Arts
Saltstone Ceramics to Offer Kids’ Clay Camps
Seattle pottery studio passes the art to the next generation
After a 15-year hiatus, Sarah Steininger was ready to return to her passion. Last July, the Seattle-based ceramicist started her own studio, Saltstone Ceramics, which she says has been “the best decision [she has] ever made.” Aside from being an artist, Steininger is a teacher. She teaches clay classes that focus on beginner techniques in…
Power Hour: How to Take Advantage of Your Lunch Break
Make a lunch date with these fun activities
Put down your fork and step away from that sad desk salad. According to a study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, more than 60 percent of us are dining “al desko” on a regular basis. Seattleites, we are here to tell you there’s a better way. Grab that container of last night’s leftovers…
Belltown’s Suyama Space to Close its Doors
The gallery inspired visitors and artists for nearly two decades
For visitors who make their way down the narrow hallway leading to Suyama Space, the experience can be surprising and sublime. What they see there often upends their basic presumptions and expectations about art. While people are used to conceiving of art as objects or video projections in a gallery or museum format, the works…
Meet the Unofficial Mayor of Melrose
Patrick Jones is on a mission to create unity, one concert at a time
Native New Yorker Patrick Jones moved to Seattle, sight unseen, more than two decades ago with only $300 to his name. His cross-country trek was made possible thanks to a loan from a drug rehab center and a friend who wanted to help Jones escape addiction and a toxic environment. Jones, now 57, has been…
Summer Reads from PNW Authors
6 new picks from Seattle-area authors to add to your summer reading list
If you’ve been falling behind on your reading lately, rejoice: summer is the perfect time to snag a book and immerse yourself in a new world. And with these new titles from local authors, you’ll have more than enough material. Full of mystery, heart, insight and adventure, these works have something to offer for almost…
Defending History: Historic Sites Worthy of Preservation in Jeopardy
Development continues to threaten heritage structures, Knute Berger says
The annual list of “most endangered” historic properties around the state has been issued by the nonprofit Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. The list is a warning system for important heritage properties that are likely to be demolished or are woefully neglected and need to be saved. This year’s list includes a Woodinville school dating…
Pet Lover Brings Dog Film Festival to Seattle
The Dog Film Festival debuts at the SIFF Uptown Theater on June 26
It’s a B.Y.O.D. event. (Bring your own dog, that is.) The Dog Film Festival, founded by The Dog Bible author and Radio Pet Lady Network co-host Tracie Hotchner, debuts in Seattle later this month. It’s a one-day pooch party with two 90-minute showings of short films that’s designed to bring both film and dog lovers together….
Pottery Northwest Exhibit Fuses Coffee and Clay
Upcoming exhibition displays Seattle's coffee obsession through ceramic art
Seattleites can’t get enough coffee. But the often forgotten and likely more important piece to this necessary beverage is its vessel. Pottery Northwest’s upcoming exhibit, “Coffee and Clay,” features coffee-related ceramic ware to demonstrate an intersection between seemingly separate mediums. It runs June 3 to July 1 and will celebrate 21 different artists, including work…
The Must List: PNB’s American Stories, Choc Walk & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must PliePNB Presents American Stories(6/3 to 6/12, times vary) Pacific Northwest Ballet presents three works that showcase American themes and traditions: Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, George Balanchine’s Square Dance, and Twyla Tharp’s unwieldy Waiting at the Station, which was set to music by the recently deceased jazz legend Allen Toussaint. Must SeeCherdonna Shinatra Performs at…
Cherdonna Shinatra to Perform at Velocity Dance Center this Month
Seattle's Cherdonna integrates feminism—and dessert—with drag
Cherdonna Shinatra, the “drag/dance bio-fem” creation of Seattle-based dancer, choreographer and performance artist Jody Kuehner, is one of a growing number of drag personas nationwide performed by women. Rather than striving for catty perfection, she aims instead for discombobulation. Staggeringly tall in her platform heels and lop-sided, sky-high bouffant, and adorned with costumes and makeup…
The Must List: Folklife Festival, ‘Motown’ and Memorial Day Travel Spots
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must FestNorthwest Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center(5/27 to 5/30, times vary) Memorial Day weekend brings Northwest Folklife to Seattle Center for its 45th year. The region’s demographics have changed over the years, and the festival has evolved accordingly, embracing a wider, more diverse spectrum of world music, dance and other performances, making it a…
Instagram Inspiration: Independent Bookstores
Explore Seattle's many independent bookstores
Few things evoke such a sense of wonder and possibility as an indpendent bookstore. From Elliott Bay Book Company on Capitol Hill to the Queen Anne Book Company to Wallingford’s poem emporium Open Books, Seattle is full of them. Independent bookstores are the understated heart of a city, serving as sources of connection and inspiration, community gathering spaces,…
VIDEO: Nancy Guppy Hits the SIFF Red Carpet
The Art Zone host chats with Northwest filmmakers and more about what to expect during the fest
We’re in the midst of the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival, wherein movie-lovers can take their pick from more than 400 films from 90 countries, all screening at theaters around town. Need help narrowing down your film list? Funny gal Nancy Guppy, host of Art Zone on the Seattle Channel, chatted up Northwest filmmakers and…
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