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TODAY: Columbia City Theater to Celebrate 1st Birthday With Free Show

July 2, 2011

in Arts/Living

The Seattle Times (RVP news partner):

Kevin Sur recalls the day he was summoned to the Columbia City Theater (RVP sponsor) for his opinion on its potential as a new music venue. “I’d never been to Columbia City before,” says Sur, “I thought, ‘No way — I don’t think people are gonna come all the way out here to see a show.’ Then when I walked in the theater, I took one glance at it, and I knew this’ll work.”

The folks who invited him down — Robert Hillman and CB Shamah — were convinced. They bought the business and hired Sur as booking manager.

Things seem to be working out. The old brick vaudeville house celebrates its anniversary Saturday with a free show featuring two Seattle groups — gypsy cabaret outfit The Bad Things and firebrand marching band Titanium Sporkestra — plus The Peculiar Pretzelmen, an off-kilter folk-jazz unit from Los Angeles. More.

Columbia City Theater’s free anniversary show – scheduled for Sat. July 2, at 9 pm – will feature The Bad Things, Titanium Sporkestra and The Peculiar Pretzelmen at Columbia City Theater (4916 Rainier Ave. S.) in Columbia City.

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Save the Date: Old School/New School Dance Party at Columbia City Theater

April 24, 2011

in Arts/Living

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THURSDAY: Beer at the Bourbon in Columbia City

February 21, 2011

in Arts/Living

Everyone is invited to join Momentum – a community based collective – for Beer at the Bourbon this Thur., Feb. 24, at 7 pm at the Bourbon Bar @ Columbia City Theater (4916 Rainier Ave. S.). From Momentum co-founder Simon Kornelis:

Beer at the Bourbon serves as an opportunity to bring live local, craft beer to Columbia City and the Southeast Seattle area, and to feature a Seattle brewery in our community. Not only drinking beer, but also learning about the beer from the people who create it is important.

Guests will also enjoy live music from Simon and Ben Hunter.

Your RVP is proud to partner with Momentum and other local organizations to present cultural and public affairs events in and around Southeast Seattle. We offer a limited number of media sponsorships to cultural and arts organizations to help offset promotion costs. Learn more.

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TODAY: Several South-End Celebrations Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2011

in Arts/Living

The community is invited to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with a visit to the Northwest African American Museum in Mt. Baker, free of charge today, Mon., Jan. 17, from 11 am  to 4 pm.

Community For Youth & SPLAB will host an all-ages Open Mic from 12 to 2 pm, where attendees can share a five-minute poem, rap, spoken word, etc. regarding what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s messages were and how they have impacted either the individual or the world as a whole.

Other central and south-end celebrations include:

  • 28th Annual region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration; workshops from 9:30 to 11 am, rally at 11 am, march begins at 12 pm at Garfield High School (23rd Ave & Jefferson) to the Federal Building on 2nd Ave. Immediately after the March refreshments will be served at Garfield’s lunchroom FREE to all participants! More.
  • Day of Service with Friends of Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View, together with Cascade Land Conservancy and Washington Conservation Corps, from 10 am to 12 pm. Meet at 2809 S. Alaska Place (one block west of the Columbia City Light Rail Station) to work on forest restoration and invasive species removal at the popular south-end park. Gloves and tools provided. More.
  • Join KUBE 93 radio personality Tony B for the King County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in Hip Hop presented during the MUSICA Festival at 7 pm at Columbia City Theater (4916 Rainier Ave. S.) to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with music performances, comedy, keynote speeches, a tribute to the late Roberto Maestas and King County Executive Dow Constantine as award presenter. More.
  • Garfield vs. Rainier Beach to be aired live Monday Night as part of annual daylong King Holiday Hoopfest. This year’s prime-time game pits two inner-city powerhouses against each other, Rainier Beach and Garfield. Both teams are currently ranked No. 1 in their respective classifications of 3A and 4A. Two UW commitments will be featured in this game; Tony Wroten (Garfield) and Hikeem Stewart (Rainier Beach). For those that will not be able to attend this game, it will be televised live on Universal Sports network. Tipoff is at 8pm. More.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – the father of the modern civil rights movement in the United States – was born Jan. 15, 1929, and died on April 4, 1968. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, he died when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

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MLK Day Update: South-End Events & Celebrations (UPDATED)

January 13, 2011

in Arts/Living

Fri., 1/14:

  • Orca K-8 MLK Celebration March at 1 pm. March begins and ends at Orca Elementary School in Columbia City, where more than 500 participants will head north on 45th Avenue South from South Dawson Street to South Hudson Street; west on Hudson to Rainier Avenue; north on Rainier to South Edmunds Street; west on Edmunds into Columbia Park; turn-around and taking same route back to school; Seattle Police will escort the march.

Sat., 1/15:

  • “His Dream Was For Me” Martin Luther King, Jr. March presented by Seattle Parks & Recreation Teen Programs, 1 to 5 pm, begins at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (2200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way) in Mt. Baker, ends at Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry St.) in the Central District. More: ron.mirabueno@seattle.gov
  • King Holiday Hoopfest high-school basketball tournament with games at 3:30, 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday at Seattle University Connolly Center; Seattle; $6/Saturday, tickets online or at the door, proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Friends of Hoop. More.

