Arts
Dazed & Amused: Turnpike Troubadours and Miranda Lambert at the Tacoma Dome
Country fans are in for a red-dirt reckoning in the City of Destiny on Feb. 1.
It’s probably going to be pretty cold in Tacoma—and temperature-controlled in the Tacoma Dome—on the night of Thursday, Feb. 1. That’s too bad, because the Turnpike Troubadours should really only be witnessed at a venue where it’s excruciatingly humid and at least 90 degrees outside (or, hell, inside). At such a gig, the mosquitoes must…
Must List: All-Female “Frost/Nixon,” Timbrrr! Festival, Seattle Spheres
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What’s happening this week in Seattle? Here’s what’s happening this week in Seattle. MUST SEE “Frost/Nixon” (1/18 – 2/17) One of the most buzzed-about performances in town is happening at 12th Ave Arts on Capitol Hill, where Strawberry Theatre Workshop is presenting “Frost/Nixon” with an all-women cast. The Peter Morgan play about the famous post-presidency…
Pearl Jam’s “Home Shows”: Two Safeco Field Concerts, Millions of Dollars to Fight Homelessness in Seattle
The band is playing in Seattle for the first time in years, and will be donating $1 million toward efforts combating homelessness in the city and county.
Pearl Jam is headed back to the Seattle stage, and will be bringing a purpose to the performance. The band is announcing “The Home Shows” — two shows at Safeco Field taking place on Aug. 8 and 10. Not only will the legendary Seattle band be performing “the largest headlining concert event in Seattle since…
Must List: St. Vincent, “Trojan Women,” Dark Beer and Chili
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MUST SEE Trojan Women: A Love Story (1/16–1/28) “My plays are broken, jagged, filled with sharp edges,” says American playwright Charles Mee. “That feels good to me.…It feels like the world. And then I like to put this…into a classical form, or some other effort at civilization.” Mee has done just this with this student…
Must List: Nordic Lights Film Festival, Sara Porkalob’s Two New Plays, Novelist Jesmyn Ward
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MUST WATCHNordic Lights Film Festival(1/11–1/14) Contemporary Scandinavian feature-length films, shorts and documentaries screen as part of this ninth annual film festival, presented by the Nordic Heritage Museum in partnership with SIFF. Among the offerings: the Swedish art world parody The Square by Ruben Östlund, and a documentary titled Arctic Superstar, about an aspiring rapper from…
The Food and Fireworks You Need to Help Ring in the New Year
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MUST MASKJai Ho! Bollywood Masquerade(12/30) Jai Ho! returns to Seattle for one final time in 2017 for a pre-NYE Bollywood masquerade party at Columbia City Theater. Enjoy dance lessons, henna and dance group Live2Dance, while DJ Ki and DJ Skee play Bollywood dance music. Fret not, mask-less partygoers. Your ticket includes one. 9 p.m.–2 a.m. Prices…
Seattle Nonprofit Fuels the Resistance With Art
A local arts advocacy group sets up headquarters in Pioneer Square, ground zero for its message heard—and seen—around the world.
The staff of Amplifier at its new headquarters, surrounded by artwork and the iconic posters of the “We the People” campaign.
Three Seattle Books That Belong on Your Must-Read List
A trio of acclaimed books released this year offer revealing portraits of the city.
Ghosts of Seattle Past (Chin Music Press, $19.95)Edited by Jaimee Garbacik, illustrated by Joshua PowellAs development changes the face of Seattle, this anthology of essays, photographs and hand-drawn maps memorializes places that have disappeared. Love and Other Consolation Prizes (Ballantine Books, $28)By Jamie FordThe author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns…
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