Thursday, June 26, 2008

Events from 6/27 to 7/3/2008

Is it already July again?

Friday, 6/27
6:00 PM Lawrimore Biennial
6:00 PM Lushy @ High Dive Happy Hour Show
7:00 PM CoCA Belltown: Brian O'Neill Artist Reception
9:00 PM Masquarade Party @ The Crimson C

Saturday, 6/28
10:00 AM Pacific Northwest Mushroom
Noon Artopia @ Georgetown
3:00 PM Oliver Herring | Task @ Seattle Public Central Library
6:00 PM Fantagraphics Bookstore: Now Serving CHEESECAKE!
9:00 PM MANIFEST @ Little Red Studio
9:00 PM 'Shameless in Seattle' @ BOOTY CAVE ART LOFT
10:00 PM Pret-a-Partay at Mcleod Residence

Sunday, 6/29
11:00 AM Gay Pride Parade

Thursday. 7/3
5:00 PM Fragile Balance @ Punch
6:00 PM First Thu Art Walk


Friday, 6/27


Lawrimore Biennial

6-9pm
Celebrating the gallery's two-year anniversary with a survey of every exhibition shown to date.
http://www.lawrimoreproject.com/


Lushy @ High Dive Happy Hour Show

HI FRIENDS


JOIN LUSHY FOR A HAPPY HOUR SHOW AT HIGH DIVE THIS FRIDAY, June 27 FROM
6-8PM.

High Dive
513 N 36th St
Seattle, WA 98103
(Fremont)
http://www.highdiveseattle.com/
http://myspace.com/lushymusic

poster by rod filbrandt:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/lushy/Lushy-highdive-copyWEB.jpg

http://myspace.com/lushymusic


CoCA Belltown: Brian O'Neill Artist Reception

We've got a great opportunity for you this Friday evening, June 27, from 7-9pm, as the CoCA Belltown Gallery presents new work by Bellingham Ceramicist Brian O'Neill. With the weather being what it has been this week (finally!), Friday on the terrace above the gallery promises to be a great way to get the outdoor summer season off to a bang with good friends and great art all at the same time.


CoCA Belltown is located at street level of the Avenue One Condos at 2721 First Ave (corner of First & Clay), the gallery is on the Clay Street side (heading towards Western Ave).

7-9pm

2721 First Ave (corner of First & Clay)


Masquarade Party @ The Crimson C

Hi there. I am helping to promote a fun costume party on Friday. Here is the information if you are interested in posting it.


Take care!

Suz

Masquarade Party on Friday 6/27 in Seattle

Kyra, owner of "A Masquarade Costume" store in Bellevue, is hosting a fabulous costume event this Friday which I wanted to pass along:

"Behind the mysterious guise of a mask, let your body move. Don't miss this club masquerade ball at The Crimson C, the sexy, upscale venue in Pioneer Square. DJ Nicon warming up the decks with DJ HYPERFUNK, Voted #1 Seattle Club DJ 2007 on NWSource.com"

When:
Friday Jun 27, 2008
9:00 PM - 2:00am

Where:
The Crimson C
209 - 1st Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104

Costume or mask required!
$100 prize for best attire!
Photographer on site!

$ 20.00 — at the door
$ 15.00 — pre sale (purchase tickets from A Masquerade Costume store in Bellevue)

A Masquerade Costume is offering 15% discount off attire for the party.
http://www.amasquerade.com/

Suz
suzfabulous@yahoo.com
http://costume.meetup.com/1/calendar/8016828/
http://www.partypaloozanw.com

The Crimson C 209 - 1st Ave S


Saturday, 6/28

Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival

Seattle Spin writes:

Food: Mushroom Festival, June 28-29th, $5. Mushroom fans tend to be real earthy people. They have some A-list Seattle cooking talent providing demonstrations, as well as notable sponsors. While everyone knows about the button mushroom, they explore mushrooms in other edible dimensions. To round the festival out, there's an antique show.

Here are more details:

The First Pacific Northwest Mushroom

Festival will be held
June 28 and 29, 2008

This two-day event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, 2008, at the Nisqually Middle School in Lacey, Washington.

8100 Steilacoom Road at Marvin Road

This event is sponsored by the Hawks Prairie Rotary Club. All Mushroom Festival proceeds support local Rotary supported community and international projects.

Celebrate the mushroom with food, music, children’s activities and a variety of entertainment.

http://www.mushroomfest.org/


Artopia @ Georgetown

June 28th. Noon - 10pm. Georgetown, Seattle WA.


Welcome to Artopia Seattle Weeklys second annual celebration of all local innovative art and emerging talent. Artopia is a multi-disciplinary event that boasts an eclectic mix of art, ranging from the renowned to the obscure to the completely undiscovered.

