Archive for February, 2010
Art Zone Backstage Blog 11: Déjà vu All Over Again
This week’s Art Zone, presented in trendy 140-character Twitter format. 8:32am: Somber mood at the opening meeting, as it's the last day for The Amazing Sonja. Mitigated slightly by amazing assortment of parting gifts. 9:20am: Nancy reveals severely spooky-cool self-portrait of Graham Nash for upcoming segment. “Almost Cut My Hair” lyrics suddenly[More]
Posted: February 26th, 2010 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright
Notes from Nancy Guppy
The only thing better than a potato chip is when a potato chip is wrapped around a second potato chip, what I like to call a “chip-within-a-chip”. It’s particularly satisfying when the chip-within-a-chip is a Tim’s brand chip because Tim’s are already so crunchy, that the chip-within-a-chip crunch is heavenly. In fact,[More]
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
What’s Your Question for City Councilmembers?
Call 206-684-8821 or email your questions now for Councilmembers Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell and Tim Burgess on this month’s edition of City Inside/Out: Council Edition. The show premieres Wednesday, February 24, 7p.m. Cable 21. Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? How does the Council want to handle the City’s 2011[More]
Posted: February 17th, 2010 under Budget, City Issues, SR 520, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out
Watch It Now: Duwamish River Clean-Up
The Duwamish River flows through the heart of King County and Seattle. However, years and years of industrial use has left the Duwamish horribly polluted. In fact, six miles of the lower Duwamish River are designated as superfund clean-up sites. While the major work hasn’t begun yet, Neal Chism decided he couldn't wait[More]
Posted: February 16th, 2010 under Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
Art Zone Backstage Blog 10: Rockin’ Robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
This week’s Art Zone Open Studio show, presented in trendy 140-character Twitter format. 8am: Morning meeting. Director Travis mentions that today’s guests include one of the 12 sexiest bald men in the world. Uneasy silence follows. 8:20am: Trays of cupcakes, muffins, and other goodies everywhere. Office looks like the site of peace[More]
Posted: February 12th, 2010 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright
2010 Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens Coffee Hours
Thursday, February 18 Coffee Hour starts at 10 a.m. Special Guest: Kip Tokuda, Human Services Department Kip Tokuda, acting director of the Human Services Department, has a long history of work in the human services arena. A former state legislator, he is a tireless advocate on behalf of children, individuals with developmental[More]
Posted: February 12th, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Notes from Nancy Guppy
This week’s Art Zone is our delicious and nutritious “Open Studio” episode, where we give five local performers three minutes each to strut their stuff, and strut it they do! The AZ train leaves the station on Friday, February 12th @ 8:00 pm on Channel 21, and on Wednesday, February 17th @ 7:00 pm on KCTS Channel 9. [More]
Posted: February 9th, 2010 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
Watch It Now: Granite Curling Club
With the Vancouver, B.C. Winter Olympics just days away, folks are getting ready to watch the snow-capped, fast paced action. While most of us will never ski down-hill at record breaking speeds or perform a half-pipe snowboard routine, there is one Winter Olympic sport, that with a little practice, anyone can enjoy.[More]
Posted: February 9th, 2010 under Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
You’re Invited! — Youth and Families Initiative Workshops
Mayor Mike McGinn invites you to participate in the Youth and Families Initiative, a major initiative announced during his inaugural address. The children and families of our city are facing many difficult challenges. As a community, we need to talk about what we want for our kids and how best to create[More]
Posted: February 5th, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Art Zone Backstage Blog 9: Climate Change
So, what happened was, the air conditioner in the Art Zone studio went kerblammo, a potentially disastrous occurrence that, in defiance of both logic and the laws of physics, somehow ended up making the studio colder. Meanwhile, my work area, which is normally so frigid that you can actually feel the air[More]
Posted: February 5th, 2010 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright