Dylan Neuwirth's alter-ego Glam Rap persona!
Also on the bill will be DJ Colby B spinning the raunchiest Hip Hop and
Electroclash.
Get ready for this crazy event, you won't want to miss it!
Produced by Matthew Parker & Kerrin B with help from Lucky Strike.
"With help from Lucky Strike" means they haved pumped money into this event. But then why do we still have to pay $5?
What: 1/2 Off Fashion Show - A show of indecent exposure.
When: Saturday, December 4th Doors 8pm Show 9pm
Where: The Mirabeau Room 529 Queen Anne Ave N
$$$$$: $5 cover, 21+
STUDIO 66 @ Lo-Fi
UFO Presents:
STUDIO 66
A night of 60's mod and psychedelic rock, vintage soul, Brit Pop, Acid Jazz and International Pop.
Special Live Music Presentation - “A NUGGETS CHRISTMAS”
(HANUKAH & KWANZA CELEBRATORS MORE THAN WELCOME! :) )
Local rockers performing tributes to one of the greatest rock & roll compilation series!
Featuring The Bug Nasties, The Invisible Eyes and Freakbeat
Featuring guest DJ BLUEBLUEDAY
Resident DJ CHRISPO
Go Go Dancing by TANGERINE TONIC.
Projections by TJ
$6 cover
21 + admitted
Plenty of free and cheap parking. Full bar available now!!
Studio 66 happens the first Saturday of every other month (next one on Feb. 5).
At Lo-Fi Gallery (429 Eastlake Ave E, 2 doors down from the LoBo Saloon, www.lofiseattle.org).
Richard Hugo House 24-hour Read-a-thon Benefit
Support your favorite non-profit literary arts center, read all you
want, and be endlessly entertained at the Richard Hugo House 24-hour
Read-a-thon! Readers get a peaceful place to turn the pages upstairs, 10
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4th to 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5th, while a lively
rotation of celebrity readers, panel discussions, and surprises of all kinds
happen in the Cabaret downstairs. Readers are encouraged to collect
pledge contributions to Hugo House for a flat rate or based on pages read.
Pledge forms can be downloaded at www.hugohouse.org/readathon.
People can drop in anytime during the 24 hours - admission is FREE
(although donations are encouraged from those who have not already pledged
reader support).
Featuring Ann Powers, Shawn Wong, Charles Mudede, Bret Fetzer, Riz
Rollins, Charlene Finn, Kary Wayson, Elizabeth Austen, Richard Conlin,
Frances McCue, Lydia Minatoya, Chandan Reddy, Jean Jung, Jean Lenihan, John
Hartell, Dickey Nessenger, James Arthur, Writers-in-Residence Matt
Briggs, Grant Cogswell and Maria Hong, School Alliance, and many others.
Contact donate@hugohouse.org or stay tuned to www.hugohouse.org/readathon
for detailed scheduling info.
The 24-hour line-up includes panel discussions of Wallace Stevens,
Woodhouse, banned books, film, the Bill of Rights and Asian American
literature, a children’s hour, storytelling, book reviewers, music writers,
students from the UW MFA Creative Writing program, late night music and
more. We’ll also have readings by Hugo House award winners and open
mics for those who dare. Refreshments will be sold at Café Hugo.
Richard Hugo House is at 1634 11th Ave., between Pine and Olive streets
on Seattle's Capitol Hill. Limited parking is available in our lot. For
further information, call (206) 322-7030 or visit www.hugohouse.org.
Sunday, 12/5
I heart Rummage @ Crocodile
Please join us for the month of December for two very special events.
Thats right we have Two I heart Rummage's in december showcasing Seattle's
best craftsters and fashion designers. For three years now Rummage has
continued to bring you local art and fashion month after month after month
and this month is no different. We have over 55 vendors packing the walls of
the Crocodile; now thats a lot of stuff! So come down and find that unique
holiday gift.
As always we have Djs spinning and the Croc serving up brunch and
cocktails.
Sunday, December 5th, Sunday, december 19th
noon - four pm
The Crocodile Cafe
2200 2nd ave, Belltown
All Ages – Free.
www.iheartrummage.com
Prrr HOLIDAY ART AND GIFT SHOW
Briar writes:
Come see what twinkles and shines this holiday season, and enjoy some refreshments and warm tidings.
Featuring:
-paintings and vases by Stephanie Doll
-Fragrance soy candles by Jen Loewen
-Beautiful jewelry by Alison Moss
-Glamorous accessories by Briar Bates
Also Prrr is open Fridays 11:00-7:00,
Saturdays and Sundays 11:00-5:00 through Christmas
or call to arrange a time.
