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Mike McGinn, Mayor
5/3/2012 3:54:00 AM
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Future of Yesler Terrace, a rehabbed cultural hub, questions for the Council, gypsy rock, Groucho and being human in this week's Seattle Channel Viewerguide for May 3 to 10
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CityStream with Nicole Sanchez
Celebrating Culture
Premieres Thurs., May 3, 7 p.m.
We go behind the scenes at the renovated Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center – back in business after a major structural rehab – and learn what's on the bill at the beloved African American cultural hub. And it's back to the future, as Seattle Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World's Fair with a sustainable look ahead to the Next Fifty. Discover how you can get in on the Golden celebration and its six action-packed months of events. Join host Nicole Sanchez from Langston Hughes for these stories and more.Watch CityStream online now!
City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan
The Future of Yesler Terrace
Premieres Fri., May 4, 7 p.m.
We examine the future of Yesler Terrace, Seattle's oldest public housing development and the nation's first racially integrated public housing. Built in 1941, Yesler Terrace's aging buildings are falling apart. It also sits on 30 acres of valuable real estate on the edge of downtown. How should the city proceed with redeveloping the neighborhood? What will happen to the 1,200 low-income residents who live there? We hear from representatives of the Seattle Department of Planning and Development and the Seattle Housing Authority as well as Yesler Terrace residents. Catch past episodes of City Inside/Out.
Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
Poignant portraits, po'boys, Groucho, gypsy rock and alt-country twang
Premieres Fri., May 4, 8 p.m.
We drop by photographer Davis Freeman's installation at Seattle Center featuring life-size portraits of young social entrepreneurs and have a good laugh with actor/director Frank Ferrante who takes on the great Groucho Marx. Hungry? We track down Where Ya At Matt? for the best N'Orleans-inspired po'boy in town and settle in for a chat with Gino Yevdjevich of gypsy-rock band Kultur Shock. Meet Gino in this Sneak Peak. And The Maldives light up Studio AZ!
City Inside/Out Council Edition with Brian Callanan
Premieres Tues., May 8, 7:30 p.m.
What should be the top priority for Seattle Public Schools new 
superintendent? What's the city doing to prepare for the upcoming plastic bag ban? How can residents weigh in on budget priorities? Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Nick Licata and Mike O'Brien join host Brian Callanan to touch on these topics and more on the May episode of Council Edition. It's not too late to get in on the conversation. Get us your questions by noon, Friday, May 4. You can submit online, via e-mail, or connect via Facebook or Twitter. Catch past episodes of City Inside/Out: Council Edition.
American Podium
A New Way to Be Human
Premieres Tues., May 8, 8 p.m.
Seattle author Robert V. Taylor lives the question of how to integrate personal spirituality with compassionate purpose - and invites others to do the same in his book A New Way to Be Human. From his miraculous physical healing as a teenager in Cape Town, to fighting apartheid alongside Desmond Tutu, to his eventual immigration to the United States and appointment as one of the nation's highest-ranking, openly gay Episcopal priests, Taylor outlines seven spiritual pathways to becoming fully alive. Watch it online now!
Cultural Space Brown Bag
Premieres Thurs., May 10, 5 p.m.
Hosted by the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Arts Commission, this brown-bag session focuses on policies and programs designed to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations in Seattle. The discussion includes an update on cultural space initiatives, including Storefronts Seattle, the Artist Space Assistance Program and a new city funding program for cultural facilities. Watch a recent CityStream story about Storefronts Seattle.
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