"The Alaska Suite" fundraiser for the Alaska Wilderness League at Seattle Unity at Seattle Unity

"The Alaska Suite," composed by noted local musician Nelda Swiggett, will be presented by her Quintet as a fundraiser for the Alaska Wilderness League. This multi-media event showcases original chamber jazz along with stunning images of Alaska and other wild places, and spoken word. While wild beauty will be poignantly celebrated, acknowledgement of the devastation of climate change will not be hidden. A stirring evening not to be missed.

Donations will be requested to support the Alaska Wilderness League - a nonprofit working tirelessly to protect the Arctic Wildlife Refuge from drilling and the Tongass National Forest from clearcutting, among other projects. ...

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"The Alaska Suite," composed by noted local musician Nelda Swiggett, will be presented by her Quintet as a fundraiser for the Alaska Wilderness League. This multi-media event showcases original chamber jazz along with stunning images of Alaska and other wild places, and spoken word. While wild beauty will be poignantly celebrated, acknowledgement of the devastation of climate change will not be hidden. A stirring evening not to be missed.

Donations will be requested to support the Alaska Wilderness League - a nonprofit working tirelessly to protect the Arctic Wildlife Refuge from drilling and the Tongass National Forest from clearcutting, among other projects.

Attendees have commented:
"I was thrilled with the performance of the Alaska Suite this morning! The combination of the music, your spoken words, and the images was magnificent. What a beautiful way to communicate many facets of climate change, and to draw people in. The quality of the performance was magnificent as well." Elizabeth Burton

"Congratulations on a powerful, unique, multi-sensory, beautiful and pioneering experience this really is refreshing and arresting and it has limitless potential for other audiences." George Lawson

"I was not prepared to cry, but yet I was so moved. Not by just what you said, but the entire performance. Wow!" Catherine

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