Here is a sampling of exhibits, music and theater performances, and other cultural events that will be waiting for you in Seattle in mid-October.
At the Seattle Art Museum, you can catch SAM Next: Corbin Hewitt, a contemporary art exhibit, which runs through October 18. Remembrance: Andrew Wyeth featuring some of the 20th century artist's finest paintings, also closes on October 18. Opening October 15 will be Alexander Calder: A Balancing Act and Michelangelo: Public and Private.
Take the Monorail to Seattle Center (home of the Space Needle) for TurkFest on October 17 and 18. Experience a bit of Turkish culture through food and drink, folk dancing, arts and crafts. Admission to the festival is free.
Also part of Seattle Center, the very unique Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum will feature Spaced Out: The Final Frontier in Album Covers, an exhibit of space-themed album covers from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
The Earshot Jazz Festival, running October 16-November 8, will feature dozens of great jazz performances in locations all around the city.
Just blocks from our conference venue, the 5th Avenue Theatre will be hosting performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
If none of these events suit your fancy, visit Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau for many more possibilities.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A Baker's Dozen Free Things to Do in Seattle
by Lisa Oberg and Alison Aldrich
Part of growing both yourself and your career means taking time to recharge your batteries and experience new things! The challenge these days is finding ways to have fun without spending a lot of money. Well, here is a list of thirteen things to do in Seattle that won’t cost you a thing, except perhaps bus fare!
1. Hiram M. Chittenden"Ballard" Locks - Seattle’s answer to the Panama Canal brings boats from Puget Sound into the interior lakes. Located at 3015 NW 54th St., the locks have beautiful tranquil grounds, fish ladders and the occasional clueless boater. Starboard? Which side is that again?
2. Olympic Sculpture Garden – Seattle's newest outdoor wonder, located at 2901 Western Avenue, offers a leisurely stroll through outdoor sculptures combined with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
3. Theo's Chocolate – Located north of downtown at 3400 Phinney Avenue, Theo’s organic free-trade chocolate is gaining in both prestige and popularity. Tour the factory and pick up a free sample to maybe two!
4. Volunteer Park Conservatory – Bromeliads, palms and ferns, oh my! Located on Capitol Hill, the conservatory has all that and more! The park’s water tower features an exhibit about the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm which designed many college campuses, parks and other public spaces throughout the U.S.
5. Washington Park Arboretum – The arboretum is a spectacular urban green space on the shores of Lake Washington just east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington at 2300 Arboretum Drive E.
6. Frye Art Museum – Located just up the hill from conference center at 704 Terry Avenue, the Frye features an eclectic, ever-changing collection of art and a fabulous café!
7. Green Lake Park - If you're a runner, jogger, walker or an avid people-watcher, hop on the bus and head up to Green Lake park. It's a natural oasis in the middle of the city. There's a 2.8-mile paved path around the lake.
8. Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington is featuring an exhibit of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition until October 30th in room 102. Photographs, ephemera and other objects take you back to yesteryear when Seattle was just emerging as an important Pacific city and women's suffrage was gaining momentum.
9. Seattle Public Library – Like it or lump it, Seattle's flagship Central Library is an architectural wonder and something to be seen. It is located just blocks from the conference site at 1000 Fourth Avenue. Check out the views from top floors, the art work and the Friends shop.
10. Uwajimaya, Seattle's premier Asian market in the International district at 600 Fifth Avenue South, is full of interesting sights, sounds, tastes and smells.
11. Kerry Park at the top of Queen Anne Hill boasts incredible views of the Seattle skyline. Bring your camera!
12. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Located at northwest corner of Jackson Street and Second Avenue, the park preserves the story of the 1897-98 stampede to the Yukon gold fields and Seattle’s role in this event.
13. Of course, no trip to Seattle is complete without a visit to the Pike Place Market - Have your picture taken with Rachel, the bronze pig, the Market's unofficial mascot. Just in case you haven't seen enough of them, located just across the street from Rachel is the original Starbucks. Pike Place Market is located just off First Avenue and Pike Street at 1501 Pike Place. Remember it's Pike Place, not Pike's Place, the sure clue to Seattle-ites you're a tourist!
Part of growing both yourself and your career means taking time to recharge your batteries and experience new things! The challenge these days is finding ways to have fun without spending a lot of money. Well, here is a list of thirteen things to do in Seattle that won’t cost you a thing, except perhaps bus fare!
1. Hiram M. Chittenden"Ballard" Locks - Seattle’s answer to the Panama Canal brings boats from Puget Sound into the interior lakes. Located at 3015 NW 54th St., the locks have beautiful tranquil grounds, fish ladders and the occasional clueless boater. Starboard? Which side is that again?
