Friday, April 25, 2008

Events from 4/25 to 5/1/2008

Sorry, no PV letter this week. I am super busy.
But I might send something out later or tomorrow!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Events from 4/18 to 4/24/2008

Not a great week...

Friday, 4/18
7:00 PM Haute Trash Fashion at New York Fashion Academy in Ballard

Saturday, 4/19
6:00 PM OPENING RECEPTION : FENCING YOUTH @ Crawl Space
7:00 PM Slideluck Potshow inSeattle
8:00 PM The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival w/ Dr. Hal Robins

Tuesday, 4/22
1:00 PM CORNISH MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS SCORES OF SOUND

Wednesday, 4/23
6:00 PM Cause for Drinks @ McLeod Residence

Thursday, 4/24
7:00 PM “Cheap Wine and Poetry” @ Richard Hugo House
7:00 PM The University of Washington and the Black Panther Party
8:00 PM Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey at On the Boards


Friday, 4/18

Haute Trash Fashion at New York Fashion Academy in Ballard


When: Friday, April 18th, 7 to 10 PM
Where: New York Fashion Academy
5201 Ballard Ave.
Seattle

Why: The event is dedicated to the recent passage of the Zero Waste Resolution Number: 30990. Zero Waste principles entail managing resources instead of waste; conserving natural resources through waste prevention and recycling; turning discarded resources into jobs and new products instead of trash; promoting products and materials that are durable and recyclable; and discouraging products and materials that can only become trash after their use.

What: This year marks the 6th somewhat semi-annual Art and Fashion exhibit for the ReStore in Seattle, and Haute Trash is proud to have been there for every one. What began in 2002 as a 3-day group showing of select art made from found objects, is now a month-long event that celebrates hundreds of fantastic artists, including infamous photographer Chris Jordan and that dumpster diving diva - Diane Kurzyna (Ruby Reusable). Last year's festivities kicked off with a fashion show that played to a packed warehouse of extremely enthusiastic fans who literally spilled out into the streets. (Click HERE to see photos from last year's show.) This year, both the art and fashion shows will be held at the spacious New York Fashion Academy. Rayona will be on hand to emcee. Featured will be fashions from designers up and down the west coast. Hey, and don't forget to drop in at the ReStore showroom at 1440 N.W. 52nd St. to pick up a Haute Trash collectable postcard!!

5201 Ballard Ave.


Saturday, 4/19


OPENING RECEPTION : FENCING YOUTH @ Crawl Space


6-9pm


Sculptural Works by Member Artist Tony Weathers
Focusing on Object as Representation of the
American Psyche
19 April – 11 May 2008
OPENING RECEPTION Saturday 19 April, 6-9pm
Crawl Space
504 E. Denny Way and Olive
*behind a wooden fence
Open Weekends 12-5 and by appointment

Crawl Space, 504 E. Denny Way and Olive


Slideluck Potshow inSeattle

Greetings Once More!


Last weekend, Howard Silver's piece on Slideluck Potshow aired on Bloomberg TV's Muse in over seventy countries. The story is the best we've seen-- well-produced, succinct, and accurate. It also features many of the guests and credits many of the artists.

Artists featured: Jill Greenberg, Edward Burtynsky, Ursula Gullow, Will Anderson, Cara Phillips, Saviero Truglia, Dawn Roscoe, J.G. Zimmerman, Martin Waugh, Sarah Small, Michael Muller

Guests featured: Carolin Wagner, Tony Gale, Daniel Traub, Julia Graham, Rosie Colman, Tia Dunn, Ava Rollins, John Mazlish, Holly Scull, John Duer, Jiang Chen, Jennie Tranter, Rachel Sontag, Jesse Untracht-Oakner, Rebecca Crumley, Mikey Toledano, Tara Zapp and many, many others we couldn't ID

Where can one see such a compelling piece of video? For this and much more, we invite you to join us on our new website: The SLIDELUCK POTSHOW Network.

The fact is, this network already exists, we are simply making it more tangible and accessible for everyone. The idea behind this platform is to give people a chance to communicate beyond the frenetic pace of the event itself.

We have started creating groups for each city. We hope this will allow for better communication leading up to and following each show as well as allowing for greater interaction between cities. We encourage you to have fun with it: share your recipes, post pictures, give each other feedback, reconnect with people, check out what's going on in other communities. Keep in mind that we have a number of other shows coming up! More information can be found on the network:

April 19: SLPS Seattle XXVI
April 22: SLPS Rome
April 24: SLPS Barcelona II
April 26: SLPS Stockholm
May 6: SLPS Berlin II
May 10: SLPS Portland II
May 24: SLPS Toronto

Thanks again for your time and support!
Warm Regards,
Casey
-
Casey Kelbaugh
Photographer
www.caseykelbaugh.com
Founder & Director
Slideluck Potshow
www.slideluckpotshow.com
www.slideluckpotshow.ning.com

Slideluck Potshow 197 East 4th St. #2 New York, NY 10009, USA - www.slideluckpotshow.com


The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival w/ Dr. Hal Robins

The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival


Featuring

Dr. Hal Robins
Popess Lilith von Fraumench
Assassinated Nensmaster NENSLO, King Of All Anarchists
Priestess Pisces
St. Kali De Rouge
Rev. Andre Brothel
AND MORE

With Musical Guests
Hemorrhoy Rogers
Spinalcracker
And Rev. Scalpod

Live Mixes By DJ Sloth and DJ JessBone

Post-Devival Party Hosted by ChickenHed

Saturday, April 19
Transcendent Church of Bass

Devival Starts At 8 PM - 21 And Over - Bar proceeds benefit SOAP

For more details, please visit http://FinalDevival.com
or call the Final Devival Hotline at (206) 339-7625

subgenius.com * finaldevival.com * chickenhed.us



Tuesday, 4/22

CORNISH MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS SCORES OF SOUND


Four days and nights of non-stop student performances, including jazz ensembles and vocalists, new music, classical vocalists, music theatre, electronic music, instrumental soloists, gamelan music and classical chamber ensembles. Additional featured performers include the Seattle Chamber Players.


April 22 – 25, 2008
PONCHO Concert Hall at Kerry Hall
710 East Roy Street, Seattle
Free and open to the public

Concerts last an hour unless otherwise noted below.

