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Bottled Revolution
A locally developed water bottle makes the impact of sustainability clear.
Most of us recycle religiously in the hopes of preserving our planet for future generations, but what if your sustainability efforts came with more immediate gratification? A proposed product by local tech-design company Artefact (artefactgroup.com) helps you visualize the effects of eco-friendliness. The South Lake Union-based company has been developing ideas for new products since…
Cannon Beach’s Annual Sandcastle Contest
WHERE: Cannon Beach, Oregon. WHY: The 48th Annual Sandcastle Contest (6/9, sculpting starts at 7:30 a.m., judging at noon; cbsandcastle.com), featuring incredible feats of architecture using the world’s most fickle medium. Open to contestants (register online) and spectators, the friendly competition invites sand sculptors of all ages to transform 20-foot-square plots of sand into spectacular…
Local Chefs Share Secret Recipes in Four New Cookbooks
Take your favorite dishes home with recipes from local restaurant royalty.
If you’ve ever wished you could re-create a marvelous dish you experienced at a local restaurant, you’re in luck. Seattle’s own Sasquatch Books has recently released a slew of locally focused cookbooks, featuring recipes from our city’s most recognized chefs, so you can try whipping up a few of your faves at home (and perhaps…
New Music from Favorite Local Songwriters
Three new albums from Seattle artists we love to listen to.
Rocky VotolatoTelevision of SaintsThe acclaimed Seattle crooner’s newest record (his first to be self-released, funded by adoring fans via Kickstarter) features stripped-down arrangements that emphasize the melodious clarity of his voice. Brimming with alt-country confidence, the songs are especially strong when Votolato’s musician brothers Sonny and Cody bring their bass and electric guitars to the…
Northwest Folklife Festival: Still Folksy, Still Free
It’s almost that time again: time to get down at the always free and always folksy Northwest Folklife Festival this weekend (5/25-5/28; 11am-10pm) at Seattle Center. New entries on the lineup that grabbed our attention: something called “Gender-Neutral Square Dance,” Bollywood “dance performance extravaganza” and a “Northwest Stringband Throwdown.” Also, appearances by Shelby Earl, Kris Orlowski and Ravenna Woods. Bonus:…
Red Carpet Arrivals at SIFF, Featuring Nancy Guppy in a Dog Crate
Check out this video Seattle Channel’s Art Zone, in which host Nancy Guppy interviewed Northwest filmmakers featured at SIFF this year on the red carpet during the opening-night gala. Why does Guppy arrive in a dog crate strapped to the top of a car? Because that’s how Guppy does it. (Mitt Romney, we’re looking at you.)…
Seattle’s Olympic Dream Team
Four Olympic hopefuls in three categories hail from our own backyard.
As the world turns its attention toward the Olympic Games in London next month, Seattleites will be cheering on locally based athletes. But at press time, a few of these determined fighters had a few more hurdles to clear—here’s hoping they make it all the way to the big time. [ BOXING ] Quoted as…
Raise a Beaker to Seattle’s First Science Fest
Seattle's first ever science festival brings a plethora of nerdy topics and the one-and-only Stephen
Organized by the Pacific Science Center and timed to coincide with the Seattle Center’s Next 50 celebration, the first-annual Seattle Science Festival features a galaxy of family-friendly festivities. Science Expo Day (6/2) kicks things off with a big bang. Taking place across the Seattle Center grounds, this free event features more than 150 happenings: exhibits,…
PNB’s Beloved “Romeo” Exits, Stage Left
Principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite bids farewell to PNB this month.
The news that principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite was leaving Pacific Northwest Ballet at the end of this season had many fans asking, “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?” The dancer, who joined PNB as a teenager and performed with the company for nine years, quickly became known for his absolutely riveting portrayal of a certain Mr. Montague…
SIFF Trailer of the Day: The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
The SIFF movie we're considering seeing tomorrow.
Warning: There’s a pretty gross (but funny) vomit scene in the trailer. Why: a) Seems funny; b) directed by Jay and Mark Duplass; c) we empathize with the pain and humiliation that is misdirected sibling love; d) we dig laser tag. When: May 22 at Pacific Place. 4:30 p.m. More info and tickets at siff.net….
Intiman Announces Company Members, Full Summer Festival Lineup
Two weeks from today, you’ll be able to do something that, a year ago, few Seattleites thought they would do again: buy tickets to a show at Intiman. And not just one, but four shows, ranging from classic to never-before-seen works that all promise to test the boundaries of our comfort zones (yes, please! Test…
Chihuly Garden and Glass is a Pleasant Surprise
It is hard not to feel inspired after visiting the new Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit, opening to the public today (!) Monday, May 21. It is also hard, as a local, not to approach the new exhibit with an air of cynicism – superiority, even. Chihuly isn’t new, after all. He has been installing…
Submission Deadline Reminder, Plus a Video Update on 2011 Winner Bri Seeley
As the 2012 Seamless in Seattle submission deadline approaches (don’t forget, applications are due June 1st), here is a little dose of creative inspiration, courtesy of 2011 winning designer Bri Seeley. Inspired by a 2010 Alexander McQueen video wherein the designer deconstructed a bridegroom and transformed him into a bride, Seeley assembled five local artists,…
Weekend Viaduct Closure and What is the What in the Pit?
Driver alert: SR 99 will be closed all weekend, to allow crews to reinforce the shorn end of the Viaduct, so it doesn’t fall down when they eventually tunnel directly under it. Look for snarly traffic around downtown and Pioneer Square this weekend; the closure will affect the highway between the north end of the…
Sounders Fans Are Turning Heads
A recent article in ESPN’s The Mag compares the energy and devotion of Sounders fans to the notorious supporters of English football clubs. The writer also seems surprised that a soccer team is doing so well financially in an American city: Sounders FC, a young franchise in a disrespected league, tucked away in a remote…
A Favorite Look from New Line at NuBe Green
Wouldn’t this outfit look great on any chic Oddfellows waitress? Appropriate, since all the models in NuBe Green’s Odd Love fashion show on May 4 were employees from the Oddfellows building (Molly Moon’s scoopers included). Get a sneak peek at other designs from the show via NuBe Green’s Facebook page. They’re all from a NuBe…
New Lunch Spot (and Bar), the Blu Grouse, Now Open in Georgetown
Not only do south-end eaters have the just-opened Cafe con Leche (aka, the reinvented Paladar Cubano) serving up Cubano sandwiches, and the slick-looking Sodo Kitchen at Starbucks for new lunch options (not to mention my longtime standbys Maruta Shoten and Hudson Diner), now there’s one more place to check out: The Blu Grouse, which opened…
Our Top SIFF Film Picks! Think Local
Survive SIFF overload by focusing on Seattle-made films.
SIFF! Is! Here! So much indie film goodness… it’s overwhelming, isn’t it? One way to make the SIFFxperience more manageable is to go locavore—plan to see as many of the locally produced films as possible. This year, SIFF is supporting local filmmaking in a big way, screening 8 narrative features, 6 documentaries and 34 short…
Laughing at Lauren Weedman, Opening Night at SIFF and Other Musts for Your Calendar
MUST SEELauren Weedman’s New ShowOpens Thursday (5/17-5/19) – Hilarious performer (and Almost Live alum) Lauren Weedman presents her new one-woman show, SRO: Single Room Occupancy, a true story about the strange life she once lived in Seattle—involving lawn maintenance, sexual misadventures and horror films.5/17-5/19. 8 p.m. $12–$15. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave.; 206.329.2629; nwfilmforum.org…
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