This is a good week: a private Loft party I am allowed to write about, Brides of the March, Vegfest 2005, and Crossdress Bowling. Seattle suddenly feels like a real city. My personal favorite is a humble event on Saturday: Save The Taxi.
Friday, 3/11
6:00 PM Opulent Decay @ Roq La Rue
7:00 PM Animation and Live Action @ NWFF
8:00 PM "Battle for Chile" at ConWorks
8:00 PM Loft party – please RSVP.
9:00 PM DJ DaLua at Noc Noc
9:00 PM Kozy Kino - Last and Final Call
Saturday, 3/12
10:00 AM Vegfest 2005 @ Seattle Center
Noon BRIDES OF MARCH
Noon Save The Taxi
7:00 PM "HELP WANTED: COLLABORATIONS IN ART" at CoCA
9:00 PM THROTTLE ROCKETS DERBY PARTY @ the Funhouse
9:00 PM? M-Set at The High Dive
9:30 PM The Original BOLLYWOOD #46 @ Baltic Room
10:00 PM Anarchy in the U. District
10:59 PM YES! Shameless @ The Rebar
Sunday, 3/13
7:00 PM CROSS-DRESS BOWLING
Wednesday, 3/16
7:00 PM "echoes" - Opening @ Tashiro Kaplan Building
9:00 PM? Girl Powder (supporting Mamafest) @ Sunset Tavern
Thursday, 3/17
5:00 PM PLAYLiST- iPOD HAPPY HOUR @ The Mirabeau Room
Friday, 3/11
Opulent Decay @ Roq La Rue
I am usually excited to go to their openings. But this one doesn’t really pull me in after looking at the pictures of some of the paintings (you’ll find them at www.roqlarue.com). I’ll give it a "neutral" rating:
Roq La Rue Presents
"Opulent Decay"
paintings by
Joshua Petker
Shawn Ferris
and Alice Tippet
Opens Friday March 11th 2005 6-10pm
Closes April 1st
Roq La Rue is pleased to present the work of three painters for its March show. All three painters work contains a mixture of sumptuousness mixed with a darkness, whether in subject matter or technique.
Los Angeles artist Joshua Petker originally hails from a graffiti back round, self-teaching himself about the use and appreciation of color along the way. Later he took up painting, inspired by the rich decorativism of Gustav Klimt, the awkward figurativism of Egon Schiele, and the Pop sensibility of Andy Warhol. His paintings of contemporary demi-monde, shadowy beauties struggling with dark temptations create an aura of a punk belle epoch, rendered in his own street art spin on art nouveau sensibilities with bold deep blocky color and quick graceful line work.
Seattle artist Shawn Ferris creates paintings that combine mystery and humor. Using classic archetypal images such as crowns, eggs, and snakes, she adds her own interpretations and characters to the tableau, such as boxing and gambling bird chicks. Her technique fuses loose backgrounds that look aged and weathered with subject matter rendered in a crisp, meticulous manner.
Alice Tippet also lives in Seattle and is known for her spin on traditional watercolor painting. Inspired from everything from the natural world, “red in tooth and claw”, to the illusional aspects of civilization, often depicted using imagery culled from colonial times or British royalty. At first her paintings draw the viewer in with a soft palette and gentle images only to reveal upon closer inspection a departure from idealistic imagery that straddles the line between truth and the macabre.
Roq La Rue.
Animation and Live Action @ NWFF
Animation and Live Action, Fri-Thurs at 7, 9pm
Seven 2005 Academy Award Nominated short animation and live action films in one program (88 min.)
ANIMATION:
BIRTHDAY BOY - Too young to realize the consequences, a little Korean boy plays at war while his father fights at the front. In Korean with English subtitles.
RYAN - WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATION - Ryan Larkin, one of the most influential figures in Canadian animation, now lives on skid row following years of drug and alcohol abuse. A startling, innovative mix of animation and documentary.
GOPHER BROKE - A hungry gopher devises a scheme that he hopes will provide him with a tasty snack.
LIVE-ACTION:
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT - As they wait for their parents in the parking lot of a motel bar, two boys and a girl begin a tentative friendship.
7:35 IN THE MORNING - A woman enters the café where she has breakfast every morning and finds that all of the other diners are staring at their plates in silence. In Spanish with English subtitles.
WASP - WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION - Zoe is twenty-three years old and already the mother of four children. A chance meeting with an old flame offers her a temporary escape from her bleak life.
