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Former Houston Oiler Bo Eason's one-man-show Runt of the Litter opens this weekend at ACT. Football players can act? Apparently.Runt of the LitterThrough October 11thACT Theatre

Imogen Cunningham, the pioneering Seattle photographer whose work is currently on display at SAM, talks about her career while some of her gorgeous images float by. (Note: contains some blurry, non-explicit nudity)Everything Under the Sun: Photographs by Imogen CunninghamThrough August 29th, 2010Seattle Art MuseumThanks the Jen on Slog.

What is it? It's a whole bunch of super talented people you've never heard of (Paris Hurley of Degenerate Art Ensemble and Kultur Shock, Ezra Dickinson of Zoe Scofield and The Maureen Whiting Company, Jamie Iacoli of i&m, Tilla Kuenzli of The Maureen Whiting Company, filmmaker Amanda Moore, and Paurl Walsh of Degenerate Art Ensemble, and X-Ray Press) intergrating music, movement, and animation to "explore the connection between words and perception." Promised are weird haircuts, post-its, imaginary kittens, plastic and string. Will it be weird? Probably. But isn't that what you've been looking for? Here's a behind-the-scenes blog for the show.NW Film Forum is offering 2 for $10 tickets for Teen Tix members to all three performances (tonight, Friday, and Saturday), and 2 FREE tickets to any Teen Tix member who is willing to write a one-paragraph (That's 5 sentences guys. You can do it!) review for the teentix.blogspot.com. If you want the 2 for $10 tickets ($5.00 ticket for you, $5.00 ticket for your guest of any age), just show up at the Film Forum and show your Teen Tix pass. If you want the free tickets, send me an email at teentix@seattle.gov with your name and which night you want to go.Bridging WoundsNorthwest Film ForumThursday - Saturday, September 17 - 198:00 pmThe Film Forum is located at 1515 12th Ave, between Pike & Pine streets on Capitol Hill. Buses: 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 43, 49, 60, and 84.Directions and parking info here.

You're welcome! And if (when) you see something that's wrong on my blog, please let me know. Art bloggers need to help edit each other. Regina

Reposted from hankblogThe Vera Project, a local music-arts center run by and for youth, just announced a call to artists for the first half of their 2010 season. The Ver(a)rt Space is a volunteer run, community art space located in the central area of the Vera Project at Seattle Center. All media, including 2d, 3d, video and installation, are welcome from emerging artists of all-ages. Postmark deadline for submission is October 20, 2009. See complete call for artists on the Vera Project website for more info.

Here's a video with some interesting stats on social media from socialnomics.net.

Oops. I misread Jen's post. Thanks for the correction, Regina. Post title has been updated.

Hi. He flew in from Houston. It's Douglas Britt from the Houston Chronicle, not the S.F. Chronicle.

“Not only did this workshop improve my writing and my confidence in it, YCW led me to explore Seattle's rich culture; I saw plays and exhibits I never would have on my own.” - YCW graduate Elsa W.The Young Critics Workshop is a writing seminar for 11th & 12th graders and college freshmen who are interested in arts criticism and critical journalism, taught by The Stranger's Arts Editor Brendan Kiley.Professor KileyThe Young Critics Workshop gives young writers the opportunity to explore critical journalism, meet and learn from professional critics and artists, and hone their critical writing skills in the company of peers. The YCW is a challenging and rigorous writing course. Classes will be held twice a month for five months. Approximately three quarters of the class periods will be devoted to writing instruction, with the other quarter dedicated to guest speakers and field trips to see art. Students will be asked to attend and review at least three shows over the course of the five-month workshop in addition to completing writing assignments both in and out of class. The class will be conducted in a seminar style, and students will be expected to participate in class discussions and to read and respond to one another’s work.YCW graduate Paulina P.• The Young Critics Workshop is free of charge and open to all 11th & 12th graders and college/university freshmen.• All classes will be held at the Center House at Seattle Center.• Classes will be held approximately twice a month for five months. All classes will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursdays.In the words of previous participants:"Nitty-gritty discussions about writing in the first few classes fried my brain in the best way, while keeping things funny and casual.""When you know what you are supposed to do you can write ok, when you know why you are supposed to do it you can write better, but when you understand that you are the middle man, the mediator, between the artist and the audience, then that's when you can write a piece of excellent criticism."Stranger Day at YCW, with Stranger writers Brendan Kiley, Charles Mudede, David Schmader, Matthew Richter, Paul Constant, and Lindy WestHere's a blog post by YCW grad Bianca G about Stranger Day.". . .when [Brendan] was just talking about working at The Stranger or telling stories about being a theatre critic, it was the most entertaining, memorable, and engaging part of the class.""At the end of the short five-month run, I can proudly say that not only have my critical writing techniques improved exponentially, but my way of looking at, and reacting to, art has evolved into a more cognizant and analytical brand."More more information about this year's YCW, click here.To download an application, click here. Applications for the 2009-2010 Young Critics Workshop are due October 15th, 2009.Questions? Email teentix@seattle.gov

