The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is acclaimed as one of America’s leading musical theatre companies, committed to the development of new works and the next generation of musical theatre artists. Under the leadership of executive producer and artistic director David Armstrong, managing director Bernadine C. Griffin and producing director Bill Berry, the 5th has premiered 17 new musicals since 2001, nine of which have subsequently moved to Broadway including Hairspray (2003 Best Musical Tony Award®, The Wedding Singer, Shrek, Memphis (2010 Best Musical Tony Award®) Catch Me If You Can, A Christmas Story, Scandalous, First Date and Disney’s Aladdin.
Sakura-Con is an annual three-day anime convention held during March or April at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. The convention, which is traditionally held over Easter weekend, is the largest anime convention in the Northwest and is the 9th largest North American anime convention as of 2015. It is organized by the volunteer Asia-Northwest Cultural Education Association (ANCEA).ProgrammingThe convention typically offers anime game shows, anime music video contest, art show, artist alley, dances/raves, collectible card gaming, cosplay chess, cosplay contest, exhibitors hall, fashion show, Japanese cultural arts and presentations (aikido demonstrations, kabuki performances, kendama play, kendo swordsmanship, taiko drumming, tea ceremonies), Japanese pop and rock concerts, karaoke, masquerade ball, panels, table top RPG gaming, video gaming (arcade, console, PC), 24-hour video theaters. The convention runs programming for 24 hours a day.In 2002 the charity auction benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation and raised $4,560. The 2010 charity auction also benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation raised $27,000. The convention before holding fundraisers at the 2012 event raised $90,000 for Tsunami relief. The 2015 charity auction benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation and raised over $40,000.
2015 Lineup Coming Soon! Previous artists include: A$AP Rocky // MGMT // Macklemore // The Lumineers // Silversun Pickups // The Flaming Lips // Girl Talk // Spoon // Fleet Foxes // Vampire Weekend // Father John Misty // Les Savy Fav // Thurston Moore // Neko Case // Chromeo // Dillon Francis // Yaesayer // Built to Spill // Sonic Youth // The Dead Weather // Band of Horses // TV on the Radio // Explosions in the Sky // Ghostland Observatory // Battles // Grimes // Danny Brown // Thee Oh Sees // Killer Mike // Major Lazer // Diplo // Allen Stone
You and eleven other people are trapped in a room. As you look around you start to notice strange messages—or are they clues?—hidden around the room. Can you and your friends solve the series of puzzles, find the key, and get out within an hour? Based on popular room escape video games, you now have an opportunity to flex your mental muscles in America's original immersive puzzle escape experience!
FWD Wednesdays focuses on the newest sounds & emerging genres in dance music. Future bass, Jersey Club, Trap, Future R&B & more are all elements of the soundscape. Past headliners include Kastle, Giraffage, Trippy Turtle, Wave Racer, Snakehips, Falcons, Hoodboi, Stwo, Pomo & DJ Sliink.
From Nu Disco to House to Tech to Deep to Disco, this night is all about 4/4 dance music as interpreted and presented by members of Trashed, Decibel, Flammable and Innerflight. Every Thursday at Q
GPBF returns! 2016 marks the 12th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival – we invite you to join us inside and outside Elysian Fields in the North Lot of CenturyLink Field, where more than eighty pumpkin beers from near and far will be poured, including 20 or so from Elysian’s pumpkin-crazed brewers and their collaborators. For those who haven’t been to GPBF: we have a giant, several-hundred pound pumpkin that is scooped, scorched, filled with Elysian pumpkin beer, sealed and conditioned, and then tapped at the fest for all to enjoy!
GeekGirlCon is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of and celebrating the contribution and involvement of women in all aspects of the sciences, science fiction, comics, gaming and related Geek culture through conventions and events that emphasize both historic and ongoing contribution and influence of women in this culture.
This unique race to the top of the Columbia Center in full combat gear and self contained breathing apparati (SCBA) is the largest individual firefighter competition in the world. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising, and entry fees.
Seattle Interactive spotlights disruptive thinking and technologies impacting how we work, how we play, and our day-to-day lives. Behind the boldest ideas are innovators unafraid to challenge convention and change the conversation. SIC is a place where new ideas are shared, new connections are made, and the first step to the next big thing is taken. SIC draws the thousands of attendees from cutting-edge businesses, leading brands, and cultural beacons, based in the Northwest and around the world. Sessions cover marketing, branding, strategic development, communications, design, culture, creativity, and more.
Our beautiful, spacious yoga studio in Seattle was located on Capitol Hill at the corner of 12th Ave. and E. Pike St. The entrance is on E. Pike St. and we are on the first floor. We are on the #11 busline and if driving, be sure to come at least 10 minutes early. Parking is a challenge with all the new construction in the area
This authentic English pub concept first opened doors in Vancouver in 1977 and combines British classics with North American favorites. The Seattle location features a fantastic three-tiered patio area, pool table, dart board, and several well placed tv's throughout the dining space. We have a great selection of rotating draft beers, featuring English ales such as Guinness, Boddingtons, and Speckled Hen, as well as a large selection of local brews. We run two Happy Hours daily, between 3pm to 6pm, and again from 10pm to close, so come on down and have a pint!
Era Living is a private, Seattle-based company founded by Eli and Rebecca Almo. A respected and recognized leader in retirement living throughout the Puget Sound, Era Living owns and operates eight premier communities. Since 1987, Era Living has been dedicated to fostering a healthy and engaging environment of whole body wellness, culture, warmth and social fulfillment, providing exceptional healthcare services and enriching activities at all eight communities. Era Living's Wellness and Active Aging Programs are developed in collaboration with the University of Washington School of Nursing - one of the nation's top-rated nursings school. It's this type of innovative and vibrant approach to senior living that makes Era Living communities so desirable.
We’re strategists and negotiators; planners and executors. We don’t just ideate; we act. We get giddy when others get going, seeing campaigns through from the first scribbled idea to the last celebratory high-five. Intangibles are not our forte. We leave abstract brand campaigns to the other guys, focusing our energy on mastering the performance media space. When numbers matter, our number gets the job done.
Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers has been a destination for classic American clothing for nearly two hundred years. For generations of men, women, and children, Brooks Brothers is a way of life.