Ballard's golden child of film, Jesse Harris placed 33rd on City Arts Magazine's Top 50 Culture Makers in Seattle.

Harris was still a student at Ballard High School when he became the youngest American ever to write and direct a feature film that was theatrically released and featured internationally on HBO. He was 17.

Now, seven years later, Harris is the cofounder and Executive Director of the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) which has become the largest youth film festival in the world.

Harris was named on City Arts' power list with 49 other movers and shakers in Seattle's art scene.
"These aren’t necessarily the people running the show, but they are the ones who, as far as we can tell, are making the tough decisions about who gets to take the stage at that show. These aren’t all of them, mind you, but a good few that our gut told us deserved a bit of the spotlight too," writes Mark Baum Garten in his introduction of January issue.

Mike Jaworski, the booking agent of the Sunset Tavern was spotlighted as well.