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LIVE WIRE Newsletter

Seattle's most dynamic Live Arts venue has created its first Live Arts Newsletter. Published ten times a year, CHAC's "LIVE WIRE" Newsletter offers the inside scoop on the artists, productions, events and happenings at Capitol Hill Art Center and beyond! Pick up your copy today in CHAC Lounge, main lobby or other Seattle area businesses.


Each issue of LIVE WIRE features:

  • Front Page Headline Articles
  • A Comprehensive Event Calendar spanning Two Months
  • Event Details and Ticket Information
  • Producer's Corner: an article by Producing Artistic Director Matthew Kwatinetz
  • An Artistic Update from CHAC's resident company Theater Under Ground
  • Map and Driving Directions
  • CHAC Tenant Directory
  • Contact Information
  • Promotions and more!

RECENT LIVEWIRE ARTICLES:


One man must choose... Revolutionary or Revivalist!

(Buy Tickets Now) Andrew Himes is the son, brother, nephew, grandson, and great-grandson of Baptist preachers. His grandfather, John R. Rice, was a nationally prominent evangelist who help to found American fun-damentalism and the Religious Right.

Senn exposes the truth behind WA politics

(Buy Tickets Now) Click here to read the KIRO story and see the video interview with Deborah. In 2004 Deborah Senn broke headlines in a campaign for Attorney General against Rob McKenna.

Senator Obama Goes to Africa

Barack Obama returns to his family's roots on an emotional journey to Africa in this new documentary by Bob Hercules and Keith Walker, the producers of Forgiving Dr. Mengele. Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely and poignant documentary follows Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry.

Arts & Entertainment Real Estate 101

What’s the big deal about real estate? Everybody’s suddenly talking about it in the context of Arts & Entertainment (A&E). Meanwhile, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has once more lowered interest rates and can be heard in sound bites on NPR discussing the “real estate crisis”. So, if real estate is truly in the hole, why are rents continuing to rise and A&E based businesses still losing spaces in every neighborhood in

Artists Storm City Hall: Make Room For Art in Urban Development

A cultural revolution is brewing as the real estate and regulatory pressure on arts and entertainment organizations increases. On Capitol Hill, we are losing venues, galleries, offices, and artists' space left and right, with our most recent loss the Oddfellows Hall.


Treasure found at end of Rainbow

At last, the search to reach the end of the rainbow is over! Discover it for yourself on Saturday, March 29 when The Oracle Gatherings present Rainbow Bridge, their latest edition of a series of evocatively unique multi-media arts events. Founded in 2001, The Oracle Gatherings are dedicated to a unique artistic, sacred, and community mission to create a series of events combining ceremony, theatrical performance, crafts, visual art, dance, and

SWF seeks ‘country cred’ in 100 Heartbreaks

Seattle-based writer, actor and alt-country singer Joanna Horowitz made a grab for some serious country “cred” in February with her one woman show 100 Heartbreaks. Growing up in Eastern Washington, Joanna performed at some suitably down-home venues, including Taste of Thorp, PUNCH Gallery Summerfest and the Ellensburg Farmer’s Market.

Get on the Bus! Only one chance this decade to Save the Arts

Unless you take action now, funding for the arts in King County is about to be cut from $35 Million per year to less than $2 Million per year.


Mike Daisey confesses to groundbreaking originality

Master Storyteller Mike Daisey returns to Capitol Hill Arts Center for nearly a continuous month of his unique brand of theater beginning January 18 with Monopoly! (Buy Tickets) followed by

Is There Room for Culture on Capitol Hill?

Do You care about culture? Do you love Capitol Hill? If you said yes to one or both of the above, then SAVE THE DATE on January 16th for a special panel discussion presented by the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and featuring panelists from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture,

Tesla, Edison, Microsoft, Walmart and the War for Tomorrow: Mike Daisey's MONOPOLY!

In Monopoly!, Mike Daisey's devastating monologue about monopoly and its discontents, Daisey explores the warped genius of inventor Nikola Tesla and his war with Thomas Edison over electricity (alternating current versus direct current battle) that etched itself into the streets of New York

Captivating Off-Broadway Holiday Hit Will Cure Your Winter Blues

(Update 12/12/07! Hear more about this weekend's show and see some videos of Striking 12 on Seattlest.) Continuing their streak of theatrical hits, CHAC and Theater Under Ground announce the exclusive Seattle premiere

GrooveLily strikes seasonal gold with "Striking 12"

Tis the season. Deal with it. Come take a hip trip to Striking 12, the refreshingly alternative holiday show coming to Capitol Hill Arts Center after sold out productions in NYC and around the country (Buy Tickets Now).

CHAC takes late night to another level

CHAC Lower Level has long been a haven for underground dance and live music events featuring some of Seattle’s best and brightest. Now with four weekly and four monthly events filling the calendar there are even more reasons to head down the ramp.

Ockham's Razor, Part Four: Risk and Reward

Over the course of the last few months, I’ve provided background to help each of you answer the question that I get asked most frequently by producers and artists: “Should I Start An(other) Organization?”.

Theater Under Ground Artistic Update: Interview with playwright Vincent Delaney

On Nov. 6, Theater Under Ground is proud to present a reading of Vincent Delaney’s play, Fallbridge, as a part of the On The Table series (see calendar this issue).

Pat Graney Company steps across the gender barrier

CHAC is thrilled to welcome the Pat Graney Company (PGC) to CHAC in late October.

UMO returns for the 'Final Broadcast'

What is Time? Does it really exist?

Ockham's Razor, Part Three: Show Me the Money

Over the course of the last few months, I’ve provided background to help each of you answer the question that I get asked most frequently by producers and artists: “Should I Start An(other) Organi

10 years of real theater, real fast!

3-Card Monty, One World Theatre and Capitol Hill Arts Center (CHAC) kick off the summer installment of the 10th Anniversary Season of 14/48 The World’s Quickest Theater Festival in CHAC Showr

An interview with playwright Steven Dietz about 'City of Ghosts'

On July 3 Theater Under Ground will be reading Steven Dietz’s play City of Ghosts for the monthly On The Table Reading Series in CHAC Lower Level.

Ockham’s Razor, Part Two: Liable to Hit or Miss

Last month, I laid out three assessment factors for determining whether to start a new legal entity: liability, funding and control.

New Company Takes Theater 'Under Ground'

A group of veteran artists from the spectrum of Seattle’s theater community have joined forces and created a new company Theater Under Ground.

Emerald City Soul Club says, ‘Game on!’

Starting in May, CHAC Lower Level is filling out its late night Saturday offerings with some exciting new nights. Every fourth Saturday will

'Crime and Punishment' tackles love, faith and redemption

Opening on Friday, June 1st, Theater Under Ground presents Crime and Punishment

Dane Ballard reveals dirty secrets behind a new midweek reprieve

Every Wednesday starting April 4th, Sinner Saint Productions and Seattle Foundry present a contemporary take on the classic vaudeville, cabaret and

Lingo invites audiences to tear down the curtain with ‘INHABIT’

INHABIT, the latest installation from KT Niehoff’s Lingo dancetheater, is a choreographed party, where four performers challenge preconceived