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Image of Tamakko-za drama and drum troupe performing at Seattle Center, May 13, 1997
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Tamakko-za drama and drum troupe performing at Seattle Center, May 13, 1997

The 11th Annual Seattle International Children's Festival took place at Seattle Center in May 1997. It featured performing groups and artists from ten different countries. Here, the Tamakko-za drama and drum group from Japan performs a skit involving a pesky insect. Caption information source: "On the cultural beat," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 14, 1997, page B1.
ID Number:2000.107.19970513.13.13
Date:1997
Image of Ku-Tee Yah Dancers, Redmond, May 16, 1997
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Ku-Tee Yah Dancers, Redmond, May 16, 1997

In May 1997, the Ku-Tee Yah Dancers performed at the Microsoft campus to thank the company for its tutoring program at Seattle’s American Indian Heritage High School and the Seattle Indian Health Board’s Healthy Nations youth programs. Also known as the Alaska Kuteeyaa Dancers, the group is based in Seattle and has members from many tribes.Here, seven-year-old Keli Smith of…
ID Number:2000.107.19970516.6.17
Date:1997
Image of Three young actors in the Theater of Liberation, Seattle, May 29, 1997
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Three young actors in the Theater of Liberation, Seattle, May 29, 1997

Marc Weinblatt, co-artistic director of the Seattle Public Theater, developed a program for at-risk and homeless youth called the Theater of Liberation. The program, presented at youth homeless shelters and other locations, used improvisation, physical imagery, games, and other activities to explore the variety of social issues faced by its participants. In June 1997, Theater of Liberation performed at Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.19970529.19.08
Date:1997
Image of Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998
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Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998

In July 1998, hometown band Pearl Jam held two concerts in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to raise $500,000 for 10 local charities. The concert opened with sets by the Wallflowers and Seattle punk band Zeke, before Pearl Jam took the stage, with Eddie Vedder’s shout of “We’re home!” Among the causes benefitting from the concert proceeds were the John Stanford Book…
ID Number:2000.107.19980722.1.01
Date:1998
Image of Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998
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Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998

In July 1998, hometown band Pearl Jam held two concerts in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to raise $500,000 for 10 local charities. The concert opened with sets by the Wallflowers and Seattle punk band Zeke, before Pearl Jam took the stage, with Eddie Vedder’s shout of “We’re home!” Among the causes benefitting from the concert proceeds were the John Stanford Book…
ID Number:2000.107.19980722.1.09
Date:1998
Image of Pearl Jam performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998
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Pearl Jam performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998

In July 1998, hometown band Pearl Jam held two concerts in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to raise $500,000 for 10 local charities. The concert opened with sets by the Wallflowers and Seattle punk band Zeke, before Pearl Jam took the stage, with Eddie Vedder’s shout of “We’re home!” Among the causes benefitting from the concert proceeds were the John Stanford Book…
ID Number:2000.107.19980722.1.17
Date:1998
Image of Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998
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Eddie Vedder performing at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, July 22, 1998

In July 1998, hometown band Pearl Jam held two concerts in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to raise $500,000 for 10 local charities. The concert opened with sets by the Wallflowers and Seattle punk band Zeke, before Pearl Jam took the stage, with Eddie Vedder’s shout of “We’re home!” Among the causes benefitting from the concert proceeds were the John Stanford Book…
ID Number:2000.107.19980722.2.10
Date:1998
Image of Girls stretching before their dance performance at  India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002
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Girls stretching before their dance performance at India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002

India Day is an annual celebration of the anniversary of India’s independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947. The celebration includes parades, cultural performances, and other events. In 2002, the India Association of Western Washington (now Indian American Community Services or IACS) held an India Day celebration that included dance performances at the Shoreline Conference Center. Here, twins…
ID Number:2000.107.20020811.CD02.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Children waiting to dance at India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002
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Children waiting to dance at India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002

India Day is an annual celebration of the anniversary of India’s independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947. The celebration includes parades, cultural performances, and other events. In 2002, the India Association of Western Washington (now Indian American Community Services or IACS) held an India Day celebration that included dance performances at the Shoreline Conference Center. Here, 4-year-old…
ID Number:2000.107.20020811.CD02.01.002
Date:2002
Image of Pranav Shah waiting to dance at India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002
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Pranav Shah waiting to dance at India Day celebration, Shoreline, August 11, 2002

India Day is an annual celebration of the anniversary of India’s independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947. The celebration includes parades, cultural performances, and other events. In 2002, the India Association of Western Washington (now Indian American Community Services or IACS) held an India Day celebration that included dance performances at the Shoreline Conference Center. Here, 4-year-old…
ID Number:2000.107.20020811.CD02.01.003
Date:2002
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