Tuesday, April 22

1 pm Vocal Jazz Standards I with Beth Winter
2 pm Songwriting Class with Linda Waterfall
3:30-5 pm Electronic Music class with John Burrow
5:30 pm Gamelan Ensemble with Jarrad Powell
8-10 pm Saint Helens String Quartet Perform Student Composer Works


Wednesday, April 23

11 am Classical Instrumentalists I
1 pm Classical Vocalists I
2 pm Chamber Music Ensembles I
3:30 pm Fusion Ensemble with Julian Priester
4:30 pm Ensemble II with Chuck Deardorf
5:30-6 pm Chuck Deardorf’s Studio
8 pm Jazz Composers Ensemble with Jovino Santos Neto
9 pm Latin Ensemble with Jovino Santos Neto


Thursday, April 24

11 am Composition Studios I
1 pm Ensemble I with Chuck Deardorf
2 pm Vocal Standards II, III, IV with Beth Winter
3:30 pm Classical Vocalists II
4:30-6:30 pm Composition Studios II
8 pm Chamber Music Ensembles II
9 pm Classical Instrumentalists II


Friday, April 25

1-2:30 pm Vocal Jazz Standards II, III, IV with Randy Halberstadt
2:30 pm Jazz Ensemble III with Julian Priester
4 pm Composer-Performer Ensemble with Jovino Santos Neto
5 pm Jazz Composition with Julian Priester
8 pm Jazz Ensemble IV with Denney Goodhew
9 pm Blue Ensemble with Denney Goodhew

PONCHO Concert Hall at Kerry Hall , 710 East Roy Street, Seattle


Wednesday, 4/23

Cause for Drinks @ McLeod Residence


Wednesday, April 23


Cause for Drinks (6-8pm) and Byron Carr Dance Performance (8-9pm)

Two dollars from every drink sold between 6-8pm benefits Urban Rest Stop during the Cause for Drink's Happy Hour.
Bryon Carr is a multi-media dance artist from New York City who expresses the human condition through body language, sound, light and color. In his performance at McLeod Residence, he will blend balletic, mechanical and disjointed progressions that occasionally incorporate pedestrian and vocal elements. His works invoke a science-fiction aesthetic while taking a tongue-and-cheek view at social issues.

McLeod Residence,
2209 2nd Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98121,
206-441-3314,

www.mcleodresidence.com


Thursday, 4/24

“Cheap Wine and Poetry” @ Richard Hugo House


"Cheap Wine and Poetry" Celebrates National Poetry Month

Seattle Poet Populist Cody Walker joins Roberto Ascalon, Elizabeth Austen,
and Rebecca Loudon at a special poetry-only “Cheap Wine and Poetry”

April 24, 7:00 p.m. at Richard Hugo House

SEATTLE, WA — Seattle Poet Populist Cody Walker will read at a special
“Cheap Wine and Poetry" celebrating National Poetry Month on Thursday,
April 24, 2008, 7 p.m. at Richard Hugo House. Joining Cody are poets
Roberto Ascalon, Elizabeth Austen and Rebecca Loudon. Charla Grenz hosts;
wine is $1 per glass, and attendees are invited to dress up as their
favorite writers. Prize awarded for best costume.

"With the Seattle Poetry Festival gone, I’m glad ‘Cheap Wine and Poetry’
can step in and offer an all-star line-up of Seattle’s finest poets," said
Brian McGuigan, co-founder and curator of "Cheap Wine and Poetry." "Over
three years, we have never done a show in April; it’s been a celebration
in the making— we’ll have extra wine."

This installment of “Cheap Wine and Poetry,” celebrating National Poetry
Month, marks two firsts for the series— the first ever reading in April
and the first ever poetry-only “Cheap Wine and Poetry.” Often, prose
writers, monologists, and performers are featured as well as poets. As
part of the National Poetry Month celebration, attendees are invited to
dress up as their favorite writers. Prize awarded for best costume.

With standing-room only crowds at every show, “Cheap Wine and Poetry,”
Seattle’s coolest reading series, occurs semi-regularly at Richard Hugo
House, a co-sponsor of the series, and occasionally at other venues
throughout Seattle and elsewhere. The series began in 2005 when a few
poetry and wine lovers, wearied by the pretentious, expensive, and often
dull readings in Seattle, decided to start something fun that everyone
could enjoy— whether you’ve been reading Whitman for years or don’t know
Ai from Yeats.

Admission is FREE. Wine is served for $1 per glass. Though admission is
free, donations are encouraged to help keep the wine cheap and the poetry
free. Open mic sign-up is at the door.

“Cheap Wine and Poetry” FACT SHEET

WHAT: "Cheap Wine and Poetry"
Seattle Poet Populist Cody Walker reads with poets Roberto Ascalon,
Elizabeth Austen and Rebecca Loudon, celebrating National Poetry Month

WHEN: Thurs., April 24, 2008, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
ADMISSION: FREE
WINE: $1/glass
MORE INFO: www.cheapwineandpoetry.com

"Cheap Wine and Poetry," Thurs., April 24, 2008, 7 p.m. at Richard Hugo
House, 1634 11th Ave., Capitol Hill. Featured readers: Seattle Poet
Populist Cody Walker, Roberto Ascalon, Elizabeth Austen, and Rebecca
Loudon. Hosted by Charla Grenz. Wine: $1/glass. Open mic. FREE.
Co-sponsored by Richard Hugo House.

www.cheapwineandpoetry.com


The University of Washington and the Black Panther Party

Panel Discussion: When Words are Not Enough

The University of Washington and the Black Panther Party
from The Black Panthers: Photographs by Stephen Shames
from The Black Panthers: Photographs by Stephen Shames

Panelists: Larry Gossett, James Gregory, Janet Jones, and Aaron Dixon.
Thursday, April 24, 7 PM
Henry Auditorium
FREE

Tickets available at the Henry admissions desk April 17. Seating is limited. First come, first served.

During the height of the Civil Rights Movement, photographer Stephen Shames had unprecedented access to the Black Panther Party and captured not only its public face, but also unscripted, behind-the-scenes moments. Shames's work offers an uncommonly nuanced portrait of this dynamic social movement. An exhibit of these images is on view at Odegaard Library to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the student takeover of the administration building at the University of Washington.

Henry Auditorium


Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey at On the Boards

Thu – Sat | Apr 24 – 26, 2008 | 8pm


Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey’s dance show “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t” is next week at On the Boards -- Apr 24 - 26. We’re thrilled to have this up-and-coming Seattle company at OtB before they take this show on a national tour next year. Scofield ' s signature blend of fierce ballet and modern dance aligns perfectly with visual artist Shuey’s otherworldly video and special effects. Opening night after-party at the Sitting Room.

Featuring original music by Morgan Henderson. Performed by Zoe Scofield, Christiana Axelsen, Ezra Dickenson, Lizzy Melton and Allison Van Dyck.

$18 | Tickets @ ontheboards.org

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Events from 4/11 to 4/17/2008

My apologies if you haven't received the last two PV emails. I had some major email problems in Buenos Aires. But I managed to post the PV letter on http://partyvolcano.blogspot.com . I should have pointed out that you should check the PV blog if you don't receive the weekly email. Either way, Buenos Aires was fantastic and I am planning on writing up a little Cold Lava blurb. But I am also excited to be back after over two weeks. I am also positively surprised about the amount of events I am seeing this week. This is not too bad for a city with only 600,000 people (Buenos Aires has 13 million).

