Seattle Twist

In a non-stop feat of ultimate literary accomplishment, 36 Northwest authors wrote a complete novel in just six days under the watchful eyes of Fairy God-author Nancy Pearl at Richard Hugo House.

Each one of the authors contributed two hours each to the live writing of a collaborative novel, organized by Garth Stein and Jennie Shortridge of Seattle7Writers, a local nonprofit authors’ collective. Through their efforts, the authors were able to raise $10,000 to support Writers in the Schools, 826 Seattle, and Richard Hugo House, where the weeklong event took place.

An avid online community followed the event as well from around the world. Thousands of viewers spent 165,00 minutes in the chat room at the event’s website, from as far away as Australia, Saudi Arabia, and India. “Our online audience could hear everything going on,” said co-producer Shortridge, “and started bidding for items during our impromptu auctions. We received $450 to name a particular character from a woman watching in New York.”

Amazon.com underwrote the event, paying for technological and support expenses, so that the bulk of donations could be given to literacy causes.

The finished novel will be published in spring 2011 as an e-book and print-on-demand book by Open Road Integrated Media in New York. The chapter drafts are available to read online at www.thenovellive.org until Oct. 24, 2010, when they will be taken down to begin the editing process.

24-hour Marathon: 9:00am Thursday, October 7 through 9:00am Friday, October 8.
First Thursday Public Viewing: 5pm-9pm Thursday, October 7 (free)
Silent and Live Auctions: 6:00pm Friday, October 8, 2010 (requires tickets)

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

In true potlatch form, the revitalized Center on Contemporary Art brings the tradition of its 24-hour art-making Marathon to historic Pioneer Square. This spectacle of pandemonium and frenzied mayhem includes 3,000 square feet of caffeine-fueled artists performing in Drawing, Painting, Sculpting, Hot Waxing (Encaustic), Photographing, Video-Taping, Versifying, Editing – all that and more. Over 100 works of art will be created spontaneously over the ensuing 24 hours.

Artists include established and emerging locals (see below) as well as those traveling from around the country to participate in this unique spectacle. The site for this year’s event is the former home of the Elliott Bay Book Company, where CoCA has opened a gallery space and is working with the owners to establish a permanent home. With the added chaos of the CoCA Marathon, October’s First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square is a “must see”!!

Nine hours after the artists finish, at precisely 6pm on Friday, October 8, silent auctions will begin, followed by dinner and a live auction of the “cream of the crop” – the best works created by each artist during the course of the event. As always, proceeds of the fundraiser will be split between CoCA and the artists. Tickets still available.

The following artists are confirmed for the 2010 Marathon:

Kelly Lyles, Seattle, WA
Momoko Sudo, Oakland, CA
Geoffrey Garza, Seattle, WA
Joan Engelmeyer, Seattle, WA
Kate Vrijmoet, Seattle, WA
Wesley Wozniak, Seattle, WA
BK Tran, Seattle, WA
Daniel Lorentz, Seattle, WA
Kristin Tollefson, Bainbridge Island, WA
Sonya Stockton, Mountlake Terrace, WA Anette Lusher, Fife, WA
Vick Vercauteren, Bradenton, FL
David “Chula” Tupper, Seattle, WA
Craig van den Bosch, Seattle, WA
Aaron Haba, Camano Island, WA
Carol Skvorak, Seattle, WA
John Osgood, Seattle, WA
Tracy Boyd, Seattle, WA
Clare Johnson, Seattle, WA
Anne Simernitski , Redmond, WA Michael Shephard, Seattle, WA
Nathan Reese, Yakima, WA
David Francis, Seattle, WA
Reino Carlson, Seattle, WA
Holly Ballard Martz, Bremerton, WA
Suzanne Tidwell, Sammamish, WA
Anthony Callaway, Bellevue, WA
Todd Horton, Bow, WA
John Reese, Seattle, WA

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Northwest Puppet Center is honored to become the home to this internationally acclaimed collection.

“The World of Puppetry: Treasures from the Cook/Marks Collection” will be the first opportunity for a portion of this massive collection to be displayed in Seattle.  Don’t miss your chance to see the world through wooden eyes with puppets from Bucharesti, Palermo, Bali, Athens, Osaka, Rio de Janeiro, Bamako, Bursa, and many more points on the globe.

