Arts

Check out Amplifier's Powerful 'Power to the Polls' Poster Campaign

Check out Amplifier’s Powerful ‘Power to the Polls’ Poster Campaign

The nonprofit arts organization commissioned more than 50 artworks from gender-nonconforming and female-identifying artists

POLITICAL PARTY: Along with a self-portrait (second), Duazo’s subjects are real Washingtonians involved in political causes, such as Kim Wyman (third), Washington Secretary of State.

4 November Benefits You Should Not Miss

4 November Benefits You Should Not Miss

This month's upcoming events put the "fun" in fundraising

Breath of Life Gala November 3Put on your best for this Black Tie event at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, fine dining and a silent and live auction. seattlebreathoflifegala.eventscff.org Wine, Women and Shoes November 9Preserving the family, treating and educating at-risk children and preventing child abuse…

Must List: 'Peacock in the Desert' Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival

Must List: ‘Peacock in the Desert’ Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival

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MUST GET REGAL Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India(10/18) Join the Seattle Art Museum and community art lovers at this free opening celebration for the museum’s newest exhibition, Peacock in the Desert. The exhibition celebrates the vibrant paintings, lavish furnishings and rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indian kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur….

Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF

Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF

The latest from the Seattle moviemaker examines our violent world through the experience of a teenage girl

Rounding the film festival circuit this year was Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ Sadie, a slow burning portrait of a young girl as she navigates a world without her dad (he’s stationed overseas), pressures at school and ever-present guns and opioids, as her single mom, meanwhile, just tries to keep it all together. We won’t give…

Seattle's Story Told in Flannel, Ferries and Flood Lines

Seattle’s Story Told in Flannel, Ferries and Flood Lines

A new book presents Seattle’s history through engaging infographics

This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. In a region experiencing rapid growth and development, it’s beginning to feel like we need a central, handy storage place for the details of the city’s fast-changing story before we all forget them.  Authors Tera Hatfield, Jenny Kempson and Natalie Ross are on it…

Must List: Lit Crawl, Taste of Iceland, 'The Orphan' Special Screening

Must List: Lit Crawl, Taste of Iceland, ‘The Orphan’ Special Screening

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MUST LOVE LIT Lit Crawl Seattle(10/11) A bar crawl for the bookish, this year’s Lit Crawl will fill venues on Capitol and First Hill with over 80 PNW readers and artists, offering more than 35 readings and performances. From poetry and plays, to topics such as food and empowerment, grab your choice of poison and…

Must List: Seahawks Pregame Perch, Issaquah Salmon Days, Seattle Made Week

Must List: Seahawks Pregame Perch, Issaquah Salmon Days, Seattle Made Week

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MUST TAILGATE  Seahawks Pregame Perch  (10/7) Stop by the King Street Ballroom inside the Embassy Suites just north of CenturyLink Field for scenic tailgating before Sunday’s Seahawks game. Enjoy the company of fellow 12s posted up on the outdoor patio, chill out to the tunes of a live DJ and participate in game giveaways. Food and beverages will be available…

These Escape Rooms Get Spooky for Halloween

These Escape Rooms Get Spooky for Halloween

Frights abound at haunted escape rooms

The “Disenchantment Under the Sea” room at Hourglass Escapes.

Must List: Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, Bubble Ball, Hawktoberfest

Must List: Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, Bubble Ball, Hawktoberfest

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MUST SAIL  Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival (9/29–9/30) Ahoy, matey! This Center for Wooden Boats festival celebrates Seattle’s history and culture of traditional wooden boats. Learn about classic sailboats and motorboats, hop aboard a vessel and tour Lake Union and enjoy live music, games, exhibits, food trucks and a beer garden. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Free. The Center for…

Meet the Seattle Embroidery Artist Who Has 65,000 Instagram Followers

Meet the Seattle Embroidery Artist Who Has 65,000 Instagram Followers

A Seattle artist is taking needlepoint into the 21st century

FILL IN THE BLANKS: Local fiber artist Lauren Holton creates intricate, Instagram-worthy embroidery patterns such as this flora-inspired motif.

Seattle’s Art Scene Pushes Back

Seattle’s Art Scene Pushes Back

As the events on the political stage become ever more worri- and wearisome, the city’s arts and cultural community responds. Check out these exhibits, shows and lectures coming up that look at social, political and historical forces at work today

Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai’s 2017 work, “We Live in Silence VII”

Must List: Hugo House Grand Opening, Seattle Children’s Festival, Local Sightings Film Festival

Must List: Hugo House Grand Opening, Seattle Children’s Festival, Local Sightings Film Festival

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Hugo House prose writer-in-residence Kristen Millares Young (left) and executive director Tree Swenson

15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in October 2018

15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in October 2018

Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month, featuring 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Repertory Theater, Frye Art Museum and more.

An installation detail from Dylan Neuwirth’s “METANOIA,” a virtual reality art experience performed by the artist.

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