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Pacific Science Center

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Beat Connection Try--and Nearly Succeed in--Starting a Laser-Dome Dance Party, Last Night at Seattle Center

    Andrew GospeBeat Connection​Beat Connection April 13, 2011 Laser Dome at the Pacific Science Center Laser shows and dance music aren't exactly a match made in heaven--the former conjures visions of pothead high-schoolers kicking back, relaxing, and listening to The Wall as a live iTunes visua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    What Happens When You Take a 1977 Lester Bangs Review of a Tangerine Dream Laser Show and Replace "Tangerine Dream" with "Beat Connection/USF"?

    Note Bangs' prototypical use of the "chillwave triangle"​You get the following, in which the similarities are almost as telling as the differences* (Bangs' original essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream" can be found in the absolutely essential collection Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Tomorrow Night: Lights! Lasers! Beat Connection! USF! New Music! All Ages!

    Angel Ceballos / robotangel.com​Do you love flashy electronic things like lasers? Are you too old for laser tag but too young to fully appreciate the Pink Floyd laser spectacular? Tomorrow night, the Pacific Science Center Laser Dome has a beautiful night in store for you. UW's favorite sons, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Would Lewis & Clark Prefer the 5-Spot's Black-Bean Burgers to Genocide and Slavery?

    Lewis and Clark set out to find the Woolly Mammoth, but discover something very different.​ The Dinner: A black-bean burger at the 5 Spot CafĂ© in Queen Anne, washed down by a big glass of OJ. (1502 Queen Anne Ave. N.) The Movie: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (plus a trip through the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Camel's New Seattle Cigarette Pack Promotes Tourism Better Than Gregoire's Own Agency

    ​It's understandable that Gov. Chris Gregoire would be taking a vocal stand against the new Camel marketing campaign--called "Break Free Adventure"--which features a Seattle-themed cigarette pack. Gregoire, after all, built her career warring against the tobacco companies as state attorney gen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Alice in Chains to Record Its Seattle Blackdiamondskye Show at KeyArena In 3D

    Move over Jonas Brothers, you've got competition in the 3D concert film market.​First Alice in Wonderland was filmed in 3D, now Alice in Chains' is getting the 3D treatment. The band announced this week that HDlogix will be filming Friday night's set at KeyArena for a forthcoming 3D concert f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    King Tut is Coming to Seattle!

    As historic announcements go, this ain't half bad.​As 11:30 approached, Governor Chris Gregoire, Larry Phillips, Richard Conlin and members of the Pacific Science Center's board of trustees took their seats on a stage in the Pacific Science Center planetarium. The lights went down. Ethereal mu ... More >>

  • Arts

    March 24, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    As historic announcements go, this ain't half bad.​As 11:30 approached, Governor Chris Gregoire, Larry Phillips, Richard Conlin and members of the Pacific Science Center's board of trustees took their seats on a stage in the Pacific Science Center planetarium. The lights went down. Ethereal mu ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 23, 2009

    Yule Fail

    As historic announcements go, this ain't half bad.​As 11:30 approached, Governor Chris Gregoire, Larry Phillips, Richard Conlin and members of the Pacific Science Center's board of trustees took their seats on a stage in the Pacific Science Center planetarium. The lights went down. Ethereal mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Your Arts & Watts Weekend Planner

    ​Friday: Margaret Friedman says you should see the stage and video comedy of Reggie Watts at On the Boards (8 p.m.). Adriana Grant recommends you drive up to Bothell to see TV chef Alton Brown at Third Place Books (6:30 p.m.). Saturday: SAAM is hosting the free, one-act operetta Love's Fool, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Local Artist Chris Jordan on the Sundance Channel Tonight

    ​Photographer Chris Jordan has gained a national reputation for his images of our waste and overconsumption. He's also documented the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and he has a new show that just opened at Pacific Science Center ("Running the Numbers"). Tonight, his work will be featured at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    So You Missed Them at Bumbershoot...

    ​Maybe you didn't want to stand in line. Or maybe the rain kept you away from Seattle Center this weekend. Or the ticket price was too high. Or maybe, as happened to this unlucky reporter, you stood in line for an hour to see comedian Patton Oswalt, but he ceded his show to David Cross and Eug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Last Night: Alice in Chains at EMP

    ​Let's just get this out of the way: Jerry Cantrell is a fine guitarist with a lovely voice. I have no axe to grind with Mr. Cantrell and I think he's a talented fellow who should continue to make music till his impressive mane of shimmery blonde hair turns snow white. However, I really don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Friday, August 7

    Amon Tobin​ There is way too much going on tonight, but in addition to the SLU Block Party (details below), Dyme Def and Fresh Espresso play the Mural Amphitheater(at the Seattle Center near the Pacific Science Center) at 6 p.m. tonight. It's free, and if you haven't been out there for one of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Don't Forget, the KEXP BBQ is Tomorrow

