Affordable Housing Week by Housing Development Consortium
The 9th Annual Affordable Housing Week is a series of education and advocacy events that highlight the role affordable housing plays in stabilizing our communities. Each year, HDC and our partners bring together elected officials, city/county staff, advocates and King County residents to create momentum for investments and policies to ensure affordable, thriving and equitable communities. Our theme this year is “Planning for an Affordable Future.”
King County’s exacerbated need for affordable housing is a regional problem and impacts all municipalities. This Affordable Housing Week, we hope to catalyze a transformative shift in land use planning for affordable housing across our region. This is an opportunity to urge cities across King County to adopt new and effective strategies that address our urgent affordable housing needs.
Vocal Power! Workshop with Amori at Totem Star
Join us at Totem Star for a free vocal workshop with Artist Mentor, Amori!
When: Thursday, May 16, from 6-7:30pm
Where: King Street Station, 303 S Jackson St, 2nd floor (entrance on Jackson St)
Who: artists 14-25 of all skill levels
Become a stronger singer by harnessing the power of your breath.
Whether you're an experienced singer looking for ways to expand your vocal power, or a complete beginner looking for strategies to start, this workshop is for you! We will go through some exercises to get more aware of your breathing and how to control it to build vocal strength. Then we'll play with vowels and mouth shapes and build a sound score together! Lastly, we'll try out some simple techniques for vocal expression and style. We'll have time for individual practice and questions as well. It's gonna be so much fun!
Don't worry about having any previous experience with singing. Singers at all levels can benefit from this workshop!
New Orleans Jazz Jam and Speakeasy Sessions with Rhapsody Project
Intermediate and advanced musicians have opportunities to play New Orleans and prohibition-era jazz, and all ages are welcomed to bring the whole family as The Rhapsody Project and Black & Tan Hall co-host these bi-monthly music sessions!
Schedule:
6pm - 8pm | Open Jam
8pm - 9pm | Sit-In Opportunities the Live House Band
9pm - 10pm | Featured Performers
1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month
Contact Joe Seamons with questions: info@therhapsodyproject.org
Generations in Groove with Rhapsody Project
Register today for The Rhapsody Project's newest program, Generations in Groove in Renton!
Drop-In Hours with Rhapsody Project @ STATION SPACE
Youth ages 10 - 25 are welcomed to drop in, hang out, and do any of the following:
Learn to play an instrument or sing
Listen to records
Learn to repair stringed instruments.
Just check it out.
Questions? DM us on Instagram @therhapsodyproject or email info@therhapsodyproject.org
Unbroken Circle with Rhapsody Project @ STATION SPACE
Youth 25 years of age and younger - learn music fundamentals and connect with culture bearers from across Seattle!
Register here: https://revenue-usa.keela.co/unbroken-circle-registration
How to Access The Rhapsody Workshop at King Street Station:
If you enter through the double doors after walking across the plaza that faces Jackson Street, we're the 2nd door on your left after you enter the building.
If you are driving to the space enter through the Amtrak Station, take the elevator to the 2nd floor, take a left, another left, and we're the first door on the right.
We recommend you use mass transit, as there is only limited street parking available for those driving to the building.
If you have to drive, park on (or near King Street) between the Station and 1st avenue. Parking near the Jackson Street Plaza is not a good option.
Laulima: Creative Ecosystems Summit by Northwest Folklife
An assembly of creatives working, sharing, and building a resilient and prosperous creative ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest and beyond!
The Buildup at South Park Hall
A night of music, art, and food!
First drink on the house.
The Buildup was created during COVID and was a private event. This show was created for Artists by Artists to express themselves freely and get paid fairly while doing so. This show is a whole community experience. We rotate Artists and give opportunity to our local Chefs to create beautiful locally grown and sourced food for our community members and friends to partake. At this event you will experience live music performed by 3 different artists, small bites prepared by Global Chill, live painting and much more.
The Buildup is now being supported by Cultivate South Park.Get tickets here.
Juneteenth at The Scene and South Park Hall
JUNETEENTH @ The Scene in South Park on Wednesday June 19th, 5-8pm featuring a Black Makers Market & Opportunity Fair, Social Sing-A-Long, Soul Food & Sips, AND a Little Cafe Concert (tiny desk style) with DaNell Daymon & Greater Works! FREE! SAVE THE DATE and make plans to celebrate on S. Cloverdale! High Probability of dancing in the streets! #JuneteenthAtTheScene • in partnership w/ @cultivatesouthpark and @cotton_54_206
Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability '24 Conference
Join us in Seatle, WA, July 29 - August 2, 2024 for the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability conference.
