June 8, 2010
Dear Friends, We are delighted to announce that the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation has made a $25 million gift to the Campaign for PACE, which was launched in 2006 to realize the decades-old dream of creating a great performing arts center for the people of the Eastside. We are profoundly grateful to the Tateuchi Foundation for its momentous investment in this dream, which so many have nurtured for so long. [
more ]
June 8, 2010
There is a natural harmony between the mission of the Tateuchi Foundation and Tateuchi Center. The Foundation’s mission is to build bridges, improve understanding, and promote artistic and cultural exchanges between the United States and Japan. Our mission is to transform lives and enrich the community by presenting artistic, cultural, educational, and entertainment experiences of the highest quality for everyone within our reach. [
more ]
June 8, 2010
Tateuchi Center is committed to the power of the Arts in human lives. We will present artistic, cultural, educational, and entertainment experiences of the highest quality—great performances that reflect the diverse interests and honor the cultures and customs of our neighbors. [
more ]
June 8, 2010
Dana V. Kernich, Associate Director, Tateuchi Center
Once upon a time (or maybe just three short years ago), I participated in a program called the Emerging Leadership Institute. The Emerging Leadership Institute, or ELI for short, is a two-day, acceptance-based seminar, which is sponsored by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP). It’s a fantastic program that focuses on teaching critical leadership skills to some of the brightest new colleagues in the performing arts presenting and touring field. [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSCelebrating one of the largest gifts ever made to a cultural institution in the Pacific Northwest, Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) is now renamed Tateuchi Center, in tribute to the late Japanese-American humanitarian, entrepreneur, and business leader Atsuhiko Tateuchi (pronounced Ta-teh-OO-chee). “This momentous investment by the Tateuchi Foundation will help realize the longstanding dream of a world-class performing arts and cultural center in Bellevue to serve the vibrant communities east of Lake Washington,” said John Haynes, Executive Director and CEO. The grant includes both capital and programming components: capital funds will support Tateuchi Center’s $160 million capital campaign, and programming funds will specifically support Japanese and Japanese-inspired performances. [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSPACE Board of Directors Chair Peter Horvitz has been in the newspaper business all of his life, beginning with his family’s newspapers in Ohio. Graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism and from New York University with an MBA, he then continued on to a decade with Gannett Company. Returning to the family business in the early 1990s, Peter became the Chairman, President, and CEO of Horvitz Newspapers, where he continues to manage the publication of
Peninsula Daily News, published in Port Angeles, Washington, and
The Daily Times in Maryville, Tennessee. [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSPerforming Arts Center Eastside (PACE) is now “shovel-ready,” having completed the Construction Documents phase of preconstruction activities. According to Building Committee Chair and PACE Director Maxine Barnard, filing for building permits with the City of Bellevue this month concludes 36 months of design, planning, and careful refinement—with no increase in the construction budget. “After years of hard work, this is an important milestone for us,” says Maxine. [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSLin Salisbury has always lived as her favorite Aristotle quote advises: “Find that point at which your talents and passions intersect with the needs of the world.” Her lifelong passion, ever since she was a girl on the East Coast, has been the arts. “While in high school, I worked as a soda jerk to pay for ballet lessons,” Lin explains, “but I realized fairly early that my talents would be much better utilized as an arts advocate and volunteer.” [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSOrganized by the Act Two Guild,
Silhouettes of Style 2010—Talk of the Town, on April 16th, drew 360 people to The Westin Bellevue’s Grand Ballroom for one of the season’s most dynamic runway fashion shows. The event raised more than $100,000 and featured the season’s new styles, all presented by The Bellevue Collection in conjunction with their annual spring fashion event,
Picture Perfect Style. Act Two Guild President Kim Hardwick, also the event’s emcee, and Kristi Gegner Nangle, Event Chair and Vice President of the Guild, were the leadership behind this success, supported by the hard work and dedication of the entire Guild membership. [
more ]
June 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSAmbassadors For PACE are involved citizens who value the performing arts and understand that a vibrant cultural life is an especially powerful means of enhancing our sense of identity as a community, supporting the development of our young people, and attracting the creative minds that business and civic life need in order to thrive. [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSAll the talk in both Washingtons recently about State and Federal budgets has put me in mind of that famous line attributed to the late, great, grandiloquent Senator from Illinois, Everett Dirksen, who was reputed to have said (with reference to the National Debt), "A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you’re talking real money." [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSSince the 1920s, Theresa Goesling’s family has been a part of the Eastside. She grew up in Seattle and on the shores of Lake Sammamish, both "artistic places with a connection to nature" that were heavily influential in her career choice as an artist. [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSPACE’s Act Two Guild and The Bellevue Collection have teamed up once again to create the second annual
Silhouettes of Style fashion event, treating guests to a stylish experience that is cosmopolitan and exciting.
Silhouettes of Style 2010—Talk of the Town will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Westin Bellevue, part of The Bellevue Collection’s Picture Perfect Style event. [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSFor the past 1½ years, PACE Ambassador Laura Mistretta has held the position of Private Dining Sales Manager for El Gaucho Bellevue, where she is responsible for selling and booking restaurant events of all types and sizes, from special occasion to corporate to weddings. [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSPerforming Arts Center Eastside (PACE) recently held its first annual
Ambassadors For PACE Event on February 24th. Over 25 Ambassadors and their guests attended the elegant cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception, getting to know one another and members of the PACE staff. [
more ]
March 1, 2010
INSIDER NEWSParties For PACE continue to build excitement and community support for Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE). Act Two Guild member Amy Spassov and her husband, Erik Hall, recently hosted an evening wine and hors d’oeuvres
Party For PACE at their Hallway Gallery in the Bellevue Place Bank of America Building on January 28th. [
more ]