Prrr.
1216 N 40th st (Stone way and 40th)
When: Sunday, December 5, 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Phone: 206-633-7790
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=HUZFBKBXWWIUVCOERVDV
Tuesday, 12/7
The Esoterics @ PONCHO Concert Hall
Cornish College of the Arts is pleased to present Scores of Sound: four days and nights of music by Cornish students - jazz, new music, classical music, vocal music, electronic music, music for video and world music. Scores of Sound is a jam-packed marathon celebrating the range of music-making at Cornish College! Featuring student performers, Cornish College Ensemble-in-Residence The Esoterics, faculty members and guest artists.
Directed by Eric Banks, The Esoterics is a Seattle-based vocal ensemble dedicated to performing and perpetuating contemporary a cappella choral settings of poetry, philosophy, and spiritual writings from around the world. While cultivating artistic _expression and cultural understanding among its singers and audience alike, The Esoterics aspires to reflect the beauty, power, and significance inherent in the music of our time. Since 1993, the Esoterics has commissioned dozens of world premiere compositions, including many by local Northwest composers—including David Asplin, Byron Au Yong, Janice Giteck, Bern Herbolsheimer, John Muehleisen, Carol Sams, Donald Skirvin, Diane Thome, and Linda Waterfall. The Esoterics has received numerous generous grants from the Arts Commissions of Washington State, King County, and the Seattle, as well as from the Allen Foundation for the Arts, ArtsFund, Meet the Composer, and the Seattle Foundation, among others. In both years 2001! and 2003, The Esoterics’ commitment to innovative concert repertoire was nationally recognized when ASCAP and Chorus America granted the ensemble its coveted Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music.
Cornish College of the Arts
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle WA 98121
www.cornish.edu
Highway 99 Benefit Show
How does that phrase go, Second time's a charm? I hope so, because I just deleted the first invitation. Well, I'm sure I have way better words to get you out of the house and into the club this time around:
December 7, 2004 Highway 99 Blues Club will be ROCKIN' as the Two-fifths team up with the Vinyl Avengers (ha) for a spectacular Benefit Show. A suggested $10 donation gets you in the door and $1 buys you a raffle ticket for the chance to win cool prizes from around town. All money raised will go to the Dream Change Coalition, a non-profit whose mission is to promote environmentally conscious business practices and buy up the Amazon Forest. All donations are tax deductable, of course.
Just picture yourself enjoying the atmoshere, laughing with all the friends you brought, winning some totally awesome prizes because you bought 300 raffle tickets, and sleeping so soundly when you finally get home because you helped tackle the "environment issue" from two sides- the ancient trees stay living and breathing, and someone is out there educating corporations about how they could have their business be successful and environmentally friendly- "Hey man, you don't have to dump that sludge into the ocean! You don't have to get those shirts made in a sweat shop by little children! You could have your business and your money too! You could... well, come to Highway 99 on Tuesday and have a great time making a difference this holiday season."
See ya there. Remember to bring yer wicked cool friends!
Highway 99 Blues Club
1414 Alaskan Way,Seattle,WA
When: Tuesday, December 7, 10:00pm
Phone: 206-382-2171
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=HICZPTGDGLOKEFDXEQPW
Thursday, 12/9
Artist Lecture: Axel Lieber @ Henry Auditorium
Artist Lecture:
Thursday, December 9, 7 PM
Henry Auditorium
FREE
German artist Axel Lieber
speaks about his monumental
Releasesculptures.
http://www.henryart.org/ex/lieber.htm
Soirée Francophone à Barça
Salut à tous!
Voici le temps des retrouvailles pour nos soirées françaises. Cette fois nous nous retrouvons à Barça, dans le quartier de Capitol Hill. Comme le laisse insinuer le nom du bar, l’endroit a des allures méditerranéennes : en particulier, le comptoir en mosaïque et les lignes sinueuses des canapés évoquent les créations de Gaudi.
Veuillez bien répondre à cette e-vite pour nous aider à organiser cette soirée. Comme toujours, vos amis parlant Français sont les bienvenus.
Pour les nouveaux, notre groupe est formé de jeunes francophones sympas de tous horizons qui se retrouvent pour passer de bons moments. On se rencontre une fois par mois dans un bar différent à Seattle.
Vous pouvez accéder aux photos de la dernière soirée à cette adresse : http://groups.msn.com/francophonedeseattle
A Jeudi,
Wissam Tabbara
(206)778-9477
Barca
1510 11th Ave,Seattle,WA View Map
When: Thursday, December 9, 8:00pm
Phone: (206) 325-8263
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=HULGCQPQXDOENHCLHIKB
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