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The African American Film Festival, a Nate Silver Lecture and ‘Bethany’ Shines at ACT
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seeembra href=”http://bit.ly/1f82nMi” target=”_blank”Bethany /a/ema href=”http://bit.ly/1f82nMi” target=”_blank”On Stage at ACT/a/strongbr(Through 5/4, times vary) — A middle-class woman hits the financial skids after the economic downturn, forcing her to use whatever means necessary in order to get her daughter out of foster care—including squatting in a foreclosed house occupied by a possibly unhinged man. Laura Marks’ gripping play is in good hands with Seattle director John Langs./p
pstrongMust Shopa href=”http://bit.ly/1ijiTmR” target=”_blank”brDiane von Furstenberg Opens First Northwest Store in Bellevue Square/a/strongbr2014 is a landmark year for renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg: Her iconic wrap dress turned 40, and on May 1, she opens her 95th store, in Bellevue Square near Center Court./p
pstrongMust Screenbra href=”http://bit.ly/QC1xMp” target=”_blank”The African American Film Festival Comes to Town/a/strongbr(4/26 to 5/4, times vary) — Now in its 11th year, this festival remains an exciting source of films—documentaries, shorts, features and animation—that explore the black experience in many shades./p
pstrongMust Admirebra href=”http://bit.ly/1hqZrZO” target=”_blank”Sculptor Julie Speidel’s Stunning Work at the Winston Wachter Gallery/a/strongbr(Through 6/4, times vary) — Acclaimed Northwest sculptor Julie Speidel is known for crafting large-scale, geometric, totemic forms. In this new show, Native Ground, she reveals her interest in Northwest geology and glacial forces, via rocky forms that look like bright boulders./p
pstrongMust Listenbra href=”http://bit.ly/1nst94j” target=”_blank”Nate Silver Talks at Meany Hall/a/strongbrFriday (4/25, 7 p.m.) — Known for his presidential prognostications, statistician Nate Silver also predicted the Seahawks would win the Super Bowl in 2013 and 2014. Which means he was correct 50 percent of the time! In this talk, “Ahead of the Curve: Predicting Baseball, Politics and Everything in Between,” he’ll reveal how to distinguish real clues from “noisy data.”/p
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…
WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…