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Register for Seattle mag’s Earth Day Run, Tasty Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Lent and a Photographic Tribute to the Comet Tavern

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Go East/strongbra href=”http://bit.ly/1fJPd70” target=”_blank”Kathy Venter’s Striking Nude Sculptures on View at Bellevue Arts Museum/abr(3/7 to 6/15, times vary) — Based on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, ceramist Kathy Venter crafts life-size nudes out of terracotta, hand-pinching it from feet to head without a mold or interior framework. Inspired by Venter’s own experiences of womanhood, the works take their place in the canon of artistic takes on the female nude./p
pstrongMust Dry Out/strongbra href=” http://bit.ly/19A0OE6” target=”_blank”Forgoing Alcohol for Lent? Give Juice a Chance./abrJuicebox café and juice bar (on Capitol Hill’s 12th Avenue) offers breakfast, lunch and weekend brunches, with an organic menu that feels more healthy than hippie. You’ll find plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options—and, naturally, a bevy of just-pressed juices on tap./p
pstrongMust Listen/strongbra href=” http://bit.ly/1qbPjaN” target=”_blank”Writer Adrianne Harun Reads from her Eerie New Novel/abr(3/6 and 3/11, 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.) — Adrianne Harun’s haunting new novel ‘A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain,’ portrays a hard-luck town along a Pacific Northwest highway where girls regularly go missing. Hear her read excerpts on March 6 at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island and on March 11 at Capitol Hill’s Elliott Bay Books./p
pstrongMust See/strongbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gcMG0e” target=”_blank”Photographic Tribute to the Comet Tavern/abrThursday (3/6, 6 p.m.) — Take a nostalgic look at The Comet Tavern—before Lost Lake Cafe’s Jason Lajeunesse and Dave Meinert began their massive remodel—through Seattle photographer Connie Aramaki’s lens. She’ll display 23 photos of the abandoned, iconic space at Capitol Hill’s Sole Repair./p
pstrongMust Run/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1idNdRW” target=”_blank”brRegister for Seattle Magazine’s Earth Day Run/abrRunners and walkers: Our Earth Day Run is back for 2014, and this time it will wind along the Alki Beach waterfront in West Seattle. Register now at the reduced rate ($35)./p

 

How Art Stays Afloat in Iceland

How Art Stays Afloat in Iceland

Public funding, creative freedom, and a landscape that refuses to stay in the background have made this Nordic nation an extraordinary place for crafting culture.

“If you don’t have art and theaters—and free speech—it’s no good to live there.” The man telling me this, Guðmundur Kristjánsson, isn’t a curator or painter. He’s the CEO of a seafood company, Brim, and our conversation occurred at Reykjavík’s harbor on Fisherman’s Day. I had just toured one of Brim’s vessels, where framed art…

Rearview Mirror: Flying in Style, A Caviar Martini, and Wine to Start the Week

Rearview Mirror: Flying in Style, A Caviar Martini, and Wine to Start the Week

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

SWEET SUITES Last week, I went on a trip to Rome with my mom. I had been once before, about six year ago, but it was my mom’s first trip ever to Europe. I will be writing about the experience in the Travel section of the January/February 2027 issue of the magazine, so stay tuned…

New Murals Make Their Mark on Capitol Hill

New Murals Make Their Mark on Capitol Hill

Five works by local artists celebrate the neighborhood’s creative history.

More than 30 years after he first started painting graffiti in Capitol Hill, artist Sam Sneke is back, this time with a much bigger canvas. His work is among five new murals that have appeared across the neighborhood, bringing together generations of Seattle artists whose connections to the area stretch back decades. The murals are…

Creative Collections: Destination Museums Worth the Trip

Creative Collections: Destination Museums Worth the Trip

Seeing art in person isn’t just visual; it’s visceral.

Museums will always be destinations, but you don’t need to go to the Met or the Louvre to enjoy the ride. And the thrill isn’t limited to paintings—a fighter jet, a historic cipher machine, or a field full of vintage neon also delivers an emotional impact that can only be experienced with the intimacy of…