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Annual cultural events and fairs Among Seattle's best-known annual cultural events and fairs are the 24-day Seattle International Film Festival , Northwest Folklife over the Memorial Day weekend, numerous Seafair events throughout the summer months (ranging from a Bon Odori celebration to Hydroplane races), the Bite Of Seattle , and Bumbershoot over the Labor Day weekend. All are typically attended by over 100,000 people annually, as are Hempfest and two separate Independence Day celebrations. Several dozen Seattle Neighborhoods have one or more annual Street Fair s, and many have an annual Parade or Foot Race . The largest of the street fairs feature hundreds of craft and food booths and multiple stages with live entertainment, and draw more than 100,000 people over the course of a weekend; the smallest are strictly neighborhood affairs with a few dozen craft and food booths, barely distinguishable from more prominent neighborhoods' weekly farmers' markets. Other significant events include numerous Native American Pow-wow s, a Greek Festival hosted by St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Montlake , and numerous ethnic festivals associated with Festal At Seattle Center . As in most large cities, there are numerous other annual events of more limited interest, ranging from Book Fair s and specialized Film Festival s to a two-day, 8,000-rider Seattle-to- Portland Bicycle ride. Performing arts Seattle is a significant center of the Performing Arts . The century-old Seattle Symphony Orchestra is among the world's most-recorded orchestras. The Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet are comparably distinguished, with the Opera being particularly known for its performances of the works of Richard Wagner and the PNB School (founded in 1974) ranking as one of the top three Ballet training institutions in the United States. In addition, Seattle has about twenty live theater venues, a slim majority of them being associated with Fringe Theater . It has a strong local scene for Poetry Slam s and other Performance Poetry , and several venues that routinely present public lectures or readings. The largest of these is Seattle's 900-seat, Roman Revival Town Hall on First Hill . In popular music, Seattle is often thought of mainly as the home of Grunge Rock , but it is also home to such varied musicians as Avant-garde Jazz musicians Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz , Rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot , and such Poppier rock bands as Goodness and the Presidents Of The United States Of America . Art museums and galleries Being so much younger than the cities of , the Frye Art Museum , the Henry Art Gallery , the Seattle Art Museum , and the Seattle Asian Art Museum . Several Seattle Museums And Cultural Institutions that are not specifically art museums also have excellent art collections, most notably the Burke Museum Of Natural History And Culture , which has an excellent collection of Native American artwork. Seattle is also home to well over 100 commercial art galleries, at least a dozen Non-profit art galleries, and perhaps a hundred artists' Studio s that are open to the public at least once a month. About half of these galleries and studios are concentrated in one neighborhood, Pioneer Square . Other museums, aquariums, zoos, and cultural centers There are a number of other Museum s in Seattle. The Burke Museum Of Natural History And Culture , on the campus of the University Of Washington , has a large collection of Botanical , Zoological , and Geologic specimens in addition to its Anthropology collection, which concentrates on Native Americans Of The Pacific Northwest but covers the rest of The Americas , Asia , and the Pacific Islands as well. Residents and visitors interested in history, industry, and transporation are served by the Center For Wooden Boats , a maritime heritage museum on Lake Union ; the Museum Of Flight , which incorporates Boeing 's original manufacturing plant; and the Museum Of History And Industry , which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard honors Seattle's Scandinavia n Immigrant s, and the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum in Pioneer Square honors its police force. And on the campus of Seattle Center are located the Pacific Science Center and Paul Allen 's Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum And Hall Of Fame . The Seattle Aquarium is located on the Elliott Bay waterfront, and the Woodland Park Zoo is on Phinney Ridge in north Seattle. United Indians Of All Tribes operates the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park . EXTERNAL LINKS
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