Arts & Culture

Summer Festivals

Bumbershoot 2016: Nothing's In the Right Place

The highs and lows of this year's Labor Day weekend festivities at Seattle Center.

09/07/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Slide Show

Bumbershoot 2016 Photo Recap

The sights of another arts-filled Labor Day weekend at Seattle Center.

09/06/2016 Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: September 6–11

Luke Burbank returns to Seattle with 'Live Wire,' Davidson Galleries introduces new printmakers, Cinerama kicks off its 70mm Film Festival.

09/06/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Gaming Life

The Sound and the Fury: PAX West 2016 Recap

Blockbuster titles, homespun indie projects, and a new type of digital celebrity round out another year for one of the nation's biggest video game conventions.

09/06/2016 By Darren Davis

Fall Arts!

The Top Things to See and Do in Seattle: Fall 2016

A season’s worth of must-see events for every personality type.

09/04/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer in the City

The Best of Bumbershoot 2016: Sunday

Our top picks in music, comedy, and culture for the Labor Day weekend fest.

09/01/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: September 1–5

Wilco jams at the Moore, Dana Carvey performs standup at Tulalip, and Bumbershoot and PAX West bring out the Labor Day weekend hordes.

09/01/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Art Walk

Where to Go This First Thursday: September 2016

This month, Pioneer Square plays host faux wooden bodies, a killer group show, and horses.

08/31/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer in the City

The Best of Bumbershoot 2016: Saturday

Our top picks in music, comedy, and culture for the Labor Day weekend fest.

08/31/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Rori “CauthonLuck” Bryant-Raible

The local professional video game player looks to continue his team's unexpected 'Heroes of the Storm' success at PAX.

08/31/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer in the City

The Best of Bumbershoot 2016: Friday

Our top picks in music, comedy, and