Arts
A Seattle Woman’s New Magazine Celebrates the Act of Refusal
'A lot of women—a lot of people—have a hard time saying no. Saying no is often seen as bad, disappointing, inconvenient'
REFUSING EXPECTATIONS: For Emily Orrson, “refusal” means everything from being assertive to defining an individual relationship with technology
This Week Then: Celebrating National Poetry Month in Washington
Plus: Bothell turns 110
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Washington’s Bards April is National Poetry Month, and this week HistoryLink looks at some of the poets who found inspiration here in Washington. We begin with Ella Rhoads Higginson, the state’s first poet laureate. Higginson achieved fame in the 1890s for her short stories and…
Must List: Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival, MoPop Pop Conference, Dance Day
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE BEER Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival (4/13) April showers call for beer and the Ballard Spring Beer Festival has got you covered. In addition to the tried-and-true ales, keep your eyes peeled for 11 new releases from breweries including Bad Jimmy’s, Peddler and Stoup. Make sure to grab a slice…
At SAM, Jeffrey Gibson Pushes His Art Over the Borderline
In an age hostile to mixing, he blends associations of all kinds
Photos are encouraged—a wall placard says so—at Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibit Like a Hammer, running at the Seattle Art Museum through May 12. The New York-based artist of Cherokee heritage, in tune with the social-media zeitgeist, is happy to see his work shared, and plenty here is shareable. Boldly colored geometric patterns—often triangles whose apexes point…
A Local Artist and Writer Uses Found Flora for These Fantastic Facsimiles
A Ravenna resident and Instagram star’s new children’s book shows a brilliance with blooms
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bridget Beth Collins, or @flora.forager as she is known to her 213,000 Instagram followers, is the creative talent behind Flora Forager ABC (Sasquatch Books, $14.99), her first children’s book (for ages 2–5 years). On its pages are animals and other creatures that she…
‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Frozen’ and More Coming to Seattle
English authors, transgender mayors, disco divas and more take the stage as the 5th Avenue and the Paramount announce their 2019/2020 upcoming seasons
No matter how much Seattle theaters have mined the oeuvre of Jane Austen in recent seasons—either in straightforward adaptations (Seattle Rep’s Pride and Prejudice, Taproot’s musicalized Persuasion) or fanciful extrapolations (Taproot’s Christmas at Pemberley)—there’s plenty of ore left. The 5th Avenue Theatre, assiduous in nurturing new work, is opening its 2019–20 season with a musical in development, Austen’s Pride (Oct….
Must List: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Beecher’s Cheese For All, ‘Urinetown’
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST SMELL THE FLOWERS Skagit Valley Tulip Festival(4/1–4/30) Every year since the early 1900s, the fields of Skagit Valley bloom with tulips of all colors and varieties during the month of April. The gardens of RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town (both located in Mt Vernon off…
Must List: Moisture Festival, Mariners Opening Day, VegFest
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST ENTERTAIN Moisture Festival (Through 4/7) Seattle’s festival of weird celebrates its 16th year in Seattle. Thrilling crowds with its audacious circus and burlesque acts for four weeks in the spring, Moisture Festival claims to be the world’s largest comedy/varieté celebration. Dancers, comedians, jugglers and…
Get Lit at the Second Annual Orcas Island Literary Festival
A word party returns to Orcas Island
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Considering Orcas Island’s reputation as the artsy jewel of the San Juan islands, you may wonder why no one had launched a literary festival prior to 2018. But last year’s inaugural Orcas Island Lit Fest proved worth the wait; basking in the afterglow,…
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