BUSHWICK NORTHWEST is a federal 501( c)(3) non-profit organization overseeing two program ams serving the greater-Seattle community and beyond: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle and STYLE: Songwriting Throug h Youth Literature Education. Our work revolves around the creation of original music inspired by the written word, shared on-stage and through residencies, workshops, and assemblies in […]
Original Music inspired by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass Saturday, May 18th 2019 at Hugo House Celebrating Whitman's timeless poetry on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Bushwick performers include: Claudia Castro Luna, Amanda Winterhalter, Sierra Golden, Leslie Braly, Julia Massey, Carrie Wicks, Aaron Starkey, Sean Morse, Evan J. Peterson, Michael Wallenfels, Mike Votava, Jaspar […]
Original Music inspired by G. Willow Wilson's Ms Marvel Saturday, June 15th, 2019 at Hugo House Presenting Partner: WASAT Marvel Comics universe expands in scope and song Come join Bushwick for our final performance of 2018/19! We will be bringing G Willow Wilson's Ms Marvel to the stage in music. We have a marvelous cast […]
Original Music inspired by Stephen King’s On Writing Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Hugo House Ring in the Halloween holiday with a living horror legend! A known master of the macabre, Stephen King is often underappreciated as a master of the craft - this Halloween, explore King's startling (and inspiring) origin story, his near-fatal car […]
Original Music inspired by Tara Westover’s Educated Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Hugo House Tara Westover's riveting, bestselling memoir of discovery and independence took the entire world by storm - now, it becomes a well of inspiration for artists in a night of original music. "This story, remarkable as it is, might be merely another […]
Original Music inspired by the works of Shakespeare Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Hugo House The Bard at last! Inspiration, invention and imagination abound in the world's singlemost celebrated literary canon - and, at last, it will be drawn upon for a night of original music inspired by Shakespeare's legendary work. “He breathed upon dead […]
Original Music inspired by Cecilia Vicuña's Saborami Saturday, April 25, 2020 | Facebook live-stream Experience a night of original music inspired by the vision of the Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña, curated by Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna. Tune in to the live-stream on April 25, 7:30pm on our Facebook page! […]
Original Music inspired by Zadie Smith's White Teeth Saturday, May 16, 2020 | Facebook live-stream Religious zealots, oddball scientists, awkward teenagers, experimental mice and (maybe) the end of the world? Zadie Smith arrived on the literary scene by combining these ingredients into a phenomenal story of history, family and change. "Frisky and irreverent...Smith's real talent […]
Original Music inspired by Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Saturday, June 13, 2020 | Facebook live-stream Hear your childhood come to musical life with original tunes inspired by Earth's most famous, and most beloved, amphibious duo. "Humorous, emotion-packed, and full of exuberant dialogue...Frog and Toad emerge throughout the four books as unique, lovable, and remarkably […]
Bushwick x Jack Straw Ongoing Throughout the year, a Jack Straw writer will be paired with a Bushwick musician, who will write an original song inspired by the written work. Pairings will be announced on the Bushwick website and videos released on social media: Bushwick FaceBook | Jack Straw FaceBook First pairings! You can […]
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