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BLASTFEST, Seattle’s First-Ever Afrobeats Music Festival Makes its Debut in Seattle on July 29 BLASTFEST, the highly anticipated Afrobeats music festival, is set to make its debut in Seattle on July 29th. The festival will take place at the Seattle Center, home to the iconic Space Needle, and will feature electrifying performances by some of the biggest names in the Afrobeats industry. BLASTFEST is helmed by Bobby Akinboro, also known as DJ Blast, who has been hosting events throughout Seattle, bringing together Afrobeats music lovers for the last six years leading up to BLASTFEST. The festival will be a celebration of music, culture, and diversity. Blastmusicfest.com

Seattle International Dance Festival Set to Present a Full Slate of International Programming For the first time since 2019, Seattle International Dance Festival (SIDF) will showcase a full international program featuring premieres and debuts from over 100 artists and 20 different dance troupes. Dance makers from across the United States, India, France, and Germany will perform with a special South Korea Fest taking place during the second weekend of the festival. Performance themes range from the amusing to the penetrating and impactful with topics touching on everything from packing boxes to parenthood. SIDF takes place June 10-18. https://seattleidf.org

Seattle Art Museum Announces $200M Alexander Calder Collection Donation and Upcoming Exhibits
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced in April 2023 the acquisition of $200M worth of revered sculptor Alexander Calder’s work via a future bequest by former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley and his wife, Kim Richter Shirley. All 48 pieces included in the donated collection will be on display at SAM during a nine-month exhibit beginning in November 2023. Once at SAM, the Shirley collection will be one of the most extensive public Calder collections in the world. Earlier in 2023, the museum’s downtown location and the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park will offer exhibits such as Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks (July 13 – September 10); Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints & Toulouse-Lautrec (July 21 – December 3); and Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence (October 19 – January 21, 2024). https://seattleartmuseum.org/

Broadway at The Paramount Welcomes Four Touring Productions
Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount will bring global sensation Six (July 12-23), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (September 12-17), the critically adored Hadestown (October 31-November 5), and the multi-Tony Award-winning MJ the Musical (December 7-17). https://seattle.broadway.com/

FOOD & BEVERAGE
The Bite of Seattle Is Back After a Three-Year Hiatus This July
The Bite of Seattle returns to Seattle Center July 21-23. The foodie festival, now called the Cheq Bite of Seattle, expects about 150 vendors, focusing on local foods. CHEQ, Inc. and the City of Seattle are proud to announce the return of the beloved food festival, which had been absent since 2019. Voted “Best Food Festival” 2016 & 2017, Bite of Seattle is the best place to celebrate the city’s diverse culinary scene. With over 200 vendors from previous years, it is Seattle oldest and largest food and beverage festival. The festival is free and open to the public. biteofseattle.com

Rough & Tumble Becomes Seattle’s First Women’s Sports Focused Bar (Second in the World) Newly opened Rough & Tumble is giving fans of women’s sports an inclusive place to gather and watch their favorite teams. Inspired by one of the earliest women’s soccer teams the Dick, Kerr Ladies FC (the “Rough Girls”) who played hard for what they believed in, Rough & Tumble carries the flag for female athletes. The Ballard spot stands for equality in sports–in play, in pay, in everything. https://www.roughandtumblepub.com/

CRUISE
Port of Seattle Sets Goals for Greenest Port in North America
The Port of Seattle aims to be the greenest and most energy-efficient port in North America. In 2022, the Port of Seattle — alongside Alaskan and Canadian port communities, cruise industry partners, and environmental experts — launched a collaborative effort to explore the feasibility of a fully decarbonized maritime green corridor. The concept of shipping Green Corridors came out of Conference of Parties (COP) 26 meetings in Glasgow. The first-ever cruise Green Corridor is aimed at accelerating maritime decarbonization through the deployment of low and zero greenhouse gas emission solutions between Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington. The Port also plans to convert Pier 66 to electric power. Once complete, all Port of Seattle cruise terminals will be plug-in ready. The shore power connection at Pier 66 is estimated to reduce annual emissions by 2,700 metrics tons of greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions when complete.

SPORTS

Seattle Mariners Will Host 2023 MLB All-Star Game

Seattle has been chosen to host Major League Baseball’s 93rd edition of the All-Star Game on July 11, 2023. T-Mobile Park last hosted the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby in 2001. This will be the third time Seattle will host the All-Stars. In addition to the All-Star Game, MLB All-Star Week features the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, All-Star Celebrity Softball, fan events like PLAY BALL Park, and legacy projects designed to leave a lasting impact throughout the local community hosting the event.