Included on display are stunning examples of Sicilian opera dei pupi, Indonesian wayang and Japanese bunraku (some of the puppet traditions recognized by UNESCO as “Intangible Cultural Assets to Humanity”).  You will even see vaudeville marionettes returning to the limelight after making their original appearances on Seattle stages a century ago!

Northwest Puppet Center presents

The World of Puppetry: Treasures from the Cook/Marks Collection

Location:
Seattle Center Pavilion B (next to the skate park)

On View July 23-Aug. 1, 2010
6pm-9pm on Fri. July 23
11am-4pm on weekends
11am-3pm on weekdays

Admission is FREE but donations to Northwest Puppet Center are welcomed to help continue NWPC’s expanding museum efforts.

Exhibit sponsored by The Jacqueline S. Marks Fund at the California
Community Foundation and Seattle Center.  General support provided by ArtsFund and Washington State Arts Commission.

To learn more about the Cooks/Marks Collection:
http://nwpuppet.org/worldofpuppetry.html

Get a double-dose of puppets by combining your visit with the regional festival, Puppet-O-Rama,
organized by members of Puppeteers of Puget Sound, to be held at Seattle University July 30-Aug. 1.  International Puppetry Museum and Northwest Puppet Center will be hosting a reception at the regional festival on July 30 to celebrate this new collection and would like you to join in their celebration.   Come learn more about puppetry at the festival:  http://www.puppet-o-rama.org

Not a puppeteer and want to see puppet shows all around the area?

Find out where the Northwest Puppet Center will be performing this summer  http://www.nwpuppet.org/summer.html

After this exhibit at Seattle Center, more of the collection will be on display when the 2010-2011 season opens in November. Northwest Puppet Center will feature two exhibits each year and The Cook/Marks Collection will be a major portion of the Puppet Museum at the Northwest Puppet Center for generations to come.

To find out more about the Northwest Puppet Center’s 2010-2011 season performances: http://nwpuppet.org/weekend.html

This is a sweet event featuring cupcakes, kisses and bombshells, both blonde and brunette.

Westside Yoga Doga Studio blends traditional Ashtanga and Doga (Dog Yoga) together for an exciting mix of pet & human interaction and there’s a benefit closing party Thursday, July 8th from 6pm to 9pm. Westside Yoga is located at 6417 Fauntleroy in West Seattle.

Come to this benefit for “Dogs Deserve Better” and join the staff of Westside Yoga Doga and doggy photographer Emily Rieman for an evening of art, music, beer, wine, snacks and dogs. Also, enjoy loungey, punky, surf music by Mercury Four Lite.

Emily Rieman has been doing commissioned portraits of dogs and cats in and around Seattle since 1997. She comes to your home and sets up her studio right there, since that’s where your pet is the most comfortable, and she will have her pet portraits on display July 8th, 6-9pm at the closing party at Westside Yoga Doga.

This Saturday, Saturday May 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Garfield H.S. located at 400 23rd Avenue, a big drumline expo featuring and showcasing drumlines (High School & Middle School) from in and out of district in the gym.

Roosevelt ,Cleveland, Rainer Beach, Moses Lake, Lincoln,Curtis, Washington Middle School, Meeker Middle School, Bothell Junior High.

Special Guests: Seahawk Blue Thunder Drumlines.

Tickets: $10

This is the main fundraiser to help Garfield get closer to a new set of proper working drumline equipment.

Help out Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center this weekend, by going to University Village and purchasing a “Cure Card” for $25 at Center Court. With the card, you will recieve a 20% discount at most of the merchants. Cards are good for the entire weekend! I will be there volunteering on Friday evening, 5:30-7:30, please come say howdy, and get your card from me! I’ll be in the hawaiian outfit with lots of flowers in my hair~! go here for more details!

http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/shop/index.html

St. Mark’s Cathedral had a very special event last week, a fundraiser and benefit for the Gage Academy of Art.

We were guests of the very fabulous Christine and David Gedye and a bevy of glamorous swells, and enjoyed an elegant feast, incredible music, acrobats, dancers and a special evening inspired by Italian Commedia dell’Arts.

Gage Academy of Art was founded by Pamela Belyea, Co-founder and Executive Director & Gary Faigin, and is a powerful training school providing classical training to contemporary artists.