Friday, 4/11

3:00 PM Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan
6:00 PM GHOST at BLVD
6:00 PM Femke Hiemstra, Travis Louie @ Roq La Rue Gallery
6:00 PM IN-CITE @ Drop City Gallery
6:00 PM Blackbird Fashion Show @ NWFF
8:00 PM Experimental Films by Jon Behrens @ Vermillion
8:00 PM Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party
9:00 PM CBC Secret Society Fridays @ McLeod Residence

Saturday, 4/12
9:00 AM Yard Sale in Georgetown
9:00 AM POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
6:00 PM Martin Bland's Randomized Control Trails
6:00 PM Ballard Art Walk
7:30 PM Jewish Film Fest (until 4/13)
9:00 PM LAST KRAKT EVER.
11:00 PM StayUp LateShow

Sunday, 4/13
8:00 PM Rock Lottery 04

Monday, 4/14
7:00 PM Jhumpa Lahiri reads at the Central Library

Wednesday, 4/16
7:30 PM Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's @ Pacific Science Center

Thursday, 4/17
6:00 PM Author David Hajdu at Town Hall


Friday, 4/11

Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan


APRIL 11, 2008

Friday, 3:00-5:00 pm (Doors open at 2:45)

Henry Art Gallery Auditorium

Yoshioka Sachio, Japan

Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan

Fifth-generation dye master and textile scholar Yoshioka Sachio presents an illustrated lecture on colors and cloth used for Buddhist and court rituals during the Nara and Heian periods (8th—12th centuries). Yoshioka-sensei has created dyed ritual cloth and high priests' robes for the Tôdaiji, Hôryûji, and Yakushiji temples and Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara. Pursuing natural dyeing through academic and archival research, Yoshioka-sensei is an expert in organic plant materials, and curators and conservators seek his advice on both color and weaving techniques. Yoshioka-sensei has held solo exhibitions of his work in Japan and Europe, created replicas of costumes described in the early eleventh-century Tale of Genji, and collaborated with Chanel for a new "red series" of lip colors. He is the author of numerous books, including Dictionary of the Colors of Japan (2000), Notes on the History of Weaving and Dyeing (1998), Dyeing the Colors of Nature (1996), and Notes on the History of Color (1995), all in Japanese. He has lectured around the world, most recently at the British Museum during its exhibition of contemporary Japanese crafts.

Sponsored by the Art History Division, Fibers Program, and Mary and Cheney Cowles Endowment, School of Art; the Japan Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies.

FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Cynthea J. Bogel, cjbogel@u.washington.edu)

http://jsis.washington.edu/japan/colloquia.shtml


GHOST at BLVD

BLVD Gallery is proud to present for April
New works by NYC Graffiti Legend
GHOST
April 11 – May 3, 2008
Artist Reception April 11, 6p - 10p

BLVD Gallery is proud to present new works from NYC Graffiti
Legend GHOST a/k/a Cousin Frank, a pioneering influence for many
graffiti artists around the world. Having started writing in the
golden age of the 1970’s, Ghost has first hand knowledge of the many
adventures and accomplishments of the NYC subway graffiti movement.
The original style, vibrant color combinations, and strong sense of
satire of his graffiti has managed to ease the transition naturally to
his more gallery oriented pursuits.
Ghost has spent many years dedicated to the formation ( or
deformation ) of the standard English alphabet creating limitless
possibilities for him to subvert the language in his unique style. He
has managed to create work that bears the unmistakable mark of an
accomplished draughtsman without it being either overbearing or
overwrought. The humor that permeates Ghosts’ work comes from the
underground comics tradition from his youth, more Zapp! Comix than
Marvel. Ghosts’ improvisational approach to graffiti, he never planned
ahead what his work would be like, gives his current series of
paintings a lightness and spontaneity that has the feeling of an inside
joke between old friends.
Ghost has shown his work in galleries across the globe and has
become a major part of the visual aesthetic of companies like respected
streetwear brand Stussy. There is also a documentary in production
chronicling the many contributions Ghost has made to the global
graffiti movement. This show will be the second time that BLVD Gallery
has been privileged to work with Ghost whose amazing mural in the
“Claimin’ Space” exhibition was a highlight for many at the 2007
Bumbershoot arts festival.

for more info:
http://cousinfrank.com
http://blvdart.com

trailer to ghost documentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKJHmAJQX6w
Ghost painting in SF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T180vHnp-Sk&feature=related


BLVD Gallery, 2316 2nd ave, www.blvdart.com 206.448.8767


Femke Hiemstra, Travis Louie @ Roq La Rue Gallery


Roq La Rue Gallery

presents
Femke Hiemstra
and
Travis Louie

opens Friday April 11th 6-9pm
runs through May 3rd

Roq La Rue is very pleased to present a exhibit by two exceedingly talented and visionary painters, Femke Hiemstra and Travis Louie.

Femke Hiemstra’s (Amsterdam) meticulously tight, jewel like mixed media paintings are homes to a dark, lush fairytale land where inanimate objects come to life and frolic with animal neighbors. Gingerbread men hunt for elusive confections, persian cats attended by moths smoke opium pipes, and flowers extract their revenge on insect tormenters. Femke uses typography in her work, using words and phrases from various languages and letters in her paintings to further enhance the narrative while still retaining a playful sense of mystery, or as a visual device to frame in the scenery, as if you were looking at her world through a secret window. Drawing from a range of influences, from firework wrappers to Japanese woodblock prints, Femke’s use of both pop culture detritus and child-like fantasy create a vibrant playground for the imagination, with each piece looking like a cover for a fantastical adventure book, which is left up to the viewer to imagine the story inside. She will be exhibiting 9 original paintings and several drawings.

Travis Louie’s (New York) hypnotic “portraiture” is compelling for its blend of the hyper realistic with the blatantly unreal. Fantastical creatures gaze out from paintings so technically refined (using transparent layers of acrylic paint over a tight graphite drawing on a smooth flat surface) that they look uncannily like old photographs. Adding to the discomfiting presence these animal/monster like chimeras have are the human expressions- even if the creature in the paintings looks a bit bizarre, it also looks spookily familiar as well.
Often in his work Louie seeks to create mythological ancestors…long-lost “relatives” captured in Victorian cabinet card/ tint type images. His own interest in Noir imagery, German Expressionism, personal dream imagery, (not to mention B movie monsters!) as well as his recent discovery of old photographs of “human oddities” that were not from sideshow photographs, but rather photographs that documented that person’s “normal life” (i.e. the famous photo of John Merrick (The Elephant Man) dressed in formal evening wear for a night at the theater) all combined in this latest series of works to create an incredible series of portraits that you may just recognize elements of your own family members in! Each painting comes with a story about each character written by Travis.
This will be Travis's largest exhibition to date, featuring 18+ paintings, each one ornately framed in turn of the century convex glass frames.

Roq La Rue Gallery
"Purveyors Of Fine Pop Surrealism
and Contemporary Art Since '98"
2312 2nd Ave Seattle WA 98121
(206)374-8977
Wens-Sat 1-6pm

http://www.roqlarue.com


IN-CITE @ Drop City Gallery

I got this one from Gopi:

IN-CITE
6pm to 9pm

April 11th - May 24th 2008
Tuesday- Saturday 10am -6pm
Drop City Gallery: lower level 964 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109

A three-part exhibition of works by Alison Keogh Shards of Clay, Graphite Botanicals and Newsprint reliefs. Please join us for an opening reception with the artist Friday, April 11, 2008 from 6 – 9pm

Drop City Gallery: lower level 964 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109


Blackbird Fashion Show @ NWFF

Another one from Gopi:

6pm , show 8pm
Blackbird Fashion Show

FREE

www.partyatpravda.com


Experimental Films by Jon Behrens @ Vermillion

Experimental Films by Jon Behrens
Friday, 4/11/8, 8PM. (Donation)

We're inaugurating the 10'x10' movie screen with films by local film luminary Jon Behrens. Jon is a prolific filmmaker as well as a collector of vintage TV, movies and commercials. This Friday we're showing his highly acclaimed collection of short works with snacks and wine. He's organizing future events here featuring vintage 60's toy commercials and Sci-Fi classics, reviving the program he used to have on the back porch at Linda's Tavern. Here's his web site. You can also see samples of some of his archives here: http://www.jonbehrensfilms.com/toys.html


Jon Behrens has been developing his unique style of cinema since the early 1980s, focusing on the physical film as an art form as much as a narrative medium. Many of his films use hand-manipulating techniques such as scratching of the emulsion and painting directly on to the film. His films have been screened at museums, film restivals, colleges and small underground cinemas throughout the world for nearly 25 years and Behrens has won several international awards over the years for his outstanding achievements in motion pictures. He has also served as a Selection Panelist for grants and fellowships through Artist Trust. (http://vermilliongallery.blogspot.com/)

About Vermillion

1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA. 98122
Hours:
By Appointment
Contact: Diana Adams 206/709.9797
Email: email@vermillionseattle.com

1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA. 98122


Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party

Big show coming up this Friday! We have 5 out of towners that will be flying in to help us celebrate one year of breaking expectations, genres & discos. We hope you'll come celebrate with us as well. Cupcakes & club music!


If you haven't already, check out the pictures from last month...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davematthews/sets/72157604149450659/

Also, C89FM will be giving away some free passes to Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party tonight from 8-10pm. You can listen on the FM dial or tune in online...
http://www.c895worldwide.com/web/

Thank-you Seattle!!!

http://www.broken-disco.com/


CBC Secret Society Fridays @ McLeod Residence

Friday, April 11

DJ Colby B presents the CBC Secret Society Fridays, every second Friday of the month at McLeod
Concert afterparties, new release listening parties, secret dj performances and exclusive launch parties.

McLeod Residence
2209 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
206-441-3314

http://www.mcleodresidence.com


Saturday, 4/12

Yard Sale in Georgetown


Fabulous multi-family yard sale this Saturday only!! Josh/Betsy/Alex/Brianna/Tif/Durin/Bevin/Morgan all want to sell you their stuff!


Four households are coming together this Saturday to bring you incredible savings! Everything must go! To miss this fabulous yard sale would be foolish! Can you see that I am serious?

We've got yer yard sale basics... books, dishes, art, toddler toys & baby accessories, lamps, coffee mugs, and clothing. But wait! There's more! We're also offering the following specialty items:

* Antique steamer trunk
* Cool old ashtrays
* Vinyl records!
* Darkroom equipment
* Vintage coats
* Houseplants!
* Vintage kitchen items (Franciscan dishware, Pyrex mixing bowls, retro chafing dishes, etc.)

Plus much, much more!

the particulars
April 12 @ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No early birds please.
At the Hammershack/Beaver Barn
8824 42nd Avenue South, Seattle, 98118.
Easy access from Georgetown, Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill.

8824 42nd Avenue South, Seattle, 98118.


POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.

John writes:

TODAY THRU SATURDAY (April !0-12)
POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
(John says: how many of you knew that the Seatlte art institute had a gallery? I know what I know about the place cause I had a former housemate go there, and she wasn't too keen on thier teaching abilities. It's more about thier "billing" and "self promotional" abilities. Nevertheless, many of thier students have a lot of raw talent, and this sounds like a great forum for them to express themselves, and so I think it's probably worth a visit.)
“LEFT, RIGHT, & WRONG: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning”

Cartoonists Northwest and The Art Institute of Seattle extend dates of provocative exhibit.

Is it merely a sign of the intensely interesting political season we are in, or is it the fiery cartooning talent on display? Whatever the answer, since its opening on February 25, the political cartoon show "Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning" has continued to attract flocks of gallery-goers. Due to the great public interest in this exhibit and to accommodate all visitors, the show will remain open an extra two weeks beyond its original scheduled closing date. Cartoon aficionados will now have until April 15 to savor the incendiary works on exhibit at the Burnley Gallery, located at The Art Institute of Seattle. The show is produced jointly by Cartoonists Northwest (CNW) and The Art Institute of Seattle.

The exhibition boasts the rapier wit of the Northwest’s most notable cartoonists, including David Horsey, Pat Moriarity, Andrew Wahl, Peter Bagge, Donna Barr, Lew Andrus, Dan McConnell, and George Jartos. Also on view are many other stimulating, even inflammatory, works by CNW members, as well as faculty and alumni of The Art Institute.

“Whether from the left or right, art is a powerful weapon in the war to persuade. This show celebrates the history and triumph of editorial art from a variety of perspectives.” says Roby Gilbert, show curator and Director of the Animation program at The Art Institute of Seattle.

“Cartoons … are the loud guy in the back of the crowd who shouts out exactly what you were thinking, but could never say.” says Luke Martin, Special Projects Director of Cartoonists Northwest.

"Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning" runs through April 15 at The Art Institute of Seattle’s Burnley Gallery. The gallery is located in the South Campus building at 2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. Gallery hours are Mon. through Thurs. 7 AM – 10 PM; Fri. 7 AM – 5 PM; and Sat. 9 AM – 2 PM. Closed Sundays. For more information, or to schedule an interview with one of the artists or Art Institute staff, please contact the Department of Communications at mlivingston@aii.edu, or call (206) 239.2562.


Martin Bland's Randomized Control Trails

Please join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday,

April 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for an extraordinary event featuring
Fantagraphics Books’ resident genius Martin Bland. Bonus! This
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we’re hosting a huge Spring Cleaning
Sale with hundreds of lovely Fantagraphics Books offered at 50% off
cover price.