As you wander through Georgetown, there are surprises around every corner. The program itself is unconventional, idiosyncratic, and welcoming, all like the neighborhood that hosts us. We take over the streets of Georgetown, the parking lots, alleyways, artist lofts, and warehouses and create an urban arts adventure you do not want to miss!

http://www.artopiaseattle.com/about.php


Oliver Herring | Task @ Seattle Public Central Library

Oliver Herring | Task


1o am to 5:30pm

Go after 4 pm so you can park without worrying about the parking meter running out.

On Saturday, June 28, the Frye, in collaboration with our partners the Seattle Public Library, On the Boards, and Tacoma Art Museum, will stage Oliver Herring’s performance Task. An improvisational event, Task brings together a group of thirty-five strangers of diverse ages, professions, and backgrounds to create an original site-specific artwork. The performance will take place over the course of the day at the Seattle Public Central Library in downtown Seattle. The audience for Task, if it is a usual summer day at the library, will be 7,000 people, making this performance as dynamic for the public as for the performers.

Seattle Public Central Library


Fantagraphics Bookstore: Now Serving CHEESECAKE!

Fantagraphics Bookstore Now Serving Cheesecake


Join us for an exciting exhibition of classic cartoon pin-up art this
Saturday, June 28. “Now Serving Cheesecake: The Classic Art of
Cartoon Pin-up,” organized by Los Angeles author and archivist Alex
Chun, highlights stunning original artwork and artifacts by Jack
Cole, Dan DeCarlo, Don Flowers, Bill Ward and Bill Wenzel. Chun is
the author of no fewer than six books featuring the work of these
artists and examining their contributions to American popular culture.

The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, June 28 and continues
through July 25 at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, located at 1201
S. Vale St. The opening reception from 6:00 to 9:00 PM features a
live pin-up cartooning demonstration and a performance of 50s torch
songs by the Fraus. Author Alex Chun will attend to sign his many pin-
up books, published by Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. The opening
coincides with the colorful “Artopia” Georgetown arts festival
featuring art, music, dance, performance art, film, and the ever-
popular Hazard Factory power tool races throughout the neighborhood.
Admission is free and fun is a promise.

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, located just minutes south of
downtown Seattle, is open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00.
Phone 206.658.0110. See you all soon.

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery


MANIFEST @ Little Red Studio

There's a party going on at the Little Red Studio this Saturday that promises to be ridiculous. The venue is pimp, the sound is the best the city has to offer (KV2!!!), the line up solid (over a dozen performers across 2 rooms) and there'll be plenty of eye candy (costumes, fashion show, dance performances, live art). Summer is here, come out and celebrate!!!


~ M A N I F E S T ~ | Sat, June 28, 2008 | 21+ | SEA ~

[ Featuring in the main room ]
JACOB LONDON
NORDIC SOUL
KID HOPS
ZACHARIA
MICHAEL MANAHAN + ROB NOBLE
RAMIRO

Hosted by microphone specialists...
DJ COLLAGE
MC FITZ

[ Room two presented by audiblebicycleday ]
DJ WAATER MARK
MAX HEAD INN via SURROUND SOUND w/ Ari Joshua, Skoi Sirius, & Richard La Chapelle
EDDIE NONOG
NELIA

[ Fashion shows by ]
BUDDHAFUL
KIYMBAH - Obsidian Moon
TAMMY - Jewels Deluxe
MELODY - Melodious
SKIP - Skipsdiscopony
BLAZE CHASE

*KV2 sound system courtesy of STARBORNE. Seattles cleanest and fullest system. You will be blown away!

9pm - 4am
FULL BAR w/ Elysian Brewing ON TAP!
21+ w/ID

Located at a fresh new venue...
The Little Red Studio
750 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
www.littleredstudioseattle.com

Here's a link to the NWtekno Post:
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?s=19be07bb48c9be25d14508229f2c4bdb&threadid=126953&perpage=20&pagenumber=1

Here's a link to buy tickets ($13 presale):
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/37442

www.littleredstudioseattle.com


'Shameless in Seattle' @ BOOTY CAVE ART LOFT

The REAL 'Shameless in Seattle' is going down SATURDAY JUNE 28TH at the BOOTY CAVE ART LOFT! Don't be fooled by the biters @ Neumos.


Right next door to Lofi
429 Eastlake
Only $5

W/ DJs Recess, Introcut, Kadeejah Streets
Plus special guests Champagne Champagne & Chk Minus!!!

ITS A GREAT SPACE BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT

429 Eastlake


Pret-a-Partay at Mcleod Residence

A live and Local party bringing fashion designers, hair stylists,

makeup artists and djs together to showcase other aspects of art!
Designers Hosting live trunk shows, Fashion available off the rack, live modeling and more!
where fashion, art & nightlife come together!
Come support local artists, your favorite bar and have a blast!
THIS EDITION:
DJ's Colby b & Darwin (MAD RAD, Out For Stardom)
"Trunk" designs by Daniel Webster Designs
(http://dwdesign.myshopify.com/)
and
Modeling by the Guerrilla Go Go's
Mcleod Residence/21+/10pm/FREE!

Mcleod Residence


Sunday, 6/29

Gay Pride Parade


This year the Parade is Sunday, June 29th, starting at 11:00 am from the corner of Union St. and 4th Ave. it will be limited to approximately 2 ½ hours in length this year and should take about an hour to go from the start to the end.


http://www.seattlepride.org/


Thursday, 7/3

Fragile Balance @ Punch


Fragile Balance

Patricia Hagen

July 3 – August 3, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5-8 pm

Artist will be in attendance the first and final Saturdays of the month.

Exhibition Link
Download Press Release in Word Format

PUNCH presents Fragile Balance, an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Patricia Hagen. In this latest work, Hagen draws inspiration from looking at electron microscope photos of cells, bacteria, viruses, and other organisms. For Hagen, the jumble of forms represents the amalgam of life in its ever evolving set of systems, and the balance necessary to maintain those systems. Using watercolor and polymer clay, she examines the structure of these organisms, and considers their place in our lives.

Hagen received her MFA from California College of the Arts in 1994 and relocated to Seattle in 2001, where she has since shown at Bryan Ohno Gallery and SAM rental/sales gallery. Her work was featured in the 2007 Pacific Coast edition of New American Painting.

PUNCH Gallery
July 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

www.punchgallery.org


First Thu Art Walk
6-9pm


Thursday, June 19, 2008

Events from 6/20 to 6/26/2008

This week we've got the Fremont Fair and two events at Vain. But my favorite is Globe.

Friday, 6/20
7:00 PM Refugee art show
7:30 PM MADE IN CHINA (Benefit for SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF)
8:00 PM The Violet Hour @ Henry Art Museum

Saturday, 6/21

Noon FREMONT FAIR AND SOLSTICE PARADE
Noon "Hungry for Change" bake sale for MoveOn.org at VAIN
4:00 PM Art gallery open house party at VAIN
9:00 PM Globe - One World Under Music
10:00 PM Beauty and the Beats Bday Bash @ Deep in See Sound Lounge

Wednesday, 6/25
8:00 PM Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville

Thursday, 6/26

7:00 PM (SOUND) MAGAZINE 2nd ANNIVERSARY SHOWDOWN


Friday, 6/20

Refugee art show


Despite being censored last year, i am at it again.
View my paintings at Artvocacy Seattle!

http://artvocacyseattle.wetpaint.com/


Refugee ArtVocacy is an exhibition by King County artists and performers

who came to the US as refugees. ArtVocacy is a way for these artists to
celebrate their talents and skills with other refugees as well as with the
greater community. ArtVocacy's artists and performers recognize the vital
cultural contributions of the world’s refugees and seek to raise awareness
of the oppression throughout the world that creates refugee crises.

Friday, June 20th, 2008

7-9:30 PM
Free Admission
Center House @ Seattle Center
305 Harrison Str. Seattle 98109

WORLD REFUGEE DAY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL REFUGEE ARTISTS

On Friday June 20th, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Seattle will host the third
annual Refugee ArtVocacy in celebration of World Refugee Day. Many
refugees who arrive in the Puget Sound area have fled perilous and oppressive conditions in
their home countries. The IRC Seattle alone has resettled over 18,000
refugees since opening its offices in 1976 and currently resettles
450 people on average each year.

Refugee ArtVocacy will feature works by individuals from around the world
who are now living in the Puget Sound area, including special performances by the
Tibetan Dance Troupe, the Roosevelt Cambodian Dance Troupe, and Hosana Burundian Choir.

Also performing are two Sudanese hip hop acts: Jay One, solo rapper and an all-girl hip
hop band, entitled Black Hospitality. Visual artists with work on display will include
Saw Kennedy (Myanmar), Fasika Moges (Ethiopia), Lorenzo Jimenez (Guatemala),
Nha Vuu (Vietnam), Janet Saryadegar (Iran) and Igor Kashinskiy, Vitaly Saad,
Poul Costinsky and Petro Markovich (Russia).

