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Arts & Culture

The Rhapsody Project Celebrates 10 Years and a New Home With Blues at Benaroya

by Jas Keimig

Over the past 10 years, The Rhapsody Project (tRp) has grown exponentially. From its beginnings in the Hillman City Collaboratory to its now-permanent digs at King Street Station, this decade has seen it connect youth and students of all ages with the power of American roots music. On Dec. 2, tRp took the grand stage at Benaroya Hall for its Blues at Benaroya program in celebration of all it has accomplished. For musician and tRp facilitator Joe Seamons, it was a joyous occasion. 

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News

NEWS GLEAMS | CM Teresa Mosqueda Runs for King County Council; $25M Offered Through ‘Racism Is a Public Health Crisis’ Grant

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Arts & Culture

Annual Solo String Festival Showcases Talented South King County Student Musicians

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by Brittany Parker

Dr. Quinton Morris’ music students are not immune to the challenges of a global pandemic. The high school freshmen in his classes have never walked the halls of their new schools. Scholars are all adjusting to the constant contort of living life through screens.

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Voices

OPINION: Why Is POC Attendance So Low at Seattle Art Events?

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The number of People of Color attending local art events should be much higher.

by Georgia McDade

Last September, shortly before Seattle Arts and Lectures guest Malcolm Gladwell appeared on stage at Benaroya Hall, a young Black man who I did not know asked me why more Blacks had come to hear Gladwell than novelist Zadie Smith back in February. Continue reading OPINION: Why Is POC Attendance So Low at Seattle Art Events? →

Arts & Culture

Soraya Chemaly Discusses Sexism, Violence, and Gender in Seattle

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by Natalie Barry

Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning author and media critic whose writing appears regularly in national and international media. She speaks frequently on topics related to inclusivity, free speech, sexualized violence, data and technology. She is the director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project and organizer of the Safety and Free Speech Coalition, an international civil society network dedicated to expanding women’s civic and political participation. She will speak on her new book, Rage Becomes Her, at Benaroya Hall’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. through Seattle Arts & Lectures. Soraya spoke with the South Seattle Emerald about her book, gender, body politics, street harassment, toxic masculinity, and feminism.

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