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This Week in Shows: What to Watch When You Can’t Leave the House

This Week in Shows: What to Watch When You Can’t Leave the House

As we pivot to digital arts consumption, the ingenuity displayed by our local and national arts communities is staggering, but not surprising.

Music Director Thomas Dausgaard leading the Seattle Symphony in a performance of Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1 on January 30, 2020 at Benaroya Hall.

Spectrum Dance Theater Explores an Imagined Future

Spectrum Dance Theater Explores an Imagined Future

The Race and Climate Change Festival is "rooted in a belief that human beings will find a way to survive."

Spectrum’s upcoming festival includes a site-specific work at Madrona Beach, choreographed by Donald Byrd

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

"Dancing my way through the crowd, a spontaneous clapping and stomping erupted on the beat. One perfect moment of togetherness that, it turns out, may have been our last for a long while."

Kaitlin McCarthy dances with the audience of her show ‘Gender Reveal Party: a dance show,’ at Velocity Dance Center

Pour Your Own Customized Candles on Capitol Hill

Pour Your Own Customized Candles on Capitol Hill

New DIY shop Elm Candle Bar smells of success

WAX CREATIVE: Construct your own candle after crafting a custom fragrance with help from an on-site scent specialist

Sandpoint, Idaho is a Perfect Spring or Summer Destination
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Sandpoint, Idaho is a Perfect Spring or Summer Destination

From hiking and lakeside adventures to a colorful entertainment calendar, Sandpoint, Idaho has something for everyone

Sandpoint’s natural beauty is transformed as the seasons change, and with it, a host of new activities and attractions.

Find Your Perfect, Fashionable Backpack

Find Your Perfect, Fashionable Backpack

Whether you’re heading out of town or wandering through it, every urban Seattleite needs the perfect backpack

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. 1. “Dakota” neoprene backpack ($175) by Dagne Dover. Available at Nordstrom (nordstrom.com). 2. Filson’s “Ripstop” backpack ($195) with double front pockets in black. Available at Filson (SoDo, filson.com). 3. “Jet Set” convertible leather travel backpack ($299) in bright blue by Timbuk2. Available at Timbuk2…

Local Company Makes Affordable, Professional-Grade Cookware

Local Company Makes Affordable, Professional-Grade Cookware

Abbio keeps costs down by selling direct to consumers

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Making delicious meals requires the right tools, and Abbio’s professional-grade cookware is here to help. Launched in September 2019, the Seattle-based company offers high-quality products similar to those manufactured by All-Clad, but sells directly to customers to keep costs down. All Abbio pieces…

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

Find your new favorite bottle with Seattle’s women-led whiskey club

Looks good, but I’ll take mine neat.

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

Looking back at the Spanish Flu pandemic and its effects in Washington state

Courtesy HistoryLink

Small Human Festival Aims to Delight Young Audience Members

Small Human Festival Aims to Delight Young Audience Members

“If you start to integrate [theater] into their lives, you’ll be surprised at how early they pick up on things."

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue as part of the Spring Arts Preview feature. Click here to subscribe. Due to evolving public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, be sure to check with event hosts and venues for updates on event schedules and cancellations. Parenting hadn’t been on the agenda for local visual artist…

Don’t Miss the Smaller Productions from Big-Deal Local Arts Organizations

Don’t Miss the Smaller Productions from Big-Deal Local Arts Organizations

In addition to the front-page programming, many companies offer smaller-scale shows that are just as good as the mainstage fare

LE SIGH: La bohème lovers Mimi and Rodolfo come to a tearful end

AIA Home of Distinction: Bringing a Ranch-Style Home to Panoramic Heights

AIA Home of Distinction: Bringing a Ranch-Style Home to Panoramic Heights

This Edmonds couple sought seamless flow from their main living space to the backyard pool and the water views and mountains beyond.

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. After three decades in their 1975 ranch-style home on the Edmonds waterfront, Tim and Laurie Murphy knew it was time to shake things up. Moving from their prime spot overlooking Puget Sound wasn’t on the table, but the couple (Laurie is a retired…

Ahamefule J. Oluo Brings his Melancholic Jazz-Comedy Memoir 'Susan' Back to Seattle

Ahamefule J. Oluo Brings his Melancholic Jazz-Comedy Memoir ‘Susan’ Back to Seattle

"When people are operating out of nothing but mutual respect, it creates a euphoric environment.”

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue as part of the Spring Arts Preview feature. Click here to subscribe. Squinting into the stage lights at On the Boards last August, Ahamefule J. Oluo glanced quickly into the audience, then dropped his chin to his chest, hard, and laughed. “Mom, did you have to sit right…

Murano Senior Living Focuses on Health and All its Facets For Their Residents
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Sponsored by Murano Senior Living Murano Senior Living Puts the Spotlight on Senior Health Murano, Seattle’s newest senior living community located in the heart of the First Hill neighborhood knows that healthy seniors are happy seniors. Offering a wide range of senior care services including independent living, assisted living, enhanced assisted living, and memory care,…

15 Best Things to Do in Seattle in March 2020

15 Best Things to Do in Seattle in March 2020

Our handpicked list of the best bets for entertainment this month

UGLY: An artistic response to “the dearth of nuanced black queer subjectivity in the mainstream”

Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Ones to Watch

Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods: Ones to Watch

As neighborhoods throughout the city grow and change, here’s a handful of hot areas to keep an eye on

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue, as part of the “Best Neighborhoods” cover story. Click here to subscribe. InterbayExpedia’s newly opened waterfront campus is a shiny bellwether of things to come in this decreasingly industrial neighborhood, yet this strip separating Magnolia and Queen Anne has caught the attention of enterprising small-business owners, too….

Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Sunset Hill

Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods: Sunset Hill

A neighborhood perched on Seattle’s western edge provides ample views and beach-town vibes

Liquid Assets: Sound views from Sunset Hill Park

Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Everett

Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods: Everett

A former mill town ready for liftoff

Flight of Fancy: Locals love the new passenger terminal at Paine Field, as much for the luxe finishes as for the fast-moving security lines

Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Maple Leaf

Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods: Maple Leaf

Families flock to this northeast neighborhood for its small-town feel in the middle of the city

Rainier views from Maple Leaf Reservoir Park

Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Lower Queen Anne

Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods: Lower Queen Anne

The sky’s the limit for career-driven Seattleites who land here

Space Needle views from the bus stop

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