    Brantley GutierrezDinosaur Jr.​As most of you probably know by now, Dinosaur Jr. headlines, and you can read Michael Alan Goldberg's take on why he thinks the new shit is at least as good as -- if not better -- than the old shit (and also, why you should really go see them just in case the hon ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 24, 2009

    Artopia: Touch My Crankshaft

    Chris McMullen’s outsized mechanical art makes interaction imperative.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Let's Make Every Hour, Earth Hour

    It used to be that you only had to spend twenty-four hours to pretend to care about saving the environment and fighting anthropogenic Global Warming. Now the City of Seattle has ratcheted the number up to twenty-five hours. The Mayor's office has sent out a press release saying Seattle will be par ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Eight Things to Do on Valentine’s Day

    Before you get home, that is.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    New Year's Resolution #2: Act Like A Tourist, Oysters Edition

    It's so easy to get wrapped up in the daily tedium of life in our fair city, and that's why sometimes you just have to act like a tourist. Visit the Pacific Science Center. How long has it been? Go walk among the butterflies (great for Seasonal Affect Disorder). Take a lap around the Pike Place Mark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Because Laser Minus the Bear Wasn't Enough!

    It's so easy to get wrapped up in the daily tedium of life in our fair city, and that's why sometimes you just have to act like a tourist. Visit the Pacific Science Center. How long has it been? Go walk among the butterflies (great for Seasonal Affect Disorder). Take a lap around the Pike Place Mark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Seattle Strong, Feisty says Nickels

    It's so easy to get wrapped up in the daily tedium of life in our fair city, and that's why sometimes you just have to act like a tourist. Visit the Pacific Science Center. How long has it been? Go walk among the butterflies (great for Seasonal Affect Disorder). Take a lap around the Pike Place Mark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    State o' the City

    It's so easy to get wrapped up in the daily tedium of life in our fair city, and that's why sometimes you just have to act like a tourist. Visit the Pacific Science Center. How long has it been? Go walk among the butterflies (great for Seasonal Affect Disorder). Take a lap around the Pike Place Mark ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    New Year’s Eve Slumber Party

    Finally, a babysitter for New Year’s Eve

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    New Releases: Wu Tang, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd Box Sets

    Finally, a babysitter for New Year’s Eve

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Mmmmmm Drop!

    Finally, a babysitter for New Year’s Eve

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    The Week Ahead

    Finally, a babysitter for New Year’s Eve

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2007

    Science With a Twist

    Party

  • Arts

    January 24, 2007

    SATURDAY

    Cosby, Grossology, Writers in the Schools, Vera Project Auction, Zines, and Kate Simko

  • Arts

    December 27, 2006

    Radical Women & Masquerade Balls

    SUNDAY: A half-dozen events that prove New Year's Eve to be about more than bubbly and kazoos.

  • Food

    May 10, 2006

    Food News for May 10-17

    SUNDAY: A half-dozen events that prove New Year's Eve to be about more than bubbly and kazoos.

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Keeping Seattle Centered

    Let's preserve our endless world's fair.

  • Arts

    August 31, 2005

    Navigating Bumbershoot

    Let's preserve our endless world's fair.

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    Magnetic at the Pacific Science Center

    Let's preserve our endless world's fair.

  • Food

    July 28, 2004

    New Tricks

    The 30-year-old Wine Society wants to regain the spotlight.

  • Diversions

    May 26, 2004

    Space Walks

    From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

  • Film

    April 21, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

  • Film

    December 24, 2003

    This Week's Attractions

    From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Outside the Box

    The Bellevue Art Museum learns it's not always a good place to be.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    Death By Mixtape

    New column debut: Love blooms for Jack White and Renée Zellweger; plus the latest on Limp, Ludacris, and Le Tigre.

  • Film

    April 9, 2003

    Brief Encounters: Ghosts of the Abyss, Goke, Levity, and Spike & Mike

    New column debut: Love blooms for Jack White and Renée Zellweger; plus the latest on Limp, Ludacris, and Le Tigre.

  • News

    June 5, 2002

    Girls only

    The Seattle Girls' School is part of a nationwide movement pushing single-sex education.

  • Arts

    April 10, 2002

    Fair of the century

    Forty years later, the '62 World's Fair still resonates.

  • Film

    November 14, 2001

    Polar star

    Eighty-five years later, Shackleton's screen legend keeps growing.

  • Food

    April 11, 2001

    SideDish

    Seat of the Soul

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    Festivities

    A guide to holiday happenings in the area

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    "As a resident of First Hill . . . I'm in the process of losing my view of all of Lake Union, which I've enjoyed for the past 10 years—that's capitalism."

    A guide to holiday happenings in the area

  • Arts

    November 24, 1999

    Cheap swills

    Seattle's best outdoor drinking spots.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Best spots

    Seattle's best outdoor drinking spots.

  • Film

    October 28, 1998

    Everest 101

    A documentary refuses to take us behind the scenes.

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