Friday, November 2, 2007

Events from 11/2 to 11/8/2007

Looks like a good week to me. We got a great Cold Lava report on Treats or Tricks on Halloween 2007. Thanks to Gopi for pointing out Velouria 2007 Holiday Fashion Show, Dia De Los Muertos, and Fixed Value Opening Reception.

Friday, 11/2
6:00 PM Fremont First Friday Art Walk
6:00 PM Fixed Value Opening Reception
6:00 PM Dreaming the Emerald City @ Frye
7:00 PM Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
8:00 PM EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
8:00 PM "Repeat After Me" @ On The Boards
8:00 PM Passion For Mashin’ at Gasworks Gallery

Saturday, 11/3
5:00 PM Pieter Hugo @ Henry Art Gallery
5:00 PM KEXP AUDIOASIS Live at High Dive
7:00 PM Velouria 2007 Holiday Fashion Show
10:00 PM Spy- Eklektia

Sunday, 11/4
10:00 AM Sunny Arms Open Studios
4:00 PM Palestine Band Camp Slideshow

Wednesday, 11/7
8:00 PM THE QUEEN SHMOOQUAN SHOW @ The Rendezvous' JEWEL BOX THEATRE

Thursday, 11/8
9:00 AM The 2007 Painting Marathon & Auction @ CoCA


Friday, 11/2
Fremont First Friday Art Walk
Fremont First Friday Art Walk is November 2nd from 6-9pm - Rain or Shine!

6:00 – 9:00 "Dia de los Muertos" – SPECIAL EVENT - Lobby of the building at 3516 Fremont Pl. N. (just east) of the Lenin Statue - Beverages and snacks are provided.

For one night only, Bad Fruit Foundation (BFF) presents an exhibition of photographs by Almendra Sandoval highlighting Dia de los Muertos celebrations taken in her native Mexico.

Visitors to the Fremont First Friday Art Walk will receive a map directing them to neighborhood galleries, studios and art spaces for a self-guided tour. The Bad Fruit Foundation will also be handing out Wellness Kits to all visitors. These "swag bags" contain a variety of useful health-orientated information and first aid supplies.

Art walkers will also have the opportunity to memorialize loved ones in the Day of the Dead tradition by adding to the temporary ofrenda on site.

BFF has a simple goal: To support Seattle-area creative types (including artists, comics, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, painters, photographers, poets, sculptors, singers and writers) who are facing life-altering illnesses and are un- or under- insured. Their assistance comes through advocacy, distribution of wellness kits and special events and benefit shows. In 2008, BFF will launch a new inter-active website with details on health care options for artists (and others).

For more information go to www.badfruitfoundation.com


Fixed Value Opening Reception
New York artist Kharis Kennedy explores the subjective versus the objective with her series of paintings Fixed Value at McLeod Residence. The series addresses the use of subjective terminology to critique artwork and opposes the notion of "artistic value," instead offering empirical value and measurement for each work of art. Fixed Value opens with a reception on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and runs through November 24.

6pm-9pm www.mcleodresidence.com


Dreaming the Emerald City @ Frye

This is a member's only reception.
But maybe it's a good time to become a member of the Frye (don't know about Henry).
Dreaming the Emerald City:
 The Collections of Charles and Emma Frye and Horace C. Henry
November 3, 2007–April 6, 2008

Dreaming the Emerald City—the first exhibition to display the Frye Art Museum Collection along with loaned artwork—showcases significant paintings from both museums’ holdings: for example, George Inness’s Goochland, West Virginia (1884) and Julian Alden Weir’s Farmhouse (c. 1888–90) from the Henry and Hermann Corrodi’s Venice (c. 1900) and Dániel Somogyi’s View of Königssee (1878) from the Frye. Exhibited together, Henry’s and the Fryes’ collections reveal important genres and themes from European and American art history, including Barbizon School landscapes and Orientalist and Romantic subjects. Also on view will be archival photographs and exhibition catalogues documenting the exhibition programs and building projects undertaken by the Frye Art Museum and the Henry Art Gallery since their founding.

http://www.fryeart.org/pages/fryehenry.htm


Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Celebration at the Phinney Neighborhood Center The Phinney Neighborhood Center hosts its annual traditional Mexican Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. The event starts at 7pm with a candlelight procession down Greenwood Avenue to the Phinney Center, including skeleton dancers and giant puppets. Within the Phinney Neighborhood Center you'l find an art show, traditional ethnic music, plus sugar skulls and paper flowers for the kids to decorate.

