Seattle Center Foundation Programs

It is estimated that Seattle Center serves over 12 million visitors each year.  They range from the local resident who comes daily for coffee to the tourist who makes Seattle Center the first stop.  It takes funds to serve all of these people with the quality and care that everyone has come to expect from Seattle Center.  Seattle Center Foundation serves a vital role in supporting Seattle Center, ensuring that the region has a safe, fun, beautiful place to call its own.  Seattle Center Foundation accepts Annual Fund gifts as well as donations designated for programs such as Festál, Whirligig, Sharing Gift Box and Winterfest.

Sharing Gift Box
Every holiday season, Seattle Center Foundation teams with Seattle Center to fulfill the wishes and needs of local children, teens and senior citizens.  Past gifts have ranged from a sweat suit for a senior citizen to a bus ticket for a homeless teen to visit his grandmother. 
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Winterfest
Seattle Center Foundation helps bring the magic alive during the darkest part of the year as Seattle Center annually glows with the lights and excitement of Winterfest.  From the Holiday Ice Rink to various local performers who fill Center House with music to the model trains that chug past delighted children, Winterfest brings joy and warmth to all who visit Seattle Center in December. 
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Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Seattle Center Foundation successfully led the campaign to raise approximately $72 million in private funds for Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle Center’s premier performance hall.  McCaw Hall was still getting rave reviews as the campaign drew to a close at the end of 2006. 
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In partnership with Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera

Festál
Festal is a year-long series of world cultural festivals and events that honors and preserves community cultural traditions. Through a wide variety of events, installations and activities including music, dance, exhibits, ceremonies, crafts and food, Festal showcases the region’s rich and diverse cultures, promoting understanding and cultural kinship in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Center is also working to establish the Festal Leadership Institute, a ten-month program to train college-aged people to become leaders within the Festal and cultural communities. This cultivation will help the festivals grow stronger, ensure their community and prepare them for the future. New young leaders will also help to further exposure and access for communities of color.
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Teen Tix
A revolutionary arts access program that partners with leading arts organizations to make it possible for teenagers to purchase discounted tickets. Teens between the ages of 13-18 may register to receive a free membership pass. On the day of a show Teen Tix members can purchase a $5 ticket or two tickets for $10 on Sundays and bring along a friend or family member of any age. Teen Tix members receive a weekly e-newsletter to keep them informed about the wide range of offerings in theatre, dance, music, opera, film, and museums. The newsletter also features peer reviews about current shows. Teen Tix serves young people by making Seattle’s rich cultural life affordable and accessible to them.
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Naturalization Ceremony
Seattle Center partners with the Ethnic heritage Council to host this ceremony on July 4th each year at the Fisher Pavilion courtyard. Annually, it can be anticipated that as many as 500 petitioners from more than 70 countries will be sworn in as new U.S. citizens. The program includes program includes speeches, the swearing-in ceremony, presentation of a Spirit of Liberty award to a new citizen, music by a Navy band and choir, voter registration and passport processing.
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Movies at the Mural
In August, free movies are shown under the stars on a 45-foot screen at the Mural Amphitheatre. Attendees sit on the gently sloped lawn with the Space Needle standing sentry above. Colorful lanterns fill the trees as families, friends and neighbors picnic or snack on movie treats from the concession stand.
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Concerts at the Mural
The concert series collaboration between KEXP 90.3 FM and Seattle Center presents prominent bands to the community free-of-charge. Occurring in the amphitheatre, artists perform and celebrate the best of the Seattle music scene. It was designed to revitalize the energy and excitement once felt at Seattle Center in outdoor events like “Pain in the Grass”. Concerts may be broadcast live on the radio by KEXP, further reaching a wide and diverse audience of listeners.
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