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This luminous story of the coming-of-age of a precocious young girl, her abiding belief in the world and her dedication to optimism in the face of terrifying adversity carries an amazingly heartwarming, emotional and uplifting message of hope. Timeless and inspiring, beautiful and compelling, the wisdom of Anne’s message make her words as vital today as when they were first written. (information from http://www.intiman.com)

Dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Directed by Sari Ketter

Unfortunately, all student matinées of this program are sold-out already, but regular performances are available. For more information, please see the Intiman Theatre ticket-office at http://www.intiman.org/tickets/

Student tickets for all regular shows are only $10.00. As always, Seattle treats its youth most warmly!

201 Mercer Street | Seattle, WA 98109
Admin: 206.269.1901 | Tickets: 206.269.1900

Last year’s Seattle Jewish Film Festival was so popular that the number of days and events have been upped considerably for the 2008 celebration. Opening this Thursday, April 3rd, the festival showcases Jewish identity through an aesthetic lens. SJFF uses the magical medium of film to both entertain and educate moviegoers about complex issues facing Jewish people and world communities alike, while challenging conventional perspectives. SJFF strives to build bridges of mutual understanding between diverse groups by creating forums for engaging in respectful dialogue about timely subjects and concerns.

Information and film times, locations available: http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/

Opening Night “Bar Mitzvah Bash” Cocktail Party hosted by Tom Douglas
Thursday, April 3, 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: PALACE BALLROOM
Address: 2100 5th Avenue (@ Lenora, across from Cinerama), Seattle
Phone: (206) 448-2001
Website: http://www.tomdouglas.com/ballroom

Well, while we are on the subject of spicing things up….  NC-17 warning label applied. Save this date night for the third or fourth date.

SAKE Erotic Art Show

The group show SAKE, is 38 fine artists showing their erotic works. SAKE has invited these artists to explore what erotic is to them. With a variety of mixed media, the SAKE artists will show their abstract collages, fine art photography and paintings; as well we will plumb into the erotic performances from many local performing artists. FREE (donations are accepted).

April 3, 2008 6pm-11pm,

Mnemonic Gallery 619 Western Ave. Seattle WA.

–information provided by ‘The Stranger’

www.mnemonicgallery.com/sake2.php

Sure it may have snowed this past week in Seattle; sure school is starting up once again and spring break is over. But if you want that one last shot at running away down South for a day, check out the always fun ‘Seattle Presents’.   

Savannah Fuentes & Carmona Flamenco

Enjoy Flamenco music and dance from some of Seattle’s premier performers. Marcos, Rubina and David Carmona join Savannah Fuentes for a performance of intricate rhythms and Spanish melodies.

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: City Hall Lobby, 600 Fourth Ave.
Sponsor: Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Phone: (206) 684-7171

Josiah McElheny makes installations and discrete sculptures that explore crucial moments in the development of modernity, its visual and theoretical undercurrents. His interest in the history of modern science finds its fullest expression in The Last Scattering Surface. Working with astrophysicists at Ohio State University over several years, McElheny has created a vivid tangible model of the Big Bang, the explosion postulated to represent the beginnings of organic matter. Characteristically the form also quotes visual culture, specifically the gigantic chandeliers of New York’s arch-modern performance space, Lincoln Center. In celebration of the exhibition’s opening, McElheny will discuss The Last Scattering Surface and the relationships between concepts such as history, fiction, and memory at play in his work.

When he was named a Macarthur Fellow the Foundation described his work as “objects of exceptional formal sophistication, exquisite craftsmanship, and conceptual rigor.”

TICKETS

$10 members / $15 general / $12 students and seniors at Brown Paper Tickets

Location: Kane Hall, Room 220

Date & Time: April 4, 7:30 PM

The UW World Series presents a discussion about dance, Pacific Islander identity, and the ongoing artistic growth of traditional cultures. This free, public event is held in conjunction with the performances of Black Grace on April 3-5, 2008, at Meany Hall. Panelists include Neil Ieremia (Black Grace Artistic Director), Kerry Watt (New Zealand Consulate General), Rochelle Fonoti (Anthropology), Tanz Chalmers (Seattle-Christchurch Sister City Association), and Lorraine Morehouse, cultural specialist in Maori tradition.

Price: Free

Location: Kane Hall, Room 220

Date & Time: April 2nd, 6:30-7:30 pm

Simon Trpceski is one of the most remarkable young musicians to have emerged in recent years, playing with many of the world’s great orchestras and delighting audiences worldwide. His touring engagements have taken him to London, Tokyo, Sydney, Sorrento, Helsinki, and Singapore, to name just a few. He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 2005 and has been invited to perform again with them for their 2007-08 season. Trpceski is making his third appearance with the UW World Series performing works by Debussy, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff.

Program:
Debussy: Children’s Corner
Prokofiev: Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31
Prokofiev: Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
Rachmaninoff: Selection of Pieces
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Price: $20.00 student tickets! Bring your Husky ID.
Location: Meany Hall on campus
Time: 8pm

PS- As the name might suggest, he was born in the former Yugoslav in the area that is now considered Macedonia, in case you were wondering….

Local director, Gil Ponce, a Manila native and now a Seattle resident, debuts his new film just feet away from the UW at the Metro Cinema off 45th. Personally, I like to fandango some afternoons, so do the same for ‘Trees’ times. http://www.fandango.com  

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Set and shot in the Philippine capital, Manila, where Ponce was born and grew up, the film follows the odyssey of an almost unbearably cute 8-year-old boy, Jude (Carlos Lacana), leaving with his mother to join his Boeing engineer father (Brent David Fraser) for a new life in Seattle. 

Ponce whips up a convenient monsoon, which kills his mother and tosses Jude to the indifferent bustle of Manila. Harassed by a teenage bully and adopted by a self-styled artful dodger who has set up home in a wildlife park, this privileged kid manages to marry idealism with survival in scenes that make begging and hustling look almost fun.

- From The Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/354911_tall14q.html

Bring a frisbee, a peanut butter (jelly optional) sandwich, and some friends to work on cleaning up Colman Park on Lake Washington before the summer crowds begin to muck it all up again.

Come assist the Urban Forestry staff as they continue the restoration of the forest at Colman Park. Typical activities include removal of invasive plants, trail work, and spreading of mulch.

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ABOUT THE PARK

Colman Park is located just south of the old Lake Washington Floating Bridge. The beach itself is adjacent to Mount Baker Bathing Beach, but is a part of Colman Park.

The beach features grass, big drooping willows, and picnic tables. If you’ve brought along your Frisbee, football, soccer ball, or volleyball, the grass to the north makes a friendly playing ground.

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Start Time: 10:00-2:00
Location: 1800 Lake Washington Blvd.; call contact for more info
Cost: none
Contact: Jillian Weed 206-423-1608
Sponsored by: Seattle Parks Urban Forestry Unit
Email: jillian.weed@seattle.gov

The Seattle International Film Festival, held annually mid-May to mid-June, is the largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States. – (Based on length of festival, number of films shown and audience size)

Seattle Men’s Chorus is the largest community chorus in North America, and the largest gay men’s chorus in the world (360 singers.)

Seattle is said to be second only to New York City in per capita live performances held each year. The arts scene includes 29 professional theater companies, and more than 80 live music clubs.

Jazz Alley is the third longest-running jazz club in the country. (Following the legendary Blues Alley in Washington, DC and The Village Vanguard in New York.)

Seattle Youth Symphony, founded in 1942, is the largest youth symphony in the nation.

 Seattle by the Numbers
The Seattle-Tacoma area has more arts-related businesses and organizations per capita than any other U.S. metropolitan area. 2004 study by Americans for the Arts, Washington D.C.

Museums: 34

Performing Arts Centers: 30

Professional Theatre Companies: 29, with an additional 80 semi-professional or fringe

Nightclubs and Restaurants with live Music: 80+