Arts & Culture
Rearview Mirror: Big Laughs at Seattle Rep, a Sloth Surprise, and a Good Read
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
AGREE TO DISAGREE Earlier this week, I took my teenage daughter to see Eureka Day at Seattle Rep, and we both loved it. Jonathan Spector’s Tony-winning comedy is set at a progressive private school in Berkeley, where the people in charge insist on reaching agreement before making decisions. Then a case of mumps forces a…
Studio Sessions: Kelly Bjork
Fresh off the opening of a solo gallery show, Kelly Bjork talks working in pencil, the turning point in their career, and staying authentic in their art.
A longtime fixture in the local art scene, Kelly Bjork creates works that are intimate, relatable, and that hum with emotion. Working with pencil and paint, Bjork’s illustrations—often vibrantly colored and patterned—give viewers a glance into scenes of domesticity, highlighting simple moments between humans (or between a human and a place) that make up daily…
Rachel Marsh Knows a Good Joke Takes Work
The Bothell-raised actor talks about trusting her comic instincts and making a beloved character her own in the new rom-com The Love Hypothesis.
Rachel Marsh, who grew up in Bothell, has been building an eclectic résumé with roles in Prime Video’s Fallout and Hulu’s Adults. Now she’s stepping into the romantic-comedy spotlight with The Love Hypothesis, which began streaming on Prime Video Sept. 23. Based on Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling 2021 novel, the film stars Lili Reinhart as Olive…
What’s on Screen at Diwa Filipino Film Festival
Family histories, migrant stories, political struggles, ghosts, romance, and an unexpected dose of comedy shape this year’s lineup.
Before Adrian Alarilla had an international film lineup to consider, there was a loft at Seattle Center to fill. Organizers of the Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival—part of the Festál series—wanted to expand their arts programming and make better use of the Armory’s upstairs space. A friend suggested adding movies and recommended Alarilla to lead the effort….
WALKDONTRUN Offers a Different Way to See Downtown
The one-day art festival brings new life to familiar corners of the city.
How often do you linger in the central business district of downtown on the weekend? If you’re like me, not terribly often. Certain blocks can feel a little forlorn once the weekday workers empty out—or perhaps not forlorn so much as waiting for their purpose. On Saturday, September 19, plenty of new purpose flourished (and…
Pacific Northwest Ballet Opens Its Season with Heart
Serenade pairs Balanchine’s romantic sweep with a revealing new work by Jessica Lang and a jubilant finale from Alexei Ratmansky.
Finding stillness can be challenging. To pause without scrolling or anticipating the next thing on a to-do list, especially at the change of the seasons. It is well-timed, then, that Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2026-27 season-opening program Serenade is rich in sensory experiences: light, color, movement, stillness—and the value of the calm spaces in between. The…
Studio Sessions: Heidi Grace Acuña
Drawing on her Filipino heritage, interdisciplinary artist Heidi Grace Acuña brings sculpture and fashion together with a spirited approach to ancestral traditions.
Heidi Grace Acuña has made me fond of crocodiles. At her exhibition at ARTS at King Street Station, I could study the little ones alongside their larger companions, peer into mouths lined with uneven gold teeth, and circle their clay bodies with all the curiosity and delight that fear would ordinarily keep in check. The…
CID Night Market Returns This Saturday With a New Food Walk
More than 100 vendors will take part in the free festival, with food specials starting at $6.
My daughter and I were recently watching the Tokyo episode of Eugene Levy’s The Reluctant Traveler, and we couldn’t get over how pretty the lanterns looked along the busy streets. It made me want to be out in a city at night, somewhere with good food and plenty of people. Now in its 19th edition,…
Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…
WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…
Studio Sessions: Colleen Louise Barry
Multi-hyphenate artist Colleen Louise Barry on discipline, the arts ecosystem in Seattle, and saving abandoned trampoline from the side of the road.
It’s hard not to smile around artist and writer Colleen Louise Barry. Bubbly and bright, she radiates optimism and cheer that would put most stereotypical Seattleites on edge. I think she is an absolute delight. Originally from Albany, Barry received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, before moving to Seattle in 2016. Once here,…
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