Guests can anticipate a wide range of fine arts, traditional crafts, and modern artistic
expressions, reflecting the diversity and value of the cultural contributions that refugees
make in our communities. ArtVocacy takes place on June 20th from 7:00-9:30pm at the
Seattle Center House. Sponsors include ArtTech, 4Culture, Seattle Center
and the IRC.

http://artvocacyseattle.wetpaint.com/


MADE IN CHINA (Benefit for SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF)

A BENEFIT FOR MERCY CORPS

AND SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
MADE IN CHINA
a film by John Helde

Friday, June 20
7:30 and 9:00pm

All proceeds will benefit Mercy Corps efforts in Sichuan Province, China, the site of the May 12 earthquake

In this personal documentary, John Helde uncovers his father's experience growing up an American boy in pre-World War II China and discovers a community of other Americans with similar childhoods. Inspired by an account of Tom Helde's birth at the remote Sichuan mountaintop of Bailuding, John sets out to understand how growing up in China made his father who he is. Weaving together stunning black and white period home movies, photos and interviews, the documentary ultimately takes the audience from modern Shanghai to industrial Changsha to rural Sichuan, a journey that becomes an exploration of the meaning of home and growing up. An audience and critical favorite, MADE IN CHINA premiered at the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival; other festival screenings include Austin Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and Big Muddy Film Festival.

The May 12 earthquake is one of the largest humanitarian disasters to hit China in the last 30 years. Nearly 70,000 people have died, and over five million are still homeless. "This has been a terrible tragedy for China, and aftershocks and the threat of flooding and disease still pose a huge danger," Helde said. "Having filmed in Chengdu and rural Sichuan, and with my family's past in that area, I feel a deep tie to Sichuan and I'm very pleased to be able to partner with Northwest Film Forum and Mercy Corps to raise funds to provide some further help to people who are now homeless and suffering as a result of this disaster."

Mercy Corps was one of the first relief organizations on the ground in Sichuan after the May 12 7.9 magnitude earthquake. The organization has procured critical supplies such as food, water, clothing and shelter supplies and delivered them to affected families. Mercy Corps is also launching an initiative to help children and youth recover from their trauma through mentoring, sports and other activities.

More information at nwfilmforum.org or 206-329-2629.
Suggested minimum donation of $10.

To donate to China earthquake relief through Mercy Corps: www.mercycorps.org
For more information on MADE IN CHINA: www.trythisfilms.com

Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122


The Violet Hour @ Henry Art Museum


The Violet Hour

STROUM GALLERY
June 21 – October 12, 2008

The violet hour is dusk, a temporal bridge from the clarity of daylight to the obfuscation of night. Borrowing a phrase from T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land for its title, this exhibition presents art about a twilight time that may be our immediate future. Artists Matthew Day Jackson, Jen Liu, and David Maljkovic imagine alternative realities that could emerge from the socio-political strife and environmental degradation now accumulating on the global stage. The Violet Hour features video, sculpture and two-dimensional works that address the physical and emotional weariness of our time in an attempt to overcome the cultural amnesia preventing us from learning the lessons of history.

Matthew Day Jackson debuts three new works, including a sculpture consisting of a crashed race car frame lit with low rider effects and an immense wood panel “painting” depicting the constellations of the night sky, made from the coin currencies of many nations. Jackson’s work explores events in American history and envisions a future of uprisings rectifying past injustices.

Jen Liu’s videos and large scale watercolor drawings feature the “Brethren of the Stone,” a back-to-nature cult that clashes with modern industrial society. Beyond the battle between nature and technology, her work underscores issues of state power and civil disobedience, modernity and nostalgia, and a comical take on science fiction and recent pop culture.

In his videos and collaged photographs, Croatian artist David Maljkovic depicts his generation as lost and listless souls unmoored from their own heritage by years of warfare. Maljkovic finds inspiration for his work in the nostalgic desire for the socialist system at a time when his country is entering the increasingly globalized European Union.

Exhibition Opening for The Violet Hour
Friday, June 20, 8 PM
Henry members FREE / Students + Seniors $8 / General Admission $10
Not a Henry member? Join or renew online.

Live music by Zeke Keeble from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Food, drinks, and summer revelry in the Henry's Illsey Ball Nordstrom Sculpture Court.
Preview begins at 6 PM, limited to Henry Members and Patrons only.

http://www.henryart.org/ex/violethour.html


Saturday, 6/21

FREMONT FAIR AND SOLSTICE PARADE

Fremont Fair is a benefit for Solid Ground and we thank all the artists participating for supporting this much-needed cause. We are proud to showcase such a tremendous mix of wonderfully eclectic local artists. The Fremont Fair is FREE to the public so come check out the amazing performances!


http://www.fremontfair.com/music.php


"Hungry for Change" bake sale for MoveOn.org at VAIN

Saturday, June 21 Noon - 6pm

VAIN is hosting a bake sale all day this Saturday to support MoveOn.org and help elect progressive political candidates this November.

VAIN,
2018 1st Ave @ Virginia, www.vain.com | www.vain.com/blog


Art gallery open house party at VAIN


Saturday, June 21 4pm - 9pm


On Saturday, June 21st, the VAIN art gallery (adjacent to our downtown salon) will re-open as an art boutique with new + vintage art, photography, centerpiece-style jewelry, found items and high thrift collectibles. Open house reception from 4 to 9pm Saturday, June 21st with drinks, hair product giveaways, and open artist studios above the salon. www.vain.com/blog for details.

VAIN, 2018 1st Ave @ Virginia, www.vain.com | www.vain.com/blog


Globe - One World Under Music

Greetings,


Culture Theory proudly support DiscoParvaaz.com and Crimson | C Club that present Globe, One World Under Music. Join us on Saturday June 21, 2008 starting 9PM at Crimson | C Club in pioneer square. We will feature:

Womanipuar
Fire Dancing Troupe

Heather Rastovac & Sonja Hinz
Traditional Dance of the East

DJ Rhythma
Beats from Paris, San Paulo, New York, London, & Istanbul

DJ Sang-Do Lee
Latin & Disco House, & Remixes of Memorable Favorites

Nima & Maryam
Persian, Salsa, Meringue, & Arabic

Crimson | C Club & Lounge is located at 209 1st Avenue S. Seattle, WA. This is a 21+ event. $12 at the door.

More details at http://www.discoparvaaz.com and http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16714047334

See you soon,

Wissam Tabbara
www.CultureTheory.com
info@CultureTheory.com

http://www.discoparvaaz.com/


Beauty and the Beats Bday Bash @ Deep in See Sound Lounge

Beauty and the Beats Bday Bash: You're Invited 6/21

Summer Solstice + Darnell Sue = Birthday Party. That's right, June 21s is my birthday and I want you to come celebrate with me. (Yes, it's my actual birthday). We'll be at Deep in See Sound Lounge with Sean Majors, SunTzu Sound, Sol, Jeromy Nail and....me. I'll be the girl with a pink cupcake in one hand and a record in the other.Party at 10pm - Free cover before 11pm. See you there!

Beauty and the Beats Bday Bash w/ Sean Majors, SunTzu Sound, Sol, Jeromy Nail & Darnell Sue, 10pm @ Deep in See Sound Lounge 6/21

See Sound Lounge


Wednesday, 6/25

Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville


THREE IMAGINARY GIRLS TO HOST "EXILE IN {IMAGINARY} GIRLVILLE, AN EXILE IN GUYVILLE TRIBUTE NIGHT


Seattle, WA, May 21, 2008 - It's true that we stole your lighter. And it's also true that we lost the map. That's why Three Imaginary Girls will proudly present the songs of Liz Phair's triumphant debut record "Exile in Guyville" as interpreted by some of the best up-and- coming bands in the Northwest. The event is called "Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville" and is co- sponsored by Easy Street Records, Seattle Sound Magazine, and 90.3 KEXP.

Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville takes place on Wednesday night June 25, 2008 at Chop Suey and features Throw Me the Statue, Team Gina, Star Anna, Tennis Pro, Lucy Bland, M. Bison, Tea Cozies, as well as special performances by Rachel Flotard of Visqueen and Lesli Wood of Ms. Led. The bands will perform the songs on the record in order, from "6'1"" to "Strange Loop" and everything in-between.

The event marks the 15th anniversary of the release of "Exile in Guyville" and ATO Records' re-release of the album with additional demo tracks, as well as finally releasing a vinyl version of the record. Which is certainly cause for celebration.

Speaking of celebration, the night also commemorates the sixth anniversary of Three Imaginary Girls.

"'Exile in Guyville' was such a pivotal record for me that it seems fitting to revel the start of Three Imaginary Girls to that soundtrack as performed by our favorite local bands," said Dana Bos, co-founder of Three Imaginary Girls.

Three Imaginary Girls anticipates another year of incredible live music and record reviews, as well as some new exciting changes. The website has some new looks and colors coming very soon as well as other big fun updates planned for the coming year.

But for now, the excitement is focused on June 25.

"Sure, Liz Phair just announced that she'll be performing 'Exile in Guyville' on the same name, in New York" said Liz Riley, co-founder of Three Imaginary Girls. "But I'd rather hear Rachel Flotard sing "Fuck and Run" than Liz Phair herself.

