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Film News

SIFF 2014 Opens with Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Jimi: All Is By My Side begins the fest's 40th edition on May 15 at McCaw Hall.

04/21/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events April 21–27

Internet comedians, Japanese culture, and the world's greenest building: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

04/21/2014 By Conor Romack

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 17–20

Break it down with Massive Monkeys, take a new journey with Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, and imbibe at the Hop Scotch Festival.

04/17/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Summer Festivals

Bumbershoot 2014 Features 'The Simpsons' and 'The Onion'

Writers from the comedy institutions join Ken Jennings, Tom Robbins, and more as part of the fest's non-musical offerings.

04/17/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Keep Spinning

Seattle Record Store Day 2014 Guide

A preview of RSD's Seattle-based exclusives, in-store performances, and more.

04/16/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Midsummer Mischief

PNB's Backstage Bash Offers a Post-Dance Dance Party

To celebrate its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the ballet hosts a night of drinks, acrobatics, and more.

04/15/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Nerd Out with Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Paramount

The acclaimed astrophysicist and Cosmos star stops in Seattle this September.

04/15/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer Festivals

Capitol Hill Block Party 2014 Features A$AP Rocky and Spoon

Tickets for the summer music festival are on sale now at a discounted rate.

04/15/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Accolades

Seattle Symphony Commission Wins the Pulitzer for Music

Become Ocean by John Luther Adams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

04/14/2014 By Thomas May

Season Announcement

Seattle Rep's 2014–15 Season Includes LBJ, a Lizard Boy, August Wilson, and Jinkx Monsoon

The upcoming season includes three world premieres and lots of local flavor.

04/14/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events April 14–20

Local music and poetry, Halloween in April, and the return of "BunnyCon: The Bunny Bar Hop": the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

04/14/2014 By Conor Romack

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 10–13

Kris Orlowski and V. Contreras release new albums and 'Mo-Wave heats up Capitol Hill.

04/10/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Points of Reference

Andy Daly's 5-Star 'Review' Influences

The comedian chats about how Louis C.K. and Hunter S. Thompson shaped his new Comedy Central show.

04/09/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

(Formerly) Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Jeroboam Bozeman

The former Spectrum dancer returns with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

04/08/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

In Memoriam

Remembering Kurt Cobain 29 Years Later

The Seattle rock icon died 29 years ago today. Relive some of his best musical moments.

04/08/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Points of Reference

Chelsea Peretti's Beautiful Twisted Dark Comedy

The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and standup chats about how Tarantino and Monty Python shaped her comedic voice.

04/07/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Marymoor Park Concert Series Reveals Its 2014 Summer Concert Lineup

The schedule includes Heart, Robyn, Steely Dan, the Fray, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 11.

04/07/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 3–6

Grand Illusion Cinemas celebrates its 10th anniversary, pianos strew the Benaroya Hall stage for Ten Grands, and more.

04/03/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Art Walk

Art After Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

Museums are free, galleries stay open late. So many choices...

04/02/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Iska Dhaaf's 'Even the Sun Will Burn'

The duo's full length debut made for a rocking (and melancholy) March.

04/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Met

Arts & Culture

SIFF 2014 Opens with Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events April 21–27

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 17–20

Bumbershoot 2014 Features 'The Simpsons' and 'The Onion'

Seattle Record Store Day 2014 Guide

PNB's Backstage Bash Offers a Post-Dance Dance Party

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Seattle Symphony Commission Wins the Pulitzer for Music

Seattle Rep's 2014–15 Season Includes LBJ, a Lizard Boy, August Wilson, and Jinkx Monsoon

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