7pm FREE
http://www.phinneycenter.org/events/dayodead.shtml


EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Through Nov 4 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
More than 70 events in concert halls, clubs, and community centers all around the Seattle area.
 WWW.EARSHOT.ORG


"Repeat After Me" @ On The Boards
Hi Party V,

THU – SUN | NOV 1 - 4, 2007 | 8PM
On the Boards is excited to have the raucous Hand2Mouth Theater up from Portland this weekend. Their show “Repeat After Me” mines the popular music traditions of the American heartland using karaoke tactics, outlandish theatricality and absurdist humor to question what it means to be a true American. Think of it as a lunatic pep rally featuring heartfelt working songs, campfire sing-a-longs, southern rock anthems and SUVs. $18 general | $12 under 25

"...imagine a bunch of energetic but clueless aliens trying to audition for American citizenship based only on what they ' ve heard on the radio..." - Willamette Week

Tickets and info @ ontheboards.org 206.217.9888 | Tue – Fri, noon – 6pm


Passion For Mashin’ at Gasworks Gallery

Seattle Spin writes:
Passion for Mashin , Nov 2nd, by food donation. This is a simple proposition - just show up and have a good time. Seattle's largest private art gallery opens its space for a party, of art, food, wines, dance, and music. This Friday, they celebrate their third anniversary. Parties are a lot more fun when someone else is doing the organizing, and you only need to show up.

Location: Gasworks Gallery in the big, blue Jones Building across from Ivars on Northlake Way. (3815 4th Ave. NE)
Cost: Free! (Storable food donations are optional)
Time: 8pm till 11pm Organizer: Matt Jones - Founder;
Promoted by RealEyes Solutions & Muse House Productions. (http://GasworksGallery.com)



Saturday, 11/3

KEXP AUDIOASIS Live at High Dive
KEXP AUDIOASIS
Live at High Dive
THE VALLEY
New Faces + Head Like a Kite, At the Spine,
Bad Dreams Good Breakfast
Benefit for NW Immigrants Rights Project
$5 / 5p / 21+

HIGH DIVE
http://www.highdiveseattle.com/ http://www.nwirp.org/


Pieter Hugo @ Henry Art Gallery
Aperture West Collaborative Lecture Series at the Henry Art Gallery
Pieter Hugo

South African artist Pieter Hugo’s provocative images have gained international renown. He has been named the Standard Bank Young Artist for 2007, and won first prize in the Portraits section of the 2006 World Press Photo competition. Hugo’s portraits and documentary work have been included in the traveling exhibition reGeneration: Fifty Photographers of Tomorrow, as well as in Colors and Aperture magazines.

Hope you can join us!

Saturday, November 3,
5:00 PM Henry Auditorium / FREE


Velouria 2007 Holiday Fashion Show
View runway show featuring our favorite holiday clothing and accessories of the season. Market Street Shoes will be sharing the show with their new holiday lines of boots and shoes. Tickets are free but there is limited entry so please pick up tickets in advance at Velouria Boutique or Market Street Shoes. Velouria and Market Street Shoes will reopen from 9-10pm after the show (and ticket holders will receive 10% off an item of you choice at both shops!) Come early and stay after for refreshments and dance to the DJ!

7pm 2232 NW Market Street, doors 7pm/show begins at 7:30.


Spy- Eklektia
Eklektia serves up 12 stellar DJs that span the spectrum of electronic
music, including: Sonny Chiba, Recess, DJ Sloth, Danger,
Ctrl_Alt_Dlt, Jason Curtis, Schlage, Sidious, Noisemaker, Dillin
Quent, Jisaan, Awggie and DJ Camacho. A refreshing spread of
electronic genres will be served up all night on two stages one indoor
and one outdoor. (The outdoor stage is both covered and heated by
bonfires.)

Live visuals provided by Zer0 Decibel and Meltdown productions.
Visual Art includes a large showcase of paintings by local artist John
Hunter, the works of Hadmatter, and the crazy fashion of E Ray. Fire
performances will be two different local dancers, Osmia and Blaze.

Spy "Eklektia"
Saturday Nov. 3
10pm to 6am
Hengst Studio
1506 Franklin Ave. E. Seattle, 98102 21+ $10


Sunday, 11/4
Sunny Arms Open Studios
Twelve artists from nine studios at Sunny Arms Artists Cooperative near Georgetown will open their doors to the public on Sunday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Work in a variety of formats and media will be on display and for sale, and artist demonstrations will continue during the day.

Artists include: Wendy Thon, Pressworks, Kevin Wilson, Laurie LeClair, Janet Neuhauser, Morgan and Anne Seeley, Nate Boxer, Kiki McInnis, Cappy Thompson, Peter Mumford, Adriana Grant and James Cheng.

Sunny Arms is located at 707 South Snoqualmie, just off Airport Way South north of Georgetown. For details and directions, visit www.sunnyarms.com.

Sunny Arms
707 South Snoqualmie Street, Seattle, WA 98108 US
 http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=KNYCOETHBTOCZGUTIELR

Palestine Band Camp Slideshow
Hi. Can we get our event on your list? It’s a slideshow/concert to showcase/benefit the Needle in the Groove Music camp held this past August in Palestine. On hand will be two teachers from the camp as well as the organizer, plus music by The Rebecca Riots www.rebeccariots.com from Berkeley. It will be at the Richard Hugo House @ 4pm on Sunday, November 4th. Let me know if you need more information.

