Archive for 'Center Spotlight'
Did you know?
Master planning provides a long-term conceptual layout of physical spaces to guide future growth and development. The process seeks to make meaningful and sustainable connection between buildings, social settings and their surrounding environments, offering the stated principles and objectives to keep projects focused on an organization’s goals and values. Master plans are necessary to maintain […]
[More]Posted: March 5th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, Did you know, I am Seattle Center.
Tags: #didyouknow, #masterplanning, #seattlecenter
Virtual Irish Festival Seattle Features Gaelic Dance, Music and Culture
Seattle Center Festál: Irish Festival Seattle, presented virtually in 2021, continues a tradition of bringing together Irish culture carriers to share their arts, ideas and stories about what it means to be Irish. Created in partnership with the Irish Heritage Club, Irish Festival Seattle posts digitally March 13 and 17 at https://www.seattlecenter.com/festal. The 2021 festival […]
[More]Posted: March 2nd, 2021 under Center Spotlight, Festal, News Release, Virtual.
Tags: festival, Irish, seattle center, virtual
Did you know?
As Seattle contemplated hosting a World’s Fair, Fair organizers created a plan to leave the World’s Fair site to the people of Seattle. In 1956, they successfully appealed to voters to pass a bond to fund a civic center and then worked with the City to appoint a committee to look at whether such a […]
[More]Posted: February 25th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, Did you know, I am Seattle Center.
Tags: #didyouknow, #seattlecenter, #worldsfair
Planned Power Outage on Seattle Center Campus – February 10
The power on Seattle Center campus will be temporarily interrupted for approximately 9 hours on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, beginning at 9:00 p.m. The outage will affect all facilities on the Seattle Center grounds EXCEPT FOR: 1st Ave N Garage, 5th Ave N Garage, 5.5 Building, Gates Foundation Headquarters, Pacific Science Center and Pottery Northwest. […]
[More]Posted: February 8th, 2021 under Center Spotlight.
Tags: outage, Power, power outage, seattle center, seattle city light
Valentine’s Week Virtual Events
While most in-person events are on hold, Seattle Center still offers several options to share with that special someone. So don’t let the situational solitude spoil your Valentine’s Day plans, explore the following filled with excitement, romance and fun. Classical KING FM | Seattle Opera For the ultimate in operatic passion and drama, tune into […]
[More]Posted: February 8th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, I am Seattle Center, Virtual.
Tags: ballet, KING FM, MoPOP, Opera, seattle center, Space Needle, Valentines, virtual
Feast for the Senses at Virtual Tết In Seattle-Vietnamese Lunar New Year
Seattle Center Festál: Tết In Seattle-Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Friday, Feb. 5 through Friday, Feb. 12, celebrates the cultural roots and traditions of Vietnamese Americans during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. For a week in February, virtual visitors gain a glimpse into the spirit and energy of Vietnam. The 24th annual Tết Festival goes […]
[More]Posted: February 8th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, Festal, News Release, Virtual.
Tags: event, festal, free, lunar new year, Tet, vietnamese, virtual
Arts at Home: Virtual resources offered by our resident arts organizations.
BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE This season, Book-It Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Gus Menary has gone all-audio to play with the form and structure of book adaptations in five “mainstage” dramas. Single tickets are now on sale for Childfinder and The Canterville Ghost. Maflanaland goes on sale Feb. 15. Also for 2021, the company can’t tour, so […]
[More]Posted: February 5th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, I am Seattle Center, Virtual.
Tags: art, entertainment, family, seattle center, virtual
Museum of Pop Culture Reopens February 5
Nirvana, Horror, Minecraft, Tattoo Culture, Pearl Jam, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Black History Month, and more at MoPOP Seattle SEATTLE, WA (Feb. 1, 2021) – With loosened government mandates, the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) today announced it will reopen to the general public beginning Friday, February 5, 2021, welcoming visitors on Fridays, Saturdays, and […]
[More]Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Center Spotlight, keyupdates, News Release, Virtual.
KOBE Bell Ceremony Remembers Lives Lost to COVID-19
Seattle is joining in the national Memorial to Live Lost to COVID-19 Tuesday, Jan. 19. The Memorial features the lighting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the illumination of buildings and ringing of church bells in a national moment of unity and remembrance. The program in Washington D.C. emphasizes the importance of looking back […]
[More]Posted: January 19th, 2021 under Center Spotlight, COVID-19.
The World Gathers in 2021 for Seattle Center Festál
Seattle Center Festál, 24 cultural festivals presented by Seattle Center in partnership with regional community organizations, returns for its 24th year in 2021. This unique and revealing series turned virtual in 2020 in response to the pandemic, and most Festál events will remain partially or fully online in 2021. The Festál series highlights the cultures […]
[More]Posted: December 22nd, 2020 under Center Spotlight, COVID-19, Festal, News Release, Virtual.
Tags: festal, seattle center, virtual