Martin Bland’s Randomized Control Trials represents a radical
departure from this veteran musician’s previous work. His
experimental sound installation features contributions from
Fantagraphics alums Mark Arm and Tom price, joined by accomplished
musicians from various musical genres. The concept defies simple
description – you sort of have to experience this piece to fully
appreciate it. Learn more here:

http://martinblandsrct.blogspot.com/2008/03/cds-for-sale.html

This event coincides the colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art
Attack featuring art exhibitions, musical performances and more at 30
locations throughout the neighborhood.

We’ll also have pallets of popular titles by artists like Peter
Bagge, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, Ellen Forney, Gilbert
and Jaime Hernandez, Tony Millionaire, Charles M. Schulz, Joe Sacco,
Chris Ware, Jim Woodring and dozens more – at half price! All day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 11 – 13. You’ll also get a chance
to view our current display of exquisite illustrations and comics by
the incomparable Drew Friedman.

Fantagraphics Bookstore is located at 1201 S. Vale Street (at the
corner of Airport Way S.), only minutes south of downtown Seattle.
We’re open every day 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone
206.658.0110. Hope to see you all soon.

Fantagraphics Bookstore is located at 1201 S. Vale Street.


Ballard Art Walk

There are a bunch of openings:

Opening at OK OK gallery www.okokgallery.com
6-10pm

WONDERFUL UNION GALLERY: OPENING RECEPTION FREE 6-10 PM
The Wonderful Union Gallery
2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, Seattle WA 98107
(1/2 Block West of The Ballard Library)

4710 ART OPENING 4:30 PM TO LATE.
4710 BALLARD AVE, Seattle WA


Jewish Film Fest (until 4/13)

Someone to Run With (Mishehu Larutz Ito)
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | Israel | 2006
A riveting ride through Jerusalem at the end of a Labrador's leash. Assaf must piece together the incredible story behind the dog owner's disappearance.

Jellyfish (Meduzot)
Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | Israel | 2007
Winner of the prestigious Camera dOr at Cannes 2007, Jellyfish is a tightly constructed, cleverly stylized gorgeous ensemble piece of intersecting plot strands set in contemporary Tel Aviv.

Shmuli's Dream (short) w/Jellyfish Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | United States | 2007
Shmuli dreams that his apartment is overrun by klezmer musicians.

http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/film


LAST KRAKT EVER.

KRAKT COMMIT TECHNO SUICIDE.

SUBMIT TO DRUNKEN TAG TEAM GANG BANG BY

PAUL EDWARDS
JUSTIN BYRNES
KRISTINA CHILDS

NORDIC SOUL
JERRY ABSTRACT
GREG SKIDMORE
MILKPLANT

CAUSE MASSIVE ANAL TECHNO HEMORRHAGE.
LEAVE GAPING ORIFICE IN SEATTLE TECHNO SCENE FOR WHINEY RAVER KIDS KIDS TO STUFF WITH SHITTY TRANCE.

LAST KRAKT. SATURDAY AT REBAR. 21+. $5


StayUp LateShow

The Stay Up Late Show is *finally* back, and better than

ever! Join us Saturday, April 12, as we take to the stage in our NEW
SPACE on Pike Street, Balagan Theater! And this time, all the zoning
and permits and whatnot are in order, and the show WILL go on! To
make it up to our fans old and new, we're lowering the price of
admission to this, our first show back, to a mere $5 - so please come
on down to our first show in over a year!


Balagan's brand-new bar will be open to wet your whistle - and we do
hope you'll whistle! - for our lovely guests, acts, and enticements,
featuring the incredibly talented TROY MINK and others! We promise
you:

Music! Excitement! Trivia! Fabulous guests! Intriguing prizes!

Best of all, our lovely host Rebecca Mmmmmmmm. Davis, taking to the
stage *without a cane* - hurrah!

About our new home & co-producers:
Who are these Balagan? We're glad you asked! Not only are they our new
hosts at our awesome NEW SPACE (still in the heart of Capitol Hill -
and we still have a BAR!), but they're an awesome theater company,
too: Founded in 2006 by Jake Groshong and Kaitie Warren, Balagan
Theatre concluded its inaugural season with great success. Balagan
received two Footlight Awards from the Seattle Times, including
"Theater on the Rise," and was named a finalist in the NWSource
Peoples Pick of 2007. Past productions have been named Critics' Picks,
Best Bets, and Theatrical Highlights by the Seattle Times and the
Seattle P-I, and were recommended by The Stranger. Balagan Theatre is
committed to professional quality in a fringe theater, and values
performing relevant texts from a wide range of styles and eras, with
equally varied casts. Mission: Balagan Theatre is committed to
creating a diverse body of work that engages its audience with
passionate, thought-provoking productions of the highest artistic
quality.

The Stay Up Late Show is a monthly talk show featuring a variety of
local celebrities and almost-celebrities from all over the Seattle
scene. Past guests have included Nick Licata, Sean Nelson, Kevin Kent,
Mike Daisey, Stephanie Pure, and many, many others.

The Stay Up Late Show - Seattle's one and only LIVE late-night talk show!

The Stay Up Late Show
Saturday, April 12
11:00PM (doors at 10:30p.m.)
Balagan Theatre - 1117 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
(On the corner of 12th and East Pike)
$5 at the door (no reservations!)

www.stayuplateshow.com


Sunday, 4/13

Rock Lottery 04

Party Volcano,

I wanted to let you know about the upcoming Rock Lottery event.

Thank you,
Chris Weber

Good/Bad Archive Project presents a benefit for Arts Corps
Rock Lottery 04
Sunday, April 13th
Doors open at 8pm (1st band starts PROMPTLY at 10pm)
at Neumos - 925 East Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98122, www.neumos.com, 206.709.9467
Advance tickets available at - www.ticketswest.com
$10 admission, 21+

10AM - 25 individual musicians... 10PM - 5 new bands...

The Rock Lottery is simple, but effective. Twenty-five hand picked musicians meet at 10:00AM at the evening's performance venue. These volunteers are organized into five bands through a lottery based chance selection. The five different groups are then released to practice at different locations. The musicians have twelve hours to create a band name and three to five songs (with a one cover song limit). The bands will then return to the venue and perform what they have created in front of a waiting audience.

The twenty-five musicians included in this experiment are carefully selected in an attempt to represent a wide variety of musical styles. This event will bring together many facets of the music community that may seem incompatible, as well as musicians whose interests may conflict. The challenge for these participants is to try and go beyond their personal and musical differences and work together to create a unified group project that still contains the personal styles of each of its members.


