The History of Fashion in Flight

“If the airline industry had a baby book, 1930 would surely be an important page,” the Museum of Flight tells us. It’s because that year, Boeing Air Transport hired eight young nurses to fly as cabin attendants—and the rest is his (and her-)story. Today the museum unveils their extensive flight attendant uniform collection (who knew it had one?!) for this temporary exhibit that’s going to thrill fashion and costume buffs, or anyone with a fancy for mid-century kitsch. From the jaunty pillbox hats and sleek boots of the ‘50s and ‘60s to the onslaught of taupe and sensible loafers later on, it’s incredible to think of how women, and their roles in the workforce, evolved along with the fashions. In “The History of Fashion in Flight”, a dozen complete uniforms are showcased, representing several airlines and dating from the ‘30s to the ‘90s. Prepare for “ooh”’s, “aah”’s, and maybe even some groans from those who know that sometimes it’s “vintage” for a reason. Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way, 764-5720. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily. Through June 2. RACHEL SHIMP

Museum of Flight

Daily from Sat., February 9 until Mon., June 2

Anna Skibska: Follow the Line, the Path to Form

Ribbons of glass filament constructed into a site-specific installation piece. $7. Tues.-Sun. Ends September 21.

Bellevue Arts Museum

Fri., May 2, 6:30pm-7:30pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Tue., April 8 until Sun., September 21

"Message to Love"

The first phase of a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, “Love” features two of the legend’s guitars, including his Woodstock Fender Strat. The gallery walls are a blank slate for visitors to write comments and reflections. Jan. 26-April 6. Also: Rik Allen's clever glass and metalworks of spaceships and rockets come from a mind fascinated with science-fiction and the future. Through April 25. Also: “American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music,” a bilingual, interpretive, interactive exhibition following the impact of Latinos in American pop music. Through Sept. 7 2008. “Sound and Vision: Artists Tell their Stories,” features more than 100 excerpts from the extensive oral history archives of Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Museum.

Experience Music Project

Daily

Clicks and Cuts: Sound Retooled

Audio and sculptural artworks made by teens during a workshop taught by Susan Robb last fall. Sound art experiments using circuit bending, tape loops, field recording, and more. Tues.-Sun.

Frye Art Museum

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., March 1 until Sun., June 1

Dario Robleto: Heaven is Being a Memory to Others

An installation created from the artist’s 2007 residency at the museum, with research into, and sculptural interpretations of the little-known life of Emma Lamp Frye, wife of Charles Frye. A site-specific work, including 20 paintings from the gallery’s collection. Free. Tues.-Sun. Ends August 10.

Frye Art Museum

Sat., April 26, 2:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., April 26 until Sun., August 10

Dante Marioni: Form, Color, Pattern

More than 20 glass works from the Seattle artist, created over the past two decades.$4-$10. Wed.-Sun. Ends Sept. 21.

Museum of Glass

Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., February 16 until Sun., September 21

Oscar Tuazon & Eli Hansen: SAM Next

A two-man (two-brother) exhibit exploring temporary shelters, found objects, and utopian architecture. This installation at SAM–appropriately enough, for Tuazon won the 2007 Betty Bowen award– is parallel to a work located in a remote wilderness. Curated by Michael Darling, this show is the first in a promising new series, Next, focusing on underappreciated Northwest artists. The artist team also shows concurrent exhibit exploring similar themes at Howard House. $13.Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct 26.

Seattle Art Museum

Fri., May 2, 6:00pm-9:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., April 19 until Sun., October 26

Black Art

Works drawn from SAM’s permanent collection, grappling with issues of race, color, and cultural identity. Curated by Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Adjunct Curator and Deputy Director of Education & Public Programs. with pieces spanning 1830-2006. $13. Tues.-Sun. Ends Sept. 7.

Seattle Art Museum

$13. Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., May 2 until Sun., September 7

Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective

From painting and calligraphy, jades, ceramics and sculpture, as well as contemporary art in a range of media. $5. Tues.-Sun. Ongoing.

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

A Couple of Ways of Doing Something: Photographs by Chuck Close, Poems by Bob Holman

Chuck Close’s larger-than-life daguerreotypes capture the sensuality of skin, in all its imperfect beauty. Friends and colleagues of the artist seen here: Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, and Lorna Simpson. Printed (in 2003) with praise poems by slam-poet Bob Holman. $6.50-$7.50. Tues.-Sun. Ends June 15.

Tacoma Art Museum

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Tue., February 26 until Sun., June 15

To Do List

Friday, May 16

Bike to Work Day
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City Hall, Fri., May 16, 7:30am

Clinic, Shearwater
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Neumo's, Fri., May 16, 8:00pm, $13 adv

Nas, D. Black, Grynch, DJ Nphared
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Showbox SODO, Fri., May 16, 8:30pm, $37.40 adv./$40

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