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  Photo of the moment 
April 28, 2012 – AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels Exhibit
Opens at EMP Museum

 
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AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels exhibition is on display at EMP Museum now through Sept. 29, 2012. Developed and presented by the Arts Centre Melbourne and the Western Australian Museum in association with AC/DC, Albert Music, and Sony Music. AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels is the first and only fully-endorsed AC/DC exhibition to bring to life the history, creativity, and power of one of the world’s greatest rock bands.

Photo credit: Angus Young performing ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ on the floor of the Hard Rock CafĂ©, Melbourne, May 1975. Photographer - Andrew Wittner.


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Seattle Chefs Honored at 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards
5/7/12 – The James Beard Foundation award for Outstanding Restaurateur in the country went to Tom Douglas, owner of 12 restaurants in Seattle including Dahlia Lounge and Palace Kitchen to name a few. The foundation also awarded Best Chef Northwest to Chef and Owner Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce and The Corson Building in Seattle.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) to Launch Tokyo Nonstop Flights to Seattle this July
4/26/12 – ANA’s inaugural flight from Tokyo to Seattle will begin on July 25.

Chihuly Garden & Glass
Exhibit Announced Pre-Sale Tickets
4/24/12 – Advance tickets are on sale for the May 21 opening of Chihuly Garden & Glass exhibition.

Next Fifty Celebration Begins Today
4/21/12 – In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, the Seattle Center has created The Next Fifty, a six-month celebration commencing April 21 and running through Oct. 21.
 
Tickets on Sale for King Tut’s Final North American Exhibit
1/17/12 – The 7-month exhibit runs May 24, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Tickets and hotel packages are available now.