June 2007
Calendar Highlights
Seattle International Film Festival is for Families, Too!
Films4Families
Thoughtful films for families are offered as part of the Seattle International
Film Festival. The Films4Families series gives families and young people
of all ages a chance to view the best movies by young-at-heart filmmakers
from around the world. 206-324-9996. www.seattlefilm.org.
The Three Musketeers is a new, stop-motion animated version of the Dumas classic. Ages 6 and older. 11am June 2. $5. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. 11am June 9. $5. Lincoln Square Cinemas, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.
Surf’s Up is an animated mockumentary that chronicles the 2007 Penguin World Surfing Championship. All ages. 11am June 2. $5. Lincoln Square Cinemas, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.
Her Best Move follows 15-year-old soccer sensation Sara as she faces challenges on and off the field. Ages 10 and older. 11am June 3 or 11am June 9. $5. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.
U is a trippy, comical and charming full-length animated feature from France. Ages 8 and older. 11am June 3. $5. Lincoln Square Cinemas, 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.
Arctic Tale is an epic adventure that explores the beautiful icebound world of the Great North. 4pm June 16 or 11am June 17. All ages. $5. Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St., Seattle.
The Family Picture Show is the festival’s annual selection of family-oriented shorts for ages 4-adult. 11am June 16. $5. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.
Swashbuckler Saturdays
In addition to the Films4Families series, SIFF offers this series of vintage
adventure films, which are also good family fare. Recommended for ages
10 and older.
Captain Blood (1935) stars Errol Flynn as English physician Peter Blood, who escapes bondage on a Jamaican sugar plantation to become a pirate on the high seas. 1pm June 2. $7. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) shows Ali Baba, after his father is killed by the soldiers of Hugalu Khan, being brought up by the 40 Thieves of Baghdad. 1:30pm June 9. $7. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.
Scaramouche (1952) is a swashbuckler action adventure set in
pre-revolutionary France, starring Stewart Granger and Eleanor Parker.
1:30pm June 16. $7. SIFF Cinema, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle.
Calendar Hot Tips
Free Fishing Days
June 2-10 is National Fishing and Boating Week. Washington’s free
fishing days are June 9 and 10, when freshwater and saltwater licenses
are waived for residents. For a listing of local fishing events, visit
www.takemefishing.org.
New Space Exhibit
Head to the Museum of Flight June 10 and be among the first to see the
new exhibit Space: Exploring the New Frontier. Walk through a
full-sized International Space Station. View actual Moon rocks, a 1940s
German rocket engine and movie memorabilia from October Sky. See reproductions
of a lunar rover, Mercury capsule and Sputnik 1 satellite, along with
a real Russian space capsule, a U.S. command module and the Mars Viking
III Lander. 10am-5pm daily. Included with admission. $14, $13 seniors,
$7.50 ages 5-17, free younger than age 5. 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle.
206-764-5720. www.museumofflight.org.
Keep it Local
Find local farmers markets, area farms for u-pick or farm stand sales,
summer county fairs, seasonal harvest charts, recipes and more in the
2007 Puget Sound Fresh Farm Guide. It can be picked up at local libraries.
The Puget Sound Fresh Web site features an easily searchable database
of farms, crops and farmers markets, and also educates consumers on reasons
to buy locally and preserve farmland. www.pugetsoundfresh.org.
Out of This World
The new exhibit Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film
and Television opens at Experience Music Project/Science Fiction
Museum June 16th. It includes more than 30 costumes and related objects
from science fiction films and TV programs such as Star Wars, Terminator,
Star Trek and Batman. June 16-Sept. 30.
June 16th is also Family Day at EMP/SFM (11am-3pm). Work on an art project related to the new exhibit, participate in a fashion show (wear a science fiction costume) and tour the exhibit Disney: The Music Behind the Magic (2pm). Included with admission. $15, $12 seniors, students, military and ages 5-17, free ages 4 and younger. 206-EMPLIVE (206-367-5483). Experience Music Project, 325 Fifth Ave. N, Seattle. 206-EMPLIVE (367-5483). www.emplive.org.
On-Line Kids’ Game
Go to the Northwest Trek Web site for a fun, kid-friendly feature. Click
on the illustrated Northwest Trek scene on the home page. It will take
you to a drag-and-drop picture-making program with Northwest native animals
and landscape images that can be placed anywhere in the picture. Place
a bear under a bush, make a butterfly larger than a snake, or fly a Northwest
Trek tram in the sky. Add a moon, and watch the sky turn dark. www.nwtrek.org.
The Artful Piano
Bellevue Arts Museum and Sherman Clay of Bellevue are sponsoring The
Artful Piano, displaying five one-of-a-kind pianos in the museum’s
lobby. Artists and designers Dale Chihuly, Karl Lagerfeld, Jon Eric Byers,
Thomas Schrunk and Joseph Sidorowicz created the pianos. On display through
June 10. 10am-5:30pm Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10am-9pm Fridays, 10am-5:30pm
Saturdays, 11am-5:30pm Sundays. Included with admission. $7, $5 seniors
and students, free ages 6 and younger. 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.
425-519-0770. www.bellevuearts.org.
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