LITTLE TERRORIST - When a young Pakistani boy accidentally crosses the mine-strewn border into India in pursuit of his cricket ball, he is helped by a Hindu teacher. In Hindi with English subtitles.
Every week NWFF sends out their long Digest, which is - to be frank – a pain in the butt if you want to extract some quick event facts. They use 4 colors and the content is all chatty but then in the end they miss to mention their address. CoCA used to send out those types of "confused" emails but they got better. Howard House makes the same mistake of sending "press release novels" instead of short announcements but not without their own flavor of extra inefficiency: You get their press releases three weeks before the event with no reminder.
Before I make myself guilty of not getting to the point in an appropriate manner, let me just tell you the short story of all this:
You need to get the address and details from www.nwfilmforum.org
"Battle for Chile" at ConWorks
While ConWorks is looking for new leadership (after firing Matt Richter two weeks ago) they continue their program. Larry is pointing out three events: "Battle for Chile", "BRENT OR BRENDA?" (Re-bar, Thurs-Sun at 8:00, $12 if you mention Party Volcano), and FADE (ConWorks, 3/18, $15).From those three suggestions I liked "Battle for Chile", the best. Here is Larry’s comment:
Not sure if I've often seen movie screenings in your listings, but this one merits attention because it's rarely screened. It looks at the revolution in Chile on 9/11/1973 (no, the symbolism of 9--11 didn't start three years ago, but over twenty.) It's a rare situation where a filmmaker documented all the events leading up to General Augusto Pinochet's (known mostly to Americans through Sting's song "They Dance Alone", of course) hostile dictatorship. As interesting as the film is the fate of the director and crew: after the coup they were all detained and tortured, and the brilliant cameraman Jorge Muller was "disappeared". Years later his grave was found. The director was subjected to mock executions while in custody.
"Battle for Chile" at ConWorks. Fri and Sat at 8:00.
Opens on Fri, Mar 11 -- two days only. $7 http://www.conworks.org/film/index.php3
Loft party – please RSVP.
Another generous private party invitation:
Hey Party Volcano,
I hope we haven't missed the deadline to get this to you. It is a
"private residence", but we feel we can accommodate a large crowd. I
thought that Party Volcano members would be interested in this event
hosted by a couple artists from T-K So here goes:
Spring is in the air...winter quarter is ending...it's the beginning of
another weekend...the close of a phase...the start of a new era...and
someone has a big enough space for everyone to dress up, drop in, and
drink well.
Andrew Buckles is hosting a cocktail party!
Start your Friday night with us, and see where it takes you...
When: Friday, March 11, 8 pm – Midnight.
Where: [Please RSVP to spazbot@gmail.com and you’ll receive the details.]
Cocktail attire suggested, creative attire encouraged. Artwork by
Andrew Buckles. Please bring your favorite spirit for our co-op bar.
Hors d'oeuvres provided, but we welcome your delicious snacks as well.
Please feel free to announce this shindig to your appropriate list.
See your there!
Please RSVP Michael at spazbot@gmail.com if you want to get on the guest list. I am excited that I am able to mention private parties again.
Let me throw in a little bit of background information here: Right now there are about 1600 people on the PV list. C.D.O. Andrew and I once estimated that "only" up to 10% will show up at private parties after they read about them in our weekly letter. When we had 40 readers the maximum damage to be expected were 4 party crashers vomiting in the garden. If our rule of thumb calculation still holds then hosts of private parties should expect up to 160 new guests (not all of them will vomit on the carpet, though).
I think Evites or email RSVPs give you good control over the guest list. I would like to encourage you to send in invitations to your parties as long as you can keep control over the guest list!
DJ DaLua at Noc Noc
Planet Beat Presents:
DJ Marcelinho DaLua, from the award winning Brazilian Electronic group
BossaCucaNova www.bossacucanova.com will be playing at Noc Noc (1516 Second Ave.) on Friday,
March 11.
DJ DaLua is a carioca (native of Rio de Janeiro), and a leading figure
in the sound of new Brazilian music; an artist who is firmly rooted in
the great bossa nova tradition, but also awarded "Best Electronic CD
2004" and "Best Electronica Video Clip 2004" in prestigious music
competitions.
