Day of Music and Art: Block Party

Celebrate good times at Benaroya Hall's 10th Anniversary! The day features free performances and activities for the whole family with Seattle Symphony, Soundbridge, Seattle Art Museum and The Triple Door. Tenth Anniversary attendees also receive free admission to SAM's permanent collection. It's a block party not to be missed! FREE Admission.

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium 11am Cascade Symphony 12pm Northwest Mahler Orchestra Festival 1pm Seattle Choral Company (Fauré Requiem featuring the Watjen Concert Organ) 2 & 3:15pm Seattle Symphony 4:15pm Seattle Men’s Chorus, Seattle Women’s Chorus 5:15pm Seattle Symphony’s Pacific Northwest Community Orchestra Plays Mahler

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall 11:15am Members of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras 12pm Wesito & Friends: Wes Dyring's Classic Latin Music 12:45pm Greenwood Concert Band 1:30pm Seattle Classic Guitar Society 2:15pm The Dave Mesler Trio (musical tribute to Benaroya Hall) 3:15pm Bokréta Hungarian Dance Ensemble 4pm Northwest Sound Men’s Chorus 4:45pm Juliana and Pava (Ancient Russian Song Vocal Ensemble) * 5:30pm Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra

Garden of Remembrance 10am Seattle Seahawks Blue Thunder Drumline 10:45am Orchestra Zarabanda (Hot Cuban salsa!) 11:30am Beverly Graham (guitar) 12:15pm Neil Hubbard (bagpipe) 1pm Bonnie Whiting Smith (percussion) 1:45pm Mariachi Juvenil- Voces de Mexico 2:30pm The Miho and Diego Duo (marimba and Andean flute) 3:15pm New Age Flamenco (guitar trio) 4pm Shumba Youth Marimba Ensemble 4:45pm JUBILEE (indie garden jazz)

Soundbridge 10:30am Kindermusik Demo Class 11:30am Percussion Explosion! 12:30pm Let’s Write a Song! (with David Mesler) 1:30pm Sin Fronteras: Live and Listen without Borders 2:30pm Russian Folk For Kids 3:30pm American Minimalism (intended for older audiences) * 4:30pm Seattle International Film Festival (intended for older audiences)

Seattle Art Museum South Hall 12pm The Raggedy Anns (stripped down acoustic skiffle) 1pm Andre Feriante (guitar) 2pm Red Eye Flight (Experimental music) 3pm Das Vibenbass (crushing the borders of jazz)

The Triple Door Musicquarium 4pm Tor Dietrichson/ Paul Benoit Duo (roots rock & more) 5pm James Baumgart (contemporary jazz guitar) 6pm The Jelly Rollers (blues/Americana) 7pm The Boogilistics (nu-soul/funk) * 9pm Salsa Dancing

*All programs and artists subject to change.

KIDS WELCOME!

Visit the Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand Lobby in Benaroya Hall between 11am and 5pm for a host of activities for the whole family. Grab your library card and check out books with the Seattle Public Library, put your artistic side to work coloring with SAM, explore instruments with KING FM, Music Center of the Northwest and Hammond Ashley Violins, create crafts with ParentMap and stick around for performances by local student musicians!

Visit Soundbridge between 10am and 6pm to try out instruments and learn fun facts about symphonic music. Also, pick up your scavenger hunt list anytime and find clues throughout the day to win great prizes!

FAMILY ACTIVITIES AT BENAROYA HALL Outdoor Activities at the Maestro Gerard Schwarz Artists Entrance at Benaroya Hall 10am Make Your Own Marching Band 10am-4pm Artist Autographs 11:15am Musical Games 12:30pm Animal Imperssions with Musical Instruments 3pm Northwest Opera in the Schools: Meet an Opera Singer 3:45pm Musical Games

FAMILY ACTIVITIES AT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

• 12-1:30pm Hip Hop Kids (WaMu Open Studio Mezzanine) DJ B-Girl gets you moving and grooving with the five element of hip hop. Spaces are limited, so come early!
• 12-4pm Seattle International Film Festival Family Shorts (Knudsen Family Room, 3rd Floor) Check out SIFF's fantastic kid-inspired film shorts and explore the Family Room

DAY OF MUSIC & ART IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

MEDIA SUPPORTED BY: * CLASSICAL KING FM 98.1

COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT Northwest Opera in the Schools Mills Music ParentMap Starbucks Coffee Company Seattle Public Library The Miho and Diego Duo The Piano Students of Diane Chattin, Bethany Man and Cynthia Dillard Clement J. Zipp, Jr. Hammond Ashley Violins Harried&Hungry Wright Runstad Wolfgang Puck Catering & Events West Edge 10:00 AM