This just in from Seattle Musical TheatreSeattle Musical Theatre invites middle and high school students to join us for a *free* upcoming class on the first show in our season, The Producers.The class will run September 28-October 1 in our Magnuson Park theatre, from 4-6; Thursday's class will run 7-10:30 and include a free ticket to the show. Spaces are first-come, first-served and extremely limited. Please contact Jeremy Ehrlich, Director of Education, at jeremy [at] seattlemusicaltheatre [dot] org for more information or to sign up. Information about the theater and a study guide to the production are available on our website, www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org

This week we are over the moon to announce that Cornish College of the Arts is our newest participating organization! Why are we so psyched? Because Cornish is like six venues in one: like music? They've got that. Like visual art? They've got that. Theatre? Yep. Multi-Media? Yep. Dance? Yep. Freaky, college-y, performance-arty, weirdness? Yep, yep, yep. They've got ALL that. Here's a sample of what's coming up at Cornish *in the next month alone*:

Live in the Hyphen: An Interdisciplinary ExperienceVisual art without media boundaries featuring composer-media-print artist Paul Rucker, and video-performance artist Wynne Greenwood.Julius Watkins Jazz French Horn FestivalCornish honors the legacy of Julius Watkins with a day-long festival featuring some of the world's most renowned jazz hornists, including Vincent Chancey, John Clark, Adam Unsworth, and Tom VarnerTrio MFeaturing Berkeley-based pianist Myra Melford with drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Mark DresserUnity 1918 This powerful and poetic play, filled with dark comedy and the desperate embrace of life at the edge of death, offers not only an epic chronicle of a chapter of history, but a timely metaphor for our new fears of global pandemic.There is so much more where that came from, and we are SO excited to take it all in. Aren't you? I know! Here are the details:Cornish College of the ArtsPerformances and exhibitions are held at various venues in downtown Seattle and Capitol HillMore info and show times: arts.cornish.edu/calendar

It's true! Gawker reports that Ms. Wintour, the famously icy and demanding editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine (What's that? You don't read Vogue? Well, you may still know her as the inspiration for Meryl Streep's character in the movie adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada) got her start writing reviews of London clubs in the mod mid-60s for a publication called the North London Collegiate School Magazine. "In vogue at the moment are the Garrison, the Scotch of St. James and Dolly's. The Garrison, run by smooth, dinner-jacketed waiters is ostensibly where the upper crust of London's rich young jet set while away time between flights...The Scotch of St James (actually it's in Mason's Yard) is small and crowded to near suffocation point...The pessimistic are already gloomily predicting that the Scotch will soon be passee but its popularity among the uninitiate is still high."She was 17 when she wrote that. Think you can do better? We are always looking for reviewers here at Teen Tix. If you're interested, send an email to teentix@seattle.gov and tell us why you think you'd make a great reviewer.ALSO, if you are in 11th or 12th grade or are a freshman in college, listen up: applications for this year's Young Critics Workshop will be available THIS WEEK! YCW is a 5-month-long seminar on critical journalism taught by none other than the Stranger'sBrendan Kiley. Here's a post by YCW graduate Bianca Giaever (she's working at the Stranger now, btw) about the greatest YCW ever. YCW is free and open to any Teen Tix member who is in 11th or 12th grade, or their first year of college or university. If you'd like to have an application sent to you, send an email to teentix@seattle.gov with "YCW application" in the subject line.

