It seems attendance is up at Paul Allen's Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum, prompting the business to extend hours. Starting September 4, the EMP will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (it was previously closed Tuesdays after Labor Day). Attendance was up 13 percent at the start of 2007, and 5,836 new members have joined in the last 12 months, according to a press release.

Why the sudden interest in Paul's music project? Well, lower ticket prices, for one thing. In March admission was reduced to $15 for adults and $12 for youth. EMP staff also attributes the growth to free admission on the First Thursday evening of each month - called "All-Access" nights.