Arts
Must List: Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, Bubble Ball, Hawktoberfest
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MUST SAIL Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival (9/29–9/30) Ahoy, matey! This Center for Wooden Boats festival celebrates Seattle’s history and culture of traditional wooden boats. Learn about classic sailboats and motorboats, hop aboard a vessel and tour Lake Union and enjoy live music, games, exhibits, food trucks and a beer garden. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Free. The Center for…
Seattle’s Art Scene Pushes Back
As the events on the political stage become ever more worri- and wearisome, the city’s arts and cultural community responds. Check out these exhibits, shows and lectures coming up that look at social, political and historical forces at work today
Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai’s 2017 work, “We Live in Silence VII”
15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in October 2018
Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month, featuring 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Repertory Theater, Frye Art Museum and more.
An installation detail from Dylan Neuwirth’s “METANOIA,” a virtual reality art experience performed by the artist.
Must List: Boats Afloat Show, Tango Magic Festival, Second Use Fall Fest
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MUST SAIL Boats Afloat Show(9/13–9/16) Get your boat fix at the largest floating boat show on the West Coast. More than 225 different types of vessels will be floating on the shores of South Lake Union this weekend. Get out on the water with free sail or powerboat rides or check out what a $7.5…
3 New Books by Seattle Authors to Read This Fall
A trio of titles for your short list this month, including the latest from Moorea Seal
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 52 Lists for Togetherness(Sasquatch Books, $16.95) by Moorea Seal. This writing journal—the third in Seal’s “list” series—comes with journaling exercises and “inspiration” that emphasizes the importance of building and nurturing bonds with your loved ones. It’s all set among the tasteful art, illustrations and…
Parting Words From Two Women Leaving Seattle’s Art Scene
Outgoing Northwest Film Forum executive director Courtney Sheehan and Velocity Dance Center artistic director Tonya Lockyer answer one last question
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. What’s next for you, and where do you think the Seattle art scene will go from here? Sheehan: From my vantage point as an administrator observing a rapidly changing city, the local arts scene will thrive if it can develop imaginative solutions for sharing…
Must List: Cider Summit, Seattle Design Festival, San Gennaro Festival
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MUST DRINK Cider Summit Seattle(9/7–9/8) With so many beer festivals happening, it’s nice to see cider get some love. This year’s Cider Summit boasts more than 150 ciders, meads and cider cocktails, plus, double the amount of drinking tickets compared to last year (but let’s all drink responsibly). Bring your pup! This festival is dog-friendly…
Look Smart at One of These Elliott Bay Book Company-Produced Events
It’s time to trade in your trashy summer novels for something with more substance
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s time to trade in your trashy summer novels for something with more substance; look smart at one of these Elliott Bay Book Company–produced events 9/4 Kim Brooks discusses her Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear, which explores how and why parenting…
Must List: Bumbershoot, Summer Rewind Film Festival, Bremerton Blackberry Festival
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MUST LOVE MUSIC Bumbershoot(8/31–9/2) Bumbershoot is supposed to be a festival, but it’s always had a slightly melancholy end-of-summer vibe—and it doesn’t help that it’s named after an umbrella, callously reminding us that eight months of rain are around the corner. Bold-face names in this year’s lineup include Lil Wayne and Fleet Foxes; other offerings…
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