Arts
Beloved Ask the Oracle Literary Event Goes to Bumbershoot
Literary answers to life’s pressing questions
For 20 years, Seattle’s Hugo House has served as an urban writer’s retreat at its Capitol Hill location across from Cal Anderson Park, sponsoring and hosting a wide variety of events, residencies and services for readers and writers alike. And while the institution is admired throughout the nation for its rich and innovative programming, its…
Ride the Historic Skyride at This Year’s Washington State Fair
The state fair ride that’s a link to the past
It may be less thrilling than the neon-lit midway rides like roller coasters, but the Washington State Fair’s Skyride is a classic. The aerial tram, which today transports riders across the Puyallup fairgrounds, debuted more than 50 years ago at the Century 21 Exposition, aka the Seattle World’s Fair. Imported from a company in Bern,…
Board Games: Round the Rock’s Stand-Up Paddleboarding Race
Stand up for the eighth annual Round the Rock race
One of the Pacific Northwest’s largest stand-up paddleboarding events returns September 17, when about 300 serious paddleboarders will wend their way around Mercer Island (aka The Rock) on a 13-mile course through Lake Washington’s sometimes choppy waters. The event, based at Newcastle Beach Park in Bellevue, also includes a 3.5-mile race and a half-mile kids’…
Get Ready for the Seattle Art Fair
Seattle Art Fair builds on its inaugural year’s success
The Seattle Art Fair returns for a second year, with representation from blue-chip contemporary art galleries, such as David Zwirner and the Zürcher Gallery, and more events and exhibits than before. On-site projects will include several by New York artists—including Dawn Kasper’s room-size forest of motion-activated cymbals; Roxy Paine’s ominous diorama of a CIA observation…
Growing Pains: Preserving Iconic Small Businesses
With rapid development in all corners of the city, how we can preserve the classic small businesses?
Seattle is undergoing unprecedented growth, at least in recent times. A Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) midyear report found there are currently 65 building projects under construction in the downtown core alone—even more by the time you read this. Projects are popping up at the rate of one per week. Many of us have stopped counting…
City Council Office Hours Invite Constituents to Voice Concerns
City Council members are now holding neighborhood office hours. Is it an effective way to govern?
On a bright afternoon at the Ballard library, constituents arrive in a steady stream for their chance to speak for 10–15 minutes with Seattle City Council member Mike O’Brien, who represents northwest Seattle’s District 6. He’s holding his in-district “office hours” for constituents. On this day, they include grizzled baby boomer guys in cargo pants,…
Plan Your Bumbershoot 2016 Experience
What's going down at this year's mega-music and arts festival
Now in its 46th year, Seattle’s behemoth music and arts festival returns to Seattle Center for Labor Day weekend (September 2-4). This year’s headliners include some hometown heroes: hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Bellingham indie rockers Death Cab for Cutie. They’ll share the stage with English punk rocker Billy Idol, soulful balladeer Father…
Boldly Going Where no Theater has Gone Before
An exclusive look at Cinemark’s Lincoln Square Cinema’s new panoramic three screen theater
“It’s all about the experience.” This is the mantra I often hear when people describe the evolution of consumer expectations in many different aspects of life. Whether it’s or dining out (dinner in the field where the produce is grown!) a unique charity auction item (get an exclusive underground tour of Bertha!) or even weddings…
The Must List: Nordic Museum Groundbreaking, Beer and Film Event
What to do this weekend in and around Seattle
Must Love MoviesNew Belgium Clips Beer and Film Tour at Gas Works ParkFriday (7/29, 8 p.m.) Movies plus craft beer—now that’s a great double feature. New Belgium Brewing’s Clips Beer and Film event brings almost 20 beers and a selection of short films to a big, inflatable screen at Gas Works Park. Leashed dogs, low…
The History Behind Green Lake’s Grandstand
Green Lake's abandoned Aqua Theater once dazzled
Strolling around Green Lake these days is generally a peaceful pursuit, with most of the action coming from kids playing in the water, kayakers paddling by or the occasional family of ducks flapping around. But at the lake’s southwestern edge, you’ll find the remnants of a historic theater that made a real splash in its…
The PNB Dances into SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park
Don't miss the chance to catch this en plein air ballet performance
Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, with its sweeping views of Elliott Bay, is always an enchanting place to enjoy a warm summer evening surrounded by art. This month, it will host several new works of art when Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) presents “Sculptured Dance” on August 11. As part of the museum’s Summer at…
‘Boys of ’36’ Premieres August 2 on PBS
A new PBS film honors UW's 1936 gold-medal rowers
Just in time to help us warm up for some Team USA fist pumping during this summer’s Olympic Games, PBS’s American Experience series of historical documentaries presents an episode celebrating a group of athletes who hold a special place in local hearts. The program, “The Boys of ’36,” tells the story of the scrappy crew…
Must List: Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle Opera Summer Fest
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must FestRainier Beach Arts & Music FestSaturday (7/23, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) The Rainier Beach Arts & Music Fest is a day-long celebration featuring musicians, dancers, spoken word poets and visual artists. Just a few of the day’s offerings: performances by Grace Love & the True Loves, Somali Community Dancers and the Pacific Northwest…
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