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ON THE STAGEThe ParaMounT TheaTre

Mama Mia March 24th through 29th

Phantom of the Opera april 30th through May 10th

SeaTTle Children'S TheaTre

Goodnight Moon March 5th through april 26th

Robin Hood april 16th through May 17th

aCT TheaTre

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof april 17th through May 17th

5Th avenue TheaTre

Jaques Brel, in conjunction with the aCT Theatre March 7th through May 17th

Jasper in Deadland april 30th through May 24th

ARCADE LIGHTS

ON THE FIELD

CITYWIDE EVENTS

APRIL MAY

ITS SHOWTIME!dim the lights and get the popcorn ready — the Seattle international Film Festival is back! This festival is the largest and most widely attended in the country, with 250 features and 150 short films from over 80

countries presented.

Starting on May 14th, this 25 day event has a wide range of genres, from travel documentaries to

comedies to art performances of all kinds. To view all of the film categories and learn more

about the film festival, visit www.siff.net.

on april 24th, Pike Place Market will empty out, as it usually does at the end of a busy spring day. But after hours, it will fill up with a new set of vendors for arcade lights, a yearly event that is host to over 70 local food and drink purveyors.

From cupcakes to pasta to wine, there is something for everyone to enjoy at this casual, one-of-a-kind event. each ticket purchase is good for a reusable glass and ten tokens, which can be used at your discretion.

all tickets sold will benefit the Pike Place Market Foundation. The early Bird ticket price is $45 – after the first 250 are sold, the price increases to $60. For more event information, visit pikeplacemarketfoundation.org.

6* vs. angels 1:10 pm

7 vs. angels 7:10 pm

8 vs. angels 7:10 pm

17 vs. rangers 7:10 pm

18 vs. rangers 6:10 pm

19 vs. rangers 1:10 pm

20 vs. astros 7:10 pm

21 vs. astros 7:10 pm

22 vs. astros 7:10 pm

24 vs. Twins 7:10 pm

25 vs. Twins 6:10 pm

26 vs. Twins 1:10 pm

8 vs. athletics 7:10 pm

9 vs. athletics 6:10 pm

10 vs. athletics 1:10 pm

12 vs. Padres 7:10 pm

13 vs. Padres 7:10 pm

14 vs. red Sox 7:10 pm

15 vs. red Sox 7:10 pm

16 vs. red Sox 6:10 pm

17 vs. red Sox 1:10 pm

28 vs. indians 7:10 pm

29 vs. indians 7:10 pm

30 vs. indians 7:10 pm

31 vs. indians 1:10 pm*Mariners home opener

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CONVENTION CENTER

March 8th indoor Gardening expo

March 27th emerald City Comicon

May 20th eFM events Seattle iT Symposium

CENTURYLINK FIELD

March 7-8 Kennel Club dog Show

March 20-22 northwest Women's Show

March 28-29 Taste Washington!

LEED CERTIFICATIONhere at union Square, sustainability is a priority. The uS Green Building Council’s leed certification process has become the standard for measuring our efforts. We started our re-certification process last year with our tenant transportation survey and will be closing that survey out on March 13th. after completing this survey, you are entered to win an iPad air or Mac Book Pro! if you have not yet completed this survey you can do so

at transwestern.wufoo.com/forms/union-square-transportation-survey. if you have completed it, thank you for you participation and good luck at the final drawing which will be the week of March 16th.

WIN!

D I R E C T O R Y

ManageMent teaMSenior VP / General Manager Tim Holt tholt@waholdings.com

Assistant VP / Property Manager Aaron Blankers ablankers@waholdings.com

Director of Construction Jim Smith jsmith@waholdings.com

Property Controller Liz Whiteman ewhiteman@waholdings.com

For leasing information Mark Barbieri mbarbieri@waholdings.com

Tenant Services 623.4567 UnionSquareService@waholdings.com

Garage Office 447.5664 UnionSquare@spplus.com

For more information, visit unionsquareseattle.com

Banks

HomeStreet Bank

ATM - cash machinesLocated in Two Union Fireplace Lobby

& on 6th Avenue

Key Bank

ATM - cash machineLocated in Two Union Main Lobby

RestauRants

Retail stoRes & seRvices

PROUDLY MANAGED BY

Blue Water Taco Grill

Fresh Table Café

Fresh Basil

MOD Super Fast Pizza

Organic To Go

Starbucks Coffee

Sullivan's Steakhouse

Tully's Coffee

World Fresh Asian Eatery

AlphaGraphics

Lucky Shines

Butch Blum

Zipcar

Floral Masters

Dimples Gifts & Sundries – OUS

Dimples Gifts & Sundries – TUS

Marco at Two Union Square

Union Square Cleaners

Dr. Sabrina Habib Heppe, DDS

Dr. Charles R. Young, DDS

Dr. Jana Raisler, DDS

Dr. Hasan Dbouk, DDS, MSD

Dr. Timothy J. Butson DMD, MSD, PLLC

Dr. Barry W. Kaimakis, DDS, PS.

Apple Physical Therapy

Dr. Peter Adachi, OD

Dr. Jaymor Kim, DDS

ONE AND TWO uNION SQuARE

THE GREAT WHEEL

CENTuRYLINKFIELD

THE SPACENEEDLE

• There are multiple conference rooms in union Square and they can be reserved online.

• There are many amenities available to tenants, including secure bike parking, a shower facility and fitness center.

• one union Square was constructed first in 1981. Two union Square was completed in 1989.

• Two union Square is the third tallest skyscraper in Seattle.

• The 20' x 30' uS flag flies at about 300 feet higher than the top of the Space needle.

• The very top of Two union has lights that change color with every holiday and major city event.

• a concourse connects the two buildings.

• The arne Gillam Courtyard is named after one of the buildings' late and respected leasing agents.

• one union has 36 tenant floors and Two union has 56 tenant floors.

• There are 1,100 parking spots in the shared garage.

• The buildings were leed® Certified in 2009 and are in the renewal process.

• There are a variety of services available in the building, including a shoe shine, a florist and multiple restaurants and coffee shops.

• When the Space needle was built in 1962, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi river.

• The last elevator arrived the day before the 1962 World’s Fair opened.

• The first Space needle Manager, hoge Sullivan, had acrophobia, a fear of heights.

• Two of the elevators travel 10 mph, which is equal to the speed in which a raindrop falls to earth. in fact, a snowflake falls at 3 mph, so when riding during a snowstorm, it appears to be snowing upwards.

• it is the largest observation wheel on the West Coast, standing 175 feet tall.

• There are 41 regular gondolas and one viP glass floor gondola.

• The Wheel was made in europe and the united States, and assembled right at the end of the pier.

• Take a late-night ride! The

Wheel stays open until 12am on weekends.

• it is open for public tours throughout the year. an adult ticket costs $12.

• There is capacity for 67,000 fixed seats, including 7,000 club seats, as well as an additional 5,000 seats for special events.

• The installation on the stadium’s north Tower is the work of artist Bob haozous.

• a special paint was developed for the field to easily switch between football and soccer field lines.

Photo: Madge Bloom