Participants include:
Paul Austin (Transmissionary Six)
Ty Bailie (Dept. of Energy, Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands)
Mike Bayer (Amateur Radio Operator, Evangeline)
Larry Brady (Biography of Ferns, Shorthand for Epic)
T. Tacket Brown (Two Loons for Tea, Jonny Sonic, Hayley Sales)
D. Crane (BOAT)
Joel Cupland (The Hideous Thieves, Triumph of Lethargy)
DV One (Rock Steady Crew)
Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers)
Jen Gay (Kaliningrad, Minirex, Buttersprites)
Jorge Harada (Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers)
Jamie Henkensiefken (H Is for Hellgate)
Bill Horist (Master Musicians of Bukkake, Ghidra)
Laurie Kearney (Ships, Palmer AK))
Kevin Kmetz (God of Shamisen, Estradasphere)
Rory McAuley (Eastern Grip)
Tony Moore (Foscil, Scape)
Luc Reynaud (Luc Reynaud and the Lovingtons)
Paul Rucker (Paul Rucker LARGE Ensemble)
Whiting Tennis (Whiting Tennis)
J. Tillman (J. Tillman)
Tilson (The Saturday Knights)
Noah Star Weaver (USE)
Curt Weiss aka Lewis King (The Rockats, Beat Rodeo)
Brian Yeager (Elam, The Bromantics, Strap Straps)


The Seattle Rock Lottery is a benefit, with all proceeds going to Arts Corps The musicians chosen to participate are unpaid volunteers. The participants are chosen by the Rock Lottery participant committee with suggestions from the staff of Arts Corps and other members of Seattle's music community.

Please visit: http://myspace.com/rocklottery (click on the blog entries to see past participants and the bands that they created.)


Monday, 4/14

Jhumpa Lahiri reads at the Central Library


Gopi recommends:

Come hear the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies and last year’s Seattle Reads featured work The Namesake read from her new work of fiction, Unaccustomed Earth; eight stories that travel from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Lahiri reads at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14 in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Central Library.

http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central_events&branchID=1&trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D75382626


Wednesday, 4/16

Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's @ Pacific Science Center


John was pointing out this one:

WED APRIL 16TH
Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's
Pacific Science Center
Description: Another outstanding lecture at Pacific Science Center. Join us April 16 for Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future. With Jeffrey Bennett 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Science Center

http://www.pacsci.org


Thursday, 4/17

Author David Hajdu at Town Hall

Eric from Fantagraphics Books writes:

Dear friends,

On Thursday, April 17, author David Hajdu will be at Town Hall to
promote his new book, THE TEN CENT PLAGUE, detailing the Senate
crackdown on comic books in the 1950s amidst fears of their
contributing to juvenile delinquency. Fantagraphics didn't publish
this book, but we like it so much that we're teaming up with Town
Hall to promote the event. For you NEW YORKER readers out there, the
current issue includes a review of THE TEN CENT PLAGUE (as well as a
swell "Talk of the Town" piece by Lillian Ross about Drew Friedman's
Friar's Club event to promote MORE OLD JEWISH COMEDIANS).

Anyway, we hope you'll join us for what promises to be a fascinating
talk about one of the more curious and ignoble moments in American
pop culture history, a period which put several comic book publishers
out of business and threatened to destroy the industry completely.
Here's the full description:

Conventional wisdom places rock 'n' roll at the dawn of American
youth culture, but it was the comic books of the 1930s and '40s that
first created a radical divide between the generations. David Hajdu
looks at why Jews—such as Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer, and Stan Lee—
dominated the comic book industry, and how they employed comics to
express their Jewish experience. Music critic for The New Republic,
Hajdu is the author of Positively 4th Street. His new book is The Ten-
Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed American.
Presented by Nextbook: Public Programs on Jewish Literature, Culture
and Ideas. , Advance tickets are $8/$6 Town Hall member, students,
and under 25 only at www.nextbook.org. Call 206/744-2289 for more
information.

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 7:30 PM. Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Events from 4/4 to 4/10/2008

I am in a hurry! More next week...

Friday, 4/4
11:00 AM The Greg Thompson Garage sale
6:00 PM Fremont First Friday Art Walk
7:00 PM Friday At the Frye
8:00 PM The Karaoke Party of the Year
9:00 PM HOTwired @ Noc Noc

Saturday, 4/5
10:00 AM Wood Construction Center Saturday Market
5:00 PM KEXP Audioasis live @ High Dive
7:30 PM Moisture Festival

Monday, 4/7
7:30 PM The Pyramid Lounge

Wednesday, 4/9
7:30 PM AerLift III

Thursday, 4/10
7:30 PM Science: John Medina: 'Brain Rules'
8:00 PM UNDERGROUND COUTURE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW
8:00 PM Seattle Erotic Art Festival
9:00 PM BACK DOOR - Thursdays at Havana


Friday, 4/4

The Greg Thompson Garage sale


John writes:

APRIL 1st - APRIL 4th
IT's THAT time again...
The Greg Thompson Garage sale...
(This IS the place to go for your Vegas showgirl outfit.)
COSTUME & SMALL PROPS INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE
SPRING GARAGE SALE!

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SPRING! THIS IS
NO APRIL FOOLS JOKE! COME SEE US:


Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday @ 11am - 7pm
CASH ONLY
Mention this e-mail and get an extra 10% OFF your purchase for being a preferred customer

4 DAYS ONLY

GREG THOMPSON PRODUCTIONS
921 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
USED COSTUMES, SMALL PROPS, OFFICE FURNITURE, COSTUME SHOP ITEMS AND BEYOND!

GREG THOMPSON PRODUCTIONS, 921 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119


Fremont First Friday Art Walk

Fremont First Friday Art Walk is April 4th, 2008 from 6-9pm - Rain or Shine!


Donace L. Childs and Ben Nechanicky - a delight for the senses, two artists featuring beautiful gemstone art and haunting photography. EARTHLY RITUALS - 600 N. 36TH ST., SUITE 321

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James Curtis does glass sculpting demonstrations of flowers and stars. Guests may sign up to receive a free flower or star, all we ask is they stay and watch the creation. EDGE OF GLASS - 513 N. 36TH ST., SUITE H.

Frame Up Studios welcomes Elizabeth Smith and her newest series of dry point engravings; a form of intaglio print making. During the printing process, the residue of surface ink is retained, producing an antiquarian bookplate impression. This, together with the use of classic European inks, lends both density and hue to the artists delineation of trees and the natural world. FRAME UP STUDIOS - 3515 FREMONT AVE. N.

Artist Reception: Friday, April 4th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Artist will be attending. Refreshments served.

Show Dates: Fri., April 4 - Tues., April 29, 2008
Hours: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Daily

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Fremont Coffee will be having our 3rd Customer Art Show featuring paintings, sculpture and photography from 15 FCC customers. FREMONT COFFEE CO. - 459 N. 36TH ST.

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Diana Comstock's paintings received such an enthusiastic reception last year by our customers that we invited her to show her pieces again! Ms. Comstock's lavish, vibrantly colored acrylic paintings take you into a mystical world inspired by Eastern spirituality, fairy tales, magic and dreams... Her palate of colors & the feelings inspired by these paintings go in any peaceful environment. FREMONT JEWELRY DESIGN - 3510 FREMONT PLACE N.

