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The New Hugo House Opens in September

The New Hugo House Opens in September

Seattle’s esteemed writing center opens its new, multimillion-dollar home this fall

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

Considering 'Porgy & Bess,' Part 1: “Full of Black Excellence”

Considering ‘Porgy & Bess,’ Part 1: “Full of Black Excellence”

A talk with ChrisTiana ObeySumner about Seattle Opera’s current production

Jermaine Smith as Sportin’ Life with the cast of ‘Porgy and Bess’

More Fall Arts Preview: Film Fests, Ghost Gallery Returns and David Rue on SAM Remix

More Fall Arts Preview: Film Fests, Ghost Gallery Returns and David Rue on SAM Remix

More arts news, from cinema and visual art to multidisciplinary bash, SAM Remix

A peek inside the new Ghost Gallery on Chophouse Row

Flying High With Parisalexa

Flying High With Parisalexa

A flowering new voice surfaces on Seattle’s soul scene

Breezy and fly is Parisalexa’s vibe, photographed here in July

A Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer Is Premiering an Ambitious, Out-Of-This-World Show

A Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer Is Premiering an Ambitious, Out-Of-This-World Show

Kyle Davis has been creating dances regularly at PNB, but he's never done anything quite like what's in the works for a new show this fall

PNB soloist Kyle Davis photographed at the company’s studio at Seattle Center; his yet-to-be-named large scale work debuts this fall

The Music of the Night: In Praise of Seattle’s Musical Theater —and Its Fans

The Music of the Night: In Praise of Seattle’s Musical Theater —and Its Fans

Broadway chestnuts Phantom of the Opera and Les Miz have made the rounds in Seattle, but fans can look forward to a fun crop of Broadway touring shows this fall

To paraphrase the tagline of one of my favorite local advertising campaigns ever (the brilliant Pemco ads of 2007), Seattle musical theater nerds, you’re one of us. You fill the Paramount to the rafters when The Sound of Music (The You-Can-See-It-At-Any-High-School-Now Sound of Music, people!) comes around on tour. You wait in line at the…

Meet the Woman Curating Seattle's Most Interesting Art Gallery

Meet the Woman Curating Seattle’s Most Interesting Art Gallery

At Mount Analogue, Colleen Louise Barry takes a multifaceted look at Seattle arts

Curator and poet Colleen Louise Barry is right at home in the cross disciplinary settings of Pioneer Square gallery, Mount Analogue

This Designer Is Making Some of the Most Innovative Theater Sets in Town

This Designer Is Making Some of the Most Innovative Theater Sets in Town

Scene designer Julia Hayes Welch has built sets that include a working kitchen, a bus stop and an island beach

Scene designer Julia Hayes Welch in her home studio in Ravenna with some of the tools of her trade

Must List: Hot Sauce Fest, Big Day of Play, Mini Maker Faire

Must List: Hot Sauce Fest, Big Day of Play, Mini Maker Faire

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST ADD HEATHot Sauce Fest  (8/18) Make your Saturday sizzle at this event, presented by Seattle-based community engagement nonprofit The World Is Fun and local Ballyhoo Hot Sauce Company. Formerly Ballard Burrito Fest, the new event will feature lawn games, films at dusk, food trucks and, of course, hot sauce tastings. Wash down the heat…

The Brand New 'festival:festival' Is Aiming to Foster an Intersectional and Accessible Arts Community

The Brand New ‘festival:festival’ Is Aiming to Foster an Intersectional and Accessible Arts Community

Plus: a conversation with UW biology professor Jennifer Nemhauser on bridging botany and art

On the surface, this weekend’s inaugural festival:festival looks familiar if far from typical. There’ll be music: a triple bill from Bremerton rapper Guayaba, soul musician/sound designer Goodsteph and Olive Jun, who performs “bedroom-centric electro-pop” under the name Lushloss (Lovecitylove, 9 p.m. Friday). There’ll be film: shorts by young filmmakers Hanan Diriye and Kamyar Mohsenin (Northwest…

Must List: Sub Pop's 30th Anniversary Festival, Taste Edmonds, Milk Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale

Must List: Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival, Taste Edmonds, Milk Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST LOVE SUB POP SPF30 – Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival(8/11) Seattle is chock-full of live music this weekend. If you didn’t snag tickets to Pearl Jam’s Home Shows, you can catch some great tunes at SPF 30, Sub Pop’s huge birthday bash. This all-day all-ages party will have four stages with Sub Pop favorites…

Saving the Showbox Just Took a Big Step Forward, But What's Next?

Saving the Showbox Just Took a Big Step Forward, But What’s Next?

A Seattle City Council vote could happen as early as Monday. We take an in depth look at how this is all happening, the possible domino effect of proposed legislation and what this might mean for the music venue's future

Efforts to “save the Showbox” theater moved forward Wednesday, though not in quite the way council member Kshama Sawant envisioned when she proposed legislation on Monday to expand the Pike Place Market Historical District on a two-year “interim” basis to include more than a dozen buildings on the east side of First Avenue, including the…

The Home Shows Effect: 90+ Seattle Organizations Join Pearl Jam to Raise Millions to Fight Homelessness

The Home Shows Effect: 90+ Seattle Organizations Join Pearl Jam to Raise Millions to Fight Homelessness

Here’s how you can support Pearl Jam’s The Home Show efforts

Our city is buzzing this week with events as we gear up for Pearl Jam’s sold-out Home Shows, happening Aug. 8 and Aug. 10 at Safeco Field. If you’ve been out of the loop, the legendary Seattle rock band announced in January its return to the city’s stage with two shows, in efforts to raise…

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