Gary Faigin and Pamela Belyea

A benefit for Copper Canyon, February 4th in Seattle.

Thursday, February 4, 2010, Private reception at 5:30pm and a Public Reading at 7Pm. $100 donation includes reception and VIP Seating.

Be there at Town Hall Seattle, 7pm Thursday, February 4th , when W.S. Merwin reads with four younger poets: Erin Belieu, Ben Lerner, Valzhyna Mort, and Matthew Zapruder. Proceeds support Copper Canyon Press and its mission. A commemorative broadside will be available, and a book signing will follow the event.

To RSVP, go to Copper Canyon Press or contact George Knotel at 360-385-4925 Ex, 103,

Come be a part of a WONDERFUL thing! Cafe Racer and the Official Bad Art Museum of Art is hosting a benefit show for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Performances begin ’round 9:00pm with on Thursday January 28th:

God’s Favorite Beefcake – Oh dear. If you haven’t seen this band, it’s
about time you do:

Eric Apoe and They – they’re friggin’ awesome

The show is FREE…however, there will have a bucket (or a hat…or someone’s g-string…dunno yet) to collect $$ for the cause. All proceeds, every last cent of it, will benefit Doctor’s Without Borders’ Emergency Relief Fund (http://doctorswithoutborders.org/index.cfm) and their efforts to provide medical assistance and supplies to the people of Haiti.

Bring your friends, bring your wallet…bring your friend’s wallet…and help make a difference. At the very least, come out and grab a beer and listen to some fun fun music, and bad bad jokes

Be the change you wish to see in the world! – Ghandi

Our dear friend and fellow artist Ken Kelly who is uninsured recently underwent emergency surgery and the hounds are barking at his door.

An amazing array of artists have generously donated fantastic pieces for this event to help our friend in need.

Don your cocktail attire and jump into bidding wars in style!
Raise your glass to raise emergency medical funds for Ken Kelly.

There will be three silent auction sections – so come for the entirety of the event to choose from all the artworks available or come whatever time you can to choose from the wonderful pieces available during that time. If you are unable to attent the event but would like to purchase artwork or make a donation you can do so through the website listed below.

This is an open event so feel free to bring friends or pass this invitation along.

No Host Cash Bar – all funds go to Ken’s expenses so if you can’t buy art then come to the party, buy a drink or two to contribute to the cause!

You can preview the art for the auction on our Etsy Store where you will also find a selection of works ranging from $50 – $200 for pre-event purchase – access the Etsy Store link, or make a donation through our Friends of Ken K website:

friendsofkenk.weebly.com

Payment options for purchase of artwork at the event:
Cash, Check, Paypal (you don’t need a Paypal account – we will process your purchase through our Paypal account at the event).

This sounds like so much fun!

Hosted by Dan Savage, benefiting Equal Rights Washington at The Paramount Theater. $99 VIP Tickets with 100% of each ticket will be donated to ERW.
Ticket includes: Main floor, reserved performance seating to the 1/20 performance of Xanadu AND admission to a special after-party following the performance at Chapel to celebrate Equal Rights Washington with members of the cast of Xanadu and Dan Savage. Plus music, appetizers & a no-host bar.

To purchase tickets to this performance go to The Stranger website.

Can’t make it on January 20th? You can support Equal Rights Washington throughout the Seattle engagement January 19th thru 24th of Xanadu. Got to STGpresents.org and use the promotional code: ERW when you make your purchase and a $5 donation from each ticket you order will go towards this amazing organization!

This 4th Annual Artists’ Holiday Sale is this Saturday, December 5th (10am-7pm) & Sunday, December 6th (12pm-5pm) at 5201 11th NW in Ballard.

This is a great cause as 25% of the proceeds go to pay for photos for families with terminally ill children. More info at Soulumination.org.

One last show. One last party. One last chance to see Circus Contraption. And one last chance to get a lapdance from a monkey.

Circus Contraption’s “Hey, It’s Been Good to Know Ya’” Fond Farewell
& Surreal Auction Extravaganza
21+ with ID
Full Bar
The Circus Factory at Theo Chocolate
3400 Phinney Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98103

Doors open at 7:30
$15 advance purchase
$20 at the door
Tickets Available at www.brownpapertickets.com