ARTATTACK: TEEN NIGHT OUTSeptember 11, 2009 6-10 PMSeattle Art Museum Downtown1st Ave. & University St.FIRST 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GET VIP PASSES FOR PRIZES & MORE!Catch the first ARTATTACK of the school year. This back-to-school bash is a party with a purpose. A team of twenty Seattle high school students planned this event to be part of the national commemoration of September 11th with a special focus on community service (details at unitedweserve.org).SHARE THE COMMUNITY CAUSES YOU LOVE & CHECKOUT PERFORMANCES BY:Vicious PuppiesAmos MillerDani & JulianPink PajamasCristina OrbéOFFICIAL ARTATTACK DJ KUBE 93ART HIGHLIGHTS: Checkout an art scavenger hunt. Don't miss great art displays in the first floor community corridor from the Gage Academy Teen Intensive and the SAM Teen Workshop Edge of the Canvas.Email communityprograms@seattleartmuseum.org for FREE ARTATTACK passes!ARTATTACK: TEEN NIGHT OUT is FREE for high school teens, including admission to SAM galleries from 5 to 10 PM.Copyright © 2009 Seattle Art Museum. All Rights Reserved.

FIRST THURSDAY!photo by pdgibson on flickrYay! It's first Thursday, the day when Seattle's art museums and galleries fling open their doors and invite you in FOR FREE! Here's a helpful list of museums offering free admission to assist you in your arting:Teen Tix Participating Organizations:Experience Music Project 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm empsfm.orgHenry Art Gallery 11:00 am - 8:00 pm henryart.orgSeattle Asian Art Museum 10:00 am - 9:00 pm seattleartmuseum.orgSeattle Art Museum 10:00 am - 9:00 pm seattleartmuseum.orgScience Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm empsfm.org**************************************************And, everybody else:Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture 10:00 am - 8:00 pm washington.edu/burkemuseumMuseum of Flight 10:00 am - 9:00 pm museumofflight.orgMuseum of History and Industry 10:00 am - 8:00 pm seattlehistory.orgNorthwest African American Museum 11:00 am - 7:00 pm naamnw.orgWing Luke 10:00 am - 8:00 pm wingluke.orgAlso the Museum of Glass in Tacoma also has free admission on the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm museumofglass.orgAnd the Bellevue Arts Museum is free the first Friday of each month from 10:00 am - 9:00 pm bellevueartmuseum.orgAnd last, but definitely not least, is the famous First Thursday gallery walk in Pioneer Square. Get the lowdown on that at firstthursdayseattle.com

Here’s what’s happening at the Laser Dome this week:Thursday8:00 p.m. Laser Beatles9:15 p.m. Laser Dirge featuring the music of TOOLFriday & Saturday8:00 p.m. Laser Queen9:15 p.m. Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon10:30 p.m. Laser Daft PunkMidnight Laser Floyd: The WallSunday8:00 p.m. Laser Beastie Boys9:15 p.m. Laser SublimeLaser shows often sell out (especially on Friday and Saturday nights) so check their website or call ahead before you head down there.More info: www.seattlelaserdome.comSeattle Laser Dome is located at the Pacific Science Center at Seattle Center. It is served by buses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 19 and 24. For bus times: tripplanner.metrokc.gov. MAP.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, teens of all ages, please join us in welcoming our newest Teen Tix participating organization: Henry Art Gallery.Here's what Henry has to say about himself: "The Henry Art Gallery seeks to engage diverse audiences in the powerful experience of artistic invention and serves as a catalyst for the creation of new work that inspires and challenges."Here's what we say: The Henry is where you'll go to see the wonderful, weird, beautiful, ugly, friendly, aggressive, pointless, penetrating, contemporary work that you've been hoping was out there somewhere in the world. It is. Right here in your world. Also AMAZING workshops, lectures, and events where you can actually, like, make art, meet artists, and hang out with other people who love art like you love art. Here's the deal: The Henry is ALREADY FREE for high school and college students. How did you not know that? Oh, you did. Okay, well...good. So, here's what we got for ya: with your Teen Tix pass you can get in free all of the time, and you can take someone else along (your cool grandma, perhaps?) and get them in for $5.00 ALL DAY on Thursdays AND Fridays! To recap: You=Free, Your (non-teen) Guest=$5.00. Hooray!Here's some more:Henry Art Galleryhenryart.orgfacebook.com/henryartgallerymyspace.com/henryarttwitter.com/henryartgalleryLocated on the West edge of the University of Washington campus, at 15th NE & NE 41sthelpful map!Hours:11 - 9 Thursday & Friday11 - 4 Saturday & SundayClosed Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday206-543-2280We love you Henry! Totes BFF 4EVA!

