Councilmember Strauss discusses budget battle, funding challenges
The Seattle City Council is just weeks away from reviewing a particularly challenging budget as the city faces a significant and growing shortfall. Councilmember Dan Strauss joined Council Edition host Brian Callanan Seattle Channel to discuss how you can get involved in setting the city's funding priorities. Dan also talked about funding for student mental health services, addressing drug crimes and prostitution, and more. Watch: https://youtu.be/5VqnMlnBtzQ?feature=shared
Seattle Tattoo Expo 2024
The ink-credible Seattle Tattoo Expo returns this Friday at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall! The three-day event includes live tattooing, art contests, music, burlesque, and more. 🎨✨ Get a preview with Art Zone with Nancy Guppy's highlight reel from last year’s expo.
50 years of the Zoo
Weathering fifty years of dramatic changes in the Eastlake neighborhood, the Zoo Tavern isn’t just a bar; it’s a Seattle time capsule. So, how does the pub manage to do it? As owner Howard Brown said in a 2015 Art Zone with Nancy Guppy interview, the secret is that the business leans into nostalgia while also being 'kind of like the Chuck E. Cheese for young adults.' Read a feature from The Seattle Times on the Zoo's five decades: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/50-years-on-this-north-seattle-bar-is-as-weird-as-ever/
Eastlake Zoo Tavern
CityStream: Outdoor Leadership
The Washington Trails Association Association's Outdoor Training Program teaches adults from communities around the city how to lead youth trips into the wild. 🌲⛰️🦅 They believe everyone deserves access to the incredible nature we have in our region, so they provide not only hands-on training for hiking and camping excursions, but gear, too! ⛺🥾We checked in with WTA staff, leaders-in-training, and Seattle youth back in 2015, and the program is still going strong today.
Take a 360° tour of graffiti masterpieces from the past five decades
"When everybody's gone, this canvas will still be there." 🎨
Take a 360° tour of "COMPLEXITY," an epic collection of graffiti masterpieces created by some of the most influential graffiti writers of the last fifty years. Many of the larger-than-life graffiti pieces are by artists who have died, but, as curator Baby-G Carswell says, their legacies live on in their work as both history lesson and inspiration to others.
The collection was on display at Office of Arts & Culture Seattle King Street Station, June 6 – July 20, 2024.
APEX Art & Culture Center
Seattle Commons: The Park That Almost Was
Seattle almost had a Central Park of its own! 🌳 In the ‘90s, a 61-acre urban green space called Seattle Commons was just a vote away. Here’s the story of how it divided the city. Learn more from our friends at
HistoryLink.org: https://historylink.org/File/8252
El Centro de la Raza's 'Ignite the Change' rallies to boost voter turnout
Voting closes at 8 p.m. TONIGHT! ✅ So get those ballots in their boxes ASAP (we say with love). ❤️🗳️ Only 31% of eligible voters cast their ballots in last year's primary, 🥲 so some intrepid folks from Seattle Office for Civil Rights, El Centro de la Raza, The Washington Bus, Mayor Bruce Harrell, and City of Seattle Government, set out to get those numbers up.
Look, Listen & Learn: Sink your teeth into these global toothsome traditions
🧚🏽♀️🦷 You’ve heard of the Tooth Fairy, but what about the Tooth Bunny? Whether you put it under your pillow, throw it over your roof, or sail it in a paper boat, losing a tooth is something to celebrate! Auntie Lena and Possum dive into the different tooth-losing traditions from around the world on Look, Listen and Learn TV. WATCH: https://youtu.be/28svvLsJQ9Q?feature=shared
Kelly Rae Bahr Illustration Burien Library
Seattle's parks and busking culture create harmonious blend
Seattle's parks and busking culture have composed a harmonious blend for 18 years. 🎵🌳 We bring you the local history of busking and how Seattle Parks and Recreation works with musicians to bring music to our ears in our city’s public greenspaces.
Seattle Parks & Recreation Busker Program Associated Recreation Council
Alley Cat Project's inspiring story of saving Seattle's strays
"Homeless people are just normal people going through a really rough time, and the connection they have with their pets is often lifesaving, and that should not be undermined for any reason." ❤️🐈 Seattle's feral cats often live short and difficult lives, but Alley Cat Project provides them with fresh food and captures feral kittens so they can be spayed and neutered which reduces the overall population. Many of those cats are then fostered and adopted out to loving homes.
Jenny Cunningham reports.
Art Zone: K Van Petten, “Little Million”
We're going to need a minute – or a million to appreciate this serene rendition of K Van Petten's "Little Million." 🕰️ They performed at a recent singer-songwriter showcase at Conor Byrne Pub.
Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
Art Zone: Kevin Charles Murphy, “When You're Young”
Get a sneak peak of The Moondoggies lead singer Kevin Charles Murphy ahead of the band's shows at Conor Byrne Pub Aug. 2-3. He performed "When You're Young" at the pub's recent singer-songwriter showcase.
Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
Art Zone: Birdie Fenn Cent, “Been Here Too Long”
Need to feel some feelings today? Birdie Fenn Cent has us introspecting to the soundtrack of original song "Been Here Too Long" performed at a recent singer-songwriter showcase at Conor Byrne Pub. 🎶
Catch her touring local venues from The Rabbit Box Theatre to Blue Moon and beyond now through Sept. 9.
Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
My Favorite Places with Ralph Munro - Pritchard Island Beach
🌊 Explore the story of Pritchard Island Beach, a hidden Seattle Parks and Recreation treasure! The park is perfect for a summer day of swimming, relaxing, and discovering restored wetlands in the Rainier Beach neighborhood.
Art Zone: Maya Marie, “Sukka”
We're enlisting Maya Marie to give us that workday lift with a gritty, soulful, rocking rendition of original song "Sukka," performed at Conor Byrne Pub recent singer-songwriter showcase.
Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
Bon Odori: Sights & sounds from one of Seattle's oldest festivals
Every summer, one Seattle neighborhood bursts into color and rhythm as the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple hosts Seattle Bon Odori. 🗾🏯 Since 1932, this vibrant festival has honored Japanese traditions and ancestors. You can join the celebration this weekend and experience the magic of Obon!
Video by David Albright Media
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA ワ州日本文化会館
Jasper Fforde discusses the color-coded chaos of his book "Red Side Story"
The protagonists in Jasper Fforde's "Red Side Story" live in Chromatacia, a place where "The hierarchy is based not on something mundane like voting for people, but on the colors that you can see." 🌈 📚🎨 A sequel to "Shades of Grey," the book is packed with humor, adventure, murderous plots, and a dash of romance.
Watch the full "Book Lust with Nancy Pearl" episode here: https://youtu.be/8howLbximCwhttps://youtu.be/8howLbximCw
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
Sarah Rudinoff reflects on 30 years with new album "TOGETHER"
🎶 Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Sarah Rudinoff's musical stylings ahead of her July 26 "Together" album release at Century Ballroom. Enjoy the full rehearsal of Sarah's original song "I'll Meet You There" in this Art Zone with Nancy Guppy feature.
Gallery Mack marks 50 years of art, collaboration & community
🎨 Gallery Mack is celebrating 50 years of supporting local artists and bringing the community together. Since 1974, their diverse collection has featured contemporary art in a variety of materials, from wood to glass to paint! Art Zone with Nancy Guppy brings you more.
