Arts & Culture
Photo Gallery: 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party
Scenes from the 22nd annual music and arts festival
We had a blast at this year’s Capitol Hill Block Party! The 22nd annual music and arts festival was held from July 20 to 22 and photographer Easton Richmond was there each day of the festival to capture images from dozens of performances. Click through the slideshow above to see photos of Father John Misty,…
Must List: Capitol Hill Block Party, Seafair Pow Wow, Sequim Lavender Festival
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MUST ROCK OUT Capitol Hill Block Party & JamFest(7/19–7/22) Kick off a weekend of tunes Thursday with JamFest, a music showcase held throughout the Chinatown/International District. This year you’ll hear sounds from The Voice’s Siahna, all-girl teen rock trio Bleachbear and more. Party further on over at the annual Capitol Hill Block Party, featuring six…
Must List: Ballard SeafoodFest, Black & Tan Hall Pop Up Brunch, Tuffest 2018
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MUST PARTYBallard SeafoodFest and West Seattle Summer Fest (7/13–7/15) Take your pick of two prime neighborhood summer festivals happening this weekend. The Ballard Seafoodfest celebrates Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage and connection to the sea with food, music and more. Headliners include Blitzen Trapper and All Them Witches. Across the city, West Seattle Summer Fest, an annual…
See Infinity Mirrors and Neon Arcades at Winston Wachter’s ‘Summer Dreams’
A new group exhibit captures the spirit of the season
Neon Saltwater’s “Mindgames Love Arcade” is an immersive staged room installation, with furniture, wallpaper and framed prints (like this one) designed to take the viewer to alternate realms
Must List: ‘Jini Dellaccio: Caught in the Act,’ Georgetown Garden Walk, Seattle Street Food Festival
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MUST SEE Jini Dellaccio: Caught in the Act(Through 7/11) Few artists made more of lucky happenstance than Dellaccio (1917–2014), who took up photography on a whim in California, followed her husband to Tacoma and ended up the preeminent portraitist of Northwest rockers (the Wailers, the Sonics). Into her 70s, she shot musicians performing in concert—locals…
Seattle Artists and Tacoma’s Homegrown Creatives are Growing a Buzzworthy South Sound Arts Scene
The DIY spirit of Seattle’s scrappy little sister—along with its affordability—is creating a notable art scene populated, in part, by displaced Seattle artists
SIGNS POINT TO YES: As part of the city’s public mural project, Tacoma artist Mindy Barker created this astrally affirmational mural near the Hilltop neighborhood
Where to Watch Outdoor Movies this Summer
Who wants to stay inside during a perfect Seattle summer night? Pack the popcorn and a picnic basket and enjoy one of these movies by moonlight
This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. See websites for more details; most films begin around dusk. Crossroads Movies at the Park Crossroads Community Park, Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov Aug 2 Coco Aug 9 Wonder Aug 16 Cars 3 Aug 23 Beauty and the Beast (2017) Downtown Movies at the Park Bellevue Downtown Park, Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov July 10 Despicable Me…
Must List: The Grand Old 4th of July, Greenwood Car Show, ‘Summer Dreams’
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MUST CELEBRATE The Grand Old 4th of July(7/4) Celebrate an old-fashioned Independence Day on Bainbridge Island. The all-day party features a parade downtown, a pizza-eating contest, a street fair and, of course, fireworks in the evening. (Don’t worry: there will be food vendors, live music and entertainment to keep you going until dusk.). The Bainbridge…
Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’
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MUST CELEBRATE Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest(6/22–6/24) Pride hits its peak this weekend with a culmination of block parties, marches, festivals, performances, and of course, the parade. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade kicks off at 4th and Union 11 a.m. Sunday, proceeding on to Seattle Center where the celebration continues with PrideFest, featuring…
Check out Seattle Photographer Mike Hipple’s Portraits of ’80s Stars Today
Ever wonder what your favorite artists from the era of jelly shoes and scrunchies are doing today?
“If you can remember the ’60s, you weren’t there,” runs the famous quip. But the iconic acts that followed 20 years later have aged a lot more gracefully, as Seattle freelance photographer Mike Hipple proves in his new book 80s Redux: Your Favorite Musicians Today. Punk, New Wave and the gray area in between are all represented;…
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