Arts & Culture

The Weekend Starts....Now.

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

Class things up with Seattle Opera's Cinderella or enjoy the profane poetry of David Mamet's American Buffalo.

01/10/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Comedy

Almost Live Is Back (Sort Of) with The (206)

John Keister and Pat Cashman skewer regional stereotypes in their new late-night sketch-comedy show.

01/10/2013 By Laura Dannen

Ticket Deal

How to Get Tickets to See 'Book of Mormon'

No Craigslist or StubHub required.

01/10/2013 By Laura Dannen

Theater Preview

Play Mamet Mad Libs

It's the world's most profane game.

01/09/2013 By Laura Dannen

Visual Art

More Free Concerts at the Frye

The museum closes out its exhibit of Seattle art with a flurry of performances.

01/09/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Exhibit

Let There Be LED Lights: The Work of Electronic-Art Wizard Robert Teeple

See his blinking, mind-twisting LED animations at Paper Hammer.

01/08/2013 By Sheila Farr

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Jerick Hoffer

The Seattle drag star is ready for his reality TV moment.

01/07/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Timeout

Kyle MacLachlan Talks 'Portlandia,' Working in a Yakima Sawmill with Esquire

Esquire: "It seems like a very stereotypically Northwestern activity."

01/04/2013 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts....Now.

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

Seattle Shakespeare enters A Doll's House, Vince Mira does his best Elvis, and our TVs are tuned to Downton Abbey and the Seahawks v. Redskins.

01/03/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

(Formerly) Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Adam Satushek

Who moves away from Seattle only to long for grayer skies? This photographer.

01/03/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Don't Miss These Shows

Ticket Alert: Patti Smith, Marc Maron in Seattle

The night(s) belong to us.

01/02/2013 By Laura Dannen

RIP

Easy Street Records Queen Anne to Close

After 12 years of keeping us in vinyl and CDs, the record store makes way for a Chase Bank.

01/02/2013 By Laura Dannen

Best of the City

Hidden Seattle

What you see isn’t what you get in this town. Some of the city’s best sights and eats aren’t easy to find, and some of the coolest jobs are done by people you’ll never meet. But that’s okay—we did all the digging.

01/02/2013

A&E Calendar

Slide Show: 13 Events to Plan for in 2013

A year’s guide to theater, film, dance, and more.

12/28/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Slideshow

13 Events to Plan for in 2013

12/28/2012

The Weekend Starts....Now.

The Top Things to Do This (Long) Weekend: Dec 28–Jan 1

MOHAI reopens in SLU, Beethoven's Ninth has a Latin flair, and we welcome 2013 with great live music.

12/27/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Film Review

Bloody Bloody 'Django Unchained'

America's slavery history as an exploitation flick? Quentin Tarantino gives it a shot, with mixed results.

12/25/2012 By Matthew Halverson

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Drew Barth

The Seattle nice-guy comedian, fresh back from L.A., fills us in on his stint in Hollywood and what he missed most about the Emerald City.

12/22/2012 By Cassandra Callan

Rewind

Best of 2012 in Seattle Arts

It was the year of King Felix and King Tut, David Byrne and St. Vincent.

12/21/2012 By Laura Dannen, Seth Sommerfeld, and Sheila Farr

Seattle Winter and You

Video: How to Melt the Seattle Freeze

It's not an actual storm.

12/21/2012 By Laura Dannen