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The re-opening of “Mexico” featuring custom hand finished digital images in restored antiqued frames by artists LaRae and Cory Lobdell. LIFEWORK IMAGES - 600 N 36TH ST., SUITE 329

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"Essential Origins" - exhibition until April 16th. Featuring a rare collection of international photographs from Uzbekistan by Bob Ness, serene landscape and harmonic floral watercolors by Julie Moss Scandora, Northwest seascapes and elegantly timeless florals by Colleen Lambert and tranquil yet ethereal depictions of nature and Grand Canyon moments by muralist Patty Makatura. New glass work by Collupy Glass also on display. Visit the gallery to view artwork by 60 different artists featured at Oasis. OASIS ART GALLERY - 3644 WALLINGFORD AVE. N

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Sound Speed Scooters is proud to present a month-long exhibition of the art of Joel Romeo. Joel’s impaired hearing and inability to communicate verbally, has given him a unique take on the world around him. His raw style and unpredictable narrative lend itself to a truly unusual art production. Within a variety of mediums Joel creates characters that transcend reality and cartoon-like imagery, while capturing the qualities of his personal experiences with the world in stunning perspective. This exhibition is a must see for any Ballard/Fremont resident: Joel is well known in these parts. SOUND SPEED SCOOTERS - 132 N.W. CANAL ST.

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Official map cards with venue listing may be picked up at Frame-Up Studios 3515 Fremont Ave. N.

For more information visit the official Fremont First Friday web site: www.fremontfirstfriday.com or contact LaRae and Cory Lobdell at fremontfirstfriday@yahoo.com.

LaRae & Cory Lobdell
Fremont First Friday
(206) 261-6300
fremontfirstfriday@yahoo.com

www.fremontfirstfriday.com

Friday At the Frye

Friday at the Frye

Bootlegging - The alternative underground from the bottom up

April 4, 7–10 pm
Free admission
Galleries, cash bar, Gallery Café, and Museum Store Open until 10 pm

An evening of performance, presentation, and active participation with R. Crumb’s Underground.

ZAPPED! Zine and Comic Laboratory
Greg Stump, David Lasky and Jessica Gomes
Frye Art Studio
7-10pm
Presented with Richard Hugo House, three of Seattle's finest zine and comics artists share their DIY secrets in the Frye studio, and orchestrate a "jam" with you (yes, you) on a collaborative zine which will be published and distributed before the evening ends.

A Roving Performative Gallery Guide Tour in Three Acts
Book-It Repertory Theatre, directed by Kevin McKeon
Frye Galleries
Act 1 7:30pm
Act 2 8:30pm
Act 3 9:30pm
Book-It brings classic and contemporary writing to the stage and transforms literary works into theatre. In this reinvented traditional gallery tour, Crumb's characters come to life. Atypical docents take you on an unconventional and unique guided tour through R-Crumb's Underground.
Slide Rule Comic Strip Slideshow
Davey Oil, Stefan Gruber, Tyler Gillies and Todbott
Frye Auditorium
Two performances: 8pm and 9pm
Seattle's own Slide Rule Comic Strip Slideshow Players mix up a multimedia salad of digital video and hand drawn cartoons, live music and electronic sound, animation and live performance to serve up unique theatrical experiences.
Free admission. Programs are first come, first served. Capacity is limited.
More information on the evening’s programs can be found at: fryemuseum.org

FRYE ART MUSEUM,
704 Terry Avenue, First Hill, Seattle
Free admission, free parking
(206) 622-9250,

www.fryemuseum.org


The Karaoke Party of the Year

On the Boards is having a party. For one night only we’re dedicating the entire theater to karaoke. And not just karaoke, but anything-goes-karaoke with space for singing, dancing, costumes, props, text recitation…whatever you can think of. We’re getting multiple machines, AND Guitar Hero AND Rock Band. Get there early for extreme drink specials, free sandwiches from Seattle Deli (while they last) and first dibs on songs. Tix are cheaper in advance – proceeds benefit OtB.

www.ontheboards.org. Fri, Apr 4, doors at 8pm


HOTwired @ Noc Noc

Some old friends and PURE Cirkus bring performances and the dirtiest electrohouse, progressive and psytrance together EVERY FIRST FRIDAY at Club Noc Noc. This months edition of HOTwired is tomorrow, April 4 or 4/4 some say... the day set aside to celebrate FOUR ON THE FLOOR!

This month features in order of performance: Osiris Indriya vs. Amanita, Coral and Crispy with performances every half hour by PURE Cirkus

There are a few guest list slots available! Reply to this email with full names and I will hand them out on a first-come-first-served basis. I will also have several copies of my CD mixes available for free during my set.

See you there!

~ Osiris Indriya


HOTwired @ Club Noc Noc (1516 2nd Ave. Seattle - 206.223.1333), Friday April 4, 2008, 9pm - 2am, $5 before 10pm, $10 after


Saturday, 4/5

Wood Construction Center Saturday Market


Michelle writes:

There should be some really beautiful, handmade pieces at this event.

The next market is April 5th, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. It will feature fine woodworking (including furniture, jewelry boxes, toys, frames, turned wine stoppers, etc.), and probably some other fine crafts (last time we had a great selection of handmade pottery). Everything is made by students or alumni of the Wood Construction Center.

I have attached the flier for this market, as well as some pictures you may use.

The Wood Construction Center campus is located at 2310 South Lane Street, Seattle, WA 98144 (1 block south of 23rd and Jackson).

Thanks again for your support,
Valerie Paquin

2310 South Lane Street, Seattle, WA 98144


KEXP Audioasis live @ High Dive

Sat April 5
KEXP Audioasis live
MONO IN VCF
Cancer Rising, A Gun that Shoots Knives, Transmissionary Six, The Dimes
$6 / 5p / 21+

HIGH DIVE


Moisture Festival

John writes:

MOISTURE FESTIVAL
For those that haven't heard... The Moisture Festival is going on right now.
They call it Comedy/Varietè:

Comedy/Varietè is an intriguing assortment of entertainment. It is highly skilled performance mixed with many bizarre talents, often humorous, with no limit to
the imagination. Presented as a variety show, each act or artist performs his or
her routine within a 3-15 minute time slot while being accompanied by a live
show band. Aerialists, jugglers, comedians, dancers, rope acts, bubble acts, clowns, acrobats, can can girls, strong women, strong men, tap dancers, drill teams, musical numbers, the weird and the wonderful- all keeping the tradition
of Comedy/Varietè/Vaudeville alive.

