Arts & Culture

Summer in the City

Seattle Summer Outdoor Movie Guide 2013

From Anchorman to The Avengers: a rundown of this year's open-air cinema.

06/11/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Review

“If You Could Diagram Dreams, They Would Look Like This”

Master draftsman Fred Birchman shows fanciful new drawings and sculpture at Francine Seders Gallery.

06/11/2013 By Sheila Farr

Film Fan

The Best Films of SIFF 2013 Were...

SIFF spotlights the festival's award winners and audience favorites June 12–20.

06/10/2013 By Laura Dannen

Play Ball

Sherman Alexie and Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Swing for the Fences for Charity

They can't be that much worse than the Mariners, right?

06/10/2013 By Cassandra Callan

TV Recap

‘The Killing,’ Episode 3: Skeletons and the Big Noise

Sarah Linden is unstoppable. And Seward gets under the guards’ skin, and his own.

06/10/2013 By James Ross Gardner

Film Fan

3 Summer Anti-Blockbusters to See in June

Not a single explosion in sight.

06/07/2013 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 6–9

SIFF 2013 closes with Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring; the Yankees (and Ichiro) face off against the Mariners.

06/06/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Walk

Art After-Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

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

06/06/2013 By Sheila Farr

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Jess Walter

The Spokane writer talks adaptations and Manhattans.

06/05/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Video

Watch Christopher Wheeldon Choreograph a Ballet

He's so smooth.

06/04/2013 By Laura Dannen

Ticket Alert

Comedy Roundup: Tracy Morgan, Sub Pop's Jubil-Eve, Fred Armisen and Pete Holmes

Live every week like it's Shark Week.

06/04/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Science Is Fun

Kal Penn Kicks Off Seattle Science Festival

The Harold and Kumar star shares a stage with renowned physicist Brian Greene. Only in Seattle.

06/04/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Recap

'The Killing' Season Premiere: The Kids Aren't Alright

The Seattle-set murder mystery is back with less rain, higher body count.

06/03/2013 By James Ross Gardner

Books & Talks

Amy Tan to Replace Joan Didion at Benaroya Hall

Big-deal author subs in for bid-deal essayist on June 5.

06/03/2013 By Laura Dannen

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: We Are Loud Whispers' 'Suchness'

Seattleite Sonya Westcott and Japan's Ayumu Haitani exchange emails to create a soothing electropop album.

05/31/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Carla Körbes

We chat with the PNB star about how Seattle has helped her grow as a dancer.

05/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 30–June 2

Get into the groove of summer with Fela! or Bellevue Jazz Festival and enjoy some tasty pork at the first Fremont BBQ Extravaganza.

05/30/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

SIFF 2013

This Week's SIFF Picks: 'The Otherside' & Kyle MacLachlan

The Seattle hip-hop documentary and the Twin Peaks star highlight this week at SIFF.

05/29/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Music Festival

Slide Show: Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013 Recap

The best of the Memorial Day weekend fest—from Macklemore to Mumford and Sons—recapped in photos.

05/28/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Review

The Yin and Yang of Twenty-First Century Masters

Sherry Markovitz’s girls and dolls and Mark Calderon’s sculptures of loss and void share the light at Greg Kucera.

05/28/2013 By Sheila Farr

Seattle Met