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Bill Gaylord as Poseidon

The ReStore’s Haute Trash Fashion Show was last night at the New York Fashion Academy in Ballard.  If you missed that one, there’s another one in Bellingham on April 23rd.

Residue from SONG OF TENT CITY, the self-designed poetry residency started by poet Mimi AK Allin on 27 November at Tent City 3, will be installed at Tether Design Gallery in January. The show opens at 6pm on Thursday January 6 for the First Thursday Seattle Art Walk and will be on view through January 20th.

SONG OF TENT CITY | Gallery Show
Opens Thursday 6 January 2011 (6-8PM)
Tether Design Gallery
323 Occidental Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104

The show opening will include installation, artifact, audio and live interaction. Get an idea of what ’its like to live at Tent City. Meet some of the residents. Sit inside the mini-yurt the poet has been living in. Read poetry and handwritten journal entries written by homeless people in Seattle. Listen to audio clips from artist collaborations between Seattle artists and Tent City artists.

Participating Seattle artists include Lyn Coffin, Josie Elizabeth Davis, Vanessa DeWolf, Ann Sloper and Sam Trout. Audio was graciously recorded and edited by the amazing, Christopher Wilson. Artists, on both sides of the fence, have donated their time and efforts to make this happen.

The greatest expenses for TC3 are transportation, honey buckets and trash removal. 100 people live at Tent City 3. When available, two bus tickets per day help campers get to appointments and seek employment. Donations can be made during the First Thursday opening at Tether Gallery to help Tent City residents.

A K Mimi Allin’ Blog
Song of Tent City   http://songoftentcity.blogspot.com/

Tether Design Gallery   http://www.tetherdesigngallery.com/

City Arts Article about Song of Tent City   http://www.cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2011/01/home-sweet-tent

SPROUT   http://sproutseattle.org/

Explore artists’ studios in the wilds of Kitsap county!

See artists in their native environment not just caged up in a gallery!

Art in the Woods is a self guided tour of Kitsap County artist studios.  The artists laire is one rarely understood and you have the chance to visit with these rare specimens, ask them questions, maybe even see a demonstration of their amazing talents.

You can view a full color brochure of the ARTISTS with open studios and a MAP of their native surroundings.

This is an annual event, scheduled the second week of November.

If your unable to make it this weekend, put it on your calendar for next year.

Art in the Woods is is created with the help of  Cultural Arts Foundation NW.

One year ago, Alex Steffen took the stage at Town Hall and called on Seattle to become North America’s first carbon neutral city. A year later, that goal is on its way to becoming official city policy. Steffen returns to talk about cities, Seattle, innovation, the climate, the economy and the state of the future. Environmental journalist Steffen co-founded Worldchanging, a critically-acclaimed sustainability site, with an archive of over 10,000 articles and a large global audience.

Tickets are $5 at Brown Paper Tickets.

Wednesday, November 3, 7:30 pm
Town Hall, Seattle
1119 8th Ave

As gas becomes more expensive, walkable cities will thrive, leaving the suburbs unwelcoming and uninhabitable. Planning walkable urban areas is key to our sustainable future.

Tomorrow night, Island Press will host its first event in a new series of Discussions on the Built Environment at Town Hall. This is Thursday, July 1st 6 – 7:30pm, downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.

Island Press has assembled a panel featuring Brookings Institution fellow Christopher B. Leinberger, developer, teacher and author of The Option of Urbanism; Bruce Agnew, Director of the Cascadia Center; Alex Steffen, Executive Editor of Worldchanging.org, and Scott Matthews, Vulcan Real Estate’s Senior Director, Acquisitions along with moderator Ron Sher, owner of Third Place Books and a nationally-recognized pioneer in the realm of commerce, community and civic space. They will discuss ways to create walkable urban centers and encourage transit in the context of local and federal policy, as well as opportunities for architects, developers, and preservationists to consider current regulations and policy change.

The event is the first in a new series, the Thought Leaders Discussion Panel on the Built Environment, sponsored by Island Press and Town Hall Seattle.

Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.

The Northwest Puppet Center is an internationally renowned and presents performances by Carter Family Marionettes and esteemed guest artists. In addition, it features a museum, archive and library focused on the puppetry arts. Programs are also brought to communities near and far with touring performances and educational outreach.

Seattle Twist needs to share this gift with you and asks that you share it with those you love. PLEASE PLEASE watch this most astonishing video that has been released free on the internet today, World Environment Day. Find time to watch this 93 minute documentary, preferably by linking to the HD and view full screen. Please share the love.

Disapointed with the ugly shopping bags out there, my old friend Elizabeth Fletcher has designed reusable bags that are fun, stylish and eco-friendly. They’re called EnviroVogue Bags and they come in my favorite animal prints, plus some tasteful polka-dots too. Her totes are mostly made from woven polypropylene, which is manufactured from recycled plastic bottles and other reclaimed materials, and order 3 or more bags and shipping is free.

EnviroVogue Bags