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