The LEAD® conference not only introduces those new to the field to cultural accessibility solutions, but provides ongoing learning, support, camaraderie, and inspiration—necessary fuel for anyone working to change the status quo.
Somali Cultural Center presents a Day of Celebration, Art, and Cultural Exchange
Featuring specia guests!
Boyah Farah, author of “How American Made Me Black” and
Hamad Abdi, the pioneering first-generation Somali-American actor
People's Economy Lab (PEL) Dialogue on Affordable Housing: Building Communities
Attend this Dialogue on Affordable Housing to learn more about the U-lex Cooperative Housing with People’s Economy Lab, who work to advance a Just Transition to a solidarity economy in Washington by supporting the development of equitable economic systems that center and empower Black, Indigenous, and communities of color.
We push the boundaries of what’s possible for a Just Transition to democratic and regenerative community-centered economies. We convene community leaders, workshop transformative ideas, and build better economic models. We give life to systems change strategies that shift money, resources, and power to BIPOC communities.
RSVP here.
THE RHAPSODY PROJECT - NEW ORLEANS JAZZ JAM & SPEAKEASY SESSIONS
Intermediate and advanced musicians have opportunities to play New Orleans and prohibition-era jazz, and all ages are welcomed to bring the whole family as The Rhapsody Project and Black & Tan Hall co-host these bi-monthly music sessions!
Schedule:
6pm - 8pm | Open Jam
8pm - 9pm | Sit-In Opportunities the Live House Band
9pm - 10pm | Featured Performers
1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month
THE RHAPSODY PROJECT - UNBROKEN CIRCLE
Youth ages 10 - 25 are welcomed to drop in, hang out, and do any of the following at King Street Station (2nd floor):
Learn to play an instrument or sing
Listen to records
Learn to repair stringed instruments.
Or even just check it out!
Questions? DM us on Instagram @therhapsodyproject or email info@therhapsodyproject.org
People's Economy Lab (PEL) Open House for “One Seattle Plan”
Attend this open house to learn more about the One Seattle Plan with People’s Economy Lab, who work to advance a Just Transition to a solidarity economy in Washington by supporting the development of equitable economic systems that center and empower Black, Indigenous, and communities of color.
We push the boundaries of what’s possible for a Just Transition to democratic and regenerative community-centered economies. We convene community leaders, workshop transformative ideas, and build better economic models. We give life to systems change strategies that shift money, resources, and power to BIPOC communities.
THE RHAPSODY PROJECT - DROP-IN HOURS
Youth ages 10 - 25 are welcomed to drop in, hang out, and do any of the following at King Street Station (2nd floor):
Learn to play an instrument or sing
Listen to records
Learn to repair stringed instruments.
Or even just check it out!
Questions? DM us on Instagram @therhapsodyproject or email info@therhapsodyproject.org
RED EAGLE SOARING SPRING PROGRAM 2024
Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre (RES) exists to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth to express themselves with confidence and clarity through traditional and contemporary performing arts.
RES presents their annual spring program: Dracula 2— Revenge of The Rat!
Open to all Indigenous Youth ages 10-19 from March 16 at STATION SPACE (King Street Station, 2nd Floor). Tuesdays 5-8 pm and Saturdays 1-4 pm.
RESONATOR STOMP BY RHAPSODY PROJECT
Join us at The Resonator Stomp, brought to you by The Rhapsody Project!
What is a Resonator Stomp?
As part of the Rhapsody Resonators program, this is a brand new, exclusive event welcoming new supporters into the community and introducing them to Rhapsody's leadership team, students, and staff. Enjoy food and music so delicious it'll make you want to stomp your feet!
Hear Rhapsody's student Songsters and staff perform live, mingle with the cognoscenti of Seattle's arts & culture scene, and learn about all the ways you can help grow a community that celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.
Tickets are by donation.
Seating is limited, dress code is Playfully Fancy, and we invite each person to donate in accordance with their ability to support our work.
What’s The Rhapsody Project?
The Rhapsody Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate music and heritage through an anti-racist lens. With programs like Face The Music and Layers of Heritage, they fulfill their mission by giving people tools to root themselves in their heritage, see themselves more clearly, and express that self-knowledge in their music.