Arts
Honoring Native Heritage Across Washington
From Port Townsend’s storytelling trail to Tulalip’s cultural center, these sites invite reflection and honor Indigenous history and living traditions.
Washington State is the Indigenous land of 29 federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Makah, Muckleshoot, and Lummi Nations. In Seattle, we are privileged guests living on the Native land of the Duwamish Tribe. From trails through state parks and landmarks within the city to well-known sites like Snoqualmie Falls (sacred to the Snoqualmie…
The Secret Lives of Spiders
A new Pacific Science Center exhibit asks visitors to trade fear for fascination.
Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny fraction of the 17.9 million deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. Yet spiders might still be the creatures we fear most. Pacific Science Center’s new exhibition, Spiders: From Fear to Fascination, aims to change that. Created by the…
Malala Yousafzai Returns to Herself
The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner reflects on college, identity, and what it means to reclaim her story in her new memoir.
Malala Yousafzai’s life was upended at the age of 15 in Pakistan when she was shot on a school bus by the Taliban for speaking out about girls’ education. She was treated for life-threatening injuries and recovered in the United Kingdom, where her family permanently relocated. Catapulted into the public spotlight at a tender age,…
Carrying the Legacy Forward
Shannon Lee is recognized at the Very Asian Foundation's gala in Bellevue for her work in preserving her father Bruce Lee’s cultural impact.
For film and martial arts icon Bruce Lee, before there was Fist of Fury or Enter the Dragon, there was The Big Boss. The film marked Lee’s 1971 big-screen breakout role. He would tragically die two years later in May of 1973 from a cerebral edema. Now, 52 years later, Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee, is…
Whitney Mongé’s Next Verse
The Seattle singer-songwriter who honed her craft busking at Pike Place Market is finding new creative ground in Nashville.
It’s a time of intense self-discovery for Whitney Mongé. “I’ve been playing guitar for a long time, but Nashville has forced me to become a better player,” says Mongé, fresh off her first full-band show at Analog at Hutton Hotel in Nashville. For the 38-year-old artist, the move to Tennessee caps a stretch of constant…
Tracing Lineage
Glass, fiber, and clay become vessels of cultural memory in Priscilla Dobler Dzul’s museum debut at the Frye.
For the past decade, Tacoma artist Priscilla Dobler Dzul has been steadily gaining the attention of the Seattle art world. From a solo show at the now defunct Mad Art in South Lake Union to winning the Neddy Award in 2022, Dobler Dzul’s career has continued to blossom. Water Carries the Stories of our Stars,…
Flowers Light Up Lake City
Artist Kimberly Chan’s digital florals bring a little warmth to Seattle’s gray season.
On a stretch of Lake City Way lined with bus stops and small businesses, one bright window refuses to fade into the background. Inside, artist Kimberly Chan’s digital florals bloom behind the glass—oversized peonies, tulips, and peach blossoms. The five-month installation is part of Seattle Restored, a city initiative that transforms unused storefronts into art…
Finding Hope in Music
Twelve-year-old Emmy Cole of Puyallup turns her experience with cancer into a song that inspires.
James Cole can’t help but gush over his twelve-year-old daughter, Emmy. “She consistently amazes us,” says Cole of the tween who was just two years old when she was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma. “We couldn’t be more proud of the young woman that she’s becoming. She unfortunately had to grow up a little too fast,…
Salish Symphony
An immersive installation at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art brings the underwater world of bull kelp to life.
Step inside the glass atrium of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the sea. Kelp Reverberations, which opened in late September, transforms the space into an underwater world—one that hums, sways, and glows with the life of the Salish Sea. A collaboration between a group of artists and…
Capitol Curiosity
Free tours, fantastic architecture, and a 5-ton Tiffany chandelier make Olympia’s legislative building worth the trip.
Nothing says autumn like falling leaves, and the deluge of campaign flyers and attack ads. But there isn’t anything remotely political about taking a tour of the state capitol. You’re there to admire the neoclassical architecture, not to listen to partisan bickering. But first, why is the capital in Olympia? Seattle and Tacoma didn’t exist…
Celebrating Diwali in Seattle
The Festival of Lights fills the city with feasts, performances, and community events.
My introduction to Diwali was in 2016 during my first visit to India. I wandered the streets of Jaipur, twinkling with white, blue, and purple fairy lights. I snacked on treats with my host family, designed rainbow-colored patterns with sand, and carried flickering diyas (oil lamps) to the neighborhood temple before watching fireworks explode over…
MAUM Market Pops Up in Seattle
The Los Angeles-born pop-up celebrating Asian makers is coming to the Pacific Northwest for the first time.
If you’ve been thinking about starting your holiday shopping, this is a good excuse. MAUM Market, the Los Angeles-based pop-up that highlights Asian artists, makers, and small business owners, is coming to Seattle for the first time. The market is touring seven cities this year, with stops in Atlanta, Boston, New York City, San Francisco,…
A Bookshop with Bite
Capitol Hill’s Haunted Burrow Books embraces Seattle’s shadowy readers with moody titles, eerie art, and a Halloween spirit that lasts all year.
On a stretch of 15th Avenue that’s seen many reincarnations, a new bookstore has emerged from the shadows. Haunted Burrow Books, which opened in June near the former QFC-turned-Punk Rock Flea Market, has already made its presence known—not with shrieks in the night, but with a book selection that leans deliciously dark. Though “moody books”…
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