Thank You & Giant #FollowFriday

Thank you to all who have participated in our Christmas in July one-day sale through buying tickets and spreading the word!

For those of you on Twitter, you'll recognize the term #FollowFriday. Follow Fridays are posts where people recommend other twitter accounts as ones their fans should also follow. We often get recognized in #FollowFridays that talk about great arts orgs in Seattle - merci!

In honor of the #FollowFriday tradition, we would like to dedicate this post to all of you who have spread the word! We're sure there are hundreds of you not listed, so feel free to post your Facebook name/Twitter name in the comments if we didn't include you!

A HUGE "Thank You" goes out to the following individuals and organizations for supporting The 5th Avenue and helping to spread the word about our Christmas in July sale for A Christmas Story: The Musical. 5th Avenue fans, be sure to follow these guys - there's a reason they are our friends!

Seattle Convention & Visitors Bureau

Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Seattle Association

Inn at The Market

Heavy Restaurants (Purple Cafe & Wine Bar, Barrio, Lot No. 3)

Seattle Metropolitan

Seattle Magazine and Inside Seattle

Shuttle Express

Warm 106.9

Spectrum Dance Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Pacific Place

Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Made in Washington Stores

Hotel Max

Marqueen Hotel

Hotel Andra

Seattle Events

Rosemary Jones

Oliver's Lounge , Andaluca & Mayflower Park Hotel
Clear Awakening Massage

Seattle Night Out

Four Seasons Hotel

Suite 410

Argosy Cruises

Also a great thank you to @twit_willow, @clarknuber @mylifebalance, @rumstrypze, @keridwyn, @kcrep, @thejathan, @sandmear, @dealpop, @k8malone, dnm_sea_travel, @whatagooddeal, @denaliswisher, @glutenfree23, @2pawprints, @juliatran, @superbetch, @chrismarcacci, @rickjameswife ...and SO may more!

Free Concerts This Summer!

Stop by our table at the following Downtown Seattle Out to Lunch concerts this summer to enter to win tickets to The 5th Avenue Theatre!

Enjoy free outdoor music in this great city. Out To Lunch Concerts are from 12 Noon - 1:30pm at various locations.

The 5th Avenue Theatre will have a giveaway table at the following concerts:

Wed June 30: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (Funk/Rock) at Occidental Park

Wed Aug 4: Jovino Santo Neto (Brazillian Jazz) at Two Union Square

Fri Aug 13: Lucy Woodward (Jazz/Blues/Funk) at Harbor Steps

Fri Aug 27: The Dusty 45s (Rockabilly/Swing featuring 5th Avenue's own Billy Joe Huels) at Harbor Steps

Wed Sept 1: Grupo Ashe (Contemporary Cuban) at Westlake Park

For more info on the Out To Lunch concert series, click here.

Free Event - part of Seattle Celebrates Bernstein festival

Monday June 7, 2010 7:30pm

FREE !
STG Presents WEST SIDE STORY Stories – Memories of Lenny by Martin Charnin on Monday, June 7, 2010 at 7:30pm in STG’s Paramount Theatre lobby. This free event includes Martin Charnin's (one of the original Jets) personal reminiscences of Leonard Bernstein, and features a never-before heard reading of a 1987 conversation recorded at the Dramatist Guild in New York between Bernstein, Sondheim, Lawrence and Robbins, with Seattle actors portraying the four giants. Bernstein songs performed by Showtunes cast members will round out the event. This free event is part of the Seattle Celebrates Bernstein Festival. To learn more, visit http://www.seattlecelebratesbernstein.org/

Contest Time - Karaoke Contest

Join Jet City Improv this Sunday for their second annual Karaoke Fundraiser, benefiting Wing It Productions and its Education Program for At-Risk Youth. Witness a hilarious karaoke competition and participate in their silent auction to help support the education program that brings free weekly improv classes to homeless and incarcerate youth.

5th Avenue Theatre fans are invited to enter to win 2 tickets to the event (value $40) by writing a comment on this blog, posting a note on our facebook page wall or sending us a message on twitter. Be sure to mention "karaoke" when you enter! Winner will be chosen at noon on Friday!

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Are you a karaoke performer? They still have a few performance spots available! Visit their site for info on how to enter! They have great prizes for the contestants!

For more details and tickets, click here. Tickets are $20 and include one drink. 100% of the proceeds go to Wing It Productions' At Risk Youth Education Program.

For the Karaoke Facebook event page, click here.

XANADU 50% discount offer

5th Avenue Theatre blog readers, facebook fans and twitter followers are invited to get 50% off tickets to Xanadu at The Paramount, for tonight's performance. Discount applies to regularily priced $40 and $60 tickets.

Tickets at www.STGPresents.org. Use the code ARTS to take advantage of the 50% discount.

Get more with your ticket or ticket stub!

Many community partners of The 5th Avenue Theatre have come together to give you a little something extra this holiday season!

With your ticket or ticket stub from White Christmas, you can get discounts on dining, other holiday entertainment, shopping, salon services, yoga and more!

A few of the highlights include:

Duxiana (Rainier Square in downtown Seattle or Bellevue location) - gift your family or treat yourself to Luxurious European Linens at 20% off! Duxiana will truly have you dreaming of a White Christmas in style and comfort!

Limos by Shuttle Express - ride in style this holiday season with a 15% discount on services including town cars, limo service, limo vans, private wine tasting tours and more.

Sassoon Salon - get ready for the holidays with 20% off hair services at one of The 5th Avenue Theatre's newest neighbors.

For complete details on these offers and the 11 other partner offers, please visit our Special Events and Offers page!