Theaters
Music Community Rallies to Add Showbox to Pike Place Market Historic District
After nearly eight decades in operation, the future of the Showbox, a music venue near Pike Place Market, is uncertain. In late July, news broke out that developer Onni Corp had filed permits to build an apartment building on the site. In the following weeks, musicians and preservationists alike have signed petitions to give the […]
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Seattle Symphony Will Get New, Experimental Space at Benaroya Hall
Seattle Symphony has announced the development of a new, high-tech space at their home of Benaroya Hall that will replace the previous Soundbridge Music Discovery Center. Christened the Octave 9: Raisebeck Music Center and designed by LMN Architects, the new performance venue will be created with immersion and technological advancement at the forefront. The ceiling […]
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Seattle Opera Progresses on New Space at Seattle Center
The Seattle Opera hit a major milestone today in its construction of a new administrative and workshop space in Seattle Center, placing the final steel beam atop the building’s structure. The beam was signed by more than 250 opera donors, patrons and employees and accompanied by music and a prop horse from the Wagner opera […]
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The Rise of Dinner Movie Theaters: Dinner & Movie? How About Dinner AT the Movie?
Movie theaters have been around for more than a century. The earliest theaters were converted storefronts where patrons paid a few cents to watch flickering films that were a few minutes long. When even these simple films drew crowds, moviemakers were inspired to develop better, longer films, and businessmen were inspired to develop better places […]
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