Ah summer – for many of us, it’s time to squeeze in that much needed vacation… warm breezes, beaches, blue oceans, delicious food. Hawaii anyone?? If you’re like me, and aren’t able to hit up the Hawaiian Islands in person, you can still embrace the spirit of “Aloha” at the Live! Aloha Hawaiian Festival at Seattle Center each year. This summer, our award-winning 4CTV team  made a special trip to record the sights and sounds and shed light on how you, too can enjoy the magic of Hawaii right here in the Emerald City.

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Jennifer Campbell: Point No Point

Exhibition Running: April 2 -30, 2010

Opening: First Thursday, April 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Set against the iconic landscape of the Pacific Northwest, this phenomenal video exhibition portrays the artist’s body emulating, inciting or re-imagining different beacons, signals, and forces of nature.  Whether it’s trudging through the ocean to become a human lighthouse, triggering Mt. Rainier to erupt or walking on clouds, the body becomes a medium for experimentation often employing a tragic humor akin to that of commedia dell’ arte grotesque or physical theatre.

Born in Vancouver, BC and educated in Victoria and Montreal, Campbell moved to Seattle in 2008 to serve as director of Crawl Space, a critically acclaimed non-profit exhibition space for early career artists.  Although Crawl Space closed in late 2009, Campbell continues to live and pursue her studio practice in Seattle.  Her photo-based work has been exhibited internationally; Gallery4Culture is proud to have the opportunity to present this new body of work.

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Jennifer Campbell, Point No Point, still from video, 2010 © Jennifer Campbell

Check out the newest 4CTV video documenting the 2009 Ocean-to-Ocean Endurance Run. As chronicled in Jim’s monthly letter from the director in July,” 54 vintage Model T’s set off from White Plains NY in June, driving west along nearly 4,000 miles, to reach Seattle in celebration of the 1909 A-Y-P Centennial. Several 4Culture staff (including myself) made the trip up to Snoqualmie Pass to welcome them the first night they arrived in King County. The next day, we were thrilled to be joined by Doreen, Vivian and the rest of the 4CTV team as they documented the Model T caravan’s scenic trip along one of the county’s oldest highways.

The 42-minute show introduces the cars and drivers at Snoqualmie Pass, then follows the Ts down the switchbacks of the Sunset Highway and along old wagon road (1867-1915) to North Bend. There the Model Ts stopped for a salmon bake lunch at Meadowbrook Farm and were met by hundreds of local fans! The Ts continued on to Issaquah to prepare for the final leg of the rally. On July 12th, 2009 a large crowd braved a downpour to see the Model Ts cross the finish line at the University of Washington’s Drumheller fountain.

Take part in re-living this historic journey, by clicking here to play the entire video. For more award winning shows visit 4Culture’s website.

Switchback along Sunset Highway at Snoqualmie Pass, A-Y-P Model T event, © 2009 Michael Doucett

This 4Culture e-newsletter will reach you just in time for the arrival in Seattle/King County of the fifty-four vintage Ford Model T’s that set off to cross the country along the back roads of 12 states to reenact the Ocean-to-Ocean Automobile Race, which launched the opening of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909. Like the original race, members of the Model T Ford Club International will drive west along nearly 4,000 miles of this country’s oldest highways from New York to Seattle’s University of Washington Campus, the site of the 1909 A-Y-P Exposition. Visit the Model T Club’s website to read daily blogs about the cross-country trip.

One of the highlights of this year’s A-Y-P Centennial celebrations, the Model T Rally will conclude in King County July 9-12, with a series of events called, It’s All Downhill from Here. When the T’s arrive at Snoqualmie Pass the evening of July 9, they will be greeted with speeches, live music (Cornucopia Concert Band), a no-host bar and a gourmet hotdog picnic. At dusk, the Ellensburg Film Festival will present the classic film, The Great Race on an outdoor screen. On July 10, the T’s will follow historic highways down from the pass, traveling through North Bend and stopping for a Salmon Bake lunch, catered by the Snoqualmie Tribe Canoe Family, at Meadowbrook Farm from 12 – 2pm. The public will have an opportunity to view the cars at Meadowbrook, while enjoying the music of the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band and the Snoqualmie Tribe Canoe Family Drummers. The T’s will then make their way to Issaquah via Snoqualmie, Fall City, Preston and High Point. On Saturday, July 11, drivers and crew will spend the day sprucing up their vehicles and mingling with the public at the Issaquah Depot Museum. On Sunday morning, July 12, the T’s will drive from Issaquah to Renton, up Rainier Avenue, through the Arboretum to end their run at Drumheller Fountain on the UW campus.

These events are open to the public and free of charge, with the exception of food and drink. For more information visit www.aype.org or www.ayp100.org. Come be a part of history, and join your community in the celebrations!

Jim Kelly
Executive Director

Check out more A-Y-P recommended staff events below or go to AYPE.org for a full list of community events

image: © University of Washington Special Collections, Image #AYP147