The Seattle Public Library was established as an official city department in 1890. The Library now has 27 locations and a mobile library with the mission to bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community through all of our programs and services.
Read MoreHighland Park Elementary is an inclusive, equitable community of students, staff and families which fosters authentic relationships. The school respects the whole child, focuses on the joy of learning and grows empathetic agents of change capable of pursuing diverse and fulfilling life choices.
Read More“City of Music” is a designation given by UNESCO to a number of cities around the world "that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development," to promote cooperation among them and to help establish further music-related activities in the cities. The International Jazz Relay is a UNESCO Cities of Music project that celebrates the International Day of Jazz.
The Cities of Music network is a sub-network of the wider UNESCO Creative Cities Network, or UCCN. The UCCN launched in 2004, and has member cities in seven creative fields. The other fields are: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, and Media Arts.
Read MoreSTYLE is dedicated to igniting students’ passion for literature through collaborative songwriting education. They are the educational nonprofit arm of Bushwick Book Club, which creates unique literary events that feature original music inspired by a single book.
Read MoreSeattle JazzED welcomes students in grades K-12 at all levels. They offer the opportunity to play or sing in an ensemble, take a one-day workshop, spend a week in the summer honing skills…or all three! Seattle JazzED provides several one-of-a-kind programs: The New Works Ensemble directed by composer Wayne Horvitz; or the Femme Ellington Project, Seattle's premier all-city girls' jazz band; or maybe Summer Jazz Ambassadors, a tour-de-force ensemble with training in performance skills and mentoring.
Read MoreA community-based resource since 1962, Jack Straw Cultural Center provides a production facility that is unlike any other in the region for local artists who work creatively with sound. Jack Straw focuses on annual artist residencies through our Artist Support Program, our Writers Program, and our Gallery Residency Program; art and technology education for all ages; arts heritage partnerships; and radio and podcast production. Our full-service recording studio is also available for a range of arts projects.
Read MoreSamer Rashed is a Palestinian viola player, composer and music enthusiast. His music career has included many performances in concerts and festivals around the world since 2007, alongside world-renowned artists including artist Marcel Khalifeh and violinist Nigel Kennedy. He also studied with world-class violinist Nedim Nalbantoglu in Istanbul, who highly influenced his interest and technique in Gypsy, Jazz and Turkish music. His newest album "Gypsy Rhapsodies" embodies his vision as a musician and aims to introduce an unprecedented employment of the viola in the Gypsy Swing music genre.
Read MoreTae Keller is the Newbery award winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of “When You Trap a Tiger,” “Jennifer Chan is Not Alone,” and “The Science of Breakable Things,” among others. Her most recent book, “When Tomorrow Burns,” was released in March 2026. She grew up in Waipahu, Hawaii, where she subsisted on purple rice, sun, and stories. Now, she lives in Seattle with her husband, her dog, and a multitude of books. (Photo credit Jesse Dittmar)
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