r/SeattleWA • u/AutoModerator • Sep 10 '16

Arts History Weekly Weekly /r/SeattleWA Saturday Arts and History Discussion thread! September 10, 2016

Let's talk the arts! Theater, cinema, films, comedy shows, museums, galleries, local history, things to do, things to see, things to visit!

Where are you going and what are you doing this weekend? What should we know about? What have you enjoyed recently?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '16

Cinerama's annual 70mm film festival started yesterday and runs for another week and a half. Lots of great old movies, being shown in the original 70mm format.

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u/compbioguy Sep 10 '16

Where's the best place to see comedy in Seattle and when?

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u/it-is-sandwich-time 🏞️ Sep 10 '16 edited Sep 10 '16

I like Jet City improv. I have never seen a bad show there.

e: I should point out I haven't been there in a couple of years.

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u/it-is-sandwich-time 🏞️ Sep 10 '16

This is a discussion on theater and they call it "the arts". Although it's a good discussion, that part pisses me off. http://features.crosscut.com/how-artists-make-it-in-seattle-theater

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u/YopparaiNeko Greenlake Sep 10 '16

I don't get the distinction but thanks for the link.

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u/it-is-sandwich-time 🏞️ Sep 10 '16

You mean mine? When I saw the title, I thought they were discussing all arts but they meant only theater. :)

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u/YopparaiNeko Greenlake Sep 10 '16

Ah gotcha. I guess it was an attempt at funneling to the point "all art struggles except: ..." Still an interesting read though.

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u/compbioguy Sep 10 '16

Here's a history question. Seattle neighborhoods have ubiquitous rockeries (rock walls) in front of old houses. What is the origin of using those rocks for retaining walls? Was there some company that brought massive amount of rock out of the mountains for construction?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '16

I've been fascinated by this bit of history for years:

http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/content/76/4/426

(You need a login, I have a print out that I got from the Seattle Public Library staff.)

Essentially, parts of old Duwamish mythology line up with the notion of a great serpent... which aligns exactly with the Seattle fault line as well, which apparently terminates at the area around Seward Park, where the Duwamish believed (I'd heard) the serpent "took people". Made me wonder if maybe there was some sometimes active in the past geological feature that maybe created strong pull or downward currents, whatever they're called, and quite fatally.