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Centerstage Theatre Relaunches Education Program with the class “MAKERS! Making change through making plays” February 5th – March 14th

January 29, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Centerstage Theatre Arts Conservatory  is re-launching it’s education program with the class “MAKERS! Making change through making plays.” The class, for for youths ages 8-14, will be taught and lead by local Federal Way teacher Ryan Campeau. Ryan has teamed up with Centerstage to bring theatre to the children of our community. 

Class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Silver Lake Elementary in room 212 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm (childcare will be available following end of school day.)

Students will collaborate with each other to write, direct, and produce their new plays, enriching communication skills while boosting students’ confidence to be boldly creative. Centerstage welcomes all students ages 8 – 14 to attend this after–school drama camp. Registration begins January 17th and ends February 1st. The total cost of the camp is $120. All students wishing to attend should have a parent or guardian email [email protected] for registration materials. Scholarships are available for any student in need of financial aid; please email [email protected] for a scholarship application.

Address of camp: Silver Lake Elementary

Room 212

1310 SW 325th Pl.

Federal Way, WA 98023

Believing that theatre is an agent of challenge, change, and education, Centerstage Theatre presents and produces quality performances to enhance the lives of people and communities in Western Washington.

If you would like more information please contact Ashley at 253.661.1444 or email

Filed Under: Artist Spotlight, Arts, Entertainment, Front Page Slider, Music, People, Theatre

 “Rise Up, a Hamilton Tribute Band!” February 7th at the University of Puget Sound’s Schneebeck Concert Hall

January 29, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment


The tickets cost a lot less, and audiences come for the same reason – the music of Hamilton. Thursday, February 7, marks Tacoma’s opportunity to witness this phenomenon, when  “Rise Up, a Hamilton Tribute Band!” performs at 730pm at the University of Puget Sound’s Schneebeck Concert Hall.. Having originated in Seattle, Washington, the ensemble is a collective of top vocalists and musicians performing the amazing music from the record-breaking Broadway musical and winner of 11 Tonys including Best Musical. Sweeping the country, Hamilton merges hip hop, R&B and Broadway, and has been sweeping the country by storm.

Rise Up delivers a performance that captures all the sophistication, detail and emotion of the music of “Hamilton”. Rise Up has performed extensively in the Northwest, delighting sold-out audiences at performing arts centers, festivals and clubs.  They are on the web at: facebook.com/RiseUpSeattleBand

Tickets for the concert are $13 general admission, and available at the UPS Information Center, or through tickets.pugetsound.edu.  For more information, call 253-879-3100. Presented by ASUPS Student Programs.

Filed Under: Artist Spotlight, Entertainment, Events, Music, People, Theatre

National Marijuana Legislation At Fork In The Legislative Road  

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

The dream of marijuana advocates is that Congress will pass a marijuana bill that will make pot instantly legal throughout America. But even though the midterm elections brought more people to Congress who support marijuana reform, it looks like that dream may have to wait.
In the meantime, several bills have been filed in the new Democrat-controlled House of Representatives that take different approaches to the issue. The most important differences concern how these bills handle the Controlled Substances Act, which classifies marijuana as similar to heroin and cocaine.
Just like its name implies, HB 420 – the “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act” – would regulate marijuana just like alcohol is across the country. The second bill, “Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act,” would not. A third bill, the “Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act (“CARERS Act”) would essentially nullify application of the Controlled Substances Act as to medical marijuana in compliance with state law. The CARERS Act also would authorize physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend medical marijuana to veterans who live in states with medical marijuana programs.
“It will be interesting to see which of these bills garners the most support,” says Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish (www.sarahleegossettparrish.com), a cannabis industry lawyer.   “HB 420 is certainly more sweeping, but the STATES Act may obtain more bipartisan support, and the CARERS Act likely will be popular with those who believe marijuana should be legalized only when its usage is indicated for medicinal value”
The STATES Act is narrower and relies more on the argument that states should decide how to handle marijuana reform instead of Washington. Supporters of the bill think that approach would also allow a defense for conservative members of Congress who vote for the bill.
“Congress members with conservative constituencies could rest on the tenet that states’ rights issues carry the day, without wading too deeply into the issues concerning legalization of marijuana at the federal level,” says Parrish. “It would also give them a defense against conservative critics who might call them soft on crime or soft on drugs if they support the bill.”
The STATES Act would allow states to legalize marijuana without the threat of federal interference. Unlike HB 420, it would not legalize marijuana at the federal level.  
However, it gives each state the freedom to decide how to handle cannabis within its own borders, and more importantly, it would make it unlawful for the Department of Justice to enforce provisions of the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal marijuana users and cannabis businesses.
The Cannabis Trade Federation (“CTA”) supports the STATES Act because it believes this bill has the best chance of passage. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Corey Gardner have championed the bill in the Senate.
Many pot supporters think the CTA should be pressuring lawmakers to sign on with Blumenauer’s 420 bill instead of supporting the STATES Act. HB 420 would allow for the interstate transportation of marijuana, while the STATES Act would not.
A Gallup poll recently found that:
  • Two out of three Americans favor national legalization.
  • More than 93 percent favor allowing a physician to prescribe medical cannabis to patients.
  • Only 13 percent of respondents said they would vote for a candidate based on that candidate’s position on marijuana legalization.
Parrish says regardless of which bill makes it through Congress, it will have a positive impact and will clarify the issue for everybody who involved in the cannabis legalization movement.

