Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Kaori Nakamura

The PNB principal dancer looks back on her career as she prepares for her final full role in Giselle.

05/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film Fest

SIFF 2014 Picks: May 28–June 1

Richard Linklater's decade-spanning coming of age epic Boyhood highlights SIFF's third week.

05/28/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Music Fest Recap

Outkast Shines, Seattle Gets a Stage, and Other Sasquatch! Festival 2014 Thoughts

A recap of the highs and lows of the Memorial Day weekend festivities at the Gorge, including a photo slide show.

05/27/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Slideshow

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2014 Slide Show Recap

05/27/2014

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events May 27–June 1

A dentist with a nicotine habit and a Northwest experimental music festival: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/27/2014 By Conor Romack

Music News

Macklemore Makes Up to $300K Per Show

But that's not nearly as much as some other really, really bad bands.

05/22/2014 By Matthew Halverson

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 22–26

Acclaimed biographer Blake Bailey tells his own story, Rain Fest gets heavy, and House star Hugh Laurie shows off his musical chops.

05/22/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Summer Festival

8 New Events to Check Out at Northwest Folklife

From Croatia to India to China: Indulge in the city's rich cultural heritage with these fun events.

05/22/2014 By Conor Romack

Summer Music Fest

Sasquatch! Festival 2014 Scheduling Guide

We offer up tips and picks of the must-see acts for those heading to the Gorge this Memorial Day weekend.

05/21/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film Fest

SIFF 2014 Picks: May 20–26

Music movies including Lucky Them and Razing the Bar highlight the film festival's second week.

05/20/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events May 19–25

A geek's guide to wedding planning, a celebration of Indian dance and culture, and a chance to meet Lulu the Library Book Fairy: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/19/2014 By Conor Romack

Classical Music Preview

A Rare Performance of Handel’s 'Semele' in Seattle

Early music expertise meets an appreciation of cutting-edge stage direction in a joint production at UW.

05/15/2014 By Thomas May

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 15–18

Seattle Central Library turns 10, cougars play Gershwin, and SIFF 2014 opens.

05/15/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Ticket Alert

'The Book of Mormon' Makes Its Triumphant Return

Tickets for the Tony-winning mega-hit musical comedy go on sale Monday, May 19 at 10am.

05/15/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Letter from New York

Seattle Symphony Orchestra Plays Carnegie Hall

Seatttle arts writer Thomas May follows SSO to New York for its East Coast premiere of John Luther Adams’s Pulitzer-winning Become Ocean.

05/14/2014 By Thomas May

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Whim W'Him's Olivier Wevers

The dance company's founding artist director discusses the intimate new show #unprotected and dancer superstitions.

05/14/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film Fest

SIFF 2014 Picks: May 15–19

André 3000 becomes Jimi Hendrix, Laura Dern and Chiwetel Ejiofor visit, and more start of SIFF selections.

05/13/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events May 12–18

Norwegian Constitution Day, a fabulous poetry foursome, and a "wizard rock" band: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/12/2014 By Conor Romack

Summer Festival Announcement

Bumbershoot 2014 Headliners Include the Head and the Heart, Elvis Costello, and Wu-Tang Clan

Foster the People, J. Cole, and the Replacements also highlight the Labor Day Weekend extravaganza.

05/08/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 8–11

See Tony Kushner chat with Dan Savage, hear Sarah Jarosz's bluegrass mandolin mastery, and taste the suds of Seattle Beer Week.

05/08/2014 By Seattle Met Staff