{"id":397092,"date":"2023-05-17T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitseattlep.kinsta.cloud\/visitseattle-tv-landing-page\/family-style-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:03:45","slug":"dear-seattle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"hero-slider-block_23c698fba85727f076da62914686f033\" class=\"hero-slider-section hero-slider-block \">\r\n        <div class=\"hero-slider-cards hero-slider-card-total-1 hero-slider-container-block_23c698fba85727f076da62914686f033\">\r\n              <div class=\"hero-slider-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"hero-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"hero-slider-card-media-box js-videoWrapper opacity-none\">\r\n                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/19121516\/DearSeattle_Frame.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/19121516\/DearSeattle_Frame.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/19121516\/DearSeattle_Frame-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/19121516\/DearSeattle_Frame-768x432.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Illustrated scene of Seattle features Space Needle, waterfront, Ferris wheel, ferry, and sailboats. 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Each is their own #LoveLetterToSeattle.<\/p>\n<p>Premiered at SundanceTVHQ in January, 2018, these films will have wide releases throughout the year on VISITSEATTLE.tv and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancetv.com\/visitseattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sundancetv.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"series-slider-wrapper-inner\">  \r\n\t  <div class=\"series-slider-player\">\r\n\t\t<section id=\"series-slider-block_c8291ad2c24dc85b440ac4328379e7f3\" class=\"series-slider-section series-slider-block \">\r\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-cards series-slider-card-total-5 series-slider-container-block_c8291ad2c24dc85b440ac4328379e7f3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"dear-seattle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIyLxHdIKOk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIyLxHdIKOk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Dear Seattle Series | Trailer<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDear Seattle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  In this film series, notable filmmakers including Dave Grohl, Josh Taft, Megan Griffiths and JJ Augustavo, laud Seattle through their personal stories about this soulful city. Each is their own #LoveLetterToSeattle.\r\n\r\nPremiered at SundanceTVHQ in January, 2018, these films will have wide releases throughout the year on VISITSEATTLE.tv and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancetv.com\/visitseattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sundancetv.com<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"how-i-ended-up-in-seattle-a-film-by-dave-grohl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tBfHyO57yhI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tBfHyO57yhI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">How I Ended Up In Seattle (A Film by Dave Grohl)<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDear Seattle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  From his first trip to the Emerald City, Dave Grohl knew Seattle was a place meant for him. Long after his days with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nirvana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nirvana<\/a>, Seattle still remains close to Dave Grohl&#8217;s heart. This film celebrates his relationship with the city, a defining period of his life in Seattle, discovering himself, experiencing heartbreak and creating new-found success.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"the-sound-a-film-by-megan-griffiths\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wRs4nAVgT68?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wRs4nAVgT68?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">The Sound (A Film by Megan Griffiths)<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDear Seattle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Seattle brings the best of both worlds: the energy of an urban city mixed with the peace of nature. That duality allows visitors and locals alike to gain perspective, take a breath and re-energize. See that dynamic come to life and enjoy this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%23LoveLetterToSeattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LoveLetterToSeattle<\/a> from filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/thecinechick\">Megan Griffiths<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThis short film was produced by SundanceTV as part of the series <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/videos\/dear-seattle\/\"><em>Dear Seattle<\/em><\/a> which includes films from other notable filmmakers such as JJ Augustavo, Josh Taft and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/videos\/how-i-ended-up-in-seattle-a-film-by-dave-grohl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Grohl<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"reality-is-gorgeous-a-film-by-josh-taft\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uk2UF3XG96E?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uk2UF3XG96E?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Reality is Gorgeous (A Film by Josh Taft)<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDear Seattle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Water permeates and influences every part of life in Seattle. In many ways, it is the life blood that sustains us. Find a sense of inner peace and calm as you follow the movement of water from the mountains into the many places it appears in the city with this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LoveLetterToSeattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LoveLetterToSeattle<\/a> from filmmaker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshtaft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Taft<\/a>.