APRIL 2008

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Flying Heritage Collection
The Chocolate Box
New Jimi Hendrix Exhibit
New Air Service Flies Into Seattle
Seattle Opera

Flying Heritage Collection Lands at Paine Field Airport
The Flying Heritage Collection will celebrate the grand opening of its new location at Paine Field Airport on June 6, 2008, coinciding with the 64th anniversary of D-Day. The 15-plane, three-artifact collection will be housed in a restored 51,000-square-foot hangar on the grounds of the airport. The Flying Heritage Collection is a collection of rare World War II-era military aircraft owned by Microsoft co-creator and philanthropist Paul G. Allen. It is one of the world's largest collections of vintage aircraft to be restored to flying condition and features planes from the five major combatants of World War II - the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany and Russia. Paine Field is located in Everett, 20 miles north of Seattle, and is also the home to the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour. For more information and seasonal hours, visit www.flyingheritage.com. For information about groups, e-mail lizda@vulcan.com

See Seattle, One Chocolate Shop at a Time
The Chocolate Box has expanded upon its retail efforts and created a cross-town, multi-destination, chocolate tasting tour. Designed for groups of 10 (or private bus charters for up to 20 people), the van tour is professionally guided, combining the history of chocolate, scenic sightseeing and plenty of sampling. The tour begins at the Chocolate Box in downtown Seattle then makes its way to other chocolate shops in the Seattle neighborhoods of Fremont, University District and Madison Park before returning downtown at the Chocolate Box. Between chocolate destinations, the tour takes in sights such as the Pike Place Market, Fremont Troll, Washington Park Arboretum and Capitol Hill. Tours begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and last up to three hours. Customized tours for groups are available and reservations for scheduled tours are required. For more information and other requirements, visit www.toursofseattle.com/tours or contact Tours of Seattle at (206) 878-3965.

New Jimi Hendrix Exhibit Opens at Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame will open a new exhibition about the legendary Seattle musician Jimi Hendrix on April 26, 2008. Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound will focus on how Hendrix affected popular music with his innovative sound. The new exhibit chronicles the artist's career in five stages: The Seattle Scene (Nov. 1972-May 1961), The Chitlin' Circuit (his southern United States touring years of May 1961-July 1965), The Village (his time spent in New York from Sept. 1966-July 1969) and The World Stage (July 1969-July 1970). The exhibit includes rare Hendrix films and footage, music recordings on iPods® and a sound effects interactive display that demonstrates how Hendrix created the guitar sound that he became known for. The exhibit runs through April 11, 2010. For group sales information, call (206) 770-2776 or e-mail groupsales@empsfm.org.

New Air Service Flies Into Seattle
Seattle will see an increase of new air service to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) this spring and summer. JetBlue begins two new routes to Seattle on May 21, 2008. Daily non-stop service from Long Beach, Calif., will use both the 150-seat Airbus A320 and the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 aircraft. JetBlue also begins seasonal service from San Diego's Lindbergh Field on May 21. For more information, visit www.jetblue.com.

Alaska Airlines will begin new service between Seattle and Maui, Hawaii beginning July 17, 2008. Flights from Seattle will depart daily at 8:20 a.m. Pacific time and arrive at 11:35 a.m. Hawaiian time. Return flights from Maui will depart at 1:05 p.m. Hawaii time, arriving in Seattle at 9:45 p.m. Pacific time. The new flights will use a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin. For more information, visit www.alaskaair.com.

Seattle Opera to Present Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen in 2009
The Seattle Opera has announced the performance and ticket sales dates for its 2009 performance of Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen. Seattle Opera has presented Wagner's Ring for more than 30 years in a one-week cycle, which is the tradition of the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany. Both the 2001 and 2005 cycles sold out a year in advance. The 2005 cycle saw audience members from 49 states and 19 countries. The dates for the 2009 production are:

Tickets will be available to Ring Donors beginning in April 2008 and Seattle Opera Subscribers during August 2008. Web presale to the public begins on November 12, 2008 and phone and in-person sales begin on November 15, 2008.

Journalists are encouraged to contact the following SCVB public relations staff for answers to questions or for more information:

David Blandford, (206) 461-5806
dblandford@visitseattle.org

Heather Bryant, (206) 461-5805
hbryant@visitseattle.org

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