Arts
Must List: Snow White, Moisture Festival, UW Cherry Blossoms
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MUST HI-HO Snow White (3/18, 3/24) Choreographed by renowned Tacoma native Bruce Wells, this beloved story is brought to life by more than 70 dancers from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Seattle actor Tim Hyland narrates the action, set to the classic score by French composer Jules Massenet. Prices and times vary. McCaw Hall, Seattle…
Q&A with 2018 MoPop Sound Off! Champion Micaiah Sawyer
Singer and songwriter since she was 12 years old, Micaiah Sawyer offers a glimpse into her career and what’s next after Sound Off!
Micaiah Sawyer was this year’s winner of the Museum of Popular Culture’s “Sound Off!” competition, the region’s top under-21 battle of the bands. Runners-up include Strawberry Mountain, Misundvrstood and Maiah Wynne. Following her win, Sawyer talked with Seattle magazine. Here’s what she had to say. When did you fall in love with music?It wasn’t just…
‘BirdNote’ Answers All Your Questions About Our Avian Friends
The new book from Ellen Blackstone and Emily Poole follows the NPR segment of the same name
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Have you ever wondered what that little red dot on a seagull’s bill is for? Or why geese fly in a V formation? Answers to such questions—and more illuminating insights into avian species, such as the bird who grows its own snowshoes in…
Must List: Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Roomful of Teeth, Seattle Dog Show
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MUST MAZEL TOV Seattle Jewish Film Festival (3/10–3/18, 4/14–4/15) Among the galas, parties, concerts and screenings that make up this 11-day cinematic exploration of Jewish and Israeli life and culture, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, director of The Tribe and Connected, will be awarded the Reel Difference Award, for what the festival describes as her contributions…
Father John Misty Is Headlining the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party
Headliners also include BROCKHAMPTON and Dillon Francis. See the rest of the announced lineup here.
Josh Tillman will again return to the city he once called home when Father John Misty headlines the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party on Sunday, July 22. The enigmatic Sub Pop artist lived in Seattle for several years in the early 2000s, making music as a solo artist and later as the drummer of Fleet…
Must List: Comic Con, Sounders’ Season Opener, Penn Cove Musselfest
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MUST SUIT UP Emerald City Comic Con (3/1–3/4) Calling all fans of comic books, cartoons, sci-fi and fantasy to this annual four-day extravaganza. Meet with comic illustrators, animators and writers, along with actors from acclaimed movies and television shows, including Neville (Matthew Lewis) of the Harry Potter series and Back to the Future’s quirky Doc…
6 Spots to Watch the Oscars in Seattle
From elegant to casual, we got the best places to view the 90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards is this Sunday, and film buffs all over the world will be tuned into see who brings home some hardware. Sure, you could watch your favorite celebrities hit the red carpet in your sweats, on the comfort of your own couch. But if you decide to venture out, in true Hollywood…
5 Author Appearances and Lectures to Check Out This Spring
Featuring Anne Lamott, Ariel Levy, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ijeoma Oluo, and more.
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue, as part of the Spring Arts Preview. Click here to subscribe. A little bird—or a tweet, rather—told us Anne Lamott, best-selling author of Bird by Bird, will visit Seattle this spring. The author, whose other titles include Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith and Stitches: A Handbook on…
2018 Spring Arts Preview: The Full List of Can’t-Miss Shows From Seattle’s Galleries, Museums, Venues and Theaters
From the provocative to the sublime, this season’s shows and exhibits both reflect our times and rise above them. Here’s what’s in store this spring in the vigorous, vibrant world of the arts
Los Angeles-based street artist RETNA’s bold and graphic hieroglyphic set design in Seattle Opera’s edgy new production of the Verdi classic, Aida
How To Do Emerald City Comic Con Like a Pro
Make the most of ECCC’s pop culture extravaganza
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. If you’re anywhere near the Washington State Convention Center (downtown, 705 Pike St.; 206.694.5000) between March 1 and March 4, do not panic; an alien invasion is not afoot. It’s just the 16th annual Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). What was once a…
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