Hooked on the Organ and the Art of Mischief

Megan Sukys/Dave Beck
12/20/2007

Scott Hawthorn fell in love with the orchestra of sounds of the Hammond B-3 organ. Today, we find out what makes him an organ freak. We also meet an artist who draws strangers' desires, and an art critic tells us about a new exhibit that almost made him laugh out loud.



At 2:08 p.m. – Sound Reflections: Vintage Instruments, Timeless Sounds
Scott Hawthorn fell in love with the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ. When he realized that a whole orchestra could come out of a single instrument, he was hooked. Scott writes about, maintains, and transports these organs. He also rents them to clubs for visiting musicians.

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• Organ Freak

At 2:20 p.m. – Carolyn Kuan (archive from 10/1/07)
Carolyn Kuan always thought investment banking was her career destiny. But as the conducting scholarships and honors accumulated, this Taiwanese economics major began to rethink her life's calling. Carolyn Kuan is the Seattle Symphony's first Asian and female Associate conductor . Carolyn joins us with the story of how she broke cultural, personal and musical boundaries in her quest for the podium.

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• Carolyn Kuan

At 2:40 p.m. – Gary Faigin's Art Reviews
Contemporary art is rarely, if ever, laugh-out-loud funny. So it's unlikely that a raucous atmosphere will prevail this month at the Francine Seders Gallery on Phinney Ridge, in spite of its hosting a show devoted to humor in art. Still, our art critic Gary Faigin does report cracking a few broad smiles while walking through the exhibit, and he'll tell us now what tickled his particular funny bone.

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• Francine Seders Gallery
• Gary Faigin

At 2:50 p.m. – Ellen Forney
A brainy female wants a male or female to drive her crazy with ice cubes. And she doesn't want to be judged. Ellen Forney illustrates that desire and others in the pages of the Seattle weekly paper The Stranger. She recently compiled the illustrations into a book, appropriately called Lust. She talks with Jeannie Yandel about drawing other people's desires.

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• Ellen Forney's website