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Pivotal Perspectives - Conversations on Art and Culture

Challenges and Choices: Te Fenua ‘Enata (the Marquesas Islands)
Dr. Carol Ivory, professor of fine arts at Washington State University, discusses her nearly fifteen...

Pivotal Perspectives - Conversations on Art and Culture

Japan Envisions the West: An International Symposium on 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum
This two-day symposium brings together six art historians from...

Register Now For Winter Quarter Classes

Winter 2008 Registration Open
The PCNW Winter 2008 class schedule is now online, featuring nearly thirty photography classes with leading regional and national...

Sound Off! At EMP|SFM Entry Deadline: Nov. 15

SEATTLE - Sound Off! at EMP|SFM, now in its seventh year, is the Pacific Northwest's largest underage battle of the bands competition. Performers who are 21 or under and play...

Honoring Our Hometown Heroes This Veterans Day in Seattle WA

EarthTalk: Health questions surrounding the use of plastic bottles

Dear EarthTalk: Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types
of plastic bottles can cause health problems?--Regina
Most types of plastic bottles are
safe to...

Innersphere: Sculptural Works by Rik Allen Opens at EMP|SFM Nov. 17

SEATTLE— On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) will open Innersphere: Sculptural Works by Rik Allen. This...

Celebrate Folklife - Special Announcement

Northwest Folklife Benefit Auction items online now!
Let the excitement and bidding begin!
Are you unable to attend the “Celebrate Folklife” Benefit Auction...

EarthTalk: Consider greening your driving habits instead of buying a new hybrid

Dear EarthTalk: Short of buying a new hybrid or other "green" car, are there ways I can make my existing vehicle more eco-friendly? I bought my car recently and am not...

Highline Community College Receives Title VI-B Grant for Trade with China

Education Key to Importing/Exporting
Des Moines, WA - Highline Community College announced it has been awarded a US Department of Education Title VI-B Grant to strengthen...

2007 Earshot Jazz Festival

Earth Talk - Getting large local institutions to recycle

Dear EarthTalk: The hospital I work at doesn’t recycle at all, not even plastic bottles and cans or food service trays. I was wondering how to get the facility to start up some...

EarthTalk: Can air fresheners cause health problems?

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that some ingredients in common air fresheners can cause health problems?-- Mike
Air fresheners are a $1.72 billion industry in the...

A Legal Performance Enhancer? Seattle Dentist Offers One

Highline Community College Awarded $400,000 to Help More of Its Students Succeed

EarthTalk: Are Kitchen Garbage Disposals Earth-Friendly?

Dear EarthTalk: I was surprised to learn recently that some communities have outlawed kitchen-sink garbage disposals, at least in homes. I would have thought these machines were...

Academic Achievers Earn Highline Scholarships

Innovative Rock Band Program At EMP|SFM

Saturday, Oct. 6 will mark the first practice session for a young and talented Seattle rock band. So what? Bands sprout up in Seattle every day—it is after all the...

19 Year Old Captive Born Northern Fur Seal Baabs Passes Away At Seattle Aquarium

SEATTLE - Baabs, a northern fur seal and captive born resident of the Seattle Aquarium for 19 years had been struggling with rear flipper wounds that just wouldn't heal. Although...

Seattle Repertory Theatre Presents Murderers By Jeffrey Hatcher

Directed by Steven Dietz
Join Seattle Repertory Theatre as they look at the wickedly funny minds of three murderers with Jeffrey Hatcher's comedy Murderers, directed by...