An Alternative to Loud Boats was a performance art festival coinciding with the annual Seattle Seafair Albert Lee Cup Hydroplane Races held in late July or early August. It was organized by Roberto Valenza and Phoebe Bosche who were also involved with Red Sky Poetry Theatre. In 1989, Cydney Gills of ''Arts Focus'' magazine joined with An Alternative to Loud Boats. Gillis assisted in writing grants. An Alternative To Loud Boats received grants from the King County Arts Commission in 1991. An Alternative to Loud Boats ran for 10 years, each year having a different theme.

1985

1986

1987

An Alternative To Loud Boats celebrates the arts

1988

Censorship

1989

The Struggle For Freedom

1990

Sanctuary

1991

Between Two Fires

1992

1993

No Garnish Kay Kusumoto
''Alternative Show Offers Protest To Seafair Noise''
Seattle Times, August 2, 1993 Accessed September 26, 2014

1994

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