\r\n\r\nMusical score by Pearl Jam&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pearljam.com\/band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike McCready<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"just-a-kid-from-seattle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aykLiJEL2Wk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aykLiJEL2Wk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Just a Kid from Seattle (A Film by JJ Augustavo)<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/dear-seattle\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDear Seattle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Sometimes you don\u2019t realize how important your home is until you think about it, or actually leave it. This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23lovelettertoseattle\">#LoveLetterToSeattle<\/a>, from MTV and Grammy nominated director and Seattlite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonjonaug.com\/\">Jon Jon Augustavo<\/a>, paints a picture of a young man searching for himself, discovering what really made him who he is and finding out how his home in Seattle played a key role in all of it.\r\n\r\nSoundtrack features music from Seattle artists Sango, Nacho Picasso, Raz Simone, Dave B, Sam Lachow, The Flavr Blue, The Physics, Avatar Darko, Jarv Dee, Jake One, and Shabazz Palaces.\r\n\r\nThis short film was produced by SundanceTV as part of the series Dear Seattle which includes films from other notable filmmakers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/videos\/how-i-ended-up-in-seattle-a-film-by-dave-grohl\/\">Dave Grohl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/videos\/the-sound-a-film-by-megan-griffiths\/\">Megan Griffiths<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/videos\/reality-is-gorgeous-a-film-by-josh-taft\/\">Josh Taft<\/a>. The series can also be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/sundancetv.com\/visitseattle\">SundanceTV.com\/visitseattle<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t  \t\t<\/section>\r\n\t  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t  <div class=\"series-slider-nav\">\r\n\t\t<section id=\"series-slider-block_c8291ad2c24dc85b440ac4328379e7f3\" class=\"series-thumbnail-section series-slider-block \">\r\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-cards series-thumbnail-slider-card-total-5 series-slider-thumbnail-container-block_c8291ad2c24dc85b440ac4328379e7f3\">\r\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card\" data-slug=\"dear-seattle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"image-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/parks\/allparks\/gas-works-park\">\r\n            <div class=\"image-slider-image-box opacity-none\">\r\n              \r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2022\/02\/16111313\/Liu-Nian_456-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"groups of people lounging in the grass with the steampunk-esque towers of Gas Works Park rise in the distance, the waters of Lake Union beyond.\" >\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"image-slider-content-box\">\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-content-box-text\">\r\n                                      <h3 class=\"image-slider-title\">\r\n                    Gas Works Park                    <\/h3>\r\n                                                        <h4 class=\"image-slider-subtitle\">\r\n                      Fremont                    <\/h4>\r\n                                                        <p class=\"image-slider-description\">\r\n                      seattle.gov\/parks\/allparks\/gas-works-park                    <\/p>\r\n                                  <\/div>\r\n                              <\/div>\r\n               \r\n            <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-item image-slider-item-type-\" >\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"image-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleaquarium.org\/\">\r\n            <div class=\"image-slider-image-box opacity-none\">\r\n              \r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2019\/08\/03120513\/aquarium-kid-shoot-049_Smaller-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Children leaning over rocks to touch starfish in a tide pool exhibit.\" >\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"image-slider-content-box\">\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-content-box-text\">\r\n                                      <h3 class=\"image-slider-title\">\r\n                    Seattle Aquarium                    <\/h3>\r\n                                                        <h4 class=\"image-slider-subtitle\">\r\n                      Seattle Waterfront                    <\/h4>\r\n                                                        <p class=\"image-slider-description\">\r\n                      seattleaquarium.org                    <\/p>\r\n                                  <\/div>\r\n                              <\/div>\r\n               \r\n            <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script id=\"vs-custom-slick-slider\">\r\n  jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {\r\n    const $sliderWrapper = $(\"#image-slider-block_d885cf176bac069d05cc4c4b7bfad456\");\r\n\r\n    $sliderWrapper.on(\"init reInit afterChange\", function 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The person on the left wears a blue patterned shirt and glasses, while the person on the right wears a light pink sleeveless top. 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The troll&#039;s hand holds a car, and its expression is both whimsical and imposing. 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