ABOUT US. We re obsessed with culture making. We ve already arrived where regional media is going and we ve just scratched the surface.

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1 How jealousy is destroying the Seattle arts scene Hannah Levin picks 7 bands you gotta hear in the new year Discovered Vince Mira Keeps cabaret kicking Owns the next arts incubator Will make pink cool for guys? SEATTLE JANUARY 2011 ABOUT US. We re obsessed with culture making. It s the creative thinkers; the groundbreaking musicians, innovative artists, the denizen chefs and designers that set the city s lifestyle course. Each month, City Arts tracks the trends to release a cultural guidepost, marked by an unmistakable passion for the place we call home. INSIDE 50 people who make Seattle arts go We ve already arrived where regional media is going and we ve just scratched the surface. In print, City Arts combines the look, feel and pace of a high-end glossy magazine with the ease and accessibility of a free publication. Online, our smart new website keeps readers connected everyday through exclusive and expanded content along with a trusted calendar that send our audience to only the must-see shows. Our custom events offer one-onone engagement with our audience that captures the energy of the lifestyle we cover. # 35 CHRIS SNELL Successful advertisers present campaigns in the right places, in the right way, to an audience that matters. City Arts provides the perfect vehicle to be more deeply engaged with influential media consumers who expect great content on multiple platforms.

2 the. hroughout MIXED MEDIA. Online. City Arts digital media portfolio includes a newly redesigned website that features exclusive content, expanded coverage from print stories, video documentaries and a trusted calendar that spotlights the must-see events every day. Our highly engaged social media and targeted newsletters reach more than 20,000 people. Events. City Arts is a full-service producer of a dynamic roster of custom events throughout the year. These include intimate talk-show format concerts that are recorded and broadcast online, art parties that draw hundreds of tastemakers, industry happy hours and food tastings. Our signature event is the City Arts Fest, a 3-day multi-venue festival every fall that draws more than 25,000 people to premiere locations all over downtown Seattle. City Arts Fest features more than 150 high-profile artists and bands seen at major festivals around the world. Event sponsorship provides an opportunity for our partners to expand outreach, either by supporting existing events or working with us to develop customized platforms. s us to listen. Custom Publishing. City Arts provides turnkey custom publishing services including: project management, advertising sales, concept and strategy, design, copywriting, desktop publishing, database management, digital/online publishing, binding and mailing. Our clients include Seattle International Film Festival, Sasquatch Music Festival, Seattle Center, Scenic Washington, Seattle Theater Group, 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet and dozens more.

3 Go places and take your tunes with you. Pre-installed 2GB memory card stores your tunes Brilliant hi-res screen Global voice and data capabilities Best camera on a full keyboard BlackBerry 3.2 megapixels DOWNTOWN PIONEER PLACE LLOYD CENTER 635 S.W. Morrison St. 700 S.W. 5th Ave. 923 Lloyd Center (503) (503) (503) CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION. A free city magazine. City Arts has a monthly circulation of 50,000 copies and is distributed in over 875 locations, including dedicated and highly visible street boxes, hotels, cafes and restaurants, clubs and music venues, libraries, museums, galleries, theaters, hospitals and quality retail outlets. We re on the Amtrak Cascades train route, and the only print publication onsite at the Seattle Art Museum. In short, we re everywhere you need us to be, with a strong focus on Seattle but more than just a token nod to our surrounding communities on the Eastside and in Tacoma. C AND GO. R WORLD PHONE. PROCESSOR. D MOST RELIABLE 3G NETWORK. Visit your local store CITY ARTS MAGAZINE THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF THE GOLF WORLD OF THE ART WORLD. NOVEMBER 2009 VOLUME TWO, NO. 5 JOEY VELTKAMP BLOGS HIS WAY INTO YOUR ART SEATTLE november 2009 What Seattle Did to Kerouac UW's Radical Theatre Gets a Facelift Visqueen s Leading Lady Takes on Death and the Music Industry CIRCULATION 50,000 MONTHLY GREATER SEATTLE Bainbridge Island * Ballard * Beacon Hill * Belltown Capitol Hill * Central District * Columbia City * Downtown * Eastlake * First Hill * Fremont * Georgetown * Greenwood * Interbay * Leschi * Madison Park * Madison Valley * Madrona * Maple Leaf * Montlake * Phinney Ridge * Pioneer Square * Queen Anne * Rainier Beach * Rainier Valley * Ravenna * Roosevelt * Sandpoint * SoDo * South Lake Union * U-District * Wallingford * West Seattle * EASTSIDE Bellevue * Crossroads * Factoria * Gilman Boulevard * Gilman Village * Issaquah * Issaquah Highlands * Kirkland * Medina * Mercer Island * Overlake * Redmond * Renton * Woodinville * TACOMA Antique Row * Dome District * Fern Hill * Hilltop * Museum District * Old Town * Opera Alley * Pearl Street * Point Defiance * Proctor District * Ruston * 6th Avenue * South Tacoma * Stadium District * Upper Tacoma *

