Arts
Glass Castle: Inside the Epic Space Needle Remodel
The city’s iconic landmark debuts a new, see-through experience, with more changes to come
This article appears in print in the June 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. For more on the Space Needle’s $100 million reconstruction, click here and join us on our behind the scenes tour of the remodel. Times have changed since the debut of the Space Needle at the Century 21 Exposition, aka the Seattle World’s Fair, in…
Must List: Folklife Festival, SIFF ShortsFest, Pets in the Park
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MUST CELEBRATENorthwest Folklife Festival(5/25–5/28) The annual Folklife Festival is back for its 47th year. Enjoy music, dancing (including a Bollywood dance showcase!), food and art. Big names appearing at the festival include musical artists Naomi Wachira, Kung Foo Grip and Baby Gramps. This year’s cultural focus is on Mexican American and Chicana/o roots in the…
‘The Story of Funko’ Is Coming to Netflix
The award-winning documentary on the Everett-based company and its legions of fans will be streaming on May 24
Recently awarded 2018 Best Documentary Feature Film by the San Diego Film Awards, the new film “Making Fun—The Story of Funko” is set to premiere on Netflix May 24. The documentary follows the story of the worldwide marvel that is Funko and how it went from humble beginnings in a garage in Redmond to seeing…
Must List: SIFF, SLU Saturday Night Market, ‘Towards Impressionism’
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MUST LOVE MOVIES Seattle International Film Festival(5/17–6/10) For the 44th year, SIFF confronts local film buffs with a dilemma: how to choose from among the 433 films screening during the festival. Then, throw in the actor tributes (this year features Ethan Hawke and Melanie Lynskey), the discussions and workshops, the Secret Festival and archival features,…
Must List: ‘Everyday Black,’ Seattle Beer Week, Seattle Maritime Festival
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MUST SEE Everyday Black(Through 12/30) One quote on Jessica Rycheal’s Facebook page—“Ain’t no competition when you’re in your own lane. Nobody can do you better than you”—suggests the reason for the Seattle photographer’s great success in both commercial and art photography: her focus on the unique individuality of her subjects. In this photography showcase about…
Here’s What’s Happening at the Nordic Museum’s Grand Opening Celebrations
Party Nordic style during this weekend's celebrations.
The Nordic Museum’s grand opening events officially began May 1, and continues through the weekend with receptions, galas and tours for museum members, donors and VIPs (including the crown princess of Denmark and the president of Iceland), but even the julkinen (that’s Finnish for “public”) can attend a portion of the festivities. Note: For the…
Must List: ‘Aida,’ Seattle Bike-n-Brews, Taco Libre Truck Showdown
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MUST SEE Aida(5/5–5/19) Audiences expect spectacle in productions of Aida, and always have; Verdi’s 1871 tale of a love triangle set in ancient Egypt was even then a throwback to the grand-opera approach of an earlier generation, extravagant affairs full of processions, ballets and as many extras as you can pack onto a stage. But…
Seattle’s Music Festival Season Begins with These Three Events
Music festival season officially returns with this tuneful trifecta
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Folklife (5/25–5/28) Launched: 1972Focus: folk, world music, DIYTypical festival experience: Drum circles, impromptu mandolin jams, shrieking kids running through the International FountainWho goes: The Woodstock generation and their grandkids, aficionados of the hammered dulcimer, people who really don’t see why everyone thinks Portlandia is…
ArtsWest’s ‘An Octoroon’: Uncomfortable and Urgent
Intense and heady, 'An Octoroon' pushes us to examine race—and ourselves
From the outset, An Octoroon toys with expectations. A lengthy prologue sets the scene—kind of—introducing viewers to the playwright, New York City’s Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ (BJJ; played by actor Lamar Legend, pictured above), who appears wearing only black Calvin Klein briefs. He begins a monologue about being a “black playwright”—everything that means and implies, to himself…
Meet SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett, the Reason It’s the Nation’s Biggest Film Festival
Barrett loves movies so much she volunteered with the Seattle International Film Festival for years before taking a staff position. She guesses she watches 600 films a year
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Sarah Wilke, the Seattle International Film Festival’s (siff) executive director, puts it simply: “Beth loves watching films.” She’s referring to artistic director Beth Barrett, who since October 2016 has been the master strategist of the small army required to pull off not only SIFF’s…
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