2. Olympic Sculpture Garden – Seattle's newest outdoor wonder, located at 2901 Western Avenue, offers a leisurely stroll through outdoor sculptures combined with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
3. Theo's Chocolate – Located north of downtown at 3400 Phinney Avenue, Theo’s organic free-trade chocolate is gaining in both prestige and popularity. Tour the factory and pick up a free sample to maybe two!
4. Volunteer Park Conservatory – Bromeliads, palms and ferns, oh my! Located on Capitol Hill, the conservatory has all that and more! The park’s water tower features an exhibit about the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm which designed many college campuses, parks and other public spaces throughout the U.S.
5. Washington Park Arboretum – The arboretum is a spectacular urban green space on the shores of Lake Washington just east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington at 2300 Arboretum Drive E.
6. Frye Art Museum – Located just up the hill from conference center at 704 Terry Avenue, the Frye features an eclectic, ever-changing collection of art and a fabulous café!
7. Green Lake Park - If you're a runner, jogger, walker or an avid people-watcher, hop on the bus and head up to Green Lake park. It's a natural oasis in the middle of the city. There's a 2.8-mile paved path around the lake.
8. Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington is featuring an exhibit of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition until October 30th in room 102. Photographs, ephemera and other objects take you back to yesteryear when Seattle was just emerging as an important Pacific city and women's suffrage was gaining momentum.
9. Seattle Public Library – Like it or lump it, Seattle's flagship Central Library is an architectural wonder and something to be seen. It is located just blocks from the conference site at 1000 Fourth Avenue. Check out the views from top floors, the art work and the Friends shop.
10. Uwajimaya, Seattle's premier Asian market in the International district at 600 Fifth Avenue South, is full of interesting sights, sounds, tastes and smells.
11. Kerry Park at the top of Queen Anne Hill boasts incredible views of the Seattle skyline. Bring your camera!
12. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Located at northwest corner of Jackson Street and Second Avenue, the park preserves the story of the 1897-98 stampede to the Yukon gold fields and Seattle’s role in this event.
13. Of course, no trip to Seattle is complete without a visit to the Pike Place Market - Have your picture taken with Rachel, the bronze pig, the Market's unofficial mascot. Just in case you haven't seen enough of them, located just across the street from Rachel is the original Starbucks. Pike Place Market is located just off First Avenue and Pike Street at 1501 Pike Place. Remember it's Pike Place, not Pike's Place, the sure clue to Seattle-ites you're a tourist!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Save the Trees and Win a Prize!
posted on behalf of Dolores Judkins and Linda Milgrom
Check the back of your closets for old conference bags, and bring them to the PNC meeting. Bring one or more bags you've collected at other meetings and events. Re-use one of yours, or swap with a friend for one more appealing. Donate bags to those folks who haven't been around long enough to have a closet full of bags. Enter one or more bags into the First Ever PNC/MLA Bag Contest.
Prizes will be awarded for bags in 5 categories:
1. From the conference (any conference but must be identified on the bag itself) held the longest ago
2. From the conference held at the greatest distance from Seattle
3. Bag with the most words on it
4. Bag from the oldest PNC/MLA or national MLA meeting
5. The ugliest all around bag
The first four categories are pretty objective, so any ties will be resolved by a drawing. The award for ugliest will be decided by those in attendance. Only canvas or fabric bags are eligible (no plastic shopping bags allowed).
PNC/MLA will *not* be distributing new bags this year.
Check the back of your closets for old conference bags, and bring them to the PNC meeting. Bring one or more bags you've collected at other meetings and events. Re-use one of yours, or swap with a friend for one more appealing. Donate bags to those folks who haven't been around long enough to have a closet full of bags. Enter one or more bags into the First Ever PNC/MLA Bag Contest.
Prizes will be awarded for bags in 5 categories:
1. From the conference (any conference but must be identified on the bag itself) held the longest ago
2. From the conference held at the greatest distance from Seattle
3. Bag with the most words on it
4. Bag from the oldest PNC/MLA or national MLA meeting
5. The ugliest all around bag
The first four categories are pretty objective, so any ties will be resolved by a drawing. The award for ugliest will be decided by those in attendance. Only canvas or fabric bags are eligible (no plastic shopping bags allowed).
PNC/MLA will *not* be distributing new bags this year.
Early Registration: Still Open & More Scholarships
We're Still Open
Due to a new scholarship opportunity announced for Oregon/Southwest Washington and other scholarship applications currently under review, the early registration discount for PNC/MLA 2009 has been extended through Monday, September 21st for everyone. This is our final offer!
Register today at https://www.regonline.com/pncmla2009
Learn more about the Oregon Health Sciences Libraries Association (OHSLA) scholarship for one professional and one student at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ohsla/scholarship.shtml to attend PNC/MLA 2009. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Due to a new scholarship opportunity announced for Oregon/Southwest Washington and other scholarship applications currently under review, the early registration discount for PNC/MLA 2009 has been extended through Monday, September 21st for everyone. This is our final offer!