Surely you can manage the bus ride downtown, yeah?Here's a little video he made of the exhibit, and here's a link to his blog about it. It closes a week from today. See it.Thanks to Jen Graves on Slog.Target PracticeSeattle Art MuseumThrough September 7thPost title edited 9.15.09: he flew from Houston, not San Francisco. Teen Tix regrets the error.

Apologies for the terrible title.A story in today's USA Today reports that a psychologist named Jean Twenge has written a book called The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement in which she claims that today's teenagers are more self-involved than previous generations'. She says that y'all's (again, apologies) "preoccupation" with facebook and myspace is evidence that you just can't get over yourselves, and she thinks it's unhealthy.Over at Ypulse, an actual member of Generation Y, Managing Editor Meredith Sires, sees this as another example of the media's incessant "generation bashing." She finds Dr. Twenge's conclusions a little simplistic, and suggests that all teenagers, forever and ever, have been narcissistic, it's just that now you have more (and more public) ways to express it.What do you think? Take the poll. (And thanks to Meredith at Ypulse for the phrases "self-promoting" and "attention-seeking" which I use in the poll.) Photo by whufwhuf on photobucket.

Review of Art & Copy by Spencer T.Art & Copy, as its name suggests, is a film about the intersection of art and advertisements (or copy). This documentary takes us back to the early ‘60s when the advertising industry really took off and began to create truly memorable and unique pieces of work. The examples shown in the movie are a hoot, including George Lois’ series of covers for Esquire magazine featuring, among others, Mohammed Ali as a martyred Jesus and Andy Warhol drowning in tomato soup. Also featured are the classic Volkswagen Beetle ads and a campaign for a 1960s airline where all the stewardesses wore mod spacesuits and bubble helmets. Leading the audience through the highlights of the last 50 years in advertising is where the film really shines. It showcases some truly great ads and presents us with their context via narration and interviews with the people who actually created them. It also contains some shocking statistics (the average city-dweller views 5,000 separate advertisements ...every day!), but mostly the film’s main argument is that advertising is essential to capitalism and that it’s not necessarily a bad thing- occasionally it truly is art. - Spencer T.Friday, August 21stArt & CopyNorthwest Film ForumThrough August 27th

4th Annual Seattle Bike-In @ Cal Anderson ParkSunday, August 30thBands at 7pm, movie at duskFrom NW Film Forum's website:

The fourth annual Seattle Bike-In brings together bicycle enthusiasts, transportation advocates, environmental groups, artists and community leaders for a celebration of biking and environmental sustainability. Part education fair, part community picnic, the Seattle Bike-In is a chance for adults and children to have fun, enjoy films, music and be a part of a community celebration!We are pleased to present the film Jour de Fete at dusk (around 9pm). Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Tati’s quintessential and lanky French postman, Francoise, as he makes an intelligent slapstick comedy of French rural life while dreaming of bringing modern knowhow to traditional ways. In the process he beats the best passing Tour riders, falls into duck ponds and delivers the mail. If you’re a fan of Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton, or Peter Sellers, you must see this feelgood film. It’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face.Cal Anderson Park is located at 10th & Pine on Capitol Hill. Here's a map!