Wednesday July 4th!

• Be very All-American and attend or have a BBQ (bonus points if you dress red, white and blue!)
• Attend the big celebration at Gasworks! (http://family4th.org/ ) or cheat and watch it on tv.
• Go see God Bless America at SIFF and realize how wonderful the American Dream can be (killing reality tv stars off and elimnating those pesky Kardashians once and for all!) See show times for the week here: http://www.siff.net/cinema/detail.aspx?FID=261&id=45223 
• http://freedomfair.com/ take a trip to Tacoma and enjoy some fun on the waterfront.
• Test out the new Seattle Water Front Ferris Wheel ($12 for four or five rounds).

Friday July 6th!

• God Bless America showings at SIFF.
• Check out some old American Screw Ball classics with Jean Arthur at…

Just a quick note to let everyone know that applications for participation in the upcoming EMP Youth Advisory Board session are due THIS FRIDAY, JULY 6! 

If you need a little nudge, check out this video, in which current YAB members talk about why they think other teens should apply to the program. Then head over to empmuseum.org/youthadvisoryboard for an application.

Tuesday night Foster the People was in town for a fun and crazy show! The crowd was full and going insane, the stage had Foster's creepy Torches characters causing havoc to the upbeat soundtrack of their songs and Mark Foster showed his multiple musical talents including dancing. Openers Mayer Hawthorne and Kimbra almost stole the show with their own fun and lively acts especially the time warp Mayer caused in making every girl wish they could be his fifties girl groupesque back up dancers! BUT what really stole the show was Foster the People's awesome charity organization called Foster the Future (http://www.fosterthefuture.com/)! The organization tours with the band partnering with local organizations in each city to help out various causes and they are always looking for VOLUNTEERS!

Some of the causes promoted at the Seattle show in particular were Love is Louder (…

Teen Artist Workshops have begun at EMP! 

This week, Seattle singer/songwriter Tai Shan is leading a Songwriting and Performance Workshop, which will culminate with a participant performance in the JBL Theater at 2:30pm on Friday June 29th.

Upcoming Teen Artist Workshops in July

We have spots open in some of our upcoming workshops, as well.

Benjamin Verdoes, singer/guitarist for…

The EMP Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is still accepting applications for the upcoming 2012-2013 session. In the video below, current members talk about their experiences with the program.  If you want to be a driving, important force in the all-ages music scene, join YAB! 

Applications are due July 6th. 

For more information: empmuseum.org/youthadvisoryboard

Katalyst is an urban arts education program run by Washington Asian Pacific Islander (WAPI) Community Services.  They have built up a comminuty of hip hop artists, producers, graffiti artists, and youth advocates to provide a safe, drug-free space that spreads the message of hip hop as civic engagement. 

And they need some help. 

They have lost a significant amount of funding due to city-wide budget cuts, but in an effort to not only stay afloat for one last push, they have started an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds that will serve as the seed to a self-sustaining program. Check out the video below, and click here to visit their Indiegogo campaign page.

The campaign is active until July 1st.