West Seattle's "Art of Music" series ends after 6-year run

The community music performances that complemented the Second Thursday Art Walk will no longer continue.

Mar. 16, 2026 at 9:23pm

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After a 6-year run, the "Art of Music" performance series in West Seattle's Alaska Junction, Morgan Junction, and Admiral District neighborhoods has come to an end. The series, which was inaugurated in 2019 with the support of the West Seattle Junction Association, featured live music performances to complement the Second Thursday Art Walk events. The final Art of Music performances were held in December 2025.

Why it matters

The Art of Music series provided an additional creative element to the popular Second Thursday Art Walk events, showcasing talented local musicians and helping to build community in West Seattle's neighborhoods. Its ending marks the conclusion of a unique collaboration between the arts, local businesses, and community organizations.

The details

The Art of Music series was launched in 2019 by then-West Seattle Junction Association Executive Director Lora Radford. From 2019 through 2025 (with a pause in 2020), the series featured live music performances that complemented the Second Thursday Art Walk events in the Alaska Junction, Morgan Junction, and Admiral District neighborhoods. In addition, the Art of Music co-presented the annual Muse Fest: The Power of Women's Voices music festival from 2022 to 2025.

  • The Art of Music series was inaugurated in 2019.
  • The final Art of Music performances were held in December 2025.
  • The Muse Fest: The Power of Women's Voices music festival was co-presented annually from 2022 through 2025.

The players

Lora Radford

Former Executive Director of the West Seattle Junction Association, who helped inaugurate the Art of Music series in 2019.

John Redenbaugh

Project Coordinator for the Art of Music series from 2019 to 2025.

West Seattle Junction Association

The community organization that supported the Art of Music series and provided publicity and promotion.

Admiral Neighborhood Association

One of the community organizations that provided financial support for the Art of Music series and Muse Fest.

Morgan Community Association

One of the community organizations that provided financial support for the Art of Music series and Muse Fest.

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What they’re saying

“Thank you to the West Seattle Junction Association, the WS Blog, and Westside Seattle for publicity/promotion provided over the years; and special appreciation goes to David Redenbaugh for his invaluable design of all Art of Music fliers, to Helen Halpern for her time and expertise in consistently posting information about Muse Fest and The Art of Music, and to David Wall (Urban Analog) for his design of the 2024 and 2025 Muse Fest fliers.”

— John Redenbaugh, Project Coordinator, The Art of Music (2019-2025)

The takeaway

The end of the Art of Music series marks the conclusion of a unique collaboration between the arts, local businesses, and community organizations in West Seattle that helped bring additional creative vibrancy to the popular Second Thursday Art Walk events over the past 6 years.