Everyone knows to keep quiet in the library — signs on the Ballard Library doors even ask visitors to turn off their cell phone ringers.
So quite a few folks were surprised when a three-piece band began playing in the library lobby Saturday afternoon, followed by the appearance of a large woolly creature and colorful dancers:
The five-minute “guerrilla art performance” was all part of a promotion for a new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum, “Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth.” More details here.