Sun., 1/16:

  • Drama, dance, music and spoken-word performances, call to action, reception, 5 p.m. Sunday, Rainier Avenue Church (5900 Rainier Ave. S.) free. More.

Mon., 1/17:

  • 28th Annual region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration; workshops from 9:30 to 11 am, rally at 11 am, march begins at 12 pm at Garfield High School (23rd Ave & Jefferson) to the Federal Building on 2nd Ave. Immediately after the March refreshments will be served at Garfield’s lunchroom FREE to all participants! More.
  • Day of Service with Friends of Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View, together with Cascade Land Conservancy and Washington Conservation Corps, from 10 am to 12 pm. Meet at 2809 S. Alaska Place (one block west of the Columbia City Light Rail Station) to work on forest restoration and invasive species removal at the popular south-end park. Gloves and tools provided. More.
  • Join KUBE 93 radio personality Tony B for the King County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in Hip Hop presented during the MUSICA Festival at 7 pm at Columbia City Theater (4916 Rainier Ave. S.) to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with music performances, comedy, keynote speeches, a tribute to the late Roberto Maestas and King County Executive Dow Constantine as award presenter. More.
  • King Holiday Hoopfest high-school basketball tournament with games at 9:30 and 11 a.m., 12:20, 2:30, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday with tribute to King by local community leaders at 7:30 p.m., Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle; $10/Monday, tickets online or at the door, proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and Friends of Hoop. More.

Sat., 1/22:

  • Arts In Motion partners with SEEDArts to present Freedom Festival 2011, 7 pm at Rainier Valley Cultural Center (3515 S. Alaska St.). Freedom Festival 2011 celebrates the freedom to be accepted as your true self, artistically expressed in multiple art forms and personified in characters representing our most promising future—the young people in our very own neighborhood.  AIM students, faculty and friends in the community will weave a thematic fabric of musical performances, artworks, dance and spoken word into a tapestry of poetic cross-cultural experiences. $14/general admission; $7/kids 10 & under

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TUESDAY: Trivia Night at the Bourbon Bar

December 27, 2010

in Arts/Living

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South-End Dish: New Year’s Eve in the ‘Hood

December 26, 2010

in Eat,News

Local restaurants: South-End Dish welcomes your food and drink notes at editor@rainiervalleypost.com.

Columbia City Theater: Live music with with Dyme Def, Hounds of the Wild Hunt and NightTraiN. 9pm /$10. 4916 Rainier Ave S., 722-3009 (Columbia City)

Island Soul Caribbean Cuisine: Live music with reggae artist Shan Coleman starting at 7 pm. 4869 Rainier Ave S., 329-1202 (Columbia City)

Lottie’s Lounge: Reserve your spot now for just $10, including free appetizers, champagne toast, and live music with “Johnson”. Space is limited. 4900 Rainier Ave S., 725-0519 (Columbia City)

Pizzeria Pulcinella: Live music with vocalist/guitarist Steve Olson 9:30 pm through 12:30 am, party favors, a champagne toast, and more. No cover. 10003 Rainier Ave. S., 772-6861 (Rainier Beach)

St. Dames: Appetizers, desserts and champagne toast from 10 pm to midnight. $10 in advance/$15 at the door. 4525 MLK Way S., 725-8879 (Rainier Vista)

Verve Bistro & Wine Bar: Enjoy a special, prix fixe, four course dinner. Seating Starts at 5 pm. $60, $80 with Four Half-Glass Wine Pairings. Reservations recommended. 3820 S. Ferdinand St., 760-0977 (Columbia City)

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Exhibit A: Why One Woman With a Laptop Can Compete With Big Media (UPDATE)

November 29, 2010

in From the Editor,Opinion

by Amber Campbell

I know it’s not nice to gloat. Or say things like “I told you so,” but sometimes an occasion calls for just that sort of smug superiority.

Like today, for instance.

KING 5 has just now picked up the Save-Columbia-City-Cinema-stock-sale story previously reported by everyone and their mother, which makes it even more disturbing that the writer was able to get it so wrong:

Seattle’s Columbia City Theater is on the verge of shutting down.

The owner and his employees are asking for your help to keep it open. They’re hoping people will buy stock in the theater. They say 50,000 shares or dollars are needed to keep the theatre running.

The money is needed to renovate the building and keep it up to current Seattle fire code. January 1st is the deadline to get the money in.

“If you care about cinema, then you’ll invest in the cinema,” said a theater employee. “It’s more of a community investment.” Read more.

