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Posts Tagged "The Corson Building"
Mike Prevette is a genius. This is his video of the photobooth at the Bastille Day Fete!
bastille-day-at-the-corson-building from Mike Prevette on Vimeo.
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The genius Buster Benson, Mike Prevette, Chris Jones trio created a whimsical wonder station at Tuesday’s Bastille Day Fete at The Corson Building: a magical picture taking mirror! The pictures are up! Check them out! No password needed. Here are some of our fav flicks:
bastille-day-at-the-corson-building from Mike Prevette on Vimeo. At our The Corson Building Bastille Day Fete we welcomed over 350 people into a french village for a night (and day!) The party was bumping from 3 p.m. to the stroke of midnight. Kids, French people, scenesters, foodies, families, chickens, rockers, neighbors, crepe enthusiasts and dreamers all mingled together under a tri-color canopy of tissue-paper bursts playing games and eating delicious foods. The entertainment included Caspar Babypants aka Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America, Schoolyard Heroes, The Pharmacy and Can Can dancing by The beautiful Atomic Bombshells. Savory Corson crepes, oysters, and stew were eaten en masse and les boozes were enjoyed by all, including French specialties kir and pastis. Someone named Michelle won dinner cooked by Matt Dillon as a reward for supporting The Vera Project through buying some raffle tickets. Young and old alike went nuts in the Mungo Thomson Skyspace Bouncehouse (2007) provided by Western Bridge Gallery. Francosonic DeeDay Jack nee DJ Jacque ran a crazed dance floor while people made bike-powered spin-art, got psychic readings and particpated in chicken races. An epic fete for the ages.
Seattle’s, The Corson Building.
Photos of the outside, inside and kitchen of The Corson Building are linked to their sources.
Thought the 4th of July came to fruition 4 days ago, there’s still cause to celebrate. But aren’t you forgetting something? Most people are still in the midst of the comedown from a euphoric booze and fireworks high. All things considered, its understandable that BASTILLE DAY might have slipped your mind. But rest assured, here at the Adventure School we’re like elephants; we never forget. If you’re anything like me, you spent a portion your evening on the 3rd of July agonizing over which red, white, and blue outfit to wear the next day. And if you’re anything like me, you were at the Cal Anderson 4th of July Picnic and greatly enjoyed the delicious food, fantastic entertainment, and general sense of bonhomie. And if you’re anything like me, you wish you could do it all over again. Guess what? YOU CAN! On July 14th! Bastille Day! But you have to do it in French. In honor of Le Fête Nationale, The Corson Building will be holding a Bastille Day party NEXT TUESDAY the likes of which you have never seen. Starting at 3pm and lasting long(ish) into the night, there will be something for everyone. Bring your whole family down to Georgetown, the epicenter of hip (but don’t tell Capitol Hill) for some cuisine délicieux and spectacle merveilleuse.
A few days ago, one of our new blog readers asked an excellent question: “OK, this is fun – what’s the next event? Are these all private or are any public?” Typically, Adventure School events are private affairs, but as luck would have it, the month of July will feature TWO events open to the public! Can I get a really huge WOOHOO!!? The first event will happen on good old Independence Day in Cal Anderson Park and– get this– it’s FREE. Now, a description to make you wish it were the 4th of July already: The Cal Anderson Park Alliance announces the 7th Annual Capitol Hill Independence Day Community Picnic: a day of music, food and fun to celebrate our country and community. This free event is open to the public and will be held at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill, Saturday, July 4th from 12 to 5 pm. Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream will make root beer floats, and delicious treats will be available from Via Tribunali as well as Wandering Wieners. Caffé Vita will be on-site with coffee; attendees will also be able to enjoy free cotton candy. Party-goers will be able to participate in the All-Park Parade, try the11th Avenue Inn Root Beer tasting garden, and get involved with other free activities including a Spin Art Bike, patriotic tie-dye, a pie-eating contest, Urban Family Portraits (Any type of family!), Pet/human look-alike contest and more!
We’re also very excited about our July 14th Bastille Day party at The Corson Building. This event is going to be awesome, but you will have to fork over some moolah to attend, $25-$50 to be imprecise. Starting at 3pm, bring the fam down to Georgetown for some inter-generational debauchery on this national partying holiday from France. We’ll have kids bands including Schoolyard Heroes and Casper Babypants, carnival games, and delicious Frenchified eats including crepes and oysters along with a variety of kid-friendly foods. As the evening wears on, we’ll produce sparklers, some grown-up bands, and can can girls galore! Even though Bastille Day falls on a Tuesday this year, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Official poster coming soon!
It’s confirmed. I’m pretty sure I’ve stumbled into the sweetest summer internship in town. Last Friday, Cori and Aviva invited me to join them at Ambach & Rice gallery for a pre-opening party of artist Eric Yahnker’s new solo show, Naughty Teens/Garbanzo Beans. Not only did the fascinating, well-dressed artist-types provide perfect schmoozing material, but there was something else to make any unpaid intern’s ears perk up on the spot: free food. And good free food. Chef Matthew Dillion, owner of Sitka & Spruce and The Corson Building, provided an array of delicious and beautiful dishes that said artist-types balanced on one hand as they milled around the space admiring Eric’s work. This show was by far one of the most fulfilling I’ve seen in a long time in large part due to the unmistakable humorous streak that runs through Eric’s work, making his art easily accessible and exceedingly enjoyable. Coupled with his undeniable talent for drawing and an arsenal of clever pop culture references, Eric’s art jumps off the walls and demands that you pay attention to it. Right. Now. My favorite piece came from a series called “Selected Reading.” A very large drawing in graphite depicts Dorothy looking up from a copy of Sartre’s Nausea, apparently shocked by Sartre’s unapologetic stance. An easy to overlook piece in the corner of the gallery is Eric’s nod to his college dream of becoming a broadcast journalist. Viewers watch a video from the anchor’s point of view. All we see is the microphone as the off-screen anchor scrambles to interview a series of flighty cats that bear an uncanny resemblance to celebrities fleeing from ardent reporters. In addition to his talent on the page, Eric also demonstrates unbelievable dedication and endurance in a piece called “Analogous to the Fall of That One Empire (Moby Dick.)” Using a pair of fingernail scissors, Eric cut out and alphabetized every single letter, punctuation mark, and number in Herman Melville’s classic, Moby Dick and then arranged them in discrete piles on a circle of mirrors. I’m still ambivalent as to whether that kind of fortitude is ridiculous good or ridiculous bad. Not only did I enjoy the food and the art very much, but Cori and Aviva continually introduced me to a slew of interesting people modeling remarkable footwear. If this evening was any indication of what my summer is going to be like, the next three months promise to be action-packed. But not to worry; I am adventure ready.
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