Seattle Events

Fall is here and there are lots of fun events to update you on. Here goes:

Music(als)

October 9th (5:30 - 7:30) @ Seattle Art Museum: Art of Jazz w/ the Jon Hamar Trio

The Jon Hamar Trio has been named Seattle's 2007 Emerging Jazz Artist of the year. This would be a great opportunity to hear them play in an intimate venue just prior to the Earshot Jazz Festival. This event is free with museum admission. Let me know if you're interested as I have a few guest passes.

October 18th - November 9th @ Various Locations in Seattle: Earshot Jazz Festival

It's the 20th annual Earshot Jazz Festival! "Earshot Jazz Festival brings important artists from around the world into creative collaboration with area audiences and Seattle's finest jazz musicians. It celebrates Seattle's place in the world of jazz — from our award-winning high-school jazz programs to our renowned resident jazz masters — in a world-class festival setting that features many of today's most important artists."

October 29th - November 16th @ 5th Avenue Theatre: The Drowsy Chaperone

"Welcome to The Drowsy Chaperone, the new musical comedy that is swooping into town with tons of laughs and the most 2006 Tony Awards of any musical on Broadway! It all begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters."

October 14th - 19th @ Paramount Theatre: Spring Awakening

"Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award® Winner in years. SPRING AWAKENING is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that has awakened Broadway like no other musical in years. Winner of eight Tony Awards® including Best Musical, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget. We agree with The New York Times that "Broadway may never be the same again!""

Art

October 24th - January 11th @ Seattle Art Museum: S'abadeb - The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art & Artists

"S'abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists is a major exhibition that explores the unique artistry and culture of Salish First Peoples of Washington State and British Columbia. The exhibition features more than 175 works of art from national and international collections that offer a glimpse into the daily and ceremonial lives of the 39 sovereign Salish Nations. Many of the works have never before been on view and are, for the first time, interpreted by Native voices."

(7:00-8:00 on Oct. 24th: Curator Barbara Brotherton is giving an intro and overview of the exhibit)

Books

October 12th (2:00) @ Seattle Central Library: David Macaulay "The Way We Work"

Award-winning author of "The Way Things Work", David Macaulay uses detailed drawings to take us on an entertaining, visual journey through the human body. Macaulay will be talking about and signing his new book "The Way We Work".

October 27th (6:00pm) @ Lark Restaurant: David Tanis: A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

This is a "Cooks & Books" event where David Tanis will prepare a meal for attendees and will talk about his book in an intimate environment.

"A good cook knows the pleasure of a seasonal kitchen. Eating seasonally is eating sustainably, supporting local farmers, and preserving the land, but it has everything to do with pleasure as well. "A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes" offers simple dishes for easy entertaining that perfectly illustrate the idea of eating with the seasons. Tanis shows readers how to slow down, pay attention and give ingredients their due. He serves up charming, unassuming meals for friends and family. Tanis's essays, personal stories and anecdotes are interesting, friendly and soulful. By the end, readers will have learned the inspiration, techniques and joy of the kitchen that are just as important as the best ingredients."

Words & Wine

After stumbling across an article in the Stranger titled "Getting Drunk with Ethan Canin", I did a little research on the event series "Words & Wine". I've been adding to our schedule lectures, poetry readings, art openings, etc and have been wanting to add some book readings as well. I've been at the Elliott Bay Book Company when they've had a reading and have accidentally found myself at a few others, but have found the environment to be a bit stuffy. This just didn't make a whole lot of sense considering these book readings are free to the public and very local. Paul Constant's article in the Stranger opened up an entire new realm of book readings. Check out this site for a series of readings paired with wine, apps, sometimes dinner, a signed book, and an intimate setting. It just can't be stuffy if you're a few glasses of wine deep.

I'm diggin children's books

Having Miss Sydney running around the house allows me to indulge in wonderful children's books. These authors and artists have such a special talent. I encourage you all to check out the children's book section the next time you're in a book store, even if you don't have any kids of your own.



Here are a few of our favorites right now:

The Pigeon Series



Zoom (Picture Books)



Olivia



My Dog May Be a Genius



Little Smudge

Miles Davis....

I'm currently reading Miles Davis' Autobiography. It's when I come upon passages like these that I get a big grin on my face...

An excerpt from Miles' Autobiography:

... It was Dizzy who made me really learn how to play piano. I'd be over there watching Monk doing his weird shit with space and progressive chords. And when Dizzy would practice, man, I would be soaking up all that good shit. But then again, I showed Diz something that I'd learned at Juilliard, the Egyptian minor scales. With the Egyptian scale you just change the flats and sharps where you want the note flatted and where you want it sharp, so you have two flats and one sharp, right? That means you will play E flat and A flat and then the F will be sharp. You put in the note that you want, like in the C scale's minor Egyptian scale. The shit looks funny because you have two flats and a sharp. But it gives you the freedom to work with melodic ideas without changing the basic tonality. So I turned Dizzy on to that; it worked both ways. But I learned way more from him than he did from me.

New totes and bible

I just wanted to share....

I finally bought some grocery totes from our produce guys. I have no idea why it has taken so long, but we have them now.

My current stash of plastic bags will soon turn into plarn. Ever heard of that? It's quite the technical term for plastic bag yarn.... yeah.

I also picked up this Produce Bible. The book is filled with practical advice on how to choose, store, and prepare fresh produce, as well as basic cooking techniques, nutritional information, and suggestions for companion foods. Plus, it's filled with beautiful photos.