DaLua formed the project BossaCucaNova with Marcio Menescal and
Alexandre Moreira. BossaCucaNova has released 3 records, and the group
has been nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Outside
Brazil BossaCucaNova has sold approximately 100 thousand records and
done four global tours, two of them with the special appearance of
Roberto Menescal, one of the fathers of bossa nova.
In early 2003 DaLua made his first international solo tour, playing at
SummerStage in New York City and also in San Francisco.
His style features a unique mix of drum n' bass, reggae/dub, bossa,
dance and Brazilian styles that is absolutely irresistible. Acclaimed
by the press and by the packed dance floors, Marcelinho DaLua has
proven himself a true world class DJ.
Darek Mazzone (KEXP, KUOW) will open and host the show.
This is a rare opportunity for Seattle and the NW to experience
Brazilian Club Culture at its finest. Truly not to be missed!
DJ DaLua at Noc Noc – Friday March 11th"
1516 Second Ave.
9PM
21 plus
Advance tickets are $10 at ticketwest.com
Kozy Kino - Last and Final Call
Yes, now I am simply being gratuitously wishy-washy and irritating.
I previewed True Stories last night and it does not hold me with its charm
as it once did when I was freshly exiled from living in Texas. So, it has been
nixed in favor of a film a bit more compelling and less viewed. I still recommend
people see True Stories if they have not already, in their own time and own dime.
So, yes folks! We are back to surprises! But I give you one hint…
see the Drink Special
Drink Special: this drink will attempt to approximate the essence of Key Lime Pie
but without the potential for gluttony which this film’s subject exhibits magnificently.
For those not yet in the know….
The Kozy Kino is a new underground cinema that infuses diverse film programming
with thematic beverage service. Every second and fourth FRIDAY evening,
we throw down the homemade cushions, fire up the video beamer and
concoct delicious refreshments to wash down the freshly popped corn.
Each featured film is a forgotten wonder of cinema… coupled with shorts
and inspirational drink specials. It’s a cheap night of uninstitutionalized
quality entertainment and a fine example of underground economy.
The Kozy Kino is located at 1809 Minor Ave. (between Stewart and Howell) right
around the corner from the Rebar. It is also somebody’s loft space but don’t
let that put you off. Although it’s an intimate experience (read: seating is
limited), it’s the sort of thing that this town needs more of (e.g. the speakeasy,
the peoples’ kitchen, the Sunday sermon, the peoples' underground surgical theater, etc.).
Help breathe some life into this 'theme park of a city' now and start your own!
Kozy Kino, 1809 Minor Ave, 9pm, $1.
questions? contact: inphaseprod@yahoo.com
Saturday, 3/12
Vegfest 2005 @ Seattle Center
Seattle Spin has a positive spin on everything:
Food: Vegfest, March 12th - 13th, Seattle Center, $5. An exhibition blasting the stereotypes: vegetarian food is either bland, takes a lot of work to cook, or is for chicks who don't shave their pits. If you wanna go vegatarian, but finding it difficult or don't know what to do, start here. Like, there's only so many different ways you can put together beans and salads, so expand your recipe book.
After receiving only one angry email about my Tsunami comment two weeks ago I feel encouraged to express another non-liberal-pc opinion in the context of Vegfest 2005: Many vegans just look sick.
This will probably offend a bunch of our readers but I’ll tell you my little story anyways. My friend Sean and I went to Mexico last year and had a great time. One of our daily activities was sitting outside at a restaurant at Oaxaca’s Zocalo, read, drink lemonade, and watch people.
After a while you naturally develop theories about people you don’t know but you feel comfortable judging them by just the way they dress and walk. "That guy is getting a divorce" I would suggest and Sean would sometimes disagree with "No, he is just drunk". But we were never in disagreement about vegans. It was a sunny day in Mexico, music everywhere, kids begging for money, a lively place with spots of white, pale, and miserable looking tourists, that seemed to be uncomfortable with hot weather and around burritos.
I would say: "That couple looks sick..."
Sean would always agree: "Let’s buy them a steak!"
So if you are a vegan and look healthy (as defined as "not looking like a cancer patient"), please send a picture to partyvolcano@yahoo.com .
Sean and I would love to buy you a carrot at the Vegfest!
http://www.seattlecenter.com/news/news_detail.asp?me_medianum=569
BRIDES OF MARCH
Of course GMP likes it:
We've received the official itinerary for this Saturday's BRIDES OF
MARCH event, and it's going to be a great day full of fun activities:
Bull Riding, Mountain Climbing, Gay Bingo, Pool Playing, Lingerie
Shopping, and of course, Drinking. What more could you want to do in
a wedding dress? Heck, what more could you want to do NOT in a
wedding dress?
Here are the details:
It's that time again, girls! Time to don the wedding whites and take 'em out on the town. This year we'll be marrying the fabulous Pinnacle at REI, described as "one of the tallest freestanding indoor climbing walls in the world"! We've also got Bull Riding, Gay Bingo, Pool, and Hooters! Why, it's a white trash wedding! (Except for the Gay Bingo.)
We've got less walking on our route this year, so bring change for the bus. And remember, it's A.O.K. to wear long johns under your gown. Can't find a cheap enough wedding gown? How about a prom dress? Or a white sheet?
And if you're dying to go out in drag, but just can't make the date, I strongly recommend Cross Dress Bowling, an art-car fundraiser, held at Sunset Lanes on Sunday, March 13.
The Itinerary:
(Always subject to last minute change, so call if you're joining us late.)
* 12p Gameworks (C'mon and ride the bull, gals!)
1511 7th Ave
* 1p Convention Center (Processional at the Skybridge!)
800 Convention Pl
* 2p Shopping @ Pine Street
(all the usual fabulous places: Bon Macy's, Nordstroms, Pacific Place)
* 4p Dragonfish (It's happy hour!)
722 Pine Street
* 5p REI (Bring clothes for climbing!)
222 Yale Ave N
* Bus Ride!
MT70: Fairview & John -> Fairview & Valley
* 6p Buca Di Beppo (This is a full dinner break. Because what goes better with white gowns than red sauce?)
701 9th Ave N
* 7:30p Gay Bingo (I'll say it again: GAY BINGO.)
South Lake Union Naval Reserve Building
860 Terry Ave N
* 8:30p Castle Superstore (For all your nuptial needs.)
613 Fairview Ave N
* 9p Hooters
901 Fairview Ave N
* 10p Jillian's Billiard Club (Everybody in the pool!)
731 Westlake Ave N
* Bus Ride!
MT 5 or 358: Aurora & Broad -> Aurora & John
* 11p EMP Liquid Lounge (Let's dance the night away!)
325 5th Ave N
* Midnight
Time to turn into a pumpkin!
http://www.cockrumville.com/brides/
Save The Taxi
This is my favorite for this week:
The taxi is sick... very sick. The gas tank is rusted out, and unfortunately it has taken the carburetor with it. We've made it through worse... remember when the transmission died? Problem is, I'm cutting back my hours at work so I can start massage school, and the $1500 needed to get the cab running isn't so easy to come by these days. Yes ladies and gentleman, Seattle's favorite free taxi service is in danger of going the way of the Kalakala.
We are going all out with this. We are soliciting live entertainment (bands and such)! This is going to be an all day event so you can either come during the day for the BBQ/Carnival, or late to just PARTY! Add your friends, and also, please check out the Save The Taxi website for other ways to help out.
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=ENUEYTGMLXNVOGVBZUPI
http://freeridecabs.com/saveTheTaxi.html
"HELP WANTED: COLLABORATIONS IN ART" at CoCA
Come see what happens when you team an architect with a programmer with a
painter with a poet with a real estate appraiser with an advertising
copywriter with an archivist with a kinetic sculptor..
Celebrate the opening night of Born Magazine's "Help Wanted: Collaborations
in Art", a show that joins the talents of over 40 contributors from fields
as diverse as poetry, comics, architecture, video, exhibit design and
programming. The result is a collaborative arts show of eleven
installations, each engaging the audience to interact with its approach to
storytelling.
Participating artists:
Andrio Abero, Arbito, Jessica Barnes, Steven Berardelli, John Black, Mark
Blubaugh, Aviva Bower, Tamara Burke, Darick Chamberlin, Seb Chevrel, Kevin
Cornell, Nikolai Cornell, Dewey & Dave, Terry Elliott, Micheal Evan, Terry
Ford, Sean Hurley, Gabe Kean, Mike Kelly, Doug Klassen, Christine Boyka
Kluge, Theresa Littleton, Erik Loyer, Troy Lund Chad Urso McDaniel, Joyelle
McSweeney, Brian McWatters, Randy Moss, Rick Mullarky, Scott Musgrove,
Adaire Orr, Tatiana Parcero, Kala Pierson, Richard Peterson, Matt Rodriguez,
Hartley Rusen, Tim Sanders, Celeste Smith, James Towning, Trimpin, Mark
Wolfe, Shawn Wolfe, Pat Wood..and thousands more!
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 12, 7pm-11pm
Opening party musical performances by Climax Golden Twins, DJ Derek Fisher &
the Perfect Cyn
Full Bar; $5/$3members
"Help Wanted: Collaborations in Art" is organized by Gabe Kean, publisher of
the adventurous online magazine Born, and Jacob McMurray, senior curator at
EMP.
The exhibition runs through April 23, 2005.
More info at:
www.bornmagazine.org/helpwanted
www.cocaseattle.org
CoCA Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12-5pm
410 Dexter Ave N
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 728-1980
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=YQWGRLDYADSARDBQPPBA
THROTTLE ROCKETS DERBY PARTY @ the Funhouse
SOLD OUT!
Rat City Rollergirls Inaugural Bout: The HOTTEST ticket in town!
Presale tickets went on sale Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 am. In just over 24 hours tickets were sold out online and at our official ticket outlet, Marley's Snowboards! How cool are we feeling? Pretty damn cool.....
For those of you who did not get a ticket, dry your eyes! Day of Show tickets are available at the Southgate Roller Rink for $15. The box office opens at 6:00, so get there early!
But wait, that's not all! You can enter to win FREE TICKETS at any of the following Rat City Rollergirl Team Nights:
Saturday, March 12th, 9:00pm
THROTTLE ROCKETS DERBY PARTY @ the Funhouse
Featuring:
The Gropers
Hello
Cootie Platoon
Dirty Harriet
Plus Roller Derby videos, Throttle Rocket give-aways, and a chance to win free tickets to the March 26th bout!
Be the first to try the Throttle Rocket cocktail-guaranteed to send you into orbit
For directions to the Funhouse, visit www.thefunhouseseattle.com
news@ratcityrollergirls.com
M-Set at The High Dive
Tiffany writes:
Hay Everyone!!
M-Set is playing in Freemont Saturday at the High Dive
- it used to be Suite G.
For anyone who doesn't know them they are a quirky
little rock band That has the melodic driving rock
sound of the Foo Fighters, combined with the quirky
alternative rock of The Presidents, topped off with
charming vocal and personal presence.
John (the Lighting Designer) has his own little music event list (John_Schlick@Hotmail.com). He recommends them too:
Saturday (the 12th), it's the masters of pop mayhem, M-Set at The High
Dive. What? You've never heard of the High Dive? It's a NEW, VERY
NEW space in Freemonet where Suite G used to be, They go on second, so
get their early. This is a great Freemont place with some class thats
fun to hang out in. If you haven't heard M-Set, check them out on
their website at www.m-set.com
The Original BOLLYWOOD #46 @ Baltic Room
Ike writes:
The Original BOLLYWOOD #46 @ Baltic Room:
I was going through my records and realized that the coming Bollywood
is #46 since we started the "original Saturday nights Bollywood" in
2002.
Preparations are on for the GOLDEN JUBILEE party as we complete 50
Bollywood parties in May 2005...stay tuned.
Well in the mean time the 2nd Saturday is coming up and its time again
for “I (Heart) Shiva’s Bollywood” party. Get ready to groove to some
Boombastic Bhangra Hop, Basmati Beatz and surely some HOT Hindi remixes
from Anup Shastri.
We have your favorite DJs:
> Manpreet Singh (Bhangra & Desi Hip Hop remixes)
> Peter Madril (Bollywood & Bhangra)
> Anup Shastri (Bollywood, Hindi & Indi Pop favorites)
Live Music:
William Gilchrist (Tablas) & Ravi Singh (Dhol).
Specials:
> All Ladies FREE till 11pm.
New RDB Party Pics at: http://groups.msn.com/IHeartShiva2/shoebox.msnw
Cheers,
Ike Singh
Yayy! Bollywood! Will it be as exciting as #45?
Baltic Room, 1207 Pine Street.
Anarchy in the U. District
Anarchy in the U. District
Hey, ho, let’s go! On down to the Monkey Pub on Saturday, March 12th for a fantabulous evening of your favorite old-school punk rock hits.
Representing New York City & the birth of punk rock – 1,2,3,4 will kick off the evening with all of your favorite Ramones tunes. Hot on their heels, the Potential H-Bombs will thrill you with their renditions of Sex Pistols songs – giving props to the U.K. band that made punk rock notorious world-wide. Wrapping up the night will be us, Los Peligrosos, paying our respects to Los Angeles’ finest, X.
The Monkey Pub is located at 5305 Roosevelt Ave. NE in the University District. It’s across the street from Dantes and Giggles. The cover is only $3.00, and this bar is fun, fun, fun!
The line-up:
10:00 – 1,2,3,4 (Ramones tribute band)
11:00 – Potential H-Bombs (Sex Pistols tribute band)
12:00 – Los Peligrosos plays a set of X songs
Gabba, gabba hey! We hope to see you there!
Miss Hell’N, your substitute Exene
Los Peligrosos
Web site - http://www.lospeligrosos.com
Monkey Pub,5305 Roosevelt Ave, 10pm, $3.
YES! Shameless @ The Rebar
YES! Shameless
Saturday, March. 12th @ The Rebar
An elektro, techno, disco, punk extravaganza
With Resident DJs...
Recess
DJ Scorpio
Plus VERY Special Guests...
NAHA (Graylife)
DJ Manos (Uniting Souls/Sub Level)
Along With...
FOC:EYE on Visuals and Host MC Anton Bomb (Club YES!)
Flyer...
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/894616/Shameless3-12Flyer.jpg
Pictures from last month's bloody mess...
http://www.simplyshameless.com/Shameless%20Photos!/my%20bloody%20valentine%202005%20rebar/index.html
Rebar 1114 Howell St.
(206-233-9873)
Free before 11:00, $5 Thereafter, 21+
http://www.rebarseattle.com/index.php
http://www.simplyshameless.com/
Sunday, 3/13
CROSS-DRESS BOWLING
Fling your balls into the gutter at the 5th Annual
CROSS DRESS BOWLING
Cross Dress Bowling is the first and foremost fun-raiser of the
Seattle Art Car Blowout. Every year Cross Dress Bowling stuns all
with the shock and awe of hairy backed and purple bewigged "women" and
coffeeground stubbled and pillow bebellied "men".
And it's just $15, for which you get *exactly* two wonderful hours
of bowling, photo ops by the metric ton, and the chance to win one of
our infamous TROPHIES!
Cross Dress Bowling is a fundraiser for the 7th Annual
SEATTLE ART CAR BLOWOUT
June 18 and 19
Fremont Solstice Fair, Fremont
Every year, the Seattle Art Car Blowout brings more than 75 art cars
to Fremont, from all over the US and Canada. The money raised goes to
reimburse gas expenses and insurance. For more info, visit our website
at : http://www.seattleartcars.org
Seattle Art Car Blowout is a 501(c)3 organization. To make a
tax deductible contribution, (and don\'t forget to check if your
employer
offers "Matching funds") please mail your check to:
F.A.C./Seattle Art Car Blowout
5029 26th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Kelly Lyles
http://www.kellyspot.com
(206) 937-2058
CROSS DRESS BOWLING
Sunday, March 13
7 to 9 p.m.
Sunset Bowl, Ballard (1420 Market st) 21 & over $15
contact: Luke McGuff
lukemcguff@yahoo.com
206-634-3828
http://www.seattleartcars.org/bowling/
Wednesday, 3/16
Girl Powder (supporting Mamafest) @ Sunset Tavern
I feel sorry for Mamafest (and all those folks who optimistically bought a season ticket for Stephens Pass, Snoqualmie, or Crystal Mountain), who are still planning to have a fundraiser on 3/19. I really doubt that there will be snow. But their attitude is admirable: "The snow must go on!"
Hey everybody!
Ok 2 things –
1) Mamafest is still happening*
and
2) Our friends at Girl Powder are throwing a party at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard to help us raise money**
*Let’s chat about The Sunset event. It’s Wednesday, March 16th in beautiful downtown Ballard, Seattle, Washington USA. It’s 5 bucks, there will be plenty of specials and stuff to give away, plus some excellent local women showcasing their skills in a music extravaganza. Check out the attached flyer. Please join us.
**Ok, next - Mamafest 05’ is officially still crackin for Saturday March 19th. Yes that is correct. So all of you that haven’t had enough of this awesome summer, err, we mean winter, please come out and support the event.
You are all probably wondering…no snow? No demo? Correcto! The ladies at Mamafest and the UW Medicine would appreciate the support, say good bye to “winter”, and hellllloooooo summer!
To add to the mood - set up your tents, grab your hibachi’s, coolers, and sun glasses, to keep your bellies full and your skin protected while you watch people rip and wreck themselves on the Disneyland Mama-Jam jib-tastic jib fest! ($35 entrance fee for competitors and all money goes to Mamafest – cash and check only day of but if you want to preregister by credit card make a donation on our site for $35)
We’ll be selling raffle tickets, giving away tons of stuff, while enjoying some excellent music and watching the competition. Leuko, thejohnbenders and Martian Memo to God will be rockin out along with some local djs.
Every year Mamafest continues to exceed its own expectations of fun and funds raised for breast cancer research. This year is no different. The Disneyland Mama-jam will consist of many rails, boxes, booters (kind of) and wall rides. Live music for your musical entertainment, libations and lots of girls in bikini tops to show everyone just what we are fighting for!
JOIN US SATURDAY MARCH 19TH.
COMPETITION STARTS AT 10
AFTERPARTY AT 3 ON THE MOUNTAIN!
SUMMIT AT SNOQUALMIE (SUMMIT CENTRAL)
Girl Powder, The Sunset, $5
"echoes" - Opening @ the Tashiro Kaplan Building
This will be a good show!
Hi Friends,
Please come by echoes a project that the students of the installation
art class I teach at the UW have been working on.
Last year 's class took over under-detected spaces at the Capitol Hill
Arts Center (http://www.thestranger.com/2004-03-25/artnews.html)
This year's students have an over 3,000 sq. ft. store front, warehouse
space.
They've put together innovative work and an amazing first show!
Best, Susan
Here are the details:
echoes
Tashiro Kaplan Building
310 S. Washington St. ÿ Seattle, WA 98014
Thursday March 17th – Sunday March 20th 12pm – 6pm
Opening Wednesday, March 16, 2005, 7pm – 10pm
11 University of Washington School of Art Students
respond to site
Steven Carlton
Amber Cash
Eroyn Franklin
Melissa Kennedy
Jennie Lee
Robert Ordonez
Adam Satushek
Kelsey Sowell
Clyde Strickland
Stephanie Sutten
Jeffrey Wieser
Tashiro Kaplan Building
310 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98014
Thursday, 3/17
PLAYLiST- iPOD HAPPY HOUR @ The Mirabeau Room
PLAYLIST HAPPY-HOUR – Seattle’s first free digital music happy hour where
YOU are the DJ.
PLAYLIST is a weekly open-plug happy hour event every Thursday that let’s
you, the apprehensive performer, play your favorite music for 15 minutes
taken from your iPod, or MP3 player.
At PLAYLIST we invite the suave and sybaritic to play a 15- minute set from
their iPod or digital music player. It’s easy and fun! You sign up on the
board and watch for the clock to tic down. Then you take the iBooth and
show’em what you’ve got.
So come and bring your own mixes, your own music, bring your mash-ups, your
old & new New Wave, your Misfits, Neil Diamond, house, hip-hop, soul or even
fucking Creed. Anything goes, but bad songs.... get the gong, courtesy of “I
Heart Rummage’s” Matthew Parker, PLAYLIST host and Mirabeau Room Cocktail
ingenue.
How can you resist? It’s free. It’s Happy Hour. Half Price Apps, $2.50
wells, $2.50 Micro and Import Drafts, $1.50 Domestic Drafts.
You create your Night.
PLAYLIST
every Thursday
5-8pm -- Free.
The Mirabeau Room
529 Queen Anne Ave
www.themirabeauroom.com
Don Volcano’s Computer Corner
Last week I discovered www.losers.org and felt that what they are doing is pretty mean. If I dedicated a web page to the "less skilled" folks on this planet I would model it after The Darwin Awards – a classic.
The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of
the human genome by honoring those who accidentally
kill themselves in really stupid ways.
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/
Last year’s winner (Death by Lava Lamp) is – sorry 'was' - from the Northwest, which brought the Darwin Award back to our neighborhood after winning in 1998:
Misadventure at the Metallica Concert (1998)
http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-05.html
I couldn’t help browsing around and decided that this one is also worth mentioning:
Jet Assisted Take-Off (1995)
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/index_darwin1995.html
Until next week,
Don Volcano.
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