(photo by Christopher Boffoli)
The party’s over but more than 20 screenings are yet to come, as West Seattle makes its Seattle International Film Festival debut — this is day 2, and many are no doubt still recovering from day 1:
Shortly after cutting a ceremonial ribbon last night during the open house/party celebrating the Admiral Theater‘s debut as a SIFF venue, SIFF director Carl Spence (with Admiral entertainment director Dinah Brein-McClellan at the start of the clip) was ceremonially “kidnapped” by the Seafair Pirates. But that was just the conclusion of their visit – as always, they made an entrance that could be heard for miles around:
(They’ll be landing on Alki on July 11th, by the way.) And while at the theater, they helped cut the cake in pirate style:
That photo’s also by WSB photojournalist Christopher Boffoli, as are all the others you’ll see just ahead – more scenes from the party, and information on the rest of SIFF’s run at The Admiral:
Before the Vertu Cakes creation was cut, it was quite the sight to see. (And we featured it in our “happening now” coverage last night.) Young partygoers were taken with the Pirates too, of course:
They also drew spectators from the upper deck, er, level, of the Admiral (site of the beer/wine lounge):
Amid the fun and games, though, a moment to reflect on the fact that the SIFF showings are yet another sign West Seattle is making more of a mark on the Seattle arts/culture scene:
And while The Admiral offers a variety of entertainment options, including live music and comedy, at the heart of it are the films:
SIFF screenings at The Admiral continue through next Thursday (June 11). You can check the schedule by day (with ticket-buying links, though there’s also a special SIFF ticket table inside the Admiral lobby) by going here.
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