Arts
Seattle Photog’s Solo Show Reveals Portraits of Local Musicians
Nancy Guppy focuses on photographer Ernie Sapiro
Seattle photographer Ernie Sapiro has a remarkable ability to capture the essence of local dancers, athletes and musicians—the last of which have been his special focus over the past two years. In his new solo show, Musician: A Portrait Project (coproduced by Nancy Guppy), Sapiro exhibits revealing portraits of a diverse range of local musicians,…
Duwamish Revealed: A Celebration of Seattle’s Only River
The Duwamish gets an arts and culture festival devoted to its revival
Standing in a pretty park on the west bank of the Duwamish River on an unseasonably warm day in June, it’s impossible to ignore a tremendous crashing sound coming from the abutting industrial area. It’s as if iron chains are being tossed into an empty shipping container, or maybe tons of rocks are being poured…
Photographer Uses Drones to Shoot Aerial Images of Seattle
Matt Satell snagged these lofty shots with a drone quadcopter
Photographer Matt Satell launched a new website last month devoted to aerial pictures of Seattle. The site, Seattle by Air, features a map of the city with a pin where each photograph was taken. Satell shoots them all himself via drone. Have a look at these gorgeous, mostly blue-sky vistas throughout the city. And if…
The Must List: Garage Sale Day, ‘Nabucco’ Opens
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must PartyHit the Streets at the SLU Block PartyFriday (8/7, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.) — The 11th installment of the SLU Block Party features food trucks, a Brave Horse Tavern beer garden, life-sized board games and live music from stellar local bands Kithkin, THEESatisfaction and Polyrhythmics. Proceeds benefit the Low Income Housing Institute and…
The Makers: The Wandering Spirit of Wish You Were Northwest
Meet the road-tripping, coffee-sipping sisters behind this PNW-inspired clothing line
There’s something special about living in the Pacific Northwest. It’s like the whole world is alive; the forests, the valleys and those glorious mountains all pulse with a quiet, but very real energy that practically begs to be explored. That untamed wanderlust is what inspires the clothing line Wish You Were Northwest. Wish You Were…
‘Silicon Valley’ Star Talks Green Technology, Saving the Environment
Chatting with celebrity judge Thomas Middleditch during the Microsoft Imagine Cup
If you’ve ever seen the HBO comedy Silicon Valley–specifically the episode featuring the Tech Crunch Disrupt competition where start-up company Pied Piper wins for its data compression software–you might have an idea of what Microsoft’s Imagine Cup is like. Last Friday, thousands of bright developers and future Microsoft hopefuls came together to examine what’s next…
Our Favorite River Floats in Washington
Spend a hot summer day floating on one of Washington's many rivers
Note: This article was published in July 2015 and some details of this article may have changed. For more current information, see the August 2018 cover story of Seattle magazine on the 40 Best Water Adventures in the PNW, which features some of Washington’s best river floats. Washington, as we all know, is a land…
Kevin Zelko’s Climb of a Lifetime
This notorious cancer survivor plans to climb Mt. Rainier with a 46-lb. MLS trophy in tow
Four years ago, he gained notoriety for using Twitter (@Msbeervendor) to sell beer at Safeco Field. Three years later, he was back in the news for raising $25,000 to buy Seahawks jerseys for every kid at Seattle’s Kimball Elementary, where he taught special education. But now, Kevin Zelko is raising money for a much more…
The Must List: Blue Angels, Art Fairs Galore and Shakespeare in the Park
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must Look UpBlue Angels Roar into Town (8/1 to 8/2) Love the spectacle or hate the noise, there’s no denying the presence of the Blue Angels when they zoom into Seattle airspace. Hold onto your hats—and skittish dogs, too. Must Have an Art AttackA Host of Art Fairs Open (7/30 to 8/2, times vary) The…
Digital Artist Chiho Aoshima’s Adorable Apocalypse
Digital artist Chiho Aoshima creates dreamy dystopias in a new SAM exhibit
The environmental apocalypse is coming—but at least it’s awash in Technicolor. In the new show at the SAM Asian Art Museum, Chiho Aoshima: Rebirth of the World, the Japanese pop artist shares her vision of the future, where skyscrapers have minds (and bodies) of their own, red-eyed ghost girls drift along washed-out beaches, and puffy…
Tracking Seattle’s Epidemic of Growth
The Department of Planning and Development has conveniently created a website that tracks projects
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. Seattle loves to be at the top of various national lists, and a widely held belief is that…
Must List: Winery Opens in Georgetown, Capitol Hill Block Party
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Party in the Streets Get Wild at the Capitol Hill Block Party (7/24 to 7/26, times vary) Stage dive into the urban music festival vibe at the Capitol Hill Block Party, featuring awesome local bands including Shabazz Palaces, The Flavr Blue, Chastity Belt, Industrial Revelation and dozens more. Must DrinkCharles Smith’s Jet City Winery Opens…
10 Quirky Seattle-Area Meetups
Time to get out and get weird. Drink while drawing, paint while dancing and much more
Whether we admit them or not, we all have our quirks. Do you worry what your buttoned-up office pals would think if they knew you practice the “Thriller” dance in your living room after work? Do you hide it from your workout friends that you’d rather spend Saturdays having philosophical conversations than doing deadlifts? Would…
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