4 AUDIENCE. What they choose matters. City Arts readers have taken important steps; establishing careers and acquiring the means to take advantage of a city full of options. What they choose matters. It starts by being plugged in to arts and music, and it extends to the right drink order, the best local cuisine and the perfect fit. How they spend their time and money says something about who they are. They turn to City Arts for ideas and thoughtful in-depth looks at the community they represent, and in turn these active, engaged tastemakers pass that insider information along. AGE % % % % Median Age: % INCOME $100, % $75, % $50, % Average Income $75, % EDUCATION College Graduate/ Advance Degree 75% GENDER Female... 70% Male...30% RELATIONSHIP Married...35% Single...65% HOME Own...46% Rent...48% LIFESTYLE 46% Attended live music concerts multiple times monthly 41% Attended live theater, opera, dance or classical music performance in last month 46% Dined out multiple times weekly 47% Visited bar or nightclub 1+ times weekly 64% Spent money on clothing in last month 62% Purchased a book in the last month 50% Purchased music in store /online 1+ times monthly MEDIA MUSIC & ARTS COVERAGE 71% Do NOT turn to weekly newspapers 96% Do NOT turn to regional monthly magazines 2011 SURVEY RESULTS BASED ON THIRD PARTY RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY VERIFIED AUDIT + CITY ARTS 2012 READER SURVEY

5 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue: June >> Summer Space: 5/1 Materials: 5/8 Issue: July >> Interview Issue Space: 6/3 Materials: 6/10 Issue: August >> Arts Adventures package Space: 7/1 Materials: 7/8 Issue: September >> Fall Arts Guide Space: 8/1 Materials: 8/8 Issue: October >> Food Space: 9/3 Materials: 9/10 Issue: November >> Gratitude Space: 10/1 Materials: 10/8 Issue: December >> Holiday + Gift Guide Space: 11/1 Materials: 11/8 Issue: January 2014 >> The Future List Space: 12/2 Materials: 12/9 Issue: February >> TBD Space: 1/2 Materials: 1/4 Issue: March >> Best New Music Space: 2/3 Materials: 2/10 Issue: April >> TBD Space: 3/3 Materials: 3/10 EDITOR S NOTE x113 City Arts is a magazine dedicated to creative life in the Seattle area. Online and in print, we visit with artists on stage and in their studios to give our readers a birds-eye view of our region s creative character. Unlike any other publication in the U.S., City Arts fuses the sophistication of a glossy magazine with the accessibility of a free alternative weekly. Through our focus on creative life, we are growing local arts audiences and strengthening local culture. Enjoy, Editor in Chief, City Arts CA EditCalendar April13

6 PUBLICATION SPECIFICATIONS FORMAT: 3 column COLUMN: 2.25 width TRIM SIZE: x BLEED SIZE: x LIVE AREA: x (place all text and non-bleed graphics within this area) PRINTING: Heatset web offset COLOR: Four color process (CMYK) LINE SCREEN: 150 dpi RESOLUTION: photos 300 dpi line art 1200 dpi AD SUBMISSION INFORMATION Mail: 425 N. 85th St., Seattle, WA jonathans@ AND your Sales Representative PRINT INFORMATION DEADLINES Ad materials are due one week after the space closing date of each publication. Y our Sales Representative will provide the appropriate deadlines for your customized schedule. AD SUBMISSION Ads may be submitted on disk, via or FTP site (contact us for upload information). PROOFS Typically our advertisers are very satisfied with the color quality our printer provides. If you have any concerns about color fidelity we recommend that you submit a printed proof. 4-color ad proof formats: A digital color proof, contract print quality is recommended: such as Agfa Sherpa, Kodak Approval, Iris, or Rainbow. Note: a color printout from color laser, thermal or inkjet printer is not accurate or representative of print quality. AD PRODUCTION SERVICES City Arts provides layout, typesetting, scanning and prepress services. Costs vary according to the type of work required. Production costs are non-commissionable. please contact your Sales Representative. PREFERRED AD FORMAT - PDF PDF file (press optimized, CMYK, fonts embedded). If a PDF file is inconsistent with City Arts ad specifications, the ad will be returned to the advertiser for modification, or run as submitted. Alternate ad formats: InDesign Illustrator Photoshop Should a submitted file require modification to meet these ad specifications, the advertiser will be notified that it may be subject to production charges. Fonts: City Arts cannot accept PC fonts. Suggestion: if an ad requires several fonts, or a PC font, the ad should be created in a vector-based program such as Illustrator and converted to paths. Unacceptable formats: PDFs created using PDF Writer, Publisher, Corel, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Modifications to ads: Should a submitted file require modification to meet City Arts ad specifications, the advertiser will be notified that the ad may be subject to production charges. City Arts reserves the right to substitute fonts. 1/12 FULL PAGE NO BLEED X FULL PAGE 2/3 VERTICAL FULL PAGE BLEED X /3 VERTICAL 4.75 X /2 VERTICAL 4.75 X /3 SQUARE 1/6 VERT. 1/6 HORIZONTAL 1/2 VERTICAL 1/3 VERT. 1/3 VERTICAL 2.25 X /3 SQUARE 4.75 X /6 VERTICAL 2.25 X /6 HORIZONTAL 4.75 X /12 SQUARE 2.25 X 2.375