Filed Under: Front Page Slider, News, Northwest, Politics

MIXED-MEDIA ARTIST AARON FOWLER AWARDED THE 2019 GWENDOLYN KNIGHT AND JACOB LAWRENCE PRIZE BY SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced the selection of mixed-media artist Aaron Fowler as the recipient of the 2019 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize. Major funding for the prize is provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation. Fowler will receive a $10,000 award to further his artistic practice, and his work will be featured in a solo exhibition in SAM’s Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Gallery in fall 2019.

Awarded bi-annually since 2009 to an early career Black artist, defined loosely as an artist in the first decade of their career, the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize has become a platform for catapulting artists into the influential vanguard of contemporary artistic practice. Previous recipients of the prize are Titus Kaphar (2009), Theaster Gates (2011), LaToya Ruby Frazier (2013), Brenna Youngblood (2015), and Sondra Perry (2017).

 

Based in Harlem, Los Angeles, and St. Louis, Aaron Fowler makes large-scale sculptural assemblages composed of a wide range of found materials. With references to American history, Black culture, and real and imagined narratives, each work is densely layered with meaning and materiality. From ironing boards and car parts to hair weaves and videos, Fowler’s work is imbued with multivalent narratives that compel the viewer to take their time looking. Employing compositional approaches akin to 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, Fowler references family, friends, and himself in works that are at once universal and deeply personal.

 

Fowler’s fall 2019 solo exhibition at SAM will be curated by Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and SAM’s former Deputy Director for Education and Public Programs/Adjunct Curator in Modern and Contemporary Art. “I am thrilled to see what Aaron dreams up for his installation at SAM,” says Jackson-Dumont. “Aaron Fowler’s sculptural assemblages are infused with personal meaning while calling attention to a range of complex concerns, issues, and ideas—not the least of which include American history, identity issues, Black experiences, and hip hop. His monumental mixed-media work will consume the galleries, but moreover it will take over viewers’ hearts and minds.”

 

AARON FOWLER

 

Aaron Fowler (b. 1988; St. Louis, MO) received his MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2014 and his BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts in 2011. He was an artist-in-residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2014 and was the recipient of the Rema Host Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant in 2015. Fowler has exhibited throughout the United States and abroad, including shows at Saatchi Gallery, SCAD Museum of Art, The Rubell Family Collection, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design (solo), Diane Rosenstein Gallery (solo), and the Studio Museum in Harlem. He lives and works in Harlem, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. For more information, visit aaronfowler.art.

 

GWENDOLYN KNIGHT AND JACOB LAWRENCE PRIZE AND GALLERY

 

SAM’s Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize is awarded biannually to an early career Black artist, defined loosely as an artist in the first decade of their career who demonstrates artistic commitment and great promise. The prize was created in honor of Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence, renowned artists and dedicated teachers who lived and worked in Seattle for much of their lives, who recognized the need for Black artists to have support and advocacy. Nominations are requested from an anonymous and rotating national roster of highly regarded artists, curators, scholars, and arts leaders. A selected group of leading contemporary art curators and a SAM representative then select an award winner from the list of nominees. Funding for the prize is provided by the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Endowment and the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation.

 

PAST WINNERS

2017     Sondra Perry

2015     Brenna Youngblood

2013     LaToya Ruby Frazier

2011     Theaster Gates

2009    Titus Kaphar

 

SAM’s Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Gallery honors the legacy of these two renowned artists, their contributions to the artistic landscape, and their support of SAM. The gallery features installations highlighting the work of the Lawrences, contemporary artists of color, and artists sharing their interests, aesthetic values, and creative practices.

