424 results for: Entertainment
Photograph
Costumed group at Kirmess fundraiser, Seattle, circa 1915
The word Kirmess is applied in the United States to any entertainment, especially one organized in the interest of charity. The term comes from Kermesse, a Dutch language term for the mass said on the anniversary of the foundation of a church (or the parish) and accompanied by feasting, dancing, and sports of all kinds.This group is posed in costume…
ID Number:2005.19.4
Date:Circa 1915
Ephemera
Cheek to Cheek at Eastlake East poster, September 16, 1982
This poster advertises a "gay dance contest" titled "Cheek to Cheek at Eastlake East," held at the Eastlake East Tavern in Seattle. The contest included prizes for Best Chorus Line, Best Dressed Dancer, Most Mismatched Couple, and the "Anything but Disco" contest, and also offered dance lessons in folk, ballroom and disco dancing. The event was a benefit for Gay…
ID Number:2006.42.12
Date:1982
Poster
Queen City Cruise poster, Seattle, August 6, 1983
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.23
Date:1983
Poster
The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
Poster
Things That Go Bump in the Night poster, Seattle, 1985
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.26
Date:1985
Poster
Seattle's Greatest Show, 27th Annual Fourth of Jul-Ivars poster, July 4, 1991
Seattle restaurateur Ivar Haglund began sponsoring 4th of July fireworks over Elliott Bay in the early 1960s, and the event grew over the years. In 1991, his 27th Annual Fourth of Jul-Ivar’s celebration at Myrtle Edwards Park had multiple co-sponsors, and featured not only the end of a car race, but also the top-name entertainers the Mamas and Papas, and…
ID Number:2007.25.6
Date:1991
Poster
Journey Through Time exhibit at Pacific Science Center poster, 1985
In the mid- to late-1980s, the Pacific Science Center ran several iterations of the traveling robotic dinosaur exhibit "Journey Through Time." Generally running for a few weeks after Christmas while children were on break from school, the show featured half-size replicas of dinosaurs, other reptiles, and mammals, with moving parts operated through pneumatic pressure. The Pacific Science Center eventually opened…
ID Number:2007.25.25
Date:1985
Poster
Poster for UFO Landing Party and art exhibit, Seattle, 1984-1985
This poster appears to promote two events in the winter of 1984-1985. In October 1984, a group of unidentified artists won a grant to build “a mixed media construction that would be a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) landing site” on the roof of Seattle’s Comet Tavern on Pike Street. The December 27, 1984, UFO Landing Party may well be connected…
ID Number:2007.25.49
Date:1984
Poster
Northwest Folklife Festival poster, Seattle, May 27-30, 1983
Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts. This poster from the 12th annual festival in 1983 features a fiddle player in glasses and a hat as the central illustration. Credit on poster: Poster by Art Chantry Design; Printed…
ID Number:2007.25.50
Date:1983
Poster
Seattle Center Fiddle Contest poster, October 6, 1984
Seattle Center, an area north of downtown Seattle, was developed for the 1962 World's Fair as a specific cultural and entertainment area that the city has continued to use for arts, sports, and community events. In the 1980s, this included several music and cultural events, such as the annual fiddle contest held at the Center House.This poster advertises the 1984…
ID Number:2007.25.54
Date:1984