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Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’
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MUST CELEBRATE Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest(6/22–6/24) Pride hits its peak this weekend with a culmination of block parties, marches, festivals, performances, and of course, the parade. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade kicks off at 4th and Union 11 a.m. Sunday, proceeding on to Seattle Center where the celebration continues with PrideFest, featuring…
Check out Seattle Photographer Mike Hipple’s Portraits of ’80s Stars Today
Ever wonder what your favorite artists from the era of jelly shoes and scrunchies are doing today?
“If you can remember the ’60s, you weren’t there,” runs the famous quip. But the iconic acts that followed 20 years later have aged a lot more gracefully, as Seattle freelance photographer Mike Hipple proves in his new book 80s Redux: Your Favorite Musicians Today. Punk, New Wave and the gray area in between are all represented;…
Must List: Solstice Celebrations, Seattle International Dance Festival, ‘Double Exposure’
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MUST CELEBRATE SUMMERSolstice Parade and Solstice Night Market (6/16) Celebrate the longest night of the year at the Fremont Solstice Parade and the second annual nighttime market event. Get your day started with a naked bike ride at the parade, one of Seattle’s biggest summer celebrations. Once you scrub the paint off from the ride,…
Ellen DeGeneres Is Filming Her First Netflix Special in Seattle
She'll be at Benaroya Hall this August for her first tour in 15 years
Ellen DeGeneres is going on tour for the first time in 15 years, and that tour will conclude in Seattle at Benaroya Hall, a performance she’ll be filming for an upcoming Netflix special. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ellen’s stand-up sets on Aug. 22 and 23 will be filmed for a special expected to air…
On the Boards’ Northwest New Works Festival Spotlight: Dance Filmmaker Kiana Harris
Get to know this emerging artist who presents her new dance film, “Rivers of Nine,” at On the Boards’ 35th annual festival highlighting new and experimental work
“I rarely have been interested in creating work onstage,” says dance filmmaker Kiana Harris; “I knew I wanted to continue with dance but craved a new artistic medium.” For this Cornish College alumnus and Anchorage native, that meant moving from live performance to film. Her latest, “Rivers of Nine,” the third in her AJE IJO series…
Must List: SIFF VR Zone, Volunteer Park Pride Festival, ‘Love and Ballet’
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MUST WATCHSIFF VR Zone(through 6/10) Immerse yourself in a movie—literally—at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) VR Zone, a pop-up movie house screening virtual reality (VR) and interactive short films. Experience more than two dozen VR and 360 films, documentaries and games, each ranging from three to 20 minutes. Go up in a hot air…
Buzzwords: Two New Books by Seattle Authors Celebrate Bees
Just in time for National Pollinator Week (June 18–24), two new books by local authors celebrate bees and remind us of the threats to them
This article appears in print in the June 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees Basic Books, $27, July 10 By Thor Hanson Did you know that, for every third bite of food you take, it’s thanks to a bee, and the direct and indirect impacts of pollination? It’s one of many…
The Second Annual Upstream Music Fest + Summit Rocked
See photos from some of the best performances from the festival
The second year of Upstream Music Fest + Summit went off witthout a hitch. The festival featured three days of more than 200 local and national music acts like Miguel, The Flaming Lips, Tacocat, and SassyBlack. Thanks to our handy guide, we were able to catch some of the biggest names in music right now. Check…
Must List: Upstream Music Fest + Summit, Bite of Greece, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
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MUST LOVE LOCAL MUSIC Upstream Music Fest + Summit(6/1–6/3) Paul Allen’s music and tech festival is back to Pioneer Square for a second year. Though regional music still remains the focus, national acts like The Flaming Lips, Miguel and Valerie June will be headlining. With more than 200 artists performing, how will you choose who…
Here’s the Lineup for Sub Pop’s (Free!) 30th Anniversary Concert on Alki Beach
Plus: Kickoff events with the cast of "Bob's Burgers" and another free show at Seattle Center
Legendary Seattle record label Sub Pop is turning 30 this year, and they’re inviting everyone to come celebrate. On August 11 at Alki Beach, Sub Pop is throwing a free party from noon until 10 p.m. Acts will span the history of the abundantly influential label, from grunge pioneers to indie darlings to some of…
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