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Anne Sportun Trunk Show at Essenza
!–paging_filter–pToronto jeweler Anne Sportun is known for her subtle asymmetry and unconventional, yet sophisticated design. a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/essenza“Essenza/a, in Fremont, is known for an inventory of gorgeous, subtle, yet sublime jewelry from small designers (not to mention generous self space for sweet smelling perfume and body care). It’s a retail match made in heaven between Anne…
A Knitter’s Paradise, St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations and ‘The Suit’ Opens at Seattle Rep
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Knitbra href=”http://bit.ly/1cVzvpm” target=”_blank”Yarn Lovers Unite at ‘Vogue Knitting’ Live/a/strongbr(3/14 to 3/16, times vary) — Should your bucket list include learning to knit a runway stunner, head to the Meydenbauer Convention Center in Bellevue for three days worth of high-style knitting, crocheting and crafting lessons and demos, plus a marketplace filled with items made from…
Wear Wednesdays at W Seattle Debuts with Schai
!–paging_filter–pDesigner Suk Chai has taken Seattle by storm with Salt, the fall/winter debut collection from her line a href=”http://schaischai.com/” target=”_blank”Schai/a, and the inaugural Wear Wednesday, March 19, at a href=”http://www.wseattle.com/” target=”_blank”W Seattle/a is your chance to check it out./ppInspired by salt and its myriad chemical reactions, as well as “Earth’s most salient shades” of color,…
Where to Buy Artisanal Toothpicks, Toothbrushes and More Precious Goods
Seattle is awash in painfully precious products— why are they so appealing?
!–paging_filter–pConsider the toothpick: A sliver of wood used to liberate stubborn foodstuffs from between one’s teeth. It’s been pretty much the same design since Neanderthal times, but the current Northwest mania for all things artisanal has raised this common object to lofty status. The so-called “worthy and fulsome” toothpicks produced by Toronto company Daneson, for…
Knute Berger on Rediscovering Seattle’s Culinary Offerings
Inspired by his foodie son, Knute Berger works up a new appetite for his hometown cuisine
!–paging_filter–pA little more than a year ago, my son, Gus, returned from 10 years in the desert. He went off to college in Albuquerque, worked for computer game companies there and in Austin, but finally, like a coho salmon, found his way home./ppHe seems happy to have traded in green chiles for green moss, but…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Visual Artist Joey Veltkamp
Nancy Guppy gets nostalgic with Seattle-based multidisciplinary visual artist Joey Veltkamp
!–paging_filter–pJoey Veltkamp is known for making art that highlights the beauty of comfort—such as his drawings of striped blankets, paintings of bears with rainbows and his sweet ceramic ghosts. In his new show, emThis Is Not a Protest. It’s a Celebration!/em, he premieres a series of handmade quilts and flags (one, an homage to Pussy…
Local Math Camp for Girls Encourages Collaboration
Educator Jessica Johnson’s Girls Rock Math aims to instill a love of numbers in little learners
!–paging_filter–pIf you’re not a math person, the mere idea of math camp probably strikes terror in your heart. But if you’re a little girl, just beginning to understand math, it could mean a fun week engineering a dollhouse out of cardboard (complete with a carport and a spiral staircase), or exploring where math and art…
Mini Free Libraries Around Seattle
With neighborhoods spilling over with books, Seattle aims to raise its literary profile
!–paging_filter–pMarch may be National Reading Month, but in hyper-literary Seattle that’s the case every month. We boast outstanding bookstores img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0314_library_2.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”266″ width=”400″(Elliott Bay), niche shops for poetry (Open Books), math/science (Ada’s Books) and mysteries (Mystery Bookshop), several publishers, packed reading series and one of the largest and busiest library systems…
Mossback Monday: Waterfront Makeover, Transit Boom and the Politics of ‘New’ Seattle
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-37.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-37″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Consignment Collective at Clementine
!–paging_filter–pStarting today, Friday March 7 and running through the end of the month, West Seattle’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/clementine“Clementine/a is hosting a pop-up consignment shoe shop-within-a-shop. Featuring gently and barely worn shoes from the closets of Seattle’s most stylish women, including Clem owner Linda Walsh, designer a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/gallery/mia-fioravanti“Mia Fioravanti/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/sandylew“Sandylew’s/a namesake Sandy Lew and a href=”http://www.carmilias.com/”…
Poppy Bloom at Blue Luna
!–paging_filter–pKirkland’s a href=”http://bluelunafashion.com/” target=”_blank”Blue Luna/a is hosting local plus size fashion line a href=”http://www.poppyandbloom.com/” target=”_blank”Poppy Bloom/a on Saturday, March 8 from noon to 6 p.m. for a spring trunk show. Brand founders, including head designer Olga Szwed, will be on site to show off their lovely line, which includes Mad Men-inspired dresses ranging in price…
Shop Dine at U Village
!–paging_filter–pSave the date because on March 21 through 23, a href=”http://www.uvillage.com/” target=”_blank”U Village/a will be the place to shop hard for a great cause. For the last 10 years, U Village merchants have teamed up with a href=”http://www.fhcrc.org/en.html” target=”_blank”Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research/a to support women’s cancer treatment research by offering screaming deals to shoppers over…
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