!–paging_filter–pOne of emSeattle /emmagazine’s 2013 Spotlight Award winners, dancer/choreographer Kate Wallich and her company, The YC, are swiftly rising stars in the contemporary dance scene. Known for creating intense, highly atmospheric works that shift from super slo-mo to fast-paced popping, Wallich builds visual worlds that resemble haute couture fashion spreads come alive. February brings the…

!–paging_filter–pWhether you’re actively boycotting the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (2/7–2/23) because of Putin’s anti-gay policies or you just can’t afford the trip, never fear, there are plenty of ways to experience the best parts of Russian culture right here in Seattle. Get into the right mind-set with a visit to South Lake Union’s…

!–paging_filter–pIn the cover photo on her new solo EP, Mary Lambert radiates voluptuous confidence: red lips, Veronica Lake hair, a spiky ear cuff and prominent tattoo. With arched eyebrows, she gazes directly at the viewer as if to say, “How you like me now?” Formerly a bartender with a fan base in the spoken word…

!–paging_filter–pLead singer for longstanding Seattle band Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA), Chris Ballew is also known as kindie rocker Caspar Babypants. This month, PUSA releases a new album and celebrates Presidents Day with two local shows: 2/15 at Showbox and 2/16 at The Triple Door.brstrongbrLOCATION/strong: Ballew’s tiny home recording studio in West…

!–paging_filter–pDrivers complain about reckless cyclists and bristle at the idea of having to share the roads. Increasingly, attention is being paid to the number of bikers fatally hit by cars, with drivers often going unpunished even when they are at fault. That trend prompted a recentem New York Times /emop-ed writer to ask, “Is It…

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust See/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/LkfhZW” target=”_blank”brPhoto Center NW’s Visual Exploration of Being a Black Male/abr(1/16 to 3/8, times vary) — “What do black men have in common?” In Question Bridge: Black Males, 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, fascinating video recordings./ppstrongMust Watch/stronga…

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Shiver Shake/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/JKB2RB” target=”_blank”brBundle Up for the Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival/abr(1/10 to 1/11, times vary) — Featuring 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./ppstrongMust Rock/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1glwSKx” target=”_blank”brCelebrate…

!–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…

!–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…

!–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…

!–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  

!–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…