JACK STRAW WRITER'S ANTHOLOGY JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER | DEC 15 Collaboration makes for cool art, period. On December 15, see some of Seattle's freshest voices on the page join forces with some of the most inventive musicians on the stage. This annual show is one of the Emerald City's hidden gems - get in […]
Bushwick Northwest and STYLE: Songwriting Through Youth Literature Education present a fundraiser in support of our education program, STYLE: Songwriting Through Youth Literature Education. Professional musicians will perform songs written by students and in support of our programs in schools and libraries. Featured performers for this event include Nate Bogopolsky, Tiffany Wilson, Daniel “Showboat” Rainard, […]
Original music inspired by James Baldwin's Another Country Saturday, January 26th at Hugo House Baldwin's path-breaking classic gets a 21st century response Bushwick performers include Stephanie Anne Johnson, Reggie Garrett, Aaron Starkey, Alex Guy, Sean Morse and Damiano Unique and more... For this event we also want to offer complimentary tickets to those librarians and […]
Word Play: Original Music inspired by Seattle7Writers Writers include Anca Szilagyi (Daughters of the Air), Michael Schmeltzer (Blood Song) and Laurie Frankel (This Is How It Always Is). Saturday, March 2nd 2019 at Hugo House This is our annual collaboration with Seattle7Writers where we bring 3 Seattle7Writers and partner each author with 3 musicians. […]
ANGIE THOMAS'S THE HATE U GIVE Hugo House | March 30th 7:30pm Electrifying readers across the country since its publication last year, Angie Thomas's smash hit YA novel The Hate U Give tackles race, police violence, and media with verve and wit. Bushwick is pumped to partner with Town Hall Seattle and Hugo House to […]
Original music inspired by Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents Saturday, April 20th at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Guest Curator: KEXP’s DJ Riz Rollins Presenting Partner: Town Hall Seattle A Seattle treasure, Butler’s eerily-prescient follow-up to Parable of the Sower (featured in 2018). Original music inspired by Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents is […]
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 […]
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