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SUMMARY:Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Call your friends and bring the family\, admission is FREE to everyone at t
 he Seattle Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month.\nIn addition to
  our regular hours\, Seattle Art Museum is open for Free First Thursday eve
 nings from 5–8 pm to provide more opportunities to visit the galleries for 
 free! Evening hours will feature extra activities like live music\, drop-in
  art making\, and in-gallery experiences for visitors.\n3-5 pm: LGBTQ+ Cent
 er Youth Arts Reception\nBrotman Forum\nJoin us to celebrate the 2025 Youth
  Arts Program Cohort from Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Center! QTBIPOC youth students h
 ave used the mediums of collage\, zines\, and textile arts to explore theme
 s of identity and experience. Stop by to pick up a free zine and chat with 
 the artists about their growth and exploration in textile arts. Special tha
 nks to teaching artists Arielle Labra and Le’ecia Farmer.\n5–5:30 pm: Ai\, 
 Rebel Public Tour\n4th floor galleries\n5-8 pm: Gallery Guide and Button Ma
 king with Susanna Ryan\nBrotman Forum\nPick up an exclusive guide to SAM’s 
 galleries from comic artist and local legend Susanna Ryan (@seattlewalkrepo
 rt)! Make a one-night only custom SAM-themed button and see the galleries t
 hrough Susanna’s eyes.\nSusanna Ryan is the author and illustrator of the b
 estselling books Seattle Walk Report: An Illustrated Walking Tour through 2
 3 Seattle Neighborhoods and Secret Seattle: An Illustrated Guide to the Cit
 y’s Offbeat and Overlooked History. In 2021\, she was named one of Seattle 
 Magazine’s most influential people in Washington State. \n5:15-6:45 pm: Zin
 e Making Drop-In Workshop with SAM's Teen Arts Group\nBrotman Forum\nExplor
 e timely\, thought-provoking\, and inspiring zines created by members of SA
 M’s Teen Arts Group (TAG)! Taking a page from Ai Weiwei’s disrupter ethos\,
  take home teen-made zines that will touch on a range of subjects—from teas
  around the world\, to the need for comprehensive reproductive health educa
 tion in schools. And if reading them isn’t enough\, TAG will show you how t
 o make your own zines\, too!\n5:30-6:30 pm: SAM Gallery First Look Rising \
 nSAM Gallery\n5:30-8 pm DJ set from DJ Faridaguyzzz\n3rd floor galleries\nS
 eattle's own Faridaguyzzz has quickly established herself as a powerhouse i
 n the world of Afrobeats\, Amapiano\, Gqom\, Afrohouse\, and 3-step. Farida
 guyzzz sets are not just performances\; they are immersive experiences desi
 gned to make everyone feel as liberated and ecstatic as she does while spin
 ning her tracks.\nTickets are available both onsite and online.
LOCATION:Seattle Art Museum\, 1300 1st Ave\, Seattle\, WA 98101
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