Visual Art

Week 2: Master Class with Isaac Layman

Snowmageddon can’t keep a good artist down.

01/20/2012 By Adriana Grant

Article

An Interview with Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author of A Visit From the Goon Squad

01/20/2012 By Laura Dannen

Article

Vintage Video from Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair

01/20/2012

Article

Fiction: Jim Lynch’s World’s Fair Tale, Truth Like the Sun

An exclusive excerpt.

01/20/2012 By Jim Lynch

Article

Seattle Center House Recycled

In time for the 50th anniversary of the World’s Fair, Graham Baba Architects turns the old armory into a house of light.

01/20/2012 By David Laskin

Article

Visionaries Imagine Seattle in 2062

01/20/2012 By James Ross Gardner and Brian Colella

Article

The Seattle World’s Fair in 2012

In 1962, Seattle introduced the world to the Space Needle and Belgian waffles. We asked Seattle experts to imagine a 2012 version.

01/20/2012

Feature

The 1962 World's Fair: A Timeline

An overview.

01/20/2012

Article

1962 World’s Fair 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago, the 1962 World’s Fair did more than just celebrate global culture. It put Seattle on display, inspired world leaders, and erected a certain needle-shaped tower. A look at the 184 days that changed Seattle—and the world—forever.

01/20/2012 With Kathryn Robinson, Matthew Halverson, Laura Cassidy, Christopher Werner, Laura Dannen, Brian Colella, Allecia Vermillion, and Janet Pelz By James Ross Gardner and Allison Williams

The Weekend Started...Wednesday?

Met Picks: Fitz and the Tantrums, BAMignite: Mad Men and Martini Party

The top 10 things to see or do this weekend.

01/19/2012 By Laura Dannen

Ticket Giveaway

Win Two Tickets to Whim W’Him This Weekend

Seattle’s hottest new dance company debuts three original works by Olivier Wevers.

01/19/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Giveaway

Free Tickets to Oklahoma! at 5th Avenue Theatre

They’re giving away 2,100 tickets this Saturday—time to queue up.

01/18/2012 By Laura Dannen

Slideshow

Slide Show: Free Tickets to Oklahoma! at 5th Avenue Theatre

01/18/2012

Snowflakes = Doom

Seattle-Area Shows Canceled Because of Snow (UPDATED: For a Few, the Show Must Go On)

Stay home. Watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

01/18/2012 By Laura Dannen

Film

Silent Movies at the Hunt Room

The Sorrento Hotel serves up cinema classics and cocktails.

01/17/2012 By Allison Williams

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Mark Siano

In our new Q&A series, we chat with local artists and performers about their craft. Up next: the Soft Rock Kid.

01/17/2012 By Allie Oosta

Theater

Arab Winter

Lebanese performance artist Rabih Mroué leads a creative rebellion in his U.S. debut.

01/17/2012 By Laura Dannen

The Weekend Starts...Now.

Met Picks: Allen Stone and Seattle Rock Orchestra, The Callers, David Lynch Retrospective

The top 10 things to see or do this weekend.

01/12/2012 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater

West Side Story, Now En Español

Songs and sneers are partly in Spanish in the touring Broadway revival.

01/12/2012 By Laura Dannen

Visual Art

Isaac Layman and ‘The Toughest Art-Making Month of My Life’

We embark on a four-week master class with a local photographer. And without a camera.

01/12/2012 By Adriana Grant