January 2007
Calendar Highlights
Disney: The Music Behind the Magic
If you’ve ever caught yourself (or your child) humming a Disney
tune (and who hasn’t?), you’ll want to head to Experience
Music Project for an interactive exhibit that opened this past fall. EMP
is honoring the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Records with the exhibition
Disney: The Music Behind the Magic. Included are artifacts, film clips
and interactive games that celebrate the innovative ways Disney has used
music in productions, ranging from the early Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat
Willie to the upcoming Broadway production of Mary Poppins.
Artifacts in the exhibit include such nostalgic gems as a Davy Crockett coonskin hat, animation storyboards, Mickey Mouse Club outfits, vintage records, costumes from some of Disney’s Broadway hits and innovative sound effects instruments.
Short film clips feature pieces from Disney’s animated movies. Interpretive videos include Disney artists and experts explaining different aspects of how Disney has used music over the years: in early animated films, Disney’s 1980s animated musical “rebirth” and in its theatrical musicals. Experts offer an examination of how Disney’s music has influenced popular music and culture.
Hands-on experiences for visitors include activities for all ages. The Disney Music Challenge places visitors in a game-show setting and has them answer questions about Disney melodies, lyrics, composers and performers. The Sound Effects Challenge lets visitors create and record their own sound effects for a Disney cartoon. Remix Disney Hits gives visitors an education in how a Disney recording is made, then offers them a chance to remix hit songs from the Disney repertoire.
Disney: The Music Behind the Magic remains at EMP until September
5, when it will travel to other national and international venues. 10am-5pm
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am-6pm Fridays-Sundays. Included
with admission. $19.95, $15.95 seniors and military, $14.95 ages 7-17,
free ages 6 and younger. 325 Fifth Ave. N, Seattle. 206-770-2700. www.emplive.org.
Calendar Hot Tips
Ballet Web Page for Kids
Pacific Northwest Ballet has a new Web page that includes everything ballet-related
for kids. Included are activities, puzzles, photos, contests, a FAQ page
that includes information on the best performances for kids, upcoming
kids’ events, recommended reading and much more. www.pnb.org/kids.
Mount St. Helens at IMAX
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens opens Jan. 8 at Pacific Science
Center's IMAX Theater. The Academy-award nominated film follows the evolution
of Mount St. Helens from peaceful beauty before the eruption to the utter
devastation in the blast’s wake, and the ensuing renewal process.
Experience it on the six-story high screen at Pacific Science Center’s
Boeing IMAX Theater. Various times daily. $8, $7.50 seniors, $7 ages 3-12,
exhibit/IMAX packages available. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave.
N, Seattle. 206-443-2001. www.pacsci.org.
Spend a Rainy Day at the Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo is a good destination on rainy winter days, with several
indoor areas to explore. Zoomazium, the children’s indoor play area,
is currently featuring ferrets and a baby red-footed tortoise. Day and
Night Exhibits introduce visitors to desert life and nature at night.
Bug World offers a small glimpse of creepy crawlies safely ensconced behind
glass. A Rainy Day Tour map and discount admission coupon to the zoo are
available online (the map is also available at the gate). 9:30am-4pm daily.
$10.50, $7.50 ages 3-12, free ages 2 and younger, $4 parking. 5500 Phinney
Ave. N, Seattle. 206-684-4800. www.zoo.org.
Grossology
The new Pacific Science Center exhibit Grossology: The (Impolite)
Science of the Human Body features interesting facts about science,
health and the human body. Interactive displays reveal embarrassing and
funny things that usually aren’t spoken of in polite society. 10am-5pm
weekdays, 10am-6pm weekends Jan. 27-May 6. Included with admission. $10,
$8.50 seniors, $7 ages 3-12, IMAX and laser shows extra. Pacific Science
Center, 200 Second Ave. N, Seattle. 206-443-2001. www.pacsci.org.
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