Only the Essentials

Tools of the Trade: Tyler Carson’s Stroh Violin

In our new series, we look at the unusual tools that help artists get the job done.

06/29/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Anti-Procrastination

Send Us Your Fall Arts Events

We’re planning the Fall Arts Guide. Right. Now. Here’s how to submit.

06/28/2012 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts....Now.

Met Picks: Aziz Ansari, Les Misérables, Jess Walter: Beautiful Ruins

The top 10 things to see or do this weekend.

06/28/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Classical News

Seattle Opera Expects Budget Shortfall, Cutbacks to 2014 Season

The company faces a $1 million deficit.

06/28/2012 By Laura Dannen

Outdoor Theater

Free Shakespeare at Waterfront Park This Weekend

Courtesy of a new Arts on the Waterfront initiative.

06/27/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Twitter Comedy

7 Things I Learned from Aziz Ansari’s Twitter Feed

The comedian’s in town for his Buried Alive tour…and he’ll want to know where to eat.

06/27/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Memorial

RIP Nora Ephron

We’ll always have Harry, Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle.

06/26/2012 By Laura Dannen

Editor's Pick

Dum Dum Girls and Craft Spells Play Little Big Show #3

The girls will make you smile after the boys bring you down.

06/26/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Good Ideas

Book Club for Bus Riders, or How to Make Friends

Thankfully, the first book is NOT Fifty Shades of Grey.

06/26/2012 By Laura Dannen

Ticket Alert

Louis C.K. Is Coming to Seattle

He’s doing two nights of stand-up in December—and tickets are on sale now.

06/26/2012 By Laura Dannen

Out and Proud

Slideshow: Seattle Pride Weekend 2012

06/25/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Ticket Alert

St. Vincent + David Byrne, Rufus Wainwright Coming in October

A killer collaboration and a cultured Canuck.

06/25/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Slideshow

Slideshow: Seattle Pride Weekend 2012

06/25/2012

Film Review

Pixar’s First Leading Lady Is Brave, but Not Very Clever

The simple story lacks the wit we’ve come to expect from the studio.

06/22/2012 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts....Now.

Met Picks: Natalie Merchant with SSO, Seattle Pride Parade, Spectrum Dance’s Love

The top 10 things to see or do this weekend.

06/21/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Donald Byrd

We chat with Spectrum Dance’s artistic director about sex, love, and making movies.

06/21/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Power of Pop Culture

Points of Reference: Jonathan Coulton’s Artifical Heart

In our new series, we chat with artists about what pop culture shaped their latest work.

06/20/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

Article

Four Midweek Fourth of July Celebrations

06/20/2012 By Laura Dannen

Article

The Top Things to See and Do in July

06/20/2012 By Laura Dannen

Article

Intiman Theatre’s Summer Festival Opens with Ibsen, Shakespeare, and Savage

The Tony-winning regional theater Intiman comes back from the brink, with the help of Dan Savage and a drag coach.

06/20/2012 By Laura Dannen