What a weird week. A lot of names and places from Seattle's past are popping up all at once. This is the final week for ConWorks with a big party hosted by the Space Virgins, Infernal Noise Brigade is getting buried too. On the other hand Vital 5 is releasing its cookbook and Meghan Trainor (Trainor Piñata) is back in town to show her work at CoCA.
Friday, 7/28
3:00 PM Capitol Hill Block Party (Fri & Sat)
5:00 PM One Night Stand Series presents: The Two Week Affair
8:00 PM Angkor / America
9:00 PM Gettin' JUSTIN MARTIN at the War Room
9:30 PM Luminous Flux 2006 (Space Virgins) @ ConWorks (R.I.P.)
Saturday 7/29
7:00 PM Illuminares Lantern Procession in Vancouver B.C.
Wednesday, 8/2
6:00 PM VITAL 5 Cookbook Release Party
7:00 PM August 2006 Dorkbot: The Programmable Web
Thursday, 8/3
5:00 PM Joanna Thomas: Lion Devouring A Rabbit and Other Collages
Friday, 7/28
Capitol Hill Block Party (Fri & Sat)
The Capitol Hill Block Party is a huge, two-day explosion of bands and a unique combination of Seattle Music Community forces including The Stranger, KEXP, 107.7 The End, The Vera Project, Neumo’s, Fuzed Music and Home Alive, bringing together the best music from the country’s hottest music scene into the Northwest’s biggest celebration of independent music, art and progressive culture. Partial proceeds from The Block Party benefit Home Alive and The Vera Project. The Vendor section is made up of local independent businesses, indie crafts people, local artists, and various non-profit and political groups.
BLOCK PARTY 2006 Dates Announced: This year the Block Party is moving one block south to Pike Street. This will allow us to open up the streets and have less fencing, to run Friday and Saturday Nights, July 28-29 and to use Neumo’s and The Bad JuJu Lounge as stages. 2006 will be the best and biggest Block Party yet! Doors open at 3:00 pm on Friday, 1:00 pm on Saturday. The outdoor stages run until 11pm, inside until 2am.
LINEUP: 2006 will see over 45 bands on 3 stages! The mainstage will be hosted by music-comedian Reggie Watts. Bands already confirmed include Band of Horses, Black Angels, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Himsa, Common Market, Schoolyard Heroes, Minus the Bear, Big Business, Sera Cahoon, Speaker Speaker, Greyskull, Lonely H, The Emergency, The Cops, The Divorce, Macklemore, Math & Physics Club, Abyssinian Creole, and The Tall Birds. Over 30 more bands and DJ’s will be announced along with the complete schedule June 15. Political speakers already confirmed include Rep. Jim McDermott and King County Councilmember Dow Constantine.
www.capitolhillblockparty.com
www.myspace.com/capitolhillblockparty
More info on the lineup is available online at www.thestranger.com/lineout
One Night Stand Series presents: The Two Week Affair
Ballard Fetherston Gallery’s One Night Stand Series presents:
The Two Week Affair [because sometimes one night is not enough]
Summer Roadtrip 2006
July 28-August 12
Opening Night Reception-Experimental Bluegrass performance by Michael Lukas!
Friday July 28th 5-8pm
Free and open to the public! Due to the "Summer Roadtrip Theme" we will be serving cans of beer and bags of cheetos!
July 28th, Ballard Fetherston Gallery presents the third installment of the “One Night Stand Series”. The series is a sequence of one night only events, showcasing emerging artists, scheduled throughout the year. The Summer Roadtrip 2006 exhibit will remain showing in the Gallery through August 12.
Emily Leonard will be showing dozens of miniature oil landscape paintings, all less than 7 square inches. “I’ve always been drawn to the delicately perfect designs in the trees and skies and ground,” she says. “Paintings find me everywhere I go, whether walking in the woods, driving under the dawn-virtually anywhere the sun is.” This body of work is informed by her recent roadtrip to Nashville, with her large-scale landscape paintings in tow.
Emily Leonard holds a BFA from Furman University and studied painting and stone carving in Italy. A native of Nashville Tennessee, Leonard now lives and paints in Seattle, in the Toshiro Kaplan Building.
Chris McMullen, A south of Georgetown welder, will be showing dramatically large-scale kinetic welded metal sculptures. The 105”x75” “Motorworks II is a conceptual V8 engine, metaphorically “powering” the entire show, with its moving pistons, and sheer massive size. The piece, which will show at Bumbershoot this summer was part of a roadtrip to MARFA, and was shown in the Art Outside show in Austin Texas. McMullen makes a living as a designer and fabricator of custom metal work, both artistic and architectural. His main influences are Marcel Duchamp. Jean Tinguely, Richard Serra, Alexander Calder and Industry. He has shown with Vital 5 Productions, Secludes Alley works, and the Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition.
Vanessa Briggs, and Francois Aleta, transplants from Paris France will show two video/mixed media installations that each explore the themes of movement as well as things that really go nowhere. In “Sorrow: an allegory on vanity”, Briggs shows footage from her recent roadtrip to Nevada, aboard a Greyhound bus, while musing on her own trip to America. Using a non-narrative-emotional/narrative format, Briggs mounts three framed pieces; one contains video of her “Road Movie”, a loop of film capturing an inflatable roadside advertising balloon. The repetitive, pathetic image corresponds to two empty frames indicative of her experience of viewers often being more concerned with the frame, than the image. Briggs was born in London, and studied architecture in the south of France, and Fine Arts at the Beaux-Arts of Paris. She holds a MFA from the Fresnoy, National studio for contemporary Art in Lille France. She initially came to Seattle to complete a year long residency at Gary Hills studio.
Francois Aleta will show a screen containing his latest essay “Pondre”, which he wrote, and transposed into a visual/pictorial font which he created. The black and white images are moving drawings, representing the alphabet, as a complete font which he calls “Textimage”. Each letter overlaps one another; each word and sentence becomes a new drawing and gives the rhythm to the video…a moving image, which is a drawing of the text. Aleta was born in Paris France, and studied painting, medieval tapestry, and art history at the National Gobelins School of Paris. He left painting for other mediums, and now writes, produces video, digital drawing and sound composition. He has shown his work in Paris, Lille, Belgium and Los Angeles... .
Ballard Fetherston Gallery –
818 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122
206-322-9440
Gallery Hours: 11a.m.-5p.m., Tuesday – Saturday and by appointment
www.ballardfetherstongallery.com
Angkor / America
Angkor / America
Our 10th year of youth drama in the Rainier Valley
Rainier Valley Youth Theatre (RVYT) celebrates its 10th year anniversary with Angkor / America - a new, world premiere production by Seattle theatre luminary Todd Jefferson Moore, with music by Wayne Horvitz and choreography by Navy Kheav.
Angkor / America uses documentary theatre blended with classical Cambodian dance and contemporary hip-hop to trace the stories of Seattle’s Southeast Asian immigrants and their families, beginning with life in SE Asia and following their sometimes harrowing, always inspiring journeys through war and immigration. The production culminates with a look at life in America today and what it means to be a teenager - Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, American.
RVYT and Mr. Moore have been working with SE Seattle’s Cambodian and Laotian communities since January, interviewing people of all ages and collecting stories about their lives. Through working with Sambath Suong and the Khmer Youth Group of Rainier Vista, RVYT discovered choreographer Navy Kheav, a classically trained Cambodian dancer and dance major at the University of Washington. SE Seattle resident and noted musician Wayne Horvitz joined the project and discovered a connection to Chan Moly Sam, classical dance teacher of the Khmer Youth Group and former court dancer for King Sihanouk of Cambodia, who will act as a project advisor.
Other community collaborators & partners include Mey Saelee of the Lao Highland Community Center, Tikka Sears of the UW Asian Studies Center and Dara Duong, founder and Executive Director of The Killing Fields Museum and Cambodian Cultural Center of White Center. The work of these groups and individuals have resulted in a powerful new piece of theatre - Angkor / America.
Angkor / America opens on Wednesday, July 26, and runs Wednesdays-Saturdays through August 5 at 8pm at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, SE Seattle’s premiere performing arts center, 3515 S. Alaska. For tickets and more information, call (206) 725-7169.
email: cblock@seedseattle.org
web: http://seedseattle.org/
Gettin' JUSTIN MARTIN at the War Room
JUSTIN MARTIN
(Buzzin' Fly Records / Dirty Bird Records - San Fracisco)
www.BuzzinFly.com / www.DirtyBirdRecords.com
URB MAGAZINE 2005 NEXT 100 ARTIST!
Justin Martin is one of the few DJs that successfully bridges the gap between being commercially successful and staying true to the underground. His sound has been described as both melodic and tough, with releases ranging from the dynamic & smooth “Brazilian” on Utensil to the boomtpy “Cats & Dogs” on Classic. He first gained international acclaim for his single, “The Sad Piano,” on Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly label. The single made its way into many A-List DJ crates such as Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon, and Mark Farina, as well as receiving many accolades from critics. He considers himself lucky to be making music and is always a humble, but rocking presence on the dance floor. Stay tuned for a full length artist album coming soon on Buzzin' Fly Records in late 2006.
Along with...
ERIC ALLEN &
SOL CALDERON
(Lost Boys)
FRIDAY. JULY 28
THE WAR ROOM
722 East Pike Street. Capitol Hill. Seattle
206 328 7666. www.TheWarRoomSeattle.com
$5 All Night. 9pm Doors. 21+
Happy Birthday Eric Allen!
Download and listen to JUSTIN MARTIN promo mix.
A superbly balanced attack of tender house and twisted techno...
http://www.dirtybirdrecords.com/audio/mixes/take_me_out.mp3
Luminous Flux 2006 (Space Virgins) @ ConWorks (R.I.P.)
A German saying reminds us: Everything comes to an end except for sausage (sausage has two ends). This is the final ConWorks weekend before it will disappear forever. The Space Virgins are using the opportunity and will have a big party. In my opinion the Infernal Noise Brigade should have their funeral at ConWorks. Yes, you heard right: The INB is also going out of business. But let's get back to Luminous Flux. I got about 11 emails pointing out this event. The Burner community wants a full house.
Jon writes:
You do NOT want to miss this party. I'm serious. Repeat. You DO NOT want to MISS this party. You have no Idea what we have planned for you, but if you did you would throw your momma from a train to get here. not kidding. You could go on safari. You could get captured for the petting zoo. You could get instructed to make out with me.
Did I mention that this all happens on ANOTHER PLANET???
The EQlateral trio(gorgeous otherworldly string trio from Critical Massive) will perform with LIVE(yes! living!) Aerialists at 9:30.
Dance til you drop.
post far and wide.
If you do decide to go don't bother showing up before 11pm.
The Space Virgins, in collaboration with Consolidated Works, are throwing down to celebrate the joy of (alien) life:
We invite you all to return with the Space Virgins to our home planet, where we will dance under alien flora, go on safari and hunt for black litebits and hooowhiskey, and play with critters to beautiful to be seen, in our Intergalactice Jungle. ConWorks is closing so this is your *last
weekend* to party in the space!
In order of appearance:
DJ Diem -- Tribal House
DJML -- DeepFunkyTribalProgressive House/Techno
Brannon -- Break Beats
Pauly D -- Funky House
DJ Riz -- House
Baz -- Psytrance
Be prepared for utter mayhem in the Intergalactic Jungle!!! Immigration office upon arrival, stampedes, safari rides, aerialists in hoola hoops, Live PA with Justin and Thomas, whorish Reiki, animal control, petting zoo, blind room, EQ3 (the beautiful string people from Critical
Massive, starting early at 9:30), alien monkey love nesting, Tap Explosion by annabanana, and dancing under the giant alien weeping willow .
Fri, July 28 2006
9pm to 4am earth time
21+ with I.D.
15$ in costume -- think space flora/fauna, or just your burner gear: without
costume you'll be at the whim of our greeters
Consolidated Works @ 500 Boren Avenue N
http://www.spacevirgin.org/events/luminousflux2006
Saturday 7/29
Illuminares Lantern Procession in Vancouver B.C.
Public Dreams Society celebrates the light of the summer season with its 18th annual Illuminares Lantern Procession on Saturday, July 29, 2006. The event lights up Trout Lake Park from 7 - 11pm with magnificent lanterns, artistry, music, and magic. This year, Illuminares has a theme: “What grows in your garden? Real or Imagined”. Donations are gratefully accepted for this free of charge event. For more information on Illuminares, contact Creative Director, Mercedes Baines, at 604 879 8611 Ext. 11
http://www.thedrive.net/publicdreams/illuminares.htm
Wednesday, 8/2
VITAL 5 Cookbook Release Party
VITAL 5 PRESENTS:
RECIPES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY
ARTIST,CURATOR AND TROUBLEMAKER
On Wednesday, August 2nd, Vital 5
Productions is proud to present a book release party for the Vital 5
Cookbook, a new collection of instructional art recipes by Greg Lundgren.
With illustrations by Jed Dunkerley and an introduction by Emily Hall,
curator and art producer Greg Lundgren outlines seventy-five projects for
the contemporary artist, curator and troublemaker. This collection of
recipes spans both traditional and non-traditional fine art exhibition,
performance, installation and publishing. The Vital 5 Cookbook is a
state of the union address, a manifesto, and a road map for the
contemporary artist and enthusiast. Its intent is to inspire, encourage and re-evaluate the roles and function of art in our society. Founded in 1995,
Vital 5 Productions has created and produced a diversity of projects
within the Seattle landscape. In its eleven years of existence, Vital 5
has operated two non-commercial gallery spaces, produced over thirty
exhibitions, written and world premiered two theatric releases, and
produced a spectrum of non-traditional performance art, art grants and
publications. Currently it is running a five year performance installation
in the shape of a night club (The Hideout), fueling the concept driven
life of Artists For a Work Free America (AFWFA), and is producing its
second feature film (George Washington). The Vital 5 Cookbook is an
integral part of the Vital 5 philosophy; that art and self-expression are
vital to our individual and collective growth. Please visit
www.vital5productions for a greater portrait of our history and future
projects. The release party will take place at
The Hideout, located at 1005 Boren Avenue, on the Northwest corner of Madison and Boren.
From 6:00 –9:00pm, Mr. Lundgren and Mr. Dunkerley will be in attendance, signing copies and talking about the latest offering from Vital 5. Please feel
welcome to contact us with any questions or comments, and thank you for your time.
The Hideout, located at 1005 Boren Avenue, on the Northwest corner of Madison and Boren. From 6:00 –9:00pm
August 2006 Dorkbot: The Programmable Web
Do you remember Meghan Trainor? No? Does the Trainor Piñata maybe ring a bell? Well, Meghan is in town and will perform at COCA on Wednesday.
She writes:
Hey Party Volcano,
Glad to see the Party Volcano is still spewing out sweet hot magma!
Wanted to let you know I'll be in Seattle next week to perform at the
end of the Dorkbot meeting at COCA on Wednesday, August 2nd. Details
below.
Best,
Meghan
P.S.: Sorry, no pinata this time.
AUGUST 2nd 2006 DORKBOT: THE PROGRAMMABLE WEB
Greetings, Dorks! On WEDNESDAY, August 2nd at 7:30 PM at CoCA
(http://www.cocaseattle.org ), you will learn all about how the new web
mashup world is being used for innovative, exciting dorkbot art! John
Musser, who founded ProgrammableWeb.com, will provide on overview of
creative and interesting uses of mashups. Then you will be shown several
examples of projects including a mobile scavenger hunt game by Jordan
Schwartz that integrates flickr, UPOC, and Virtual Earth, a life map by
Danyel Fisher with MapCruncher, and Michael Worabec's "Seek and See"
combining speech recognition with Google image search. We'll end with
Maggie Trainer's RFID/audio database interactive "16 Horsepower", which aims
to help the audience understand and imagine the coming "Internet of Things"
and other elements of emerging ubiquitous computing. See below for more
info about our fabulous presentations.
Meghan is showing 16 Piñatas, oops 16 Horsepower.
Meghan Trainor: 16 Horsepower
Meghan Trainor is an New York-based artist, originally from Seattle, who
focuses on exploring the dynamics of technology within society. She will be
demonstrating part of her performance work "16 Horsepower" which consists of
a series of RFID embedded objects that interact with an audio database.
This piece aims to help the audience understand and imagine the coming
"Internet of Things" and other elements of emerging ubiquitous computing.
Doors will be open at 7:00 if you want to show up early, have a drink at
COCA's bar, and chat with your fellow dorks.
More details below; http://dorkbot.rg/dorkbotsea will be updated shortly.
Please send any questions or comments to shellyhivemind@gmail.com.
Thursday, 8/3
I guess its time for the Art Walk again...
Joanna Thomas: Lion Devouring A Rabbit and Other Collages
Joanna Thomas: Lion Devouring A Rabbit and Other Collages
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 5-8 pm
This month PUNCH presents the collage work of Joanna Thomas. For this series Thomas uses collage elements to gussy up antique 19th Century French engravings taken from a book published in 1873, in a limited edition of 1000.
As Thomas states, ”In exploring the notion of art as precious commodity, I have embellished these undoubtedly valuable antique engravings with collage elements, rendering them uniquely my own, and, quite possibly, completely worthless.”
Thomas playfully and poetically assaults works by such masters as Delacroix, Gainsborough, Hals, Poussin, Rembrandt, Turner, and Watteau, and in doing so, challenges the historically and regrettably disparate experiences between male and female artists. Originally priced at 40 francs, the engraved book’s frontispiece declares that profits from its sale shall be used to benefit the poor. Widows and orphans aside, the engravings now serve as a subtle feminist comment on the consistently male-dominated art market.
August 3-Sept. 3, 2006
Hours: Noon-5 pm, Fri-Sun,
or by appointment: art@punchgallery.org
PUNCH : 119 Prefontaine Place South, Seattle, WA 98104
www.punchgallery.org, (206) 621-1945
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