896 results for: Performing Arts
Poster
Eleventh Annual Seattle Peace Concerts poster, June 2 - August 25, 1991
The Seattle Peace Concerts were established in 1981 by the Love Family commune as a series of free summertime concerts given in Seattle parks to promote a culture of peace and reconciliation. Member Don Glenn managed the concerts for the Love Family, continuing after the commune disbanded in 2003, until relinquishing the position in 2016. As of 2019, the annual…
ID Number:2005.28.2
Date:1991
Ephemera
Frye's Opera House ledger, Seattle, 1887-1888
In 1883, Seattle businessman George F. Frye and his wife Louisa Denny Frye commissioned the building of a first-class opera house for the growing city. Located at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Streets, the elegant 1300-seat hall opened in 1884. Frye managed the house himself. It featured performances by national and international touring groups and provided a gathering…
ID Number:2005.38.4
Date:1887-1888
Poster
Mural Concert Series poster, Seattle, June 17 - August 28, 1989
Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater is so named for the magnificent backdrop to the stage, a large scale glass mosaic by Northwest School artist Paul Horiuchi (1906–1999), commissioned in 1962 for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). In the decades since the fair, the grounds have been operated by the city and hosts many public festivals and events throughout the…
ID Number:2007.25.38
Date:1989
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Seattle Girls Choir Christmas Carol Sing-Along poster, December 19, 1984
Since its founding in 1982, the Seattle Girls Choir has provided a choral education for girls ages 5 to 18. There are six progressive levels of instruction during the school year and summer months, and participants learn vocal technique and musical literacy. They collaborate with other area arts organizations, and perform in national and international choral festivals and competitions.This poster…
ID Number:2007.25.47
Date:1984
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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
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Remember My Name poster, Seattle, September 14-October 8, 1989
Begun in San Francisco in 1987, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was started as a project to honor loved ones who had died of AIDS. Comprised of more than 48,000 individual panels as of 2017, the AIDS Memorial Quilt has been displayed across the country, including several stops in Seattle, with local panels added at each city. In 1988,…
ID Number:2007.25.52
Date:1989
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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
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The Faggot Museum poster, Seattle, September 10-October 2, 1999
In 1999, Michael Whistler performed his one-man show The Faggot Museum. Written by Whistler and directed by James Haskins at the Theatre Off Jackson, the play presented a series of monologues exploring men who "embody the faggot stereotype." Michael Whistler is a theater artist, playwright, and teacher who lived and worked in Seattle in the 1990s, but now lives in…
ID Number:2007.25.57
Date:1999
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Chicken Soup Brigade benefit poster, Seattle, August 9-18, 1991
Chicken Soup Brigade is a project of Lifelong, an organization with a mission to empower people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS or other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives. This poster advertises six days of benefit performances for the organization in August 1991, presented by Arts Fights AIDS, a group of Seattle theater workers, and held at the…
ID Number:2007.25.59
Date:1991
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Pride and Joy '85 concert poster, June 29, 1985
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the June 29 performance of the Seattle Men's Chorus at the Seattle Opera House with…
ID Number:2007.25.64
Date:1985