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NW Folklife Celebrates Festal

Seattle Center and Northwest Folklife deepen their longstanding partnership this year as Northwest Folklife Festival celebrates Festál Turns 20, as its Cultural Focus for 2017. The focus recognizes the outstanding series of 24 ethnic cultural festivals produced at Seattle Center on weekends throughout the year. The Cultural Focus, a “festival… [ Keep reading ]

I Am Seattle Center-Annelih Hamilton

ANNELIH HAMILTON, Retail Lead and Social Media Manager, Seattle Children’s Museum. Annelih has been working at the museum since August 2014. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts in acting from the University of Florida, and acts in many Seattle theater productions. “It’s great to be with an organization that… [ Keep reading ]

I Am Seattle Center-Jane Levy

JAN LEVY, Chair of Seattle Center Advisory Commission. Jan heads up a group of Seattle residents who advise Seattle Center on planning and direction. She also co-chaired the Century 21 Committee, which recommended a new design plan for the campus several years back called Seattle Center Century 21 Master Plan. She… [ Keep reading ]

Festál: Glimpse of China-May 20

Join us for Seattle Center Festál: A Glimpse of China-Chinese Culture and Arts Festival, 10am-6pm, Saturday, May 20, in Seattle Center Armory. Over the years, this annual celebration has grown into an important platform for local community artists. In 2017, it offers tasty Chinese foods, artwork, crafts and tea tastings,… [ Keep reading ]

I Am Seattle Center-Hilary Lee

HILARY LEE, Exhibition Manager at Chihuly Garden and Glass. Hilary started working at the Chihuly Exhibition in May 2012, when it opened. Before that, she worked for the Pratt Fine Arts Center. She holds a BA in Fine Arts and Economics from UW, and an MA in Visual Arts Administration… [ Keep reading ]

I Am Seattle Center-Gretchen Lenihan

GRETCHEN LENIHAN, Event Sales and Servicing Rep. Gretchen works with outside clients who come to campus to help produce their events. She’s taken on events both big and small, and is masterful at making a producer’s dreams a reality. “I feel that Seattle Center, in a very real way, is… [ Keep reading ]