(Basically, it's old time vaudville brought to life for you at Hales Brewery between Freemont and Ballard. Good fun for everyone.)

www.moisturefestival.com

To subscribe to John's party updates: John_Schlick@Hotmail.com



Monday, 4/7


The Pyramid Lounge


NEXT MONDAY!
Raqs Serpentine presents:
The Pyramid Lounge
-Seattle's monthly bellydance gathering celebrating music & dance-
Monday April 7th
Featuring
Alimah

April's showers will be raising these beautiful flowers; The Fuzzy Monkeys, Aisha, Pearl Haika, Lisa Yasmeen, Ellen Boyd and the tricky fierily ways of Leslie Rosen.

Ellen and Leslie meet feature dancers Alimah at Emerald Sanctuary Bellydance retreat in Eastern, WA last Summer. She won them over with her good humor, beautiful dancing, wild enthusiasm and fun. Then when love was just blooming and it didn't seem like it could get any better... they found out she lived in Seattle! If you haven't had the pleasure you should come out and discover her for yourself!

Alimah has won the titles; Double Crown Performing Artist 2004, and Belly Dancer USA 2005. She travels nationally, studying dance, and performing in shows. She was featured as the cover dancer for Jareeda Magazine, and as the Centerfold Dancer for The Belly Dancer Magazine. She currently teaches workshops, private lessons, and dances in Seattle at Kolbeh, Enat, and Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant, where she is also the entertainment coordinator.

More info about Alimah: www.alimahdances.com
**
High Dive
513 N 36th
Seattle, WA 98103
206.632.0212
Doors open at 7:30pm
Dance Show @ 8:30pm
No cover 21+ w/ID

Come early if you want a seat!
The High Dive opens at 5pm and has happy hour specials.

More info: www.RaqsSerpentine. com // www.PyramidLounge.com


Wednesday, 4/9

AerLift III


Hi! We are a blossoming group of aerialists in Seattle, dedicated to helping those in need. We're doing a big, all-aerial show on April 9th. Please read our press release below. Thank you for your attention. If you are interested in more information or in visiting a rehearsal, please call Lara Paxton at 206.235.2720


Aerial for a Cause

AerLift III: An Aerial Army of Love Production
April 9th, 2008 at 7:30pm
Hale's Palladium—4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle

Tickets: $20 (12 and under $10) available at the door or at Brown Paper Tickets:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27490.

Proceeds go to Camino Seguro (Guatemala): www.safepassage.org

The Aerial Army of Love, a collective of Seattle's own professional and amateur aerialists dedicated to helping world relief organizations through aerial performance, is throwing their third annual aerial benefit this April in conjunction with Moisture Festival. The benefit, AerLift III, is a one-night event showcasing a variety of aerial arts including aerial hoop, silks, corde lisse, and various forms of trapeze. Performers include members of Circus Contraption, the Aerialistas, the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA), Kirkland Dance Center, and many students taught by local aerialist and Aerial Army of Love founder Lara Paxton. Musical accompaniment for part of the show will be provided by Seattle's own gypsy marching band, Orkestar Zirconium.

Seattle's Moisture Festival, celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, is a three-week long, springtime festival to showcase and celebrate comedy/varietè performance. Alongside the regular comedy/varietè and burlesque shows, the festival also hosts several shows that benefit worthy organizations. The performers donate their performances and the profits go directly to the sponsored organizations. AerLift III is one of these benefit performances.

This year, all proceeds from AerLift will be donated to Camino Seguro. Since 1999, Camino Seguro has provided educational opportunities and support to the poorest, most at-risk children of families who make their livings off of the landfill near Guatemala City.

The Aerial Army of Love, founded in the spring of 2006 by Lara Paxton, works to aid local nonprofit organizations as well as international relief organizations by providing pro bono entertainment for fundraisers and benefits. Paxton explains, "Performing can be a very narcissistic pursuit. As aerialists, we spend a lot of time and energy focused on ourselves: our form, our costumes, etc. Events like AerLift give us an opportunity to channel some of that effort away from ourselves and towards people who need our energy and resources."

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27490


Thursday, 4/10

Science: John Medina: 'Brain Rules'


Got this one from Gopi:

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
7:30 PM
Although most of us have no idea of what’s going on in our heads, brain scientists have figured out a lot about how the brain works. John Medina, developmental molecular biologist (with faculty appointments at the University of Washington’s Dept of Bioengineering and the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning at Seattle Pacific University), discusses his new book, Brain Rules. He talks about what scientists know for sure about our brains and how exercise, memory, sleep, and stress might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lecture Series with Seattle Pacific University, UW School of Medicine, and University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.


UNDERGROUND COUTURE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW

Another one from Gopi:

THE ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE FLAUNTS EMERGING DESIGN TALENT AT
UNDERGROUND COUTURE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW

Media members receive VIP seating at this year’s most exciting fashion showcase

When: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:00 PM-10:00 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).
Where: Showbox SoDo

April 10, 2008, Seattle, WA—Design students at The Art Institute of Seattle are hard at work sketching and sewing one-of-a-kind fashion originals for college’s annual student showcase, Underground Couture. This year’s fashion forward production will be at held Thursday, April 10, the Showbox Sodo, located at 1700 First Avenue South, in Seattle.

This year’s show will showcase tomorrow’s designers with an edgy approach and fresh design esthetic. Following last year’s successful Streets of Fashion production, this year will mark the second coming of true one-of-a-kind fashion. Underground Couture will focus on ten designers presenting four to nine garment collections. Each collection promises to tell a unique and innovative story while burning up the runway. Additionally, Seattle’s fashion industry professionals will be on hand to present awards to students creating the top designs in six categories.

Underground Couture is being produced not only by fashion design and marketing students but also by many students representing the school’s photography, audio production and video production academic programs. Their participation represents a collaborative effort to produce a high quality fashion presentation as well as to provide valuable portfolio work and experience for our students.

Join us for Underground Couture at 5:00 pm or 8:00 pm. The first show provides an opportunity for high school students to explore the fashion industry. High school students will be admitted at no charge with valid school identification for the 5:00pm presentation. Tickets for both shows are available for $20.00 in advance through Ticketmaster at (206)628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com and for $25.00 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Education Management Corporation (EDMC) Foundation, which provides scholarships to students who attend EDMC owned schools, including The Art Institute of Seattle.

Showbox Sodo, located at 1700 First Avenue South, in Seattle.


Seattle Erotic Art Festival

Celebrating our Seventh Year

April 10-12, 2009

Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

SeattleErotic.org


BACK DOOR - Thursdays at Havana


Hey there...

Hope all is well with you and hope you're excited that Spring is here. But can you believe that it's snowing in the city last week... so much for the Seattle amazing weather... =) Anyway, looks like weather is getting towards the better now. Hope I will see your face out about very soon... maybe this Thursday at Havana? We've been going strong and I just realized that we're entering the 8th month of Back Door... Time certainly flew by. OK... enough of me babbling... See you on the dance floor!

Cheers!
FortuneKiki

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