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The West Seattle art walk is a monthly art event that is held the second Thursday of each month 6pm to 9pm year-round. View the West Seattle art walk map. The art walk is hosted by the local West Seattle merchants who feature a wide range of art and showcase our vibrant artist community.
From Alki to Endolyne, the West Seattle Art Walk is brought to you by West Seattle merchants. Over 60 merchants in the West Seattle Junction, Alki Beach, Admiral District, Morgan Junction, Fauntleroy District and Delridge display art and showcase artists.
At the Frye, Carolyn McManus, PT, is offering free, thirty-minute “drop-in” mindfulness-meditation sessions Wednesdays at 12:30 pm at the Frye Museum where parking is also free. Registration is not required. The Frye Art Museum is located at 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 (Google map), near Boren Avenue and James Street, just steps from downtown Seattle.
Carolyn McManus is on staff in the Rehab Services Department at Swedish Medical Center, where, since 1998, she has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a meditation, stress reduction, and gentle exercise program. She has also co-led a meditation program for veterans at the VA Puget Sound Medical Center. Presented in collaboration with Swedish Medical Center.
Present-moment awareness is essential to experience and appreciate any work for art, but it can be elusive and we often find ourselves distracted or lost in thought. Through the training and practice of mindfulness meditation we can apply present-moment awareness not only to experience art, but to all aspects life. We can discover a calm amidst our to-do lists and more fully appreciate the gift of each day.
Related posts: Always free Frye Museum where parking is also free.
The Tribal Coloring Book at the Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve features free downloadable coloring pages for kids. The coloring pages are designed to pique the interest of children and youth so they can develop an appreciation of the heritage and culture of the Pacific Northwest Tulalip Tribal Community. The coloring pages will be updated from time to time, so be sure to return occasionally for a new set of sample pages. The sample coloring pages depict aspects of Tulalip Tribal life, such as an annual canoe journey undertaken by tribal members to celebrate with other Coast Salish tribes. Complete coloring books are available for sale at the Hibulb Cultural Center.
The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve is the only Tribal facility certified by the state of Washington. Their mission is to communicate the history, cultural traditions, and spiritual beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes who are the successors in the interests of the Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Skykomish tribes and other tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott. The Centers’ exhibits share the legacy of the Tulalip people by detailing the historic perspective of the bands that make up the Tulalip Tribes. The stories are told in Lushootseed (Tulalip’s Native Language) as well as English.
The Center is approximately 23,000 square feet situated on a 50-acre natural history preserve. The interactive cultural center features exhibits, certified collections and archaeological repository, classrooms, a longhouse, a research library and gift shop. The Center is open to the public. For more information such as hours and admission rates, visit the Hibulb Cultural Center website. The Center is located at 6410 23rd Ave NE, Tulalip, WA 98271 (Google map), about 30 miles north of Seattle.
Here are 5 of the best always free things to do in Seattle WA.
The Bellevue Festival of the Arts is a juried arts and crafts fair that takes place the last full weekend in July in downtown Bellevue, along with two other art fairs, the Bellevue Art Museum’s ArtsFair and Bellevue’s 6th Street Fair.
The Festival is located along NE 8th at Bellevue Way just north of Bellevue Square, in the parking lot at Cost Plus World Market, 10300 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 (Google map). Hours for the fair are Friday and Saturday 10-8 and Sunday 10-6.
For maps and directions and other information visit the Festival website.
On the 3rd Thursday of each month, the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), KCTS 9, Seattle Public Library and HistoryLink invite history enthusiasts to the Roy Street Coffee & Tea on Capitol Hill for lively conversation and free special guest presentations. Each month a different topic give you the chance to explore and share what you know while learning from experts, friends, and neighbors. Grab a cup of coffee – or glass of wine – and discover the past! There is no charge for the event; RSVP for the hsitory buff 3rd Thursday group at meetup.com. Roy Street Coffee & Tea, 700 Broadway Ave E, Seattle, WA 98122 (Google map).
Visit your local Dunn Lumber or dunnlumber.com for a coupon for dad’s free admission (a $16 value) to the Museum of Flight on Father’s Day Sunday, June 19, 2011 from 10:00am – 5:00pm, sponsored by Dunn Lumber and the Master Builders Association.
The Museum of Flight hosts the annual Cascade Warbirds Fly-in of vintage military airplanes. A wide variety of restored planes representing several nations’ armed forces from World War II through the Vietnam conflict will be on view in the Museum parking lot on Saturday, May 28, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The pilot/owners of the planes will be on hand to answer questions and share their enthusiasm for these vintage warbirds. The aircraft will arrive between 8 and 9 a.m. Viewing the planes is free.
Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108-4097 (Google map). The Museum of Flight is located South of downtown Seattle, at the south end of Boeing Field / King County Airport; Exit 158 off Interstate 5. Free Parking adjacent to the Museum and Airpark. Metro Bus Route #124.
Seattle Area Archivists present the Archives Preservation Roadshow in Sandpoint on May 14th. This event is FREE and open to the public. Archives Preservation Roadshow runs Saturday only, May, 14 2011, 10:00am – 2:00pm
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98115 (Google map).
Bring your questions about preserving personal or family documents and get advice from trained archivists and museum professionals. Get in-person information about how to preserve the heirlooms.
- photographic prints and negatives
- letters and other family documents
- moving images (films) and audio
- electronic documents, and digital photos
- and much, much more…
For more information visit seattlearchivesroadshow.wordpress.com.
Please join the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) for a glass of wine and a Fireside Chat with Sandra Jackson-Dumont (SAM’s Deputy Director of Education and Public Programs), Donald Byrd (Artistic Director, Spectrum Dance Theater) and Roy McMakin for thoughtful discussion on dance, art and Seattle Art Museum’s latest exhibition: Nick Cave’s Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. No charge, open to the public.
April 25, 2011 6:00 pm in the Fireside Room at the Sorrento Hotel, 900 Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98104 (Google map). Phone 206.622.6400.
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