Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival this year is celebrating the 40th annual Festival, and to commemorate the milestone, Trophy Cupcakes has created some amazing and unique cupcakes depicting highlights of Bumbershoot poster art featured in the retrospective exhibition, Umbrella for the Arts: 40 Years of Bumbershoot Artwork. On display at Seattle City Hall through September 7, 2010, this exhibition features 40 years of Bumbershoot posters and original artworks created specifically for the Festival. The limited edition cupcakes will be available at Trophy Cupcakes stores, on a first-come, first-served basis, starting Thursday, July 22 through the end of the festival.
The Bumbershoot cupcakes will retail for $3.50 each with 100% of the proceeds generously going to benefit Bumbershoot’s Send a Kid program. Established by One Reel in 2004 and founded on the core belief that all kids benefit from experiencing art and music, this program helps send under-served youth from our community to Bumbershoot with an accompanying adult.
The Bumbershoot cupcakes feature designs by some of the artists in the exhibition Umbrella for the Arts including Claes Oldenburg, Jacob Lawrence, Joe Max Emminger, Barbara Earl Thomas, Faye Jones, Ginny Ruffner, Cheryl dos Remédios and Dawn Cerny. These are just some of the amazing artists whose work has defined Bumbershoot’s look over the past four decades. Umbrella for the Arts is open to the public through September 7 from 9AM to 6PM in the City Hall Lobby Gallery and Anne Focke Gallery at 600 Fourth Avenue. Admission is free.
“We were really honored when One Reel approached us to participate in their 40 Ways to Celebrate Bumbershoot’s 40th Festival summer-long series of events and activities” noted Trophy Cupcakes Proprietor Michael Williamson. “Having played Bumbershoot many times over the years with my band Sage, it’s great to have a new opportunity to participate in the Festival. Combining the work of these great designers with our cupcakes is a sweet way to celebrate one of the most well-known arts festivals of our generation.”
The Bumbershoot cupcakes will also be available at additional 40 Ways to Celebrate Bumbershoot’s 40th Festival events including the Birthday Happy Hour at the Pan Pacific Hotel on Friday, August 13 from 4 to 6pm. It wouldn’t be a birthday party without some kind of cake, right?
For more information on these, and other 40 Ways to Celebrate Bumbershoot’s 40th Festival events please visit bumbershoot.org/40.
About Trophy Cupcakes and Party
Opened in 2007, family-owned Trophy Cupcakes and Party is a labor of love, operated by husband and wife team Michael Williamson and Jennifer Shea. The stores have become Seattle’s premier cupcake bakery, where each cupcake is baked daily from scratch using the finest ingredients, including Valrhona and Callebaut chocolate, pure Madagascar Bourbon vanilla, local hormone-free dairy products, free-range eggs, fresh lemons and bananas and local organic berries. Trophy specializes in exquisite cupcakes to match any celebration. Fun, fancy, or completely custom, Trophy Cupcakes will make your occasion even sweeter. Trophy Cupcakes can be found at the Wallingford Center, University Village and now at The Bravern in Bellevue. For more information about store hours, daily flavors and special flavors, please visit www.trophycupcakes.com and follow us on Twitter at TrophyCupcakes and become a fan on Facebook at Trophy Cupcakes.
About Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival
Established in 1971 and celebrating its 40th festival this year, Bumbershoot takes place every year over Labor Day weekend and stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle. Bumbershoot programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues, allowing for a diverse array of arts including live music, comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts, and literary and visual arts. Festival details are located at bumbershoot.org.
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