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waterfront

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…

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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…

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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…

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Dougherty Farmstead

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…

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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…

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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…

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Black Diamond


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…

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Hjertoos FarmDon’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…

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Cirque de Soleil, Associated PressCirque 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.…

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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…

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Doctkton, WA

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…

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Harvest Tour 2009Going 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,…

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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…

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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…

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Summer Concert Series at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, a Destination Heritage site.

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from the director: july

It’s All Downhill from Here

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…

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listen 4culture expands audio tour

july_12_listen4culturePublic 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…

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historic & scenic corridors

june_7_corridorspublic 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…

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may_9_globeOne 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.…

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destination heritage

Destination Heritage BrochuresPreservation & 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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