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Saturday, October 29, 2011: very special event; mark it in your planners. The New Orleans Creole Restaurant will host a celebration of Seattle's Music History inspired by Kurt E. Armbruster's new book "Before Seattle Rocked a city and it's music" recently out on the prestigious University of Washington Press. Kurt will be on hand from 7 PM to sign your copies as music history continues to be made in a program featuring Pete Leinonen's Olde Seattle Rhythm Band (with guest appearance by Seattle Jazz Hall of Famer Ronny Pierce), followed by Overton Berry, and closing with Alice Stuart and the Formerlys.

7 PM 'til closing... NO COVER CHARGE!

New Orleans Creole Restaurant...Sat, Oct 29...7PM to closing...No Cover Charge!

114 1st Ave S, Seattle        (206) 622-2563     1-800-824-7064.

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Salon du Swing will once again be appearing at The Ruins for their annual New Years Day Party. Sorry, this one is for members only.

The annual open house at The Ruins happens this year on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM.  We'll have our quintet as in years past and play music for your dining and dancing pleasure all afternoon. With a break to eat of course,  After all, this is The Ruins.

It's an amazing bunch of folks who make up The Ruins membership and we always look forward with hanging with them.

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Saturday January 21, 2012 from 8:30 PM to 12 midnight is this year's date for the annual holiday dance that we play for Northwest Dance Network at The Swedish Cultural Center. The music is by John Holte's Radio Rhytrhm Orchestra.

Always a Stunning Success, this dance held by Northwest Dance Network at The Swedish Cultural Center  on Jan 21 is preceeded by a dance class and both are included in the price. The classes are great fun and so is The Band.

Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter North in Seattle. (206) 283-1090 and 941-9941.

northwestdance.net

The entire night will be a dancer's dream!

Other News

Some of Pete Leinonen's music and video is now appearing in Peter Sillen's wonderful new feature film about Seattle's Favorite Poet, the late Jesse Bernstein. Entitled "I Am Secretly An Important Man", from a line in a famous Bernstein poem, this beautiful film captures the dark beauty of 1980's Seattle. It's currently plying the festival circuit. Don't miss it!

As always, all our groups remain active on the private party circuit, with upcoming dates at the finest venues throughout the Pacific Northwest. Why not call us for your next party; we're surprisingly affordable.