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A Seattle Woman’s New Magazine Celebrates the Act of Refusal
'A lot of women—a lot of people—have a hard time saying no. Saying no is often seen as bad, disappointing, inconvenient'
REFUSING EXPECTATIONS: For Emily Orrson, “refusal” means everything from being assertive to defining an individual relationship with technology
This Week Then: Celebrating National Poetry Month in Washington
Plus: Bothell turns 110
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Washington’s Bards April is National Poetry Month, and this week HistoryLink looks at some of the poets who found inspiration here in Washington. We begin with Ella Rhoads Higginson, the state’s first poet laureate. Higginson achieved fame in the 1890s for her short stories and…
Must List: Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival, MoPop Pop Conference, Dance Day
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE BEER Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival (4/13) April showers call for beer and the Ballard Spring Beer Festival has got you covered. In addition to the tried-and-true ales, keep your eyes peeled for 11 new releases from breweries including Bad Jimmy’s, Peddler and Stoup. Make sure to grab a slice…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Tasting Menu, Ice Cream and Easter Brunch
Plus: don't miss our Restaurant Week recommendations!
There are a lot of places to get an outstanding meal in Seattle, but choosing where to go can get tricky. For sage advice and thoughtful tips, turn to Seattle magazine’s weekly Instagram Q&A with Dining and Lifestyle Editor Chelsea Lin. Have a question for Chelsea? Submit here. Reader: Best happy hour with actual food?CL: I’ve…
At SAM, Jeffrey Gibson Pushes His Art Over the Borderline
In an age hostile to mixing, he blends associations of all kinds
Photos are encouraged—a wall placard says so—at Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibit Like a Hammer, running at the Seattle Art Museum through May 12. The New York-based artist of Cherokee heritage, in tune with the social-media zeitgeist, is happy to see his work shared, and plenty here is shareable. Boldly colored geometric patterns—often triangles whose apexes point…
A Local Artist and Writer Uses Found Flora for These Fantastic Facsimiles
A Ravenna resident and Instagram star’s new children’s book shows a brilliance with blooms
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bridget Beth Collins, or @flora.forager as she is known to her 213,000 Instagram followers, is the creative talent behind Flora Forager ABC (Sasquatch Books, $14.99), her first children’s book (for ages 2–5 years). On its pages are animals and other creatures that she…
A Day at MOHAI: Seattle’s Fashion Through the Ages Shows Innovation
While the identity of our fair city has changed over the centuries—whether influenced by the gold rush or the current tech boom—Seattleites, in their own way, have always dressed the part
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The state of style in the Northwest is continuously changing, and today, there is simply more of it. Seen here set against looks from the Museum of History & Industry’s upcoming fashion retrospective Seattle Style: Fashion/Function, this spring’s go-to trends, including warm, saturated…
Is It Art? Is It a Book? Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Says Yes to Both in Its New Exhibit
Celebrate art made from books at 'Open Sesame! The Magic of Artist's Books Revealed'
IN THE FOLD: A detail from Nebraska artist Karen Kunc’s 2016 accordion-style handmade paper book, LandEscape, part of the exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
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