Arts
Historic Admiral Theatre to Get Substantial Makeover
West Seattle's Admiral Theatre will receive two additional screens, interior upgrades
When you step inside the Admiral Theatre, it’s as if you’re stepping back in time. That’s because the West Seattle movie house, which sits along California Avenue SW, has gone largely untouched—save for a few tweaks in the ’60s and ’70s—since opening in 1942. (The theater first opened in 1919 as the Portola. You can…
Minecraft with Your Meal, Gun Drop Boxes & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Munchies & Minecraft: Geekwire reports that a new burger shop is opening next month near the University of Washington that not only sells burgers but also lets you play Minecraft while you eat. The restaurant is called CaliBurger and its website suggests that it will sell In-N-Out-type products, with “some tweaks to the In-N-Out formula that even some Southern California…
Teacher Strike, Deflategate & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Hundreds of Seattle teachers marched in front of schools Wednesday on the eve of a strike vote in hopes of a better contract offer from the district, KOMO News reports. The teachers unified with picket signs in front of nine high schools in the Seattle area to draw attention to concerns in their current contract,…
Our Picks for What to See and Do This Fall
The local visual arts, performance and music scene is revved up and ready to rock your world
From dance about Carl Sagan to photography about the black experience to theater about The Simpsons, this season’s lineup isn’t afraid to go there. Step out of your comfort zone and explore something you’ve never considered. We’ve divided up the best of the best this season into six categories for your arts-enjoying pleasure. Click on…
Must List: Seattle Design Festival, Where to Watch the ‘Hawks
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must DesignGood Ideas Galore at the Seattle Design Festival (9/12 to 9/25, times vary) Good design, it has been said, starts with a question, and this year’s city-wide Seattle Design Festival asks how can we best approach equality in a modern-day metropolis? Topics will include design for elders, and indigenous land rights and decolonization. Must…
The Must List: Bumbershoot, Counter-Couture at BAM
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must RockJam Out at Bumbershoot (9/5 to 9/7, times vary) It’s time once again to rock out with big famous folks (Ben Harper, Built to Spill, The Weeknd) and stellar local bands (Smokey Brights, Grace Love and the True Loves, The Cave Singers and Chimurenga Renaissance among them). Good news: it looks like the weather…
What Will Happen to Tula’s, Bumbershoot Guide and More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
It was disappointing to learn that potential plans to redevelop a slice of Belltown along Second Avenue could spell disaster for popular jazz club Tula’s as well as the nearby Shorty’s and Rocco’s. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported yesterday that plans were filed with Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development to demolish the existing…
New Jazz Album Inspired by Richard Hugo’s Poems
The jazz composer pays tribute to the Northwest poet
Wayne Horvitz turns 60 this month, and he’s celebrating the way any jazz musician worth his salt would—by playing an epic ton of gigs. The venerated composer, pianist and local jazz booster released a new album in July, called Some Places Are Forever Afternoon. The 12 cleanly modern compositions for septet alternately lilt like a…
Mountain Name Change, Power Outages and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Yesterday, several residents in West Seattle reported seeing a plane skywriting Black Lives Matter in a sliver of blue sky. Photos of the event can be seen at the West Seattle Blog. Saturday’s wicked wind storm that knocked over trees and utility poles (not to mention had my cats running frantically about the house) has…
The New Guitar Hero is Awesome
I tried the new Guitar Hero Live, launching in October. And it's awesome
Back in February, Engaget reported that Activision would be rebooting its beloved, fake-guitar-strumming franchise Guitar Hero this year after halting development in 2011 “following the underwhelming release of Guitar Hero 5.” As for the reason behind the new game release, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based video game company told Engaget in a statement that “as one…
The Makers: Gary Hill’s Mind-Bending Media Art
Meet Gary Hill, Seattle's artist-sculptor-writer-performer extraordinaire for the last three decades
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. “I got my hands on the early Sony Portapak, purely by happenstance, and found myself deep in the cybernetic milieu of electronics—body and self—and went from there,” writes Seattle-based artist Gary…
The Must List: Laugh Riot, a Colorful Art Exhibit
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must SeePortraits of Seattle Rockers at Union Stables Building(8/27 to 9/11, times vary) In his new solo show, Musician: A Portrait Project, Ernie Sapiro exhibits intimate photographs of a diverse range of local musicians, including Mike McCready, Trimpin and Star Anna. Here, he chats with co-producer Nancy Guppy about the show. Must Laugh Get Ready…
Uniqlo to Open in Bellevue November 6 and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
UPDATED: Uniqlo has announced that the opening date for its Bellevue Square location has changed from its original Friday, October 16 date to Friday, November 6, due to construction. The nearly 16,000-square-foot store will be the Japanese apparel retailer’s first Pacific Northwest location and will house the brand’s full assortment of men’s, women’s and children’s collections. “Opening…
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