Arts
Midsummer Fun: Where to Celebrate the Solstice in Seattle
Celebrate the high point of summer, Scandinavian style
To say the summer solstice is a big deal in Scandinavia is an understatement: In Sweden, for instance, the midsummer holiday comes second only to Christmas in terms of the scale of celebration. After a season of short, dark days, it’s little wonder those Nordic types break open the schnapps and toast the high point…
Q&A with Seattle Rapper Raz Simone
The gravely-voiced Simone will be joining Macklemore on a U.S. tour
Sitting on the edge of the trunk of a Tesla, Seattle rapper Raz Simone greeted about two dozen fans near an apartment building off Cherry Street last Wednesday afternoon. The informal event was part of the kickoff for his upcoming tour with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. For a series of dates, Simone will open for…
SIFF Gets Real
Virtual reality may be the breakout star of this year’s film festival
For more than 40 years, the Seattle Independent Film Festival (SIFF) has introduced its patrons to up-and-coming talent and films not seen anywhere else in town. This year, a four-day festival within the festival will do more than show viewers new films—it will offer entirely new ways of experiencing film. Produced by Mad Eye Media…
Keep Your Eyes Peeled for the Rare “Scenic Drive” Sign
Seattle’s enigmatic reminders of roads less taken
These days, Seattle’s streets are peppered with signs proclaiming road closures, revised routes and reminders not to “block the box.” But keep your eyes peeled and you may spot a rare “Scenic Drive” sign. The signs are the legacies of a 1958 collaboration between the City of Seattle and the Chamber of Commerce, created to…
‘Young Blood’ Exhibit now on View at The Frye Art Museum
The Frye presents works of Seattle natives Noah Davis and Kahlil Joseph
Last August, painter and installation artist Noah Davis, who was raised in Seattle but based in Los Angeles, died of cancer at the age of 32. During his brief career, Davis established himself as a significant force in the art world and one of the country’s most prominent African-American artists. His somber, mysterious and emotionally…
The Must List: Spring Book Sale, Northwest Paddling Festival
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must RelateHeartwarming Tales of Motherhood at Town HallSaturday (5/7, 1:30 p.m.) Production company Listen to Your Mother brings Seattle-area writers and bloggers to the stage at Town Hall to share their heartwarming and hilarious original stories celebrating motherhood. The event ($18), which in part benefits nonprofit writing and communications center The Greater Seattle Bureau of…
Author Appearances at Seattle Public Library’s Book Club
It’s time for the next chapter in Seattle’s citywide reading group
Seattle Public Library’s annual citywide book club, Seattle Reads, takes place this month. Each year, the library selects one novel, orders hundreds of copies, and invites individual readers and book groups all over the city to engage with literature and fellow bookworms through discussion groups attended by the author. This year’s book, We Are All…
Q&A with Singer and Musician Andrew Bird
The melody maker is coming to Seattle May 19 at the Showbox
When Andrew Bird, the warm-voiced singer and musician (famous for his whistling and violin playing), picked up the phone after I dialed the 14-digit number to reach him in Ireland where he was to play at the U.S. Embassy, he told me he’d been up for two days straight. “I left my house yesterday at…
Must List: Kinky Boots Returns, Edible Plant Sale & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must GawkThe Seattle Modern Home TourSaturday (4/30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) It’s time for the fifth annual Seattle Modern Home Tour, a self-paced, self-driving cavalcade to eight architecturally significant homes in the city. The design-obsessed will have the opportunity to walk through each home and meet the local architects behind the designs. Notable names…
Single Premiere: SassyBlack’s “Comicon”
The sci-fi chic Seattle soul singer drops a new solo single
On May 17, Seattle soul singer SassyBlack will release her new solo record, No More Weak Dates. The album is a blueprint on how to navigate new love and blossoming relationships while still keeping one’s own beautifully odd personality intact and in the fore. Helping to kick off the release, which you can attend at…
Q&A with Macklemore collaborator, rapper Xperience
How the Seattle rapper found joy on tour with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rapper Tyler XP Andrews had a big hand in the latest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis record, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, including writing credits on the songs “Brad Pitt’s Cousin” and “Let’s Eat.” As such, the hip-hop duo asked Andrews to join them on their latest European tour, where we caught up with the lyricist during…
Go See This Art Installation on Alki for Earth Day
The work by Seattle's Electric Coffin in partnership with Value Village will be up through tonight
As part of its Rethink Reuse campaign, which aims to start a conversation around the impact that textile waste has on the environment, global thrift retailer Value Village picked West Seattle’s Alki Beach as the site for its large-scale Earth Day art installation. The installation was designed by Ballard creative firm Electric Coffin (I’m a…
Café Nordo’s ‘To Savor Tomorrow’ is First-Class Fun
Story, food and atmosphere work together to create a theatrical experience
Those who aren’t already familiar with Cafe Nordo would be forgiven for assuming it’s a place to grab a cup of coffee. But what they’re really serving up in the Pioneer Square space that was once home to Elliott Bay Book Company, is an immersive production where story, food and atmosphere work together to create…
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