Arts
Check Out Freelance Photographer Andrew Waits’ Gallery of Boondocking Portraits
!–paging_filter–pIf you’ve ever dreamed of packing up your car and living on the road, Seattle freelance photographer Andrew Waits has done a pretty good job of revealing what it might look and sound like. I had coffee with Waits this week—he’s shooting a story for our March issue (yay!)—and he revealed he was putting the…
A Look at ‘Question Bridge: Black Males,’ the New Video Installation at Photo Center Northwest
!–paging_filter–p“What do black men have in common?” “Who are you and what is your purpose?” “Do you really feel free?” In emQuestion Bridge: Black Males/em, the new video installation at Photo Center Northwest (PCNW), African-American men pose such questions, and African-American men answer, in straight-on, close-up, unadorned video recordings. Produced by actors Delroy Lindo and…
Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe Makes a Smart Splash in Capitol Hill
A revamped technical bookstore brings science and math to the masses
!–paging_filter–pAda’s Technical Books and Café (Capitol Hill, 425 15th Ave. E; 206.322.1058; a href=”http://www.seattletechnicalbooks.com” target=”_blank”seattletechnicalbooks.com/a) invites browsers to touch, inspect and discover—just as a scientist might. Named after Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, the bookshop has recently relocated to a sleekly renovated old home (designed with Seattle architects Board and Vellum and built by…
Writer Kim Fu Discusses Her Debut Novel ‘For Today I Am A Boy’
Belltown-based writer Kim Fu makes her debut with a gripping, insightful novel
Kim Fu, 26, grew up in Canada as the only writer in a family of scientists and engineers. Perhaps that experience is what enabled her to so vividly capture the feeling of being an outsider in one’s own family in her powerful, timely debut novel, For Today I Am a Boy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; $23)….
Must Shiver and Shake at Leavenworth’s Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival
One wintry music fest is on tap January 10 11
!–paging_filter–pFeaturing such excellent local bands as Hey Marseilles, Telekinesis, The Lonely Forest, The Moondoggies and Cataldo, the first-ever Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival in Leavenworth is the chillier counterpart to summertime’s Timber! Outdoor Music Festival. If dancing doesn’t warm you up enough, there’s always the hot toddy garden. 1/10–1/11. a href=”http://www.timbermusicfest.com” target=”_blank”timbermusicfest.com/abrbr/p
Nancy Guppy Interviews Stage Director John Langs
Nancy Guppy talks shop with stage director John Langs
!–paging_filter–pAcclaimed director John Langs has a long history of working in the Seattle theater world, and in 2012, he moved here permanently to become ACT Theatre’s associate artistic director. This month, he directs one of Seattle’s most beloved and madcap theater traditions, 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theater Festival (1/10–1/18; a href=”http://www.acttheatre.org” target=”_blank”acttheatre.org/a).brstrongLOCATION:/strong Langs’ office at…
The Must List: One Grand Sale on the Eastside, The Moth Storytelling Series and Seattle Symphony Performs Beethoven’s Ninth
!–paging_filter–pstrongMUST SEE/strongbra href=”http://www.whatcommuseum.org/showcase-articles/451-vanishingice” target=”_blank”Stunning Glaciers Are Disappearing Before Our Very Eyes/abr(Through 3/2) — Take a weekend drive to Bellingham, where the Whatcom Museum’s gorgeous Lightcatcher building hosts Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012, featuring astonishing photos and paintings of melting glaciers./ppstrongMUST LAUGH/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1hTdupo” target=”_blank”brSeattle’s Lindy West Hosts The Moth Storytelling Series/abr(1/2,…
The Must List: New Year’s Eve Parties Aplenty, Martin Schoeller at EMP and Where to Dine out During the Holidays
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Ogle/strongstronga href=” http://bit.ly/19TwLkK” target=”_blank”brMartin Schoeller’s Larger than Life Portraits at the EMP Museum/a/strongbr(Through 2/16, times vary) — In Close-Up, photographer Martin Schoeller shares his stunning, large-scale, full-face shots of celebs and regular folks alike./ppstrongMust Dinea href=”http://bit.ly/1bZ69kv” target=”_blank”brWhere to Dine Out During the Holidays/a/strongbrThe holidays are here, family is in town—celebrate at one of these…
Cozy Up to a Local Fire Pit This Winter
Spend a little time--drink in hand--'round the fire at one of these local fire pits
!–paging_filter–pThe best thing about Seattle winter is that unlike frostier cities such as, say, Chicago, you can actually sit outdoors at night without freezing your face off. The experience is even better if you’re sitting next to a toasty fire pit with a drink in hand—and, of course, if it isn’t raining. Several (but not…
Seattle’s Lindy West Brings Women’s Issues to Light Online
Writer, performer and activist Lindy West keeps her wit about her
“Jane Fonda hugged me.” Columbia City–based writer, performer and activist Lindy West still can’t quite believe she got a squeeze from one of her idols, but there is video evidence from the Women’s Media Awards, held in October in New York City. West, a Seattle native, former writer for The Stranger and now full-time writer…
Take the Plunge in the New Year
The annual Matthews Beach Polar Bear Plunge is not for the faint-hearted
!–paging_filter–pEarn your “cold badge of courage” at the annual Matthews Beach Polar Bear Plunge. Noon. Free. At the corner of 93rd Street and Sand Point Way NE;a href=”http://www.seattle.gov/parks” target=”_blank” seattle.gov/parks/a/p
Where to Ring in the New Year in Seattle
Hello, 2014! Welcome the New Year at one of Seattle's finest festivities
!–paging_filter–pSeattle promises New Year’s Eve celebrations aplenty, everything from classy multi-coursed feasts to fireworks to sparkling parties brimming with bubbly and live music. Slip on your finest party shoes, grab a noise-maker and prep the vocal chords for a little “Auld Lang Syne,” then opt for one of these festive neighborhood NYE events./ppstrongBALLARD/strongbrAt Ethan Stowell’s…
The Must List: Portland Cello Project at Kirkland Performance Center, Where to Sip Eggnog on Christmas
!–paging_filter–pstrongMUST GLUGa href=”http://bit.ly/IqTayl” target=”_blank”brSun Liquor’s Exquisite Eggnog (Plus a Recipe to Make Your Own)/a/strongbrSneak out on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (starting at 7 p.m.) to sip the delicious made-from-scratch eggnog at Capitol Hill’s Sun Liquor. Or make your own with this surefire recipe.strongbrbr/strong/ppstrongMUST SEEbrLocal Artists Pop Up in Pioneer Square/strongbr(Through 12/21, noon–4:00 p.m.) For…
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