Register today at https://www.regonline.com/pncmla2009
Learn more about the Oregon Health Sciences Libraries Association (OHSLA) scholarship for one professional and one student at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ohsla/scholarship.shtml to attend PNC/MLA 2009. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Meet me at the Fair!
by Lisa Obergphoto from Seattle Municipal Archives, available under a Creative Commons License.
Born of Seattle's newfound prosperity following the Klondike Gold Rush boom, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in 1909 was Seattle's first world's fair. Nearly four million visitors attended the exposition which took place on the site of the current University of Washington (UW) campus in a landscape design created by the Olmsted brothers.
The AYPE showcased Washington as a gateway to the Pacific Rim, as well as Alaska and northwestern Canada, and included a huge variety of educational activities and amusement park diversions. The inspiration left in the Exposition's wake still saturates the region's culture. In the decade following the AYPE, the city opened a host of additional parks designed by the Olmsted firm, voted to create the Port of Seattle, constructed the Lake Washington Ship Canal and took flight with Boeing.
Meeting attendees are invited to relive the days of the AYPE as the UW campus celebrates the centennial of the exposition which brought the world to Seattle. Join an informal walking tour of campus highlighting some of the historical AYPE sites on campus from 3:00-5:00pm on Sunday, October 18th. Please RSVP by sending an email to lisanne@u.washington.edu.
Want to know more about the exposition? Visit http://www.ayp100.com/.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
2009 PNC/MLA Seattle Meeting - Scholarships Available!
Are you still undecided about attending this year's Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNC/MLA) meeting due to the expense? Wait no more!
Scholarships are available for the upcoming PNC/MLA 2009 meeting in Seattle! If money is tight this year (is anyone NOT in this position?) help is available. Scholarships will be awarded from two organizations, please see details below
PNC/MLA will award four member scholarships (up to $599 to assist with meeting registration, CE, travel or lodging) and two student scholarships to help with travel and lodging expenses. The Washington Medical Library Association (WMLA) will award one member and one student scholarship.
Please visit http://depts.washington.edu/pncmla/services/fund_scholarship.shtml for WMLA, PNC/MLA Professional Development, and PNC/MLA Student Scholarship links to details and application instructions.
Applications will be considered as soon as they are received, but should be sent before September 15 in order to receive preferred rates for the conference and lodging.
Mid-October in Seattle with friends and colleagues? What could be better. We can't wait to see you there!
Scholarships are available for the upcoming PNC/MLA 2009 meeting in Seattle! If money is tight this year (is anyone NOT in this position?) help is available. Scholarships will be awarded from two organizations, please see details below
PNC/MLA will award four member scholarships (up to $599 to assist with meeting registration, CE, travel or lodging) and two student scholarships to help with travel and lodging expenses. The Washington Medical Library Association (WMLA) will award one member and one student scholarship.
Please visit http://depts.washington.edu/
Applications will be considered as soon as they are received, but should be sent before September 15 in order to receive preferred rates for the conference and lodging.
Mid-October in Seattle with friends and colleagues? What could be better. We can't wait to see you there!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Yelp your way to an excellent adventure
Hello PNC/MLA members, friends, and soon-to-be friends!
Over the next six weeks or so, Lisa Oberg and I will be posting a series of messages about fun things to do while you’re here in Seattle for our annual meeting. What's that you say? You're not registered for the annual meeting yet? You can take care of that right away by looking at the official meeting website and filling out the online registration form.
Today, I'd like to introduce you to our event page on the social networking site Yelp. Yelp is a popular site for finding reviews of restaurants, parks, shopping venues, hotels, theaters, salons, you name it… in cities and neighborhoods across the country. Using Yelp is a good way move beyond the more touristy sites and see what’s popular with the locals.
Here's a quick 4-minute screencast I made using ScreenToaster to show you some of Yelp's nifty features. Click the button in the lower right corner of the player for fullscreen mode.
We'll be back next week with more suggestions for having fun in our fair city.
Over the next six weeks or so, Lisa Oberg and I will be posting a series of messages about fun things to do while you’re here in Seattle for our annual meeting. What's that you say? You're not registered for the annual meeting yet? You can take care of that right away by looking at the official meeting website and filling out the online registration form.
Today, I'd like to introduce you to our event page on the social networking site Yelp. Yelp is a popular site for finding reviews of restaurants, parks, shopping venues, hotels, theaters, salons, you name it… in cities and neighborhoods across the country. Using Yelp is a good way move beyond the more touristy sites and see what’s popular with the locals.
Here's a quick 4-minute screencast I made using ScreenToaster to show you some of Yelp's nifty features. Click the button in the lower right corner of the player for fullscreen mode.
We'll be back next week with more suggestions for having fun in our fair city.
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