Advancing Conversation About Culture in King County, Washington
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Feb 23rd, 2010
Now that the weather is warming up – yes for Pacific Northwesterners, 50 degrees is warm – and sunny, GO OUTSIDE!
Channel your inner tourist, and go down to Seattle’s Central Waterfront. Why not?! How long has it been since you’ve…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Feb 3rd, 2010
Update from a 4Culture 2009 Landmark Challenge Grant Recipient
4C staff was recently invited to take a tour of King Street Station. It is such an impressive restoration project – with hidden gems tucked in everywhere – that we just had…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Jan 22nd, 2010
My first foray into Georgetown was January last year for 4C’s 2009 launch event – and I <sheepishly> have to admit I’ve been in Seattle for 6 1/2 years. Many of you probably know this little gem of a neighborhood, although…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Nov 27th, 2009
Staying in the area for the holidays? Take a short trip out to Snoqualmie Valley and experience all the season has to offer. Drive down Snoqualmie Valley Rd/Carnation Farms Rd Heritage Corridor and view a serene stretch of the valley from…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Nov 20th, 2009
Cultural Tourism: Realizing the Opportunity
HA 489H (1.5 units) – On-campus offering
January 18 – 23, 2010
For the past decade, the growth of cultural tourism has challenged cities and regions to capitalize on their cultural and heritage assets. Once regarded as a…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Recommended Events on Oct 27th, 2009
The U.S. Cultural & Heritage Tourism Marketing Council and Department of Commerce just released a new national research study on cultural and heritage travel in the U.S. The study found that 78% of all U.S. leisure travelers participate in cultural…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Oct 7th, 2009
Nestled in the Cascade foothills of southeast King County, the town of Black Diamond provides a glimpse of 19th-century life in a former frontier mining town. A Listen4Culture site, the town has a rich local history and many hidden treasures to…
Posted in Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Sep 25th, 2009
Don’t forget about the annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour this weekend! Come out and enjoy the fresh produce, beautiful scenery and fun family activities. Be sure to stop at the at Carnation Tree Farm/Hjertoos Farm, one of the many historic…
Posted in Recommended Events on Sep 3rd, 2009
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte will be the seventh private citizen to visit space, with a twist. Geared toward generating focus to his non-profit environmental awareness organization, One Drop, he will be performing the first artistic production in orbit.…
Posted in Heritage, Recommended Events on Sep 2nd, 2009
4CTV (4Culture Television) is delighted to take you on a video visit to MOHAI (the Museum of History & Industry) to meet Executive Director Leonard Garfield and walk through Essential Seattle, a major exhibit examining more than 150 years of Seattle history…
Posted in Heritage, Preservation on Sep 1st, 2009
Looks like it’s gearing up to be a nice Labor Day weekend, perhaps one of the last nice weekends before fall?! (I, know, I am not ready for summer to end either.) So why not take advantage of holiday, and…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Aug 28th, 2009
Going right to the source
Saturday, September 26th, from 10am-4:30pm farms around King County will open their barn doors to welcome visitors of all ages and interests. The annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour provides an opportunity for adults and children alike,…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Aug 4th, 2009
On June 25th, the King County Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to designate eight new “Heritage Corridors” in unincorporated King County as community landmarks. For a list of these roads, maps, historic photos a short histories visit the Historic and Scenic…
Posted in Recommended Events on Aug 3rd, 2009
Platform Gallery book signing
Recommended by Esther Luttikhuizen, Gallery4Culture
Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104
August 8, 2009, 4 – 6pm
www.platformgallery.com
Join this book signing party for three new monographs, including Dressing by Ariana Page Russell, whose work was featured…
Posted in Heritage, Preservation on Jul 22nd, 2009
Summer Concert Series at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, a Destination Heritage site.
Posted in Heritage, Recommended Events on Jul 15th, 2009
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…
Posted in Public Art on Jul 2nd, 2009
Public Art has expanded the Listen 4Culture audio tour of our Collection to include ten new stops, and has added maps and downloads to the website. Previously focused on downtown Seattle, the new map includes expanded Harborview Medical Center audio as…
Posted in Preservation on Jun 22nd, 2009
public hearing June 25, 2009, 7pm
At the end of June, Preservation 4Culture (in collaboration with KCDOT Road Services Division and King County Historic Preservation Program), will wrap up a two-year long survey and research project focusing on the history and identification of “Heritage…
Posted in Heritage on May 22nd, 2009
One of the area’s most popular local attractions, The Museum of Flight was presented the 2009 Golden Rain Globe Award for outstanding promotion of King County’s heritage tourism at the Association of King County Historic Organization’s (AKCHO) annual awards ceremony.…
Posted in Heritage, Preservation on Apr 28th, 2009
Preservation & Heritage 4Culture are thrilled to announce the launch of a new, themed guide series called Destination Heritage, in partnership with King County Historic Preservation Program. The project promotes countywide heritage tourism through three significant historical themes: Maritime, Agriculture…
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