Greenwood resident and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn will give his inaugural address Saturday at City Hall, 600 5th Ave., in downtown Seattle. The day’s events include a City Hall Open House, a number of different musical acts and a circus arts performance, followed by an Inaugural Music Festival at the Showbox SODO.
Here’s Saturday’s schedule:
Main Lobby:
- 1 p.m. Victor Noriega Trio, jazz piano inspired by Filipino folk music
- 2 p.m. Recess Monkey, kiddie-pop rock for the young and young at heart
- 3 p.m. Mayor McGinn’s inaugural address
- 3:30 p.m. Seattle Symphony Brass Quintet, top brass perform classical and pops
- 4:30 p.m. Quinton Morris, classical violinist with pianist Kevin Kaukl
Mayor’s Office, 7th Floor Lobby:
- 1 p.m. Warren Chang, world-renowned master of the erhu (Chinese two-string fiddle)
- 2 p.m. Quichua Mashis, Andean music performed by Quichua Indians of northern Ecuador
- 3 p.m. Mayor McGinn’s inaugural address
- 3:30 p.m. Northwest Tap Connection, modern and tap dance from Seattle’s brightest young artists
City Hall, 2nd Floor
- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Councilmembers’ offices will be open to the public
City Hall
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Circus arts – acrobatics, juggling and stilt walking by performers from the former ensemble Circus Contraption
Public Art Tours of City Hall – Tours begin at 1:50 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the lobby’s fireplace behind the amber glass wall.
The Inaugural Music Festival, a free, all-ages event featuring Wheedle’s Groove, Hey Marseilles, Gabriel Teodros and headliners The Maldives, is at 8 p.m. at the Showbox SODO, 1700 1st Ave. S. A number of popular local food vendors will be parked outside.
