Arts & Culture

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

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

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 23–27

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer with Northwest Folklife, Sasquatch, and SIFF.

05/23/2013 By Seattle Met Staff