Seattles bushwick book club turns your favorite books into songs. All the arts are about communication if one is to make grand summarizing statements and to have two of the arts communicating with each other, prose and music, like birds in a tree in bushwick, is a brilliant concept that the bushwick book club has invented and continues to practice with great joy and exuberance and beauty. Book it and the bushwick book club seattle present a celebration of scifi, new media, and the graphic novel. The bushwick book club seattle announces its ten th season presenting concerts that feature original music inspired by literature.
Shaudi bianca vahdat chemical warfare original music inspired by the poetry of solmaz sharif, featuring shaudi bianca vahdat. Adapted by samara lerman and david goldstein directed by andy jensen. It is the archival of information about the authors and stories that shape modern culture. Sponsored by the shunpike arts collective, the club is actually a nonprofit, inviting the community to participate as a way of increasing musical literacy awareness. It is an active community of musicians, songwriters, comedians. Jan 18, 2017 seattles edition of the bushwick book club is named after a popular brooklyn series in which musicians write original music in response to a popular work of literature. I was so honored that the bushwick book club made music in response to my writing. Eccentric and hilarious bushwick bookclub has now chapters in.
All the arts are about communication if one is to make grand summarizing statements and to have two of the arts communicating with each other, prose and music, like birds in a tree in bushwick, is a brilliant concept that the bushwick book club has invented and continues to practice with great joy and. The bushwick book club seattle s next stop will be in ballard, bringing music inspired by katherine dunns novel geek love to the stage at tractor tavern. We wrote the book on connectors rock band seattle music. The monk womans daughter susan storer clark my mother said she was a nun. Word play with seattle7writers featuring the bushwick book. So begins the eyeopening and entertaining tale of vera st. Johns chaotic upbringing amid the turbulence of 19thcentury urban america. That is why im very excited to be a part of the upcoming show at volterra when the bushwick book club seattle presents dan savages the commitment. Ever wished you could dive deeper into your favorite book.
The bushwick book club seattle volume ii by the bushwick book club seattle, released 16 april 2015 1. Fremont abbey is a venue for many events such as weddings, receptions, nonprofit auctions, galas, benefits, etc. The bushwick book club is not your run of the mill book club. May 08, 2020 the bushwick book club seattle presents original music inspired by cecilia vicunas saborami. An exciting experience with professional musicians. On saturday, the club sets its sights on shakespeare, with stephanie anne johnston, joy mills, and debbie miller among those set to score the master of love and tragedy. The event is named after brooklyn, new yorks bushwick neighborhood, where the first book club started in 2009. In this segment, these songwriters talk about their process of writing these songs and how they approach song writing in general. The bushwick book club seattle presents original music. At bushwick book club, musicians turn books into song. In eight previous seasons, the bushwick book club seattle has hosted over 300 individual performers writing and debuting original music inspired by literature. It is a benefit show with all proceeds going to music for marriage equality. Much like myself, the bushwick book club seattle believes in equality for all.
In a magically lit room at the city winery in manhattan last wednesday, the bushwick bookclub kicked off their monthly event complete with comedy, live music, and even dog barks. Swedish bushwick book club founders thomas teller and kristian carlsson and susan hwang, bushwick bookclub founder. In this segment, these songwriters talk about their process of. Join bushwick and bookit for preshow events throughout the season and enjoy live performances of music based on the novels youre about to see onstage. The bushwick book club seattle the bushwick book club seattle. Geek out with bookit and the bushwick book club seattle. The bushwick book club seattle opens its ninth mainstage season partnering with town hall seattle in hugo houses brandnew theater, offering a musical response to gays enduringlyrelevant work. Mar 03, 2018 at elliott bay book company 1521 10th ave, seattle, 98122.
Not only do we read books but we also writeperform original music inspired by those. It is an active community of musicians, songwriters, comedians, poets, artists, authors and readers, all coming together to create and enjoy original works inspired by books. So says the bushwick book club, a seattle group that debuts original music performances inspired by each sessions chosen book. A deeper and more personal understanding of the source material. Seattles edition of the bushwick book club is named after a popular brooklyn series in which musicians write original music in response to a popular work of literature. Your donations will go directly into the bushwick book club seattle and style. Musical performances from shaudi bianca vahdat, mikel. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Not your runofthemill book club, bushwick shows offer a special interaction between audiences and musicians. Jun 03, 2019 sal solmaz sharif by the bushwick book club seattle, released 03 june 2019 1. The bushwick book club is far from typical as it is made.
The bushwick book club seattle noy your runofthemill book club. Bookit is excited to be teaming up with the bushwick book club seattle for a seasonlong partnership. Fremont abbey arts center is a nonprofit community organization presenting intimate seated concerts, modern dance, multiarts shows like the round, visual, literary, culinary arts, and much more. This blog space is dedicated to the literary discussion and analysis of our clubs selected titles. Bushwick performers present their own original songs inspired by the shows featured book. The unusual bushwick book club writes original songs based on their reading selections. The bushwick book club seattle delivers literature, music, and songwriting to the seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers this group of musicians is dedicated to sharing their combined passion for both music and reading with the seattle community and beyond. We are proud to deliver our adult programming through the bushwick book club seattle, where we build connections between artists, authors and the audience using books and music. The man who helps seattle songwriters turn books into songs talks about the process and which books he wont do. Bushwick book club seattle takes on lewis carrolls alice in wonderland for songwriting inspiration in its next musical showcase. Performing songwriter magazine defined his style as folk meets rockabilly meets lonesome cowboy waltzes. This blog space is dedicated to the literary discussion and analysis of our club s selected titles. The bushwick book club seattle 53 town hall seattle.
The bushhwick book club seattle is not your runofthemill book club. This is the adult version of the popular musical book clubs response to the wizard of oz. Bushwick book club at annex theatre in seattle, wa on thu. The bushwick book club seattles next stop will be in ballard, bringing music inspired by katherine dunns novel geek love to the stage at tractor tavern. Say hello to the bushwick book club an event series that gathers groups of musicians to write and perform songs inspired by all kinds of literature. The bushwick book club seattle delivers literature, music, and songwriting to the seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers. The bushwick book club seattle, seattle, washington. Prx series the bushwick book club seattle presents. This stirring concert features original music inspired by. The bushwick book club seattle added 15 new photos to the album. Original music inspired by roxane gays bad feminist tickets. A closer look at the world of creating music and art. The bushwick book club seattle is a group of musicians dedicated to sharing our. The bushwick book club seattle original songs inspired by animal, vegetable, miracle after carefully reading barbara kingsolvers book chronicling her yearlong quest to eat only locallygrown food, 10 members of the bushwick book club seattle will perform a set of world premiere pieces inspired by the book.
Bookit and the bushwick book club seattle present a celebration of scifi, new media, and the graphic novel. Style teaching artists come into your schools library and work with your students to create music inspired by your chosen book. The bushwick book club seattle is a group of song writers who write songs inspired by books. Bushwick northwest delivers literature, music, and songwriting to the seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers.
A musical book club, bushwick seattle is a monthly performance of original songs inspired by literature intended to bridge different genres of art and encourage audiences to discover. The bushwick book club podcast was launched last year. The works of shakespeare in its 10 th season, hugo houses bushwick book club assembles seattle musicians to create original music based in literature. A fiendish conversation with bushwick book clubs geoff. The bushwick book club seattle sydney of oysterville. We are a group of musicians dedicated to sharing our combined passion for both music an. It probably wont be pornographic, but there may be a cuss word or two. Musical performances from shaudi bianca vahdat, mikel mcdermott, ethan anderson, camelia jade.
This stirring concert features original music inspired by angie thomas young adult novel the hate u give. Find groups in seattle, washington about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. For musical renderings of the things that youre liable to read in the bible, look no further than town hall seattle on thursday and friday. The bushwick book club seattle wes weddell is a seattle based singersongwriter who did a house concert here in oysterville a few years back. New and innovative work that surprises and delights, is how one local author describes the bushwick experience, while another librarian calls it a brilliant way to expand anyone. Bushwick book club seattle heads to ballard for next.
Academic articles, artist interviews, press coverage, and a variety of other information is posted every month with particular attention on the selected novel. Ian mcferon through the tesseract inspired by a wrinkle in time 3. The bushwick book club seattle is not your runofthemill book club. In eight previous seasons, the bushwick book club seattle has hosted over 300 individual performers writing and debuting original music.
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