For
General Seattle Information www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/
Hotel
information:
Westin Seattle
1900 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206)
728-1000
Fax: (206) 728-2259
Transportation
to and from the Airport
Shuttle
Express
(425) 981-7000
1-800-487-7433
Airporter
Shuttle
(360) 380-8800
1-800-235-5247
Airport
Express by Gray Line
(206) 626-6088
1-800-426-7505
$8.50 One
Way / $14 Round Trip
Departs twice
an hour, with service to and from major downtown Seattle hotels:
Best Western (Executive Inn), Crowne Plaza, Days Inn, Downtown Travelodge,
Four Seasons Olympic, Holiday Inn, Loyal Inn, Quality Inn, Roosevelt,
Seattle Hilton, Seattle Sheraton, Stouffer Renaissance, Warwick
and Westin.
Taxi cabs and
limousines meet travelers on the Baggage Claim Level. To arrange
for one, use one of the curbside phones, Information Boards, or
Ground Transportation Booths in the Baggage Claim area.
Average Cab
Fare to Seattle downtown $28-30
Average Limousine Fare to Seattle downtown $30
Cabs are available
on the Baggage Claim Level (lower) outside Doors 6 and 26.
For
more info please see the web sites below:
http://seattle.citysearch.com
http://www.seattle.com
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/seattle/Seattle.htm
The
social event for IM 2001
will be taking place at the Experience Music Project. http://www.emplive.com/index.asp
Experience
Music Project (EMP) celebrates and explores creativity and innovation
as expressed through American popular music and exemplified by rock
'n' roll. EMP is a one-of-a-kind music museum combining interactive
and interpretive exhibits to tell the story of the creative, innovative
and rebellious expression that defines American popular music. Featuring
a world-class collection of artifacts, unique architecture by Frank
O. Gehry, state-of-the-art technology, exciting interactive presentations,
and a dynamic ride-like attraction, EMP will encourage visitors
of all ages and backgrounds to experience the power and joy of music
in its many forms.
Visitors
to EMP will take an unprecedented and technologically advanced journey
that will inspire them to explore and celebrate music as never before.
EMP is dedicated to capturing and reflecting the essence of rock
'n' roll, from its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the
blues, to its influence on hip hop, punk and other more recent genres.
EMP invites visitors to participate in a total sensory experience:
see rare artifacts and memorabilia, hear musicians tell their stories,
or play an instrument and create your own music. Learning about
music has never been so much fun.
EMP
was conceived by Paul G. Allen and Jody Patton. Paul Allen's early
passion for Jimi Hendrix led to his amassing of the world's largest
collection of Hendrix memorabilia, and later, his desire to share
that collection with the public. Early planning soon gave way to
a broader cultural mission for both Paul and Jody ÷ to create a
destination for celebrating musical innovation and for inspiring
young and old to feel moved by music ÷ and so Experience Music Project
was born.
EMP's
collection includes more than 80,000 artifacts that helped shape
music history, including musical instruments (from one of the first
electric guitars to those used by artists such as Bob Dylan, Bo
Diddley, Muddy Waters and Kurt Cobain), an extensive recorded sound
archive, film, photographs, fanzines from around the world, stage
costumes, handwritten song lyrics and rare song sheets.
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