Join KING FM at the following Arts Events in our Community!
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Seattle Opera: Madama Butterfly By Giacomo Puccini
May 5 - May 20, 2012
A Japanese maiden catches the fancy of a caddish American Naval officer, crosses cultural boundaries to become his bride, and grapples with a serious dilemma while faithfully awaiting his return.
For tickets or more information visit Seattle Opera
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Seattle Symphony : Schwarz Conducts Mozart's Requiem
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May 18, 2012
8:00PM
Don't miss Mozart's final composition — one of the ultimate choral masterworks. Also on the program, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, a favorite among violinists and audiences alike.
For Tickets and More Information please visit the Seattle Symphony
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Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra : Verdi's Requiem
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The final Seattle Youth Symphony concert of the 2011-2012 season will be an epic performance of Verdi's Requiem on May 20th at 3:00pm. Get your tickets today!
For tickets and information please visit: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
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ACT Theatre presents The Pitmen Painters
The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall Inspired by a book by William Feaver
April 20 - May 20, 2012 | NORTHWEST PREMIERE!
In the Allen Theatre
1 hour, 30 minutes (including one intermission)
A transforming, true story of friendship, aspiration, and the power of art from the acclaimed writer of Billy Elliot.
Who is allowed to be an artist? Can art only be appreciated by the elite? From the acclaimed writer of Billy Elliot comes the real-life story of a close-knit group of northern English miners whose lives are transformed when they unexpectedly discover their own artistic potential. Funny, gritty, and moving, The Pitmen Painters is both a thought-provoking exploration of the politics of art and an uplifting celebration of the creative impulse in us all.
Brief nudity. Blink and you’ll miss it.
For more information or tickets visit ACT Theatre
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ACT Theatre : First Date: A New Musical
 Now - May 20, 2012 | World Premiere!
Book by: Austin Winsberg,Music & Lyrics by: Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, Directed by: Bill Berry
Musical Staging: Josh Prince
One first date. Two people. And every single voice in their heads. A new musical co-produced by The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT.
Ever been on a date and wondered what the other person was thinking? This new musical comedy lets you peer inside the nervous and busy minds of two would-be lovebirds. Soho artist Casey and Wall Street trader Aaron are on that all-important first date. How can they know if they’re right for each other when old boyfriends, ex-fiancées, assorted friends, relatives, and even the waiter keep offering unsolicited advice? This relationship may just have a chance — if only they can get their inner voices to shut up! Produced in partnership with The 5th Avenue Theatre.
For tickets or more information visit ACT Theatre
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Seattle International Film Festival Presents!
The Story of Film : An Odyssey
May 22-June 5, 2012
In Five Parts
7 PM
SIFF Film Center
An epic, 15-hour movie-lover's feast, presented in five three-hour morsels, The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an inspiring exploration of the richness and depth of cinema around the world, from the silent era through the present day.
More information and tickets at Seattle International Film Festival
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Seattle Arts & Lectures Next Up!
Colum McCann
May 24, 2012
7:30 PM
Seattle Arts & Lectures’ Literary/Arts Series presents Colum McCann, Irish-born author of two short story collections and five novels. His work covers international territory: the troubles in Northern Ireland (Everything in This Country Must), the Roma culture in Europe (Zoli), the ambitions of an artist in Soviet Russia (Dancer), and the hard-working people of 1970s New York (Let the Great World Spin). His fiction has been published in over 30 languages across four continents.
McCann speaks at Benaroya Hall on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 7:30pm.
For more information, visit www.lectures.org.
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Seattle International Film Festival Presents!
Two for the Road
May 27
2:30 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney are a modern couple reviewing their decade-long romance through a series of time-shifting vignettes, showing courtship, marriage, infidelity and parenthood as pit stops on an exhilarating road trip.
More information and tickets at Seattle International Film Festival
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Seattle International Film Festival Presents!
French Connection
May 29, 2012
7 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown
William Friedkin’s Oscar®-winning NYC police drama pits an unlikeable cop (Gene Hackman) against a suave, gentlemanly heroin supplier (Fernando Rey)—and features one of cinema’s best-ever car chases. Hackman and Roy Scheider play detectives on undercover assignment to untangle a narcotics ring.
More information and tickets at Seattle International Film Festival
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Join our Friends in the Arts Community at these Events!
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Northwest Chorale : Mendelssohn's Elijah
May 19th, 2012
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
7:30 PM
Help the Northwest Chorale feed those in need and enjoy Mendelssohn's masterpiece while your at it!
For more information : Northwest Chorale
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KING FM Young Artist Award Finalist Daniel Oslin Performs!
May 19, 2012 7:30 PM
Kane Hall
University of Washington
Pianist Daniel Oslin will perform Beethoven Concerto No.1 C major Op. 15
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Breath of Aire : Benefit Concert for Terrific Tuesday Meals
May 25th, 2012
7 PM
St. Stephen the Martyr Parish
Renton, WA
Breath of Aire is a choir whose roster draws from all over the state of Washington.
For more information and tickets : Breath of Aire
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Seattle Bach Choir : My Spirit Sang All Day
Sunday
June 3rd, 2012
3 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 2 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
The Seattle Bach Choir presents an all acappella concert featuring Three Shakespeare Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, several spiritual arrangements, as well as work by William Hawley, Gerald Finzi and Randall Stroope.
For tickets and more information: Seattle Bach Choir
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