Directory
Arts & Entertainment
Columbia City is a great place to catch a concert, a gallery opening, or a spoken word poetry slam. Be sure to check out each of our wonderful arts and entertainment venues!
Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Avenue South
(206) 760-9843
http://www.columbiacitygallery.com
The Columbia City Gallery is an artists’ cooperative that brings together emerging and professional artists working in diverse media: painting, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics, and hand crafted jewelry. CCG also has a Gift Shop featuring functional art and home décor by local craftspeople and a custom frameshop.
Columbia City Theater
4916 Rainier Avenue South
(206) 722-3009
http://www.columbiacitytheater.com
CB Shamah and Robert Hillman share a passion for live music. So they opened Columbia City Theater, a historic, intimate venue where you'll see everything from indie rock to hip hop to Latin jazz booked by talent buyer Kevin Sur. The venue also hosts a state-of-the-art recording studio manned by legendary sound engineer Gary Mula. And if you're thirsty, belly up to the cozy on-site bar, The Bourbon, and sample tasty cuisine and Seattle's finest selection of whiskey cocktails.
Community Arts Create (CAC)
669-8106
http://www.communityartscreate.org
Our mission is to build community through self-discovery and shared experiences. Enhancing a richer way of life by creating harmony within a diverse culture through creative expression. We believe that art is a living thing. We believe that creative expression has the ability to enhance cultural competency and appreciation. We encourage ensemble values of collaboration, patience, sensitivity, and the celebration of collective achievement.
Rainier Billiards
722-6508
Rainier Valley Cultural Center
725-7517
Royal Esquire Club
723-2811
SEEDArts
(206) 760-4286
SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) is a community development organization whose mission is to build strong communities in Southeast Seattle through the provision of housing, arts, and economic development programs. SEEDArts’ owns and operates the Columbia City Gallery, the Rainier Valley Cultural Center and a Public Art Program. For more information, visit http://www.seedseattle.org
Spokenword LAB (SPLAB)
(206) 422-5002
SPLAB is an intergenerational spokenword performance, resource, and outreach center, dedicated to poetry, storytelling, conversation, debate, consciousness, and building community through shared experience of the spoken and written word. SPLAB hosts a weekly writer’s critique circle, Living Room; a Visiting Poet’s Series, and offers low-cost drop-in writing workshops throughout the year.