Arts
The Kraken Reveal This Season’s Artist-Designed Jerseys
Seven regional creatives turned out unique designs that will debut each month, from October through April.
Last week, the Seattle Kraken released its newest crop of artist-designed jerseys, each one coinciding with special-themed game nights happening all season. Launched during the team’s inaugural season, the partnership with local artists has evolved into the Common Thread Project, which aims to increase diversity in hockey appreciation and get a wider range of fans…
2025 Washington State Book Awards Winners Announced
Covering seven categories from fiction to poetry, the annual recognition highlights the region’s literary talents.
The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) has announced the winners of the 2025 Washington State Book Awards. Now in its 59th year, the program (formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards) celebrates writers of all stripes, and the winners were…
Autumn Arts: Visual Art
This fall, exhibits across the city invite you to look closer.
Sweater weather is fast approaching, and Seattle’s galleries and museums are about to head into the season with exhibitions that tackle politics, identity, and the environment alongside work that simply celebrates beauty. With arts funding under strain, showing up for First Thursdays or a neighborhood opening is one of the most direct ways to support the city’s…
AMPERS&ONE: Rebel Angels of K-Pop
With two members from Seattle, the group’s latest EP marks a turning point fueled by confidence and experimentation.
When it comes to breaking barriers in K-pop, AMPERS&ONE are quickly carving out a lane of their own. The seven-member group—Kamden Na, Kyrell Choi, Brian Ho, Mackiah Mercer, Seungmo Kim, Jiho Choi, and Siun Yoon, have only been on the scene since November 2023 under FNC Entertainment, the same label behind their “older brother” group…
First Thursdays Are Back in a Big Way
Art Walk is turning Pioneer Square into a lively gallery crawl and an impromptu runway.
For 60 years, the first Thursday of every month has pulled people into galleries across Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square has burned down, been rebuilt, and reinvented more than once. It’s sandwiched between buzzy downtown to the north and, to the south, the stadiums and a stretch of rail lines. In between are brick buildings,…
Autumn Arts: Dance
Big ideas and bold movement take center stage this season.
Seattle’s fall dance season kicks off with homegrown talent alongside visiting choreographers bringing new energy to local stages. The lineup ranges from experimental world premieres and site-specific works to a major repertory highlight. At a time when arts funding is under strain, showing up for dance is one of the most vital ways to keep…
Autumn Arts: Theater
Catch the plays that will define Seattle stages this fall.
This fall, Seattle’s stages are packed with productions that reflect the urgency of our moment, as well as the escapism we sometimes crave. Independent theaters continue to tackle political and social issues head-on, while larger companies are bringing ambitious regional debuts and classics reimagined for today. It’s a season that makes clear how central theater…
Hispanic Heritage Month in Seattle
Celebrate Hispanic history, art, culture, and food in the city this fall.
Seattle’s Hispanic roots are much older than many realize. Often overshadowed by the history of British exploration of the Pacific Northwest, Spanish exploration in and around Washington dates to the late 1700s. Think of places like the San Juan Islands and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where the evidence is in the names. From…
Travel, Design, and a New Season for Seattle Magazine
Our September/October issue is here, with big trips and a fall arts preview you don't want to miss.
Seattle magazine’s latest print issue just landed, and the timing of its arrival—as Seattle’s long summer days shift into the golden light of fall—feels very fitting. It’s a moment of change for the publication, marking the first issue under the direction of our new editor-in-chief, Rachel Gallaher, who joined midway through production. She’s already put…
Amanda Knox Reclaims Her Story
As executive producer of Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, the West Seattle native takes control of her story and reflects on home.
Amanda Knox, once wrongfully convicted in the 2007 murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is revisiting her story. The scripted Hulu limited series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, created by This Is Us showrunner K.J. Steinberg, dramatizes Knox’s time as a UW student studying abroad in Italy. Knox is portrayed by Grace…
Inside PAX West
Seattle’s biggest gaming convention brings fans, creators, and community together
Games are big business in the Seattle area. The city is home to many major gaming studios such as Bungie, Nintendo, Valve, and Wizards of the Coast, plus a thriving independent developer scene. Maybe it’s the rainy weather (or all the coffee) that fosters creativity and draws people together to play their favorite games, whether…
SAM Opens Its First Solo Exhibition By a Pakistani-American Artist
With Geometry of Light, Anila Quayyum Agha presents a dazzling Pacific Northwest debut
Anila Quayyum Agha is an artist who invites you to step closer to her work. To lean in, observe patterns, follow a stitch of thread or a beam of light. Her pieces are large—especially the laser-cut steel light sculptures featured in Seattle Asian Art Museum’s new show, Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light—but they hold…
Turning Tragedy into Empowerment
Author Ann Muno channels her sister’s tragedy into empowering girls through the Justice for Girls Coalition
Ann Muno was just 10 years old when her 16-year-old sister, Kim, was murdered by a male classmate after her shift at the mall. The crime rocked her family and the small community of Libertyville, Illinois, about 30 miles north of Chicago. Muno, a Seattle resident, is now executive director of the Justice for Girls…
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