Arts, Culture & Exhibits

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Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum 325 Fifth Ave. N. (206) 770-2700 www.empsfm.org

Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum create one of the most interesting stops in Seattle. The Experience Music Project is a 140,000 square foot music museum at the Seattle Center. The museum takes you through music history by immersing you in nearly 80,000 artifacts including photos, sound archives, costumes and musical instruments from notable artists. The Science Fiction Museum & Hall honors the best minds in the genre. Here viewers can pay homage to the celebrities of science fiction while participating in interactive and educational exhibits.

Pacific Science Center 200 Second Ave. N. (206) 443-2001

www.pacificsciencecenter.orgLocated at the Seattle Center, this hands-on museum features IMAX movies and laser shows, plus ever-changing exhibits that include displays on dinosaurs, whales, robots and much more. Previous exhibits have included a tropical butterfly house and an insect village. This is a fun and educational place to take children but adults will learn a lot and enjoy themselves as well. Package deals available. Children under age three enter free. There is an onsite cafe.

The Children’s Museum 305 Harrison St. (206) 441-1768

www.thechildrensmuseum.orgThis is a fun place for kids and the whole family. Enter the world of imagination, where kids can explore a mountain forest, sail the seven seas to exotic lands and test their creativity at an Imagination Station. Wander through a child-sized neighborhood complete with supermarket. Then you and your kids can learn about the lives of children in other lands.

Benaroya Hall (home of Seattle Symphony Orchestra) 200 University St. Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 215-4800 Administration

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(206) 215-4747 Tickets: www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroyaBenaroya Hall, home of Seattle Symphony, is Seattle’s first facility designed exclusively for concert music performances. Located on an entire city block in downtown Seattle between Second and Third avenues and Union and University streets, the Hall serves as a focal point of the city’s urban core. This state-of-the-art concert hall opened on September 12, 1998, and has since successfully operated as one of the nation’s premier venues for live symphonic music, as well as a catalyst for downtown economic development, community building, education and culture. Benaroya Hall has two spaces for musical performances: the 2,500-seat S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium and the 540-seat Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall.

5th Avenue Theatre 1308 Fifth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 625-1900 www.5thavenue.org

Since 1926, the magnificent 5th Avenue Theatre has captivated audiences with music, drama and laughter. In the early days, people eagerly lined up for first-class vaudeville shows, featuring top entertainers. The Theatre later transformed itself into a popular movie palace. The 5th fell on hard times in the late 70’s, but fortunately, was saved from a wrecking ball by a visionary group of businesses and community leaders. Following a spectacular $2.6-million renovation, the theatre re-opened in 1980, more beautiful than ever. Today, the 5th Avenue Theatre produces top-quality musical revivals, premieres of bound-for-Broadway shows, and presents touring Broadway musicals. It also hosts a variety of special events, and offers a number of education and outreach programs to school-age children and adults.

Theaters in Seattle ACT

700 Union St.

www.acttheatre.orgArtsWest

4711 California Ave. S. W. www.artswest.org

Book-It Repertory Theatre 305 Harrison St. www.book-it.org

Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre

5031 University Way N. E. www.broadwaybound.orgCenter House Theatre 305 Harrison St.

www.seattlecenter.com/eventsFreehold Theatre

2222 Second Ave. Suite 200 www.freeholdtheatre.orgGreen Stage

www.greenstage.orgIntiman Theatre 201 Mercer St. www.intiman.orgJet City Improv

www.jetcityimprov.comLangston Hughes Performing Arts Center 104 17th Ave. S.

www.seattle.gov/parks/centers/langston/activity. htm Living Voices

3800 Aurora Ave. N. www.livingvoices.orgMeany Hall for the Performing Arts

University of Washington campus www.meany.org

Northwest Puppet Center 9123 15th Ave. N. E. www.nwpuppet.orgOn the Boards 100 W. Roy St.

www.ontheboards.org

Playback Theater Northwest www.playbacktheaternw.orgThe Repertory Actors Theatre www.reacttheatre.orgSeattle Children’s Theatre 201 Thomas St. www.sct.org

Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society Bagely Wright Theatre, Seattle Center grounds www.pattersong.orgSeattle Public Theatre 7312 W. Green Lake Drive. N. www.seattlepublictheater.orgSeattle Repertory Theatre 155 Mercer St. www.seattlerep.org

Seattle Shakespeare Company www.seattleshakespeare.orgSeattle Theatre Group 911 Pine St.

http://stgpresents.orgStone Soup Theatre

www.stonesouptheatre.comTaproot Theatre Company 204 N. 85th St.

www.taproottheatre.orgTheater Schmeater 1500 Summit Ave. www.schmeater.orgThistle Theatre 3003 NW 66th St.

www.thistletheatre.org

Seattle Theatresports Improv ComedyMark

Market Theater in Pike Place Market www.unexpectedproductions.orgUniversity of Washington School of Drama Performance Venues

http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrama/performances/venues. shtml