Arts & Culture

On the Right Track

Black Fret’s 2022 Grantees Should Make You Hopeful for the Future of Seattle Music

Eleven local artists will receive a no-strings-attached $5,000 grant to keep the amps on.

02/08/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Scene Stealer

Seattle in the Movies

What they got right and oh so wrong.

02/08/2022

Old Kids on the Block

Capitol Hill Block Party Announces 2022 Lineup

The three-day summer festival will return with electronic-leaning headliners Charli XCX, Diplo, and Jai Wolf.

02/01/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Mighty Mesozoic

Dinos Alive Comes to Seattle This April

And tickets are on sale right now.

01/26/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Big Top

Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría Somersaults into Marymoor Park

The show that changed my mind about clowns is in town until March 13.

01/21/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Shooting for the Stars

Bumbershoot Returns to Its Roots in an Effort to Grow

A new production partner charts an ambitious course for Seattle’s historic music and arts festival.

01/18/2022 By Sophie Grossman

52 Weekends

A Year of Family Activities

Month by month, the best indoor and outdoor adventures around.

01/07/2022 By Angela Cabotaje, Allecia Vermillion, and Allison Williams Illustrations by Mike Holm

Seattle in the Movies

Sleepless in Seattle Makes Me Deeply Grateful That I Don’t Remember the '90s

New York is the city that never sleeps, Seattle is the city that never processes its feelings.

12/31/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Seattle in the Movies

Harry and the Hendersons: A Seattle Bigfoot Bromance

Ah, "the Wallingford section." That part of town filled with swimming pools and taxidermy.

12/30/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle in the Movies

10 Things I Hate About You Shows Us the Real Seattle

Leave it to an angsty teen to give us a nuanced look at our city.

12/30/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Seattle in the Movies

Fifty Shades of Grey: Is It 50 Shades of Terrible?

Floggers, pencil skirts, and that oh-so-sexy I-5 and I-90 Interchange.

12/29/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Seattle in the Movies

Why Does Where'd You Go, Bernadette Hate Seattle?

The film version of Maria Semple's blockbuster novel misses the chance to truly skewer the city.

12/28/2021 By Allison Williams

Seattle in the Movies

Is Singles the Ultimate Seattle Movie?

Much of what the Cameron Crowe classic says about our city still holds true.

12/27/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Merry and Bright

How a Christmas Song with Washington Roots Changed America

Eighty years ago this week, Spokane native Bing Crosby introduced the world to “White Christmas,” now the top-selling single of all time. But back then, pretty much nobody noticed.

12/20/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

In the Spotlight

The Performing Arts Stage a Comeback This Winter Season

A flurry of dance performances, plays, and live music descends on the city.

12/14/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Snow Holds Barred

Events to Get You in the Holiday Spirit (However Reluctantly)

The holidays are here, whether you like it or not.

12/13/2021 By Malia Alexander

Power Players

10 of Seattle's Most Influential Thinkers

The academics, authors, and activists who shift our ideas.

12/09/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy and Sophie Grossman

Power Players

The Most Influential People in Seattle Arts

The makers and maestros that help this city express itself.

12/09/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Power Players

Seattle's Famous, and Not-So-Famous, Philanthropists

The donations of the Gates and Bezos clans are scrutinized around the world. Can you name other members of the city's moneyed elite?

12/09/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Hello, you

Dylan Arnold of You on His Start at Bainbridge Performing Arts

And our culture's strange fascination with killers.

12/08/2021 By Malia Alexander

Seattle Met

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Black Fret’s 2022 Grantees Should Make You Hopeful for the Future of Seattle Music

Seattle in the Movies

Capitol Hill Block Party Announces 2022 Lineup

Dinos Alive Comes to Seattle This April

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Harry and the Hendersons: A Seattle Bigfoot Bromance

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