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Must List: ‘Familiar,’ MoPOP’s 2018 Pop Conference, Bacon and Beer Classic
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MUST SEEFamiliar(4/27–5/20) Actress Danai Gurira may be known for her roles as Michonne on The Walking Dead and Okoye in Black Panther, but her skill as a playwright—notably for her 2015 play Eclipsed, about female sex slaves to a rebel leader in Liberia—has generated its share of acclaim. (Eclipsed was nominated for multiple awards and…
At Addo, Chef Eric Rivera Is Hosting Seattle’s Most Buzzed-About Dining Experience
Head to Addo for an out-of-the-usual dining experience
In 15 courses, chef Eric Rivera shares a decade of cooking experience, from (1) steak marinated in Puerto Rican sofrito to (2) soy-cured black trumpet mushrooms surrounded by tree branches that are lit on fire at the table.
Art Zone’s Nancy Guppy Stretches Her Creative Canvas with First Solo Art Show
"The Further Adventures of Snippity Snap" opens at Solo Bar in Lower Queen Anne on May 3.
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s not hard to find the playfulness Nancy Guppy brings to her weekly TV show—Art Zone with Nancy Guppy (cable channel 21; online at seattlechannel.org)—in her own art. But which of her collaging techniques came first? Building a program with artists of all kinds…
Ellen Forney on the “Book That I Wished I Could Have Had”
The Seattle graphic artist and illustrator's new book is a road map for those struggling with bipolar disorder
In 2012, Seattle graphic artist, longtime The Stranger contributor and Cornish instructor Ellen Forney brought out Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, her acclaimed memoir-in-comics of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and its impact on her creativity. Her new follow-up, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life (Fantagraphics, $19.99, out May 15) is a sort of companion, packed with nuts-and-bolts…
A Rare Citywide Exhibition Celebrates Michael Spafford
The polarizing painter's work is on display all around Seattle through May 26
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Even more interesting—and more fun—than the substantial list of awards on painter Michael Spafford’s résumé (from a Rome Prize to a Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award) are the controversies in his bio. A professor at the University of Washington School of Art (from 1963…
Sneak Peek at MoPOP’s New Marvel Exhibit, Opening April 21
Transport yourself into the Marvel Universe at MoPOP
One of the most anticipated MoPOP exhibits is finally opening its doors to comic and pop culture fans. Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes opens to the public this weekend with a two-floor, 10,000 square foot exhibit, the largest to date at MoPOP. The exhibit uniquely tells the story of Marvel, from the very first comic…
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