The Seattle Traveler

Fall means it time for back to school, shorter daylight hours, leaves starting to turn. . . and Husky Football!
The University of Washington Huskies kick off their 2008 schedule this weekend, with a game against the University of Oregon Ducks in Eugene.
The opening home game is September 6th, when BYU Cougars arrive in town.
Tickets are available for most games, but are always hard to come by.  So if you want to be in Husky Stadium, best be making your ticket purchases sooner rather than later.
Here’s the home schedule:

September 6th – BYU, kick off at 12 noon
September 13th – Oklahoma, …read more

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After my trip to Italy earlier this year, I’ve kept an eye open for any events, exhibits, or news of the country that I fell in love with.  Earlier this spring, the Seattle Art Museum hosted a traveling exhibit of Roman Art from the Louvre. 
Now, it’s the Henry’s turn with Roman Holiday, a series of 19th and 20th century images of famous Roman spots, including the Forum, St Peter’s, and the Castel Sant’Angelo.  I had the opportunity to see many of these historic sites while I was in Rome, so am curious about these earlier photographs.
The exhibition runs …read more

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If you’re looking to escape the hot Seattle weather, step inside the Burke Museum for a chilling look at the rapid melting of Arctic ice and the concern about polar bears disappearing.  Wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski captures these charming denizens of the arctic in their struggle against climate change in his exhibit The Last Polar Bear:  Facing the Truth of a Warming World.
Over eight years of work went into this photographic exhibit, and Kazlowski captures the devastation of the Arctic as a result of global warming.  It’s not just the polar bear that is threatened, but all arctic, ice-dependent …read more

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As the weather gets nicer, and the cloudy days and nights get fewer, there will be plenty up in the sky to look at.
At the University of Washington’s Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, the second-oldest structure on campus, a 110-year old refracting telescope provides visitors with a view of the heavens. The observatory is open to the public on the first and third Wednesday of every month, March through November.
Each tour includes a brief presentation, around half an hour, and if the sky is clear enough, the dome is opened for looking through the telescope. Although the tours have become popular, and …read more

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Just in case you need further proof that Seattle is becoming a film mecca —
The 9th Annual Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival combines two previous film festivals (in Leavenworth and in Seattle) into a single event at the University of Washington’s Kane Hall.  The festival is named after longtime Seattle environmentalist, Hazel Wolf.
A total of 50 films and shorts will be shown, along with panel discussions, and filmmaker workshops.  Starting off the event is a special screen at Woodland Park Zoo, on Thursday, March 29th.  After that, the festival moves to Kane Hall, where they will be three screening locations …read more

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More voices of angels, this time from the girls.
“The Best of Times” is an elegant concert of British holiday music, including a retelling of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” in spoken word and song.
The 200 young vocalists who make up the Northwest Girls Choir are aged 8 to18, and are exposed to great music and exciting performance opportunities, while nurturing personal growth.  The choir has been in existence for over 33 years, receiving acclaim and winning awards.  They have a number of CD and tapes available, including “First of December at Benaroya Hall (2000).”
Date:  December 16th at 2 pm
Location:  Meany Hall …read more

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Details:  The University of Washington campus, with Mt Rainier in the distance between the two buildings.
Photo credit:  flickr

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