Arts
Peek Inside the Impressive Amount of New and Reopened Venues Across the City
Spring is the season of new beginnings, a budding promise that rings especially true this arts season with a handful of highly anticipated venue openings and reopenings, each rolling out dynamic programming, performances and refreshed purpose
S. Surface, Office of Arts & Culture King Street Station Program Lead (seated) and Asia Tail, one of three curators for the opening exhibit; photographed at the gallery, still under construction, in January
Must List: Magnuson Winter Night Market, Seattle Asian American Film Festival, David Bowie Alumni Tour
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST SHOP Magnuson Winter Night Market(2/16) If you’re still looking for a weekend plan with your Valentine, Magnuson Park has you covered. This indoor market has something for everyone, with over 100 local pop-up shops showcasing everything from crafts to food, as well as DJs,…
Where to Watch the Oscars in Seattle
Time to get glammed up and spend the evening with your favorite stars
The 91st Academy Awards are finally upon us. For those who know that Vogue does better online red-carpet roundups than Buzzfeed, who have opinions on the dynamic between Giuliana Rancic and Ryan Seacrest and who wait with bated breath for Lupita Nyong’o to arrive at every awards show, next Sunday is one of the best…
Locally Produced Podcast, ‘Tides’, Explores Strange New Shores
The new podcast tells a story of an expedition to an Earth-like moon called Fons, a weird and wonderful world characterized by extreme tides and strange oceanic creatures
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. For many, the term “audio drama” might evoke the image of sitting around a radio listening to The Lone Ranger or War of the Worlds. For Ayla Taylor, it involves recording an interplanetary exploration tale with the help of an eight-person cast and crew. Taylor,…
Must List: Lunar New Year Celebration, Roger Guenveur Smith, Caribou Talk
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. Due to weather conditions, there may be cancellations of certain events. Visit the event website or contact event organizers if you are planning to attend. MUST CELEBRATE Lunar New Year Celebration at Bellevue Square(2/9) This festival, put on by the Bellevue Collection, Seattle Chinese Culture…
UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery Rings in 25 Years
The party promises a headlining performance by local soul rapper SassyBlack and the unveiling of volume 3 of 'Monday,' the gallery’s new journal of contemporary arts criticism
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The University of Washington School of Art’s gallery honors its namesake 25 years to the day after it was christened for the Seattle artist (1917–2000) and UW faculty member whose bold, colorful work draws on the mythology and history of the African-American experience. The party…
Must List: Belgian Fest, Tunnel-to-Viaduct Run, Walk and Ride, Lunar New Year Fair
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST POUR 10th Annual Belgian Fest Beer Tasting(2/2) Beer enthusiasts are encouraged to head to Fisher Pavilion this Saturday, where 32 of Washington’s favorite breweries, including Fremont Brewing and Optimism Brewing Company, will be pouring 101 tasty Belgian style brews. The festival will include an…
Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s ‘Everybody’: Death, Life and Strobe Lights
Morality meets mortality (a smoke machine and other special effects) in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ 2017 play
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody opens very promisingly in its current production (through Feb. 16) by Strawberry Theatre Workshop. A long tour de force speech by Justin Huertas segues nimbly from a funny preshow turn-off-your-devices request to some interesting background about the show (an updating of a medieval morality play that in turn was adapted from a Buddhist legend)…
Seattle’s Chekhov-Only Theater Company Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
In its rigorous approach to Chekhov, The Seagull Project applies the work of the famous Russian playwright and physician as a salve for modern times
PLAYWRIGHT PRACTITIONERS: Members of The Seagull Project include, from left: Sunam Ellis, Julie Briskman, Gavin Reub, Alexandra Tavares, John Langs, Sylvester Kamara and Peter Crook (title role, Uncle Vanya) This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. There’s no easy prescription for moving forward in these divisive times, although the members of Seattle…
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