Do you wonder just how wild that would be? Join Three Imaginary Girls on June 25 to find out.

For all inquires, please contact tig@threeimaginarygirls.com


THE JUICY DETAILS

WHAT: Three Imaginary Girls "Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville" show. Co-sponsored by 90.3 KEXP, Seattle Sound Magazine, and Easy Street Records. Proceeds to benefit Planned Parenthood of Seattle.
WHERE: Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison Street Seattle, WA
WHEN: Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Doors open 8p. 21+.
COST: $8. Advance tickets available through Ticketweb. http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=276066

Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison Street Seattle, WA


Thursday, 6/26

(SOUND) MAGAZINE 2nd ANNIVERSARY SHOWDOWN


Thursday June 26

Blue Giant (Viva Voce)
Mark Pickeral
Siberian
FourthCity
Ghost of Kyle Bradford

Enter to win tickets to the vip pre-party:
email promotions@seattlesoundmag.com
w/"2" in the subject

7p / FREE / 21+, High Dive

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Events from 6/13 to 6/19/2008

I have a friend in town from Germany and we will probably go to Roq la Rue. A lot of things are happening this weekend: Wissam is getting married and Ayesha is moving to San Francisco. (This is probably not interesting if you don't know them but it is big news if you do know them!) Anyways, here is the list of what is going on this week.

Friday, 6/13
6:00 PM Roq la Rue Gallery
6:00 PM "Hairy Metal Vengeance" New works by Bigfoot
7:00 PM Mild Kingdom
8:00 PM Ouch My Eye presents: Apocalypse Now
8:00 PM Thingamajiggr II
9:00 PM Noise for the Needy

Saturday, 6/14
4:45 PM Goatgirl @ Georgetown Music Festival
11:00 PM The Stay Up Late Show

Sunday, 6/15
2:00 PM Fandrich performance as Sounds Outside Fundraiser


Friday, 6/13

Roq la Rue Gallery

Roq la Rue Gallery

presents:

Chris Reccardi
"Mono"
new paintings

and

Chris Crites
"The Gun Show"
new paintings

opens Friday June 13th 6-9pm
runs through July 5th
Both artists will be in attendance
music by DJ Vodka Twist

Roq La Rue is pleased to present two solo shows for the month of June, by Seattle painter Chris Crites, and Los Angeles based artist and animator Chris Reccardi.

Chris Reccardi is a very successful animator ,having worked closely on Ren and Stimpy, Powepuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Spongebob Squarepants, as well as films (Shrek 3 & 4, “Monsters vs. Aliens [2009]) Sony Pictures (“Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs” [2009]) and the soon-to-be released “Rob Zombie’s haunted world of ElSuperbeasto” and an original Pilot for Nickelodeon “The Modifyers”).

However, in the fine art world Reccardi is highly sought after for his playful mod retro-space age paintings. Lush with color and exquisite linework, his work harkens back to animation from the 50's and 60's, exuding a pop beatnik cool and original hipster sensibility. His mix of the space age idealogy of the 60's (also called psy-fi) mixed with campy spy imagery creates a world that is hauntingly familiar yet also very of the moment.
Reccardi’s latest solo exhibition “Mono” explores a fantastical future-retro world, it’s colorfully Mod inhabitants and their mysterious bond to a secret code ...

Chris Crites also paints in a vibrant color palette, with a more somber subject matter. The iconic image of the gun is the focus of his current show. Hie paintings are painted on paper bags and painted in such a way that no surface is ever painted over twice. Each color is laid down individually in sections, and each tiny detail is left empty until the proper color is ready to be applied. This incredibly labour intensive method creates a painting that looks much like a mass produced screenprint, yet is actually a one of a kind, highly detailed original.
Crites' decision to paint such a highly charged subject is addressed in his statement:

"All tools are extensions of the human body. Guns by definition are extensions of the fist. This defines guns as tools of power, force or violence. That being said, this body of work is neither anti-gun nor pro-gun but rather an examination of a tool that has been used in much conflict and controversy throughout the modern age of mankind.
Why are Americans in particular so obsessed with guns? Why are there so many firearms in the United States? They permeate our history as well as our entertainment. They are also a big business and seem to be practically everywhere. I have no answers for why this is, but recognize how powerful a symbol just the image of a gun can be.
For better or worse, guns are a part of our history, a history that fascinates me. This series allowed me a way to examine the innovation and design of these firearms and see them in a different way..."

