The Romans are Leaving & James is playing! + The Beat Council & The Seattle International Children’s Festival
May 9th, 2008Hey Good People!
Ah! it is finally spring in Seattle, and I have some exciting events coming up starting this Saturday May 10 and continuing through Friday May16th.
First of all I am playing at the Seattle Art Museum Saturday May 10th from 7 - 9pm, and again Sunday May 11th from 2 - 4pm. These performances are part of the big party the Seattle Art Museum is throwing as their exhibition of “The Art of Rome”
concludes.
Follow this link for more on this extraordinary exhibition and the 35 hour marathon party the museum is throwing:
Also not to be missed is The Beat Council on May 10th 9pm - 2am at ToST in fremont. I am not playing this time, but there is a stellar cast of electronic performers including guests: Quartertone and Kid Amiga and Spec, and residents Crispy and Lara.
For more info about The Beat Council please check:
http://nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?threadid=125680&eventid=32723
And then on Monday May 12th at 7:30pm there is a big big show! This is the opening night celebration for the 2008 Seattle International Children’s Festival. I am going to be the MC and will also be performing live sarod and beats, singing the Washington state song, and performing a special track designed for the occasion that begins in bhangra, goes to beat boxing and hip hop, becomes rocktronica and then finishes as Congolese soukous. Mais oui! Claro que si!
Also peforming that night are other performers from the 2008 festival lineup including the Australian Circus group Circa, Japanese puppeteer Jo Taira, seattle based flamenco artist Savannah Fuentes, and the massive all female master drumming group from Guinea, West Africa, Les Amazones de Guinee.
For more info and to get tickets to the opening night celebration check:
http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/opening-night.html
I will also be performing at the World Samplers at the Festival on Thursday May 15th and Friday May 16th at McCaw Hall at 10am and 12noon. If anyone has the day off, come and check it out, even if you don’t have kids!
Here are links to the schedule of shows at SICF for Thursday and Friday:
http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/showtimes/thursday.html
http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/showtimes/friday.html
Alright I hope to see you out there! Wish me luck with my busy week!
best musical wishes, peace and love,
James Whetzel
PS Here’s a summary of all the shows that are going down:
Saturday May 10th, 7- 9pm, James Whetzel,l Sarod & Beats at Seattle Art Museum. This show is free with museum admission.
Saturday May 10th, 9pm - 2am The Beat Council at Tost with Quartertone, Kid Amiga, Spec, Crispy and Lara. $3 cover.
Sunday May 11th, 2pm - 4pm, James Whetzel, Sarod & Beats at Seattle Art Museum. This show is free with museum admission.
Monday May 12th, 7:30pm, Bagley Wright Theatre, Seattle International Children’s Festival (SICF) Opening Night Party with James Whetzel, Circa, Jo Taira, Savannah Fuentes, and Les Amazones de Guinee. Tickets to this event are $18.
Thursday, May 15th 10am, McCaw Hall, SICF Europe sampler with Comerford Dancers, Savannah Fuentes, Orkestar Zirconium, and MC James Whetzel.
Thursday, May 15th, 12noon, McCaw Hall, SICF Asian sampler with Fillipiniana, Kabuki Academy, Huayin, and MC James Whetzel,
Friday, May 16th, 10am, McCaw Hall, SICF Africa Sampler with Gansango, Eritrean Youth Dancers, Les Amazones de Guinee, and MC James Whetzel.
Friday, May 16th, 12noon, McCaw Hall, SICF Latin America sampler with Mariachi Huenatchi, Correo Aereo, Petrona Martinez and MC James Whetzel.