Many Thanks, Sarah

Sure:
POSSIBILITIES IN PALESTINE
IMAGES FROM THE SUMMER ‘07 NEEDLE IN THE GROOVE MUSIC CAMP FOR PALESTINIAN GIRLS, AND
MUS IC BY RENOWNED BERKELY TRIO,
THE REBECCA RIOTS, plus

A conversation with Jewish American Palestine solidarity activist and organizer of the Needle in the Groove Camp, Hannah Mermelstein

WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4th@ 4PM
WHERE: RICHARD HUGO HOUSE—
1634 11TH AVENUE, SEATTLE $10 Kids are free


Wednesday, 11/7

THE QUEEN SHMOOQUAN SHOW @ The Rendezvous' JEWEL BOX THEATRE
THE QUEEN SHMOOQUAN "say my name" SHOW
Not everyone among us has yet been exposed to Queen Shmooquan. If
you're one of those unfortunate people, you must see her solo show at
the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater.

As played by Jeppa Hall, Queen Shmooquan is part sex goddess, part
retarded child. In her performances at Moisture Festival, Drunk Puppet
Nite, and at the Pink Door, Shmooquan is a kind of priestess of
strange rituals in which the stuff of religion gets tangled up with
the trappings of politics, as performed by a sexually precocious wild
child. She's beyond weird, but she still manages to be poetic,
prophetic, absurd and never less than compelling. Her new show, "say
my name," is series of performance pieces, featured once a month at
the Rendezvous' Jewel Box Theater.

Each episode will feature Queen Shmooquan in all her rubber chicken
lovin', transcendental glory. The "say my name" show, following a
format inspired by Mr Roger's Neighborhood and Pee Wee's Playhouse,
hopes to inspire self-love and appreciation of differences! With help
from her band "The Scented Panty Candles," Queen Shmooquan will dance,
sing and eat her way through a psychedelic, super-real journey.

The Queen is also featured at The Pink Door as part of "Burlesque
Behind the Pink Door": Saturdays Nov. 10, Dec. 1,
Dec 15 show starts 11pm.

Wednesday, November 7th @8:00pm (SHARP...like a knife)
The Rendezvous' JEWEL BOX THEATRE
2322 2nd Ave, Belltown
$10, tickets at the door


Thursday, 11/8

The 2007 Painting Marathon & Auction @ CoCA
Thursday 11/8
Doors Open 9am - 11/9 9am Painting Marathon
Free Admission

Friday 11/9
Doors Open 6pm 2 Silent Auctions, 2 Live Auctions
$20 General Admission
$50 VIP: table seating, wine, hors d'ouevres and a CoCA membership!
$500 VIP Tables (10 people) are available.
Tickets available soon at brownpapertickets.com

This Year's Marathon & Auction will take place at The Shilshole Bay Beach Club, 6413 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, 98107 (just north of Ray’s and Anthony’s on the Ballard waterfront)

The Shilshole Bay Beach Club located at
6413 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle WA 98107
www.cocaseattle.org www.myspace.com/coca_seattle
 http://cocaseattle.org/apps/enewsletterpro/v.aspx?SI=2754&E=info%40cocaseattle.org&S=1&N=69&ID=0&NL=3


Cold Lava
Treats or Tricks on Halloween 2007

PV reporter Allen Leschi has sent us this Cold Lava report on Treats or Tricks on Halloween. We had warned our readers about the high ticket prices and it looks like our concerns were justified. You may say it was more "tricks" than "treats".
After paying $50 per ticket for the "open bar" function, I was expecting more than the Lucky Clam and Ouch My Eye delivered. Others paid more for the ~300 tickets for the sold out shindig.
The loft space south of Pioneer Square was a bit crowded with no separately defined dance floor, which gave it that cozy party feel. Typical long lines for the two bathrooms.. and long lines for the two bars pouring midshelf liquor, which ran out of whiskey by 12:30. Soon thereafter they ran out of everything else except Rum, leaving a lot of folks that spent. I'd say they had some rookies manning the bar. Please, next time, give the crowd their money's worth.

The sound was kind of muddy, maybe not loud enough.. and the DJ's lackluster. There was some "dead air" that might have been when the MC was announcing, but with the muddy sound it was hard to hear. Having the DJ booth so far removed from the crowd makes it a bit more impersonal.
We arrived a bit later, and all I could spy for food was big tubs of bbq chicken wing - about the messiest thing for people wearing costumes.

Decor was nice, though with the crowds it was hard to admire most of it. The level of costuming was great, with lots of the pretty people in attendance. A tad too many guys perhaps. The fellow that came as the giant box of wine, with a working spout, was a hit. And the Prince imposter was damn fine, though about a foot taller than the artist formerly known as. And it's not a Halloween party without two LDS missionaries.

As advertised there was a stripper pole upstairs, though not quite enough room to take in the pole action. The cage downstairs was a nice touch, with some S&M lite action taking place.
There was supposed to be some sort of raffle, though my "gift" bag was missing it's raffle ticket.
Overall an interesting space, good costumes, kind of lame music, expensive tickets. For a house party or free party it would have been great, but this was a gig that people shelled out serious dough for...I hope the next go round they lower the price or raise the bar.




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