Ever heard the saying “the only thing better than a _____, is a free ____?”(No, those blanks are not censored, explicit words…I guess they could be.) This Saturday (September 26), the Smithsonian is sponsoring Museum Day 2009. All you have to do is fill out the form, print it out and take it with you [...]
This past Tuesday marked the opening of another season at On the Boards and to commemorate the occasion they generously threw down the gauntlet and challenged the entire Seattle arts community to dust off their rackets, grab their shuttlecocks and meet in the parking lot for a good ol’ fashion hootenanny! And so Badminton Royale [...]
The Stranger’s SLOG featured a blog about the Digital Interactive Galleries yesterday, and pondered the gender-bending style of the 18th century Scots.
The Vera Project, a local music-arts center run by and for youth, just announced a call to artists for the first half of their 2010 season. The Ver(a)rt Space is a volunteer run, community art space located in the central area of the Vera Project at Seattle Center. All media, including 2d, 3d, video and installation, [...]
Ever wonder what $5 really gets you these days? Sure, when your ‘rents were growing up they could fill up their cars with $5, but the good ol’ days are gone. Well, now $5 can get you into the Henry and tons of other Seattle arts organizations, thanks to the Teen Tix program. It’s free [...]
In an attempt to show their love for Microsoft, Ikea has decided to ditch Futura, its catalog typeface for 50 years, inspired by the same ideals that built the Bauhaus back in the 20′s, in exchange for Microsoft born, Verdana. A recent article in Time explains the reason for the change. According to Ikea spokeswoman [...]
Visit the Henry this Thursday night (9/3) for First Thursday and you’ll be in for a treat. Fresh Morsel will be performing for free in the Sculpture Court from 6:30-8pm. AND museum admission is free all day on First Thursdays. See you here, tomorrow!
Tomorrow evening, Seattle Art Museum will be hosting a lecture by Paul McCarthy & Richard Jackson as part of their Creatively Speaking Series (September 3rd @ 7pm). Henry members can get in for $4. Tickets can be purchased at the SAM or by calling their Box Office at 206.654.3121.
This morning, in an effort to stay current on our fire safety training, the Henry staff underwent Fire Extinguisher Boot Camp. We learned all about different kinds of fires and which fire extinguisher is appropriate for which fire. We also learned about proper fire extinguisher technique represented by the mnemonic PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze and [...]
Check out the new Henry WTO+10 Photo Pool. People have already started dropping in their photos from the WTO protests and we would greatly appreciate many more. The Flickr pool was started as a tool to engage anyone who had a camera at the protests, and provide them with a way to share their point [...]
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