Arts & Culture

Festivals

Top 5 Seattle Design Festival Events

Infographic poster shows and design-driven pub trivia are highlights of this weekend's festival.

09/20/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Ring in the New Year with Pickwick

Finish up 2012 with Seattle's finest soul band; tickets go on sale Friday.

09/19/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art Memorial

Closing Time for Western Bridge

The SoDo warehouse turned art space will turn off the lights on October 20.

09/19/2012 By Sheila Farr

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Before They Were Stars: Madonna’s Virgin Tour in Seattle

To warm up for the Material Girl’s concerts at KeyArena this month, we flash back to 1985.

09/19/2012 By Brandon L. Bye

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Under Wildwood by Colin Meloy

The Impassable Wilderness grows darker still in the second children’s novel by the front man of the Decemberists.

09/19/2012 By Laura Dannen

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Met Picks: The Top Things to See or Do in October

Yes, Michael Henrichsen, Billy Idol will play your birthday. And we’re all invited.

09/19/2012 By Laura Dannen

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Kidd Pivot Reinvents The Tempest at On the Boards

Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite and her troupe Kidd Pivot reinvent Shakespeare’s The Tempest with faceless dancers and film.

09/19/2012 By Laura Dannen

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Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

09/19/2012 By Allison Williams

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Sherman Alexie’s Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories

The Seattle author’s latest combines 15 previously published works with 15 new stories.

09/19/2012 By Brian Colella

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Local Arts, by the Numbers

A look at how much the arts contribute to Seattle’s economy.

09/19/2012

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John Grade, the Man Who’ll Make MOHAI Soar

The Seattle sculptor famous for work that’s made to fall apart is building a towering wooden sculpture that will last a lifetime.

09/19/2012 By Matthew Halverson

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Fifty Shades of Fan Fiction

Seattle University’s fan fiction expert explains the Fifty Shades of Grey craze.

09/19/2012 By Laura Dannen

Film Anniversary

It's Been 20 Years Since 'Singles'

Cameron Crowe's ode to Gen X romance can almost legally drink its angst away.

09/18/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

'The Book of Mormon' Presale Starts Thursday Morning

Let the mad dash begin.

09/18/2012 By Laura Dannen

Concerts

The Shins Play the Paramount this Saturday

James Mercer's ever-evolving indie rock band is practically a Seattle act these days.

09/17/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Ticket Alert

Ben Gibbard to Play 826 Seattle Benefit; Tickets on Sale at Noon

Death Cab's front man tours behind his first solo album, out October 16. Also on sale today: Green Day and Blue Scholars tickets.

09/14/2012 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts....Now.

The Top 10 Things To Do This Weekend: Sept 13–16

Joshua Bell joins SSO for its season opener, local celebrities face off in a spelling bee, and NASA's Mohawk Guy visits the PNB.

09/13/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Books & Talks

From Junot Díaz to Fifty Shades of Grey: 10 Days of Seattle Readings

One's a Pulitzer winner, the other's been dubbed "mommy porn." Never a dull moment in Seattle.

09/13/2012 By Laura Dannen

Points of Reference

Trieu Tran's True Story: From Saigon to The Newsroom

We chat with the actor-playwright about the influences on his new solo show Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam.

09/13/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with the Head and the Heart's Josiah Johnson

We catch up with the folksy frontman before the band's homecoming gig at the Paramount.

09/12/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

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Kidd Pivot Reinvents The Tempest at On the Boards

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Sherman Alexie’s Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories

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