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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
JACK MATSUI was born and raised in California. When he was 18, he was interned with his family in Arkansas. To leave the camp, he got a job making ammunition boxes. After the war, he got a job in Chicago operating a punch press. He was then drafted and passed… [ Keep reading ]
Cast your vote for International Fountain & Help Us WIN! Seattle Center has been nominated in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest in the category of Best Splash Pad. But we need your help to make the 10Best. You have 4 weeks to vote at: www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-splash-pad A person can… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, 11:45am – 5pm, Sunday, May 7, in Seattle Center Armory, features live performances, martial arts, lei making, crafts and children’s activities in celebration of the diversity of Asian-Pacific Islander communities in the region. Festival highlights include a performance by The Filharmonic, an… [ Keep reading ]
AMY SIMONS has been a Resident at Pottery Northwest since May 2015. Pottery Northwest is one of the largest and most nationally celebrated educational clay institutions on the West Coast and is a hub for the ceramics community across the Northwest. “It’s the tactile quality of it, and actually mark-making… [ Keep reading ]