Note to Big Corporate Media: While Columbia City Cinema and Columbia City Theater are both proud sponsors of your RVP, they are also two separate businesses with different owners that happen to be located within a block of one another. From Columbia City Theater:

As the signage implies but your headline, link and reporting fails to acknowledge, there is a difference between Columbia City Cinema and Columbia City Theater. They are two separate local businesses, one which shows films and another which is a live music venue. While you are reporting about the Cinema, your headline and your link improperly states that is Columbia City Theater which is in danger of closing. This is not the case. Please change the headline and link (which goes to the Theater, not the Cinema’s website) to reflect the business that the story is intended to be about.

PS: Only theater geeks spell “theater” t-h-e-a-t-r-e.

UPDATE (12 pm): KING5.com has corrected its error, but without a correction or redaction notice. Stay classy, Big Media!

UPDATE (12:35 pm): KING5.com has added lame excuse for correction notice to bottom of brand new story at different link. One more time: Stay classy, Big Media!

11 am screen shot from king5.com’s local news section.

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Weekend Update: Cranksgiving, Food Bank Volunteer Day, James Brown Tribute & More

November 19, 2010

in Arts/Living

See our Big Dates Page – the only comprehensive calendar of events in all of southeast Seattle – for more information on these and other south-end gatherings, events, meetings, groups, etc. In the meantime, here’s a sampling of what’s happening around the community this weekend…

Friday:

Saturday:

Join SouthendSeattle.com for the Rainier Valley Food Bank Volunteer Day this Sat., Nov. 20.

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Save the Date: BlogsGiving III

November 3, 2010

in Arts/Living


Everyone is invited to join the Rainier Valley Post, Southend Seattle, CD News, Capitol Hill Seattle, Seattlest and The SunBreak for BlogsGiving III on Mon., Nov. 15, from 6 to 9 pm at The Bourbon Bar at Columbia City Theater (RVP sponsor). Admission is a suggested donation of $5 and/or 2 cans of food, all to benefit Northwest Harvest.

Hope to see you there!

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ST: Columbia City Theater Hosting Trifecta of Halloween Concerts

October 29, 2010

in Arts/Living,Opinion

Seattle Times (RVP news partner):

The newly renovated Columbia City Theater [RVP sponsor] presents a trifecta of Halloween concerts; come in costume to any/all and get a discounted ticket. Friday is the rumored last show of local weed-rap instigators Mash Hall plus dork-punk duo Butts; Saturday is chamber-pop ensemble Hey Marseilles and sad-sack folkie Fences; Sunday, ageless elfin bard Baby Gramps and gypsy cabaret swanks the Bad Things. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, $7 Friday; $12-$15 Saturday; $13-$15 Sunday (206-722-3009 or www.columbiacitytheater.com).

The Columbia City Theater is located at 4916 Rainier Ave. S. in Columbia City.

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Welcome New RVP Sponsor: The Bourbon at Columbia City Theater

September 3, 2010

in Advertisement,Support Our Sponsors

Your RVP is thrilled to welcome our newest sponsor, The Bourbon at Columbia City Theater located at 4916 Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City:

In the heart of the nation’s most diverse area code, you will find one of Seattle’s most diverse bourbon selections. The Bourbon serves 27 varieties of our namesake liquor, and they are the stars of our seven pre-Prohibition specialty cocktails, drinks that bring a Southern sophistication and hospitality to Columbia City.

The Bourbon is a haven for whiskey drinkers of all tastes and budgets. From the working man’s Old Crow to the $18-a-pour Hudson Baby Bourbon, it’s a whiskey drinker’s paradise. The Seattle Weekly’s Whiskey Wednesday found “the bar’s swath of cocktails ranges admirably from super-sweet to a bitter kick in the mouth,” naming The Commodore “a must-have after-dinner cocktail.” If Bourbon’s not to your taste, the bar has a unique selection of other liquors and beers. We’re as happy to serve you a Hamm’s as we are a speciality cocktail, and both will come from an expert bartender with a smile.

  • Monday – All-Day Happy Hour and DJ 3J Million spinning Old School Reggae and Soul (9pm on)
  • Tuesday – Miracle Flo with DJ Glory B spinning Downtempo and World Beat (9pm on)
  • Wednesday – Karaoke
  • Thursday – Thursday Night Bounce with Miss Broadway spinning Old School Funk & Soul  (9pm on)
  • Friday – Shows on the Main Stage
  • Saturday – Shows on the Main Stage
  • Sunday – Free Concerts in The Bourbon at 9pm

And it’s not just our whiskey selection that’s diverse. On any given night of the week there’s something different happening at The Bourbon and Columbia City Theater.

Seven days a week we serve the nation’s best independent pizza (as proclaimed by Pizza Today), offering Tutta Bella’s award-winning full menu. Happy Hour runs twice a night Sunday through Thursday from 4pm-7pm and 11pm-1am. And on Fridays and Saturdays we host some of Seattle’s best musicians in Washington State’s oldest vaudeville theater. You can check out the full calendar of events here.

With more than 6,000 unique visitors (i.e. different computers) or more than 30% of the total Southeast Seattle population accessing the site each month, your RVP has quickly become the buzz of the valley and the best way to reach your target market in Seattle’s most diverse community. Contact us for a rate sheet!

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