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
www.roqlarue.com

www.roqlarue.com


"Hairy Metal Vengeance" New works by Bigfoot

BLVD Gallery is proud to present for the month of June

"Hairy Metal Vengence"
new works by Bigfoot

June 13 - July 5, 2008
Reception June 13 6p - 10p

BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd ave
In the Belltown Neighborhood
Seattle Wa, 98121
www.blvdart.com
206.448.8767


BLVD Gallery is proud to present the work of Oakland based artist
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot is a Bay area Graffiti legend and has been a major influence in
the skateboard
industry for close to a decade. Originally from New Jersey ,young
Bigfoot fled to California to be closer to big trees . Disassociated
from art school and human society, in 1994 he started writing "Bigfoot"
in the streets of San Francisco with relentless fury .Working often
with house paint and wooden panels ,his work depicts the conflict
between the respect for nature held by the artist's cast of Bigfoot
characters and the destructive agenda of mankind. Despite his reclusive
nature, Bigfoot has managed to stay active in society ,designing
skateboard graphics and footwear ,showing in galleries in America and
Japan,and the release of his vinyl figure with Strangeco in 2004. His
eponymous character and his love of heavy metal play a major role in
his studio work as well as his highly recognized street art. Please
join us at his opening reception Friday June 13 to Meet the artist and
Ride the Lightning.

More Info:
www.bigfootone.com/
www.sfbg.com/39/30/art_art_bigfoot.html

www.blvdart.com


Mild Kingdom


Mild Kingdom

Friday June 13, 2008 7pm

Friends of the Nib, Moonspinners, Tattoo's, Palm Reading

All to Benefit Animal Talk a no-kill non-profit animal rescue
Cafe Racer 5828 Roosevelt Way NE 206.523.5282

http://www.animaltalkrescue.org/index2.html
http://friendsofthenib.blogspot.com/
http://caferacerseattle.com/index.shtml
http://www.seattletwist.com/

Cafe Racer 5828 Roosevelt Way NE 206.523.5282


Ouch My Eye presents: Apocalypse Now

Ouch My Eye is pleased to present: Apocalypse Now – Real wrath of GOD type stuff!


Are we heading for a disaster of Biblical proportions?
Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies!
Rivers and seas boiling!
Forty years of darkness!
Earthquakes, volcanoes...
The dead rising from the grave!
Human sacrifice...
Cats and dogs living together...Mass hysteria!

With a seemingly dramatic increase in natural disasters, economic instability, sexually promiscous behavior, community violence, corporate domination and governmental control, maybe we are heading into the long prohesised apocalypse and if so, what would it look like?

We present the Apocalyptic Visions of 20 artists, including: Amy Reinecke, Molly Magai, Maya Jeffereis, Lucy Carpenter, Jackie Kingsbury, Greg Hartman, Emily Pothast, Donald Daedalus, Bryan Ward, Dipika Kohli, Jen Maier, Douglas Gast, Patrice Tullai, Stan Raucher, Michael McDevitt, Vicki Wilson, and Dan Peters

Opening Reception:
Friday, June 13th, 8pm - 1am
With Special Guests: Kusikia
June 13th – July 13th, 2008

Ouch My Eye
1022 1st Avenue South
Seattle WA 98134
206.381.8457

The government may not be run by the anti-christ just yet, but somedays it seems we are close...On Sunday, June 15th you will have a rare opportunity to speak with someone who has been in the belly of the beast and gain insight on the elections of 2000 and 2004:

Ouch My Eye is hosting a public screening of American Blackout at 5pm followed by a Q&A session with Cynthia McKinney who will share her experience in the US Congress as well has her take on the 2000 and 2004 elections.

American Blackout
Ouch My Eye
Sunday, June 15th, 8pm - 1am
With Special Guests: Cynthia McKinney
Screening at 5pm
Q&A session to follow>
http://www.myspace.com/kusikia

Ouch My Eye is a collective of creatives working independently and collaboratively on numerous creative projects ranging from photography to architecture. Ouch My Eye strives to expand the opportunities for artists to create and share their work and blur the lines between art gallery and design studio.

Ouch My Eye, 1022 1st Avenue South


Thingamajiggr II

Hey folks! We are happy to announce that Waggle Labs and O'Reily Radar/Ignite (Brady Forrest) are collaborating to organize Thingamajiggr II for Friday, June13: A party to celebrate the tech community in Seattle in all its most innovative forms (startups, geek art, hackery, games). Mark your calendars!


Thingamajiggr II
Friday June 13, 8pm - 1am
911 Media Arts Center

Learn more and buy tickets at: http://www.thingamajiggr.com/

At this point we are organizing a few presenters, fun workshop, art projects, games, cool tech demos, and whatever else may delight the hearts of innovative technologists like you. If you are interested in participating in any way please email us at party@thingamajiggr.com and tell us about what interesting/genius/fun tech project you want to share. We are also looking for volunteers for set up/take down/door.

Proceeds for this event to benefit 911 Media Arts Center, a local non-profit organization dedicated to supporting independent digital media artists.

Shelly
(Shelly Farnham at Waggle Labs, also "Dork Overlord" Dorkbort Seattle)

911 Media Arts Center


Noise for the Needy

FRIDAY JUNE 13

Noise for the Needy presents
The Comet
$8 | 21+ | 9PM
The Fucking Eagles
The Heavy Hearts
Strong Killings
Wild Orchid Children

The Comet


Saturday, 6/14

Goatgirl @ Georgetown Music Festival


A holy trinity of Jeppa will be worshipped this weekend- fri, sat, sun!!!


Queen Shmooquan performing 2 pieces from her repertoire in "Pandamonia."
Friday the 13th (scary larry) 10:30
Can Can
$10

Goatgirl
Saturday, June 14th @ 4:45
Jules Maes front stage
Georgetown Music Festival (all day) georgetownmusicfest.com
$14

"It's a Mircle!"
Jeppa Hall & Jason Glover: real church kid songs from the land of Zion(Utah).
Sunday, June 15th @8:00(sharp, we will start at 8pm)
Blue Moon free
--
Jeppa K Hall
myspace.com/goatgirlmusic
myspace.com/queenshmooquan
www.goatgirlmusic.com

georgetownmusicfest.com


Sunday, 6/15


Fandrich performance as Sounds Outside Fundraiser


A Shared Recital


with proceeds donated to Sounds Outside 2008

Sunday, June 15th 2008 / 2 pm

Town Hall / 1119 8th Avenue
Tickets: $20 general, $15 students & seniors
Available through www.brownpapertickets.com

Pianist Stephen Fandrich and guitarist Sean Owen present A Shared Recital, featuring the music of Yocoh, Scriabin, Frank Zappa, local composer Mark Ostrowski, and the Vihuelistas of the Spanish Renaissance. This is a not to be missed father’s day matinee performance for music aficionados of all kinds.

A spectacular performance for a spectacular cause –

Fandrich and Owen’s long-standing collaboration has taken on a series of recital performances showcasing a diverse body of work, with the net proceeds from each event going to a charitable cause. Proceeds from the June 15 performance will be donated to the Sounds Outside concert series presented in Cal Anderson Park by the Monktail Creative Music Concern.

about the performers

Word of pianist Stephen Fandrich, a passionate performer, interpreter, improviser and composer, has spread throughout classical and jazz circles in the Northwest, though his appearances have been scarce. Director of the Seattle Harmonic Voices, and a member of the Monktail Creative Music Concern, Fandrich will be playing the works of Chopin (Ballade no.2), Scriabin (Verse la Flamme), and Frank Zappa (Sleep Dirt), amid his own works.

For streaming video of Stephen Fandrich in concert please visit: http://vroomjournal.com/video/StephenFandrich.php
Classical guitarist Sean V. Owen, a student of Eliot Fisk, David Leisner, Michael Lewin and Steven Novacek, is an emerging northwest treasure. Owen will be featuring Vihuela music of the
Spanish Renaissance, Yuchoh (Sakura Variations), and the guitar etudes of local composer Mark Ostrowski.

For streaming video of Sean Owen in concert please visit: http://vroomjournal.com/video/SeanOwen.php

Balagan Theatre - 1117 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122



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


The Stay Up Late Show

The Stay Up Late Show continues our triumphant return,
Saturday June 14 at Balagan Theater! Seattle's only live,
once-a-month late-night talk show turns gay, Gay, GAY for Pride Month
(and really, we're already pretty gay to begin with - just how much
further can we go??)! Come check out our fantastical gayness as well
as our usual array of trivia, excitement, and mayhem!

The Stay Up Late Show
Saturday, June 14
11:00PM (doors at 10:30p.m.)
Balagan Theatre - 1117 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
(On the corner of 12th and East Pike)
$12 at the door (no reservations!)

Featuring:

Dixie Dragstrip, Co-founder of the Rat City Rollergirls!
Phoenicia & Vic, Seattle's favorite lounge act!
Product demo by Babeland!

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

Best of all, your lovely host Rebecca Mmmmmmmm. Davis!

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 Peter Steinbrueck, Sean Nelson, Kevin
Kent, Mike Daisey, Stephanie Pure, and many, many others.

www.stayuplateshow.com

Friday, June 6, 2008

Events from 6/6 to 6/12/2008

Sorry, no Party Volcano letter this week.
I am super busy...