 

Image credits: Derion, 2018, hot tub cover, wood, children’s cotton and nylon coats, cotton balls, enamel paint, acrylic paint, broken mirrors, theater seats, concrete cement, 115 x 95 x 28 in. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer. Image courtesy of the artist ©Aaron Fowler. Donkey Gods, 2018, oil paint, acrylic paint, enamel paint, vinyl paint, mirror, concrete cement, hair weave, beard weave, screws, Plexiglas, inkjet prints, pegboard, school desk chairs, Doc Martens, sneakers, socks, LED rope lights, paint brush, canvas, Newports, blunts, fake plants, green foam blocks on school desks, digital video, tablet computer, 106 x 200 x 31 in. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer. Image courtesy of the artist © Aaron Fowler

 

ABOUT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM 

As the leading visual art institution in the Pacific Northwest, SAM draws on its global collections, powerful exhibitions, and dynamic programs to provide unique educational resources benefiting the Seattle region, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. SAM was founded in 1933 with a focus on Asian art. By the late 1980s the museum had outgrown its original home, and in 1991 a new 155,000-square-foot downtown building, designed by Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates, opened to the public. The 1933 building was renovated and reopened as the Asian Art Museum in 1994. SAM’s desire to further serve its community was realized in 2007 with the opening of two stunning new facilities: the nine-acre Olympic Sculpture Park (designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects)—a “museum without walls,” free and open to all—and the Allied Works Architecture designed 118,000-square-foot expansion of its main, downtown location, including 232,000 square feet of additional space built for future expansion. The Olympic Sculpture Park and SAM’s downtown expansion celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2017.

 

From a strong foundation of Asian art to noteworthy collections of African and Oceanic art, Northwest Coast Native American art, European and American art, and modern and contemporary art, the strength of SAM’s collection of approximately 25,000 objects lies in its diversity of media, cultures, and time periods.

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The Leadership Conference & The Education Fund Welcome Gaylynn Burroughs as Senior Policy Counsel  

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, welcome policy expert Gaylynn Burroughs as senior policy counsel. Burroughs joins the organizations from the Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation, where she led implementation of policy priorities for reproductive health and women’s rights.

“Gaylynn’s high-level expertise and passion for civil and human rights work make us excited to have her join the team,” said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference and The Education Fund. “As our organizations strive for an America as good as its ideals, Gaylynn’s experience will play a significant role. She will work with our Employment Task Force and our Healthcare Task Force to advance the priorities of the broad civil rights coalition.”

Gaylynn Burroughs served previously as Director of Policy & Research for the Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation. In that role, she developed and led the implementation of policy priorities focusing on reproductive health and rights, women’s economic empowerment, elimination of violence against women, and global women’s rights. During her legal career, Gaylynn has been a Clinical Visiting Assistant Professor at Fordham Law School in New York City. There she taught the Social Justice Clinic, a part of the Feerick Center for Social Justice, and was also a staff attorney at The Bronx Defenders in the family defense practice. She has also served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz and to Justice Helen E. Hoens, both of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gaylynn holds a B.A. in history from Yale University and a J.D. and LL.M. in international legal studies from New York University School of Law.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.

The Leadership Conference Education Fund builds public will for federal policies that promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. For more information on The Education Fund, visit http://leadershipconferenceedfund.org/.

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Seattle Arts & Lectures Literary Arts Series A Conversation with Zadie Smith Feb 27, 7:30 PM

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Zadie Smith is one of the world’s preeminent fiction and non-fiction writers. Her novels include White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, and Swing Time, among others; and her many non-fiction works on a range of subjects from pop culture to politics are collected in Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays and 2018’s Feel Free.

 

Novelist Zadie Smith was born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother. She read English at Cambridge, graduating in 1997.

Her acclaimed first novel, White Teeth (2000), is a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, told through the story of three ethnically diverse families. The book won a number of awards and prizes, including the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best First Book). It also won two EMMA (BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Awards) for Best Book/Novel and Best Female Media Newcomer, and was shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Author’s Club First Novel Award. White Teeth has been translated into over twenty languages and was adapted for Channel 4 television in 2002.

Her tenure as Writer in Residence at the Institute of Contemporary Arts resulted in the publication of an anthology of erotic stories entitled Piece of Flesh (2001). She also wrote the introduction for The Burned Children of America (2003), a collection of eighteen short stories by a new generation of young American writers. Zadie Smith’s second novel, The Autograph Man (2002), a story of loss, obsession and the nature of celebrity, won the 2003 Jewish Quarterly Literary Prize for Fiction. In 2003 she was nominated by Grantamagazine as one of 20 ‘Best of Young British Novelists’.

Her third novel, On Beauty, was published in 2005, and won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. She has also published two collections of non-fiction, Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays (2009) and Feel Free (2018).

Zadie Smith became a tenured professor of fiction at New York University in 2010 and lives between New York City and London. Her most recent novels are NW (2012), set in north west London; and Swing Time(2016), set in London, New York and West Africa.

Filed Under: Arts, Entertainment, Events, Front Page Slider, People

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE BURLESQUE ALICE IN WONDERLAND

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

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April 3 – 7 at The Triple Door

Through The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice in Wonderland
Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann have both gone mad… mad as March Hares, that is! In their 11th annual re-imagination of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of nonsense and fantasy, follow Alice as she discovers what wonders lie beyond the velvet rope at Wonderland’s most exclusive nightclub, The Looking Glass and attempts to best the evil Queen of Hearts to become the next ruler of Wonderland.  Featuring top-notch local dance talent, exciting choreography by the classically-trained Lily Verlaine and the sumptuous costuming of Stephanie Seymour, you’ll see the inhabitants of Wonderland like you’ve never seen them before. And, returning for the second year, Through The Looking The Looking Glass features a psychedelic go-go jazz score by Jasper McCann, Kate Olson, and Michael Owcharuk, played live on stage by our jazz sextet, The Aces & 8’s! The superstars of Seattle’s burlesque A-list take on the roles of Carroll’s famous characters and turn Wonderland’s topsy-turvy world into an ecdysiastic tour-de-force filled with glamour, comedy, dance, striptease, and song.

The Triple Door
216 Union Street, Seattle

April 3 – April 7, 2019
Wednesday/Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday/Saturday: 7:00pm, 10:30pm
Sunday: 5:00pm, 8:00pm
$40 – $65
Box Office: 206-838-4333
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Filed Under: Arts, Entertainment, Events

Black members form Black Caucus on MLK Day

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Black Caucus members, from left: Reps. Kristine Reeves, Debra Entenman, John Lovick and Eric Pettigrew. Not pictured: Rep. Melanie Morgan. Photo credit: LSS Photography

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the five black members of the House of Representatives established the Black Caucus, recognizing black leadership within the state legislature.

“Standing on the floor today, sharing my story I am reminded of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’  As a member of the Black Caucus my goal is to review, support and vote on legislation that is moral and just,” stated Rep. Debra Entenman (D-Kent).

“I’m here to stand up for all underrepresented communities, but as a black woman I can also ensure that black people’s concerns don’t get diluted or relegated to the bottom of the list in the legislature. Representation really does matter,” said Rep. Melanie Morgan, (D-Parkland).

Newly elected Reps. Morgan and Entenman will join Reps. Kristine Reeves, (D-Federal Way), Eric Pettigrew (D-Seattle) and John Lovick (D-Mill Creek).

“Two years ago I was the first black woman elected to the State House in 18 years – almost two decades. This year I am thrilled to say that we have tripled the number of black women serving in the House,” Reeves said. “This is the most black women we have ever had in the House, and I am so honored to serve with them.” Just last week Reeves was named deputy majority whip, now one of two black members in House Leadership.

Throughout Washington’s history, only 19 black members – including the most recent cohort of legislators – have served in the House. Only four black members have served in the Senate.

“I’m proud to have a House of Representatives that looks like Washington state, one with a record number of women and a record number of people of color,” said Lovick. “We all share the same dream of equality and opportunity not for some, but for all the people of this great state.”

Lovick is the longest serving member of the Black Caucus serving from 1999 – 2007, and re-elected in 2016. He is the current Speaker Pro Tempore.

“Since joining the legislature, I have advocated for reforms to our criminal justice system, more support for struggling families, and better educational opportunities for students,” Pettigrew stated. “When these systems are broken, black people and black communities disproportionately feel the impacts. I am excited to work with the growing number of black legislators to remain centered on ensuring that legislative fixes are actually serving our communities.”

Pettigrew has served as the House Democratic Caucus Chair since 2010 – the third highest ranking position in the House.

Filed Under: African American, Featured Stories, History, News, Northwest, Politics

Edgar Martinez will deservedly be enshrined with the greats of the game

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

 Edgar Martinez for being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame:

We salute Edgar Martinez on his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Having watched his entire career in Seattle, I thank Hall of Fame voters for this much-deserved recognition for one of the greatest hitters of all time.

Edgar is King County’s guy, having spent all 18 of his playing seasons, plus three more as hitting coach, dressed in Mariners blue.

A two-time American League batting champion and seven-time All Star, Edgar was equally adept at hitting for average, connecting for extra bases, or waiting out pitchers and forcing walks. As a baseball fan, I remember the thrill of watching him step to the plate in pressure situations, knowing that he gave the Mariners the best chance of pulling out a win.

Edgar and his wife, Holli, have been great community leaders over the years as well: establishing the Martinez Foundation, and supporting Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Edgar Martinez Endowment for Muscular Dystrophy Research, which the Mariners established in his honor.

It took all 10 of his allowed appearances on the ballot, but Hall of Fame voters finally got it right: Edgar will deservedly be enshrined with the greats of the game.

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