Arts & Culture

Theater

Avenue Q (and A)

"Puppet sex is very fun" and other revelations from the puppeteer trainer of Balagan Theatre's Avenue Q.

11/20/2012 By Katie Vincent

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Brandi Carlile

Don't tell her the Northwest can't be country.

11/19/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Holiday Giveaway

Win 2012's Best Seattle Albums

All you have to do is tell us your favorite local record of 2012.

11/16/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Giveaway

Win Tickets to See Allen Stone, Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction

It's just the beginning of our holiday-giveaway-palooza.

11/16/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

The Weekend Starts....Now.

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

Marvel at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, laugh with (and at) the Habit, and rock to Hendrix covers at EMP.

11/15/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Points of Reference

How Louis C.K. Shaped Ben Gibbard's 'Former Lives'

The Death Cab for Cutie frontman tells us how John Lennon and the perfection of 'Louie' informed his new solo record.

11/14/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Light a Fire Awards

The Wizard Behind SCT's 'The Wizard of Oz'

Linda Hartzell, artistic director of Seattle Children's Theatre, wins our first-ever Lifetime Achievement award.

11/14/2012 By Laura Dannen

Microsite

67 Ways To Stay Sane This Winter

Ward off seasonal affective disorder with holiday events, fireplace bars, comfort food, movie marathons, and more.

11/14/2012

The Hair Up There

Movember: 6 Events That Will Tickle Your Upper Lip

Celebrate mustache-growing month at a Mustache Dache or a Moe'vember Toast. Lip wigs for all.

11/14/2012 By Cassandra Callan

67 Ways to Stay Sane

6 Ways to Volunteer This Season

Sometimes the best way to give is to give back.

11/14/2012 By Cassandra Callan

67 Ways to Stay Sane

The 5 Most Decadent Appetizers in Seattle

Rich, gooey, colossally decadent: These five appetizers scream, “Welcome to comfort food season!” Counting down…

11/14/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

67 Ways to Stay Sane

No Malls Required

Where can you get all your shopping done in one shot, without having to set foot in a mall? A one-mile stretch of Ballard, the biggest little shopping district in town.

11/14/2012 By Amanda Zurita

67 Ways to Stay Sane

5 Oscar-Bait Films We Won’t Miss

We’re tired of talking to our families. Escape to the cinema when these blockbuster films debut.

11/14/2012 By Matthew Halverson

67 Ways to Stay Sane

10 Seattle Fireplace Bars

Our favorite bars that play with fire.

11/13/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

67 Ways to Stay Sane This Winter

Ward off seasonal affective disorder with holiday events, fireplace bars, comfort food, movie marathons, and more.

11/13/2012 By Laura Dannen With Danielle Zorn and Katie Vincent

Seattle Sound

Soundgarden's 'King Animal' Is Out Today; Concert Tickets On Sale Saturday

The reviews are in: Grunge lives. And with Soundgarden, it sounds ageless.

11/13/2012 By Cassandra Callan

Long-Term Culture

Book Now: Seattle Opera's Ring Cycle

The Ring returns August 2013—and we're not talking Tolkien or that terrifying Japanese horror film.

11/13/2012 By Laura Dannen

Ticket Alert

The Shins to Play Showbox at the Market for Under $20

Tickets go on sale (and will sell out) this Friday.

11/13/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

Michael Schall's Eruptions at Platform Gallery

Billowing mushroom clouds explode out of cages in the artist's latest graphite drawings.

11/13/2012 By Sheila Farr

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Ryan Boudinot

We chat about the end of the world with the Seattle author of Blueprints of the Afterlife.

11/12/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld