Seattle is the educational and cultural center of the surrounding area and provides many fine institutions and opportunities. In the city, the University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, and the Seattle Community Colleges provide higher education to students. In the Greater Seattle area, educational institutions include the University of Washington branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell, Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and numerous community college systems. The 23 branches of the Seattle Public Library and the 44 branches of the King County Library System encourage lifelong learning as residents choose from wide-ranging collections and participate in classes and programs.
The Seattle area offers a strong array of cultural opportunities in music, drama, and dance. Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts, founded in 1914, continues a rich tradition of training artists, actors, and playwrights, as does the University of Washington. Seattle has numerous performance spaces, including the Seattle Center Opera House, Seattle Center Playhouse, and Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center, as well as the Broadway Performance Hall at Seattle Central Community College and many others. Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, opened in 1998 in the downtown area. The city's active theater scene includes the Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Group Theater, the Intiman Theatre Company, A Contemporary Theater, and the Seattle Children's Theatre, as well as several smaller companies.
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