Local Arts Twofer!

We heart art.

Oh geez. Art's in trouble...again. And this time, we are not talking about Art Bell.

You all heard of 4Culture? Of course you have. You're no fool. 4Culture is super rad, using the King County lodging tax to give much needed support to hundreds of artists, arts organizations, theaters, museums, local history projects and bands every year. That funding is set to expire in two years. Say it ain't so! Well, maybe you can. Tomorrow night, Advocate4Culture, (a citizen advocacy group) is rallying the troops with friend and neighbor Grey Gallery & Lounge. If you think art is important to the community you and yours call home, get your booty on over there, and figure out how you can make a difference in securing these necessary funds for the vibrant culture you love.

The deets:

Advocate4Culture
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
6-9pm
Grey Gallery & Lounge
1512 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA

Meet other lovers of the arts. Join the effort to preserve and improve the culture of this city. Shake a tail feather to the sweet sounds of DJ Vital. And, of course, get in on some free babycake action. What's a Seattle arts event without free babycakes?


Grey Gallery & Lounge - Friend. Neighbor. (Art) Lover.

Oh yeah - the twofer. Grey Gallery & Lounge + 4Culture - duh. Two great tastes that taste great together. Support 'em both in one shot. Tomorrow. Do it. Do. It.

Local Arts Twofer!

Apparently, Local Arts Twofer! is a regular thing now, because it just keeps happening. And we just keep lovin' it. So much.

This week's Local Arts Twofer! is a double whammy, if whammies were good, and double meant infinite. The rules have changed a little, though. Whereas before the term "twofer" was used to point out the fact that two super cool arty things were goin' down in the same time and space, this time around they're same time...different space...which makes things a little interesting. However, one runs longer than the other, so you can do this people. We believe in you.

THURSDAY | APRIL 30 | SEATTLE, USA

FIRST

Go to the Harvard Exit and check out the results of the great Seattle film race that went down last weekend. Filmmakers were asked to complete a project in 24 hours with these two additional parameters:

THEME: Superstitious SURPRISE ELEMENT: Action: Swallowing a Pill

To top it all off (this is where the good whammies start getting infinite) Cupcakes for Health Care cohort Joshua Welter of Washington CAN! had a hand in the film "Meeting Miss Fortune." Yes. Yes. Yes. Tickets are $9 and the program runs from 7-9:30.

SECOND

Leave the Harvard Exit and hurry on over to Ballard for the "Bad Ideas" Northwest Designers Zine Release Party and Poster Show at Society Co. Here comes the infinity part again...not only is Society Co. our neighbor and superfriend, but our very own Darin Shuler has work featured in the show.

It's almost too much awesome. But its probably just enough, so tomorrow night, get on out and be in it!

Another local arts Twofer!

Chaos Sauce | Darin Shuler

This time it's the work of our very own Darin Shuler paired with the local non-profit stylings of Richard Hugo House. Darin's show is up at ZAPP through May 31st with receptions on April 9th and May 14th from 5-8pm.

What is ZAPP, you say?

Well, ZAPP is the Zine Archive And Publishing Project at the Hugo House. Aimed at both exposing the Seattle community to literary works of the lesser known variety as well as fostering the freedom of expression that is sure to flourish when DIY publishing opportunities are readily available, it's one of the largest collections of its kind in the whole wide world.

To learn more about ZAPP, along with all the other awesomely bookish offerings of Richard Hugo House, visit their website .

And to see more of Darin's work, visit his.

UPDATE: The April 9th reception has been cancelled.

Local arts Twofer!

We sure love the Northwest Film Forum, and we're really looking forward to being neighbors when we open our Capitol Hill café on 1111 E Pike this summer. And right about now, we just couldn't be more excited about their spring gala, because this year it's being produced by Implied Violence.

In case you haven't heard of Implied Violence, they are the winners of The Stranger's 2008 Genius Award for Arts Organization. Founding member and Managing Director Mandie O'Connell can also be seen pulling shots and frosting cupcakes in our Madrona café. Small world, eh?

So, in attending this year's spring gala, you get the Local Arts Twofer! we promised you in the title of this post. Support the Northwest Film Forum's upcoming year of amazing film programming - films you will not likely be lucky enough to see anywhere else - and expose yourself to the work of local theatre group Implied Violence.

Also, there will be cupcakes in the Dessert Dash, so get your biddin' chops ready.

Unbridled Stimulus Package

An evening of dinner, bidding opportunities, performance, games, and froth to benefit Northwest Film Forum

Produced by Implied Violence

Saturday, April 18
China Harbor
2040 Westlake Avenue North
6:00 P.M.
By reservation only
Seating is limited

For more details, and to buy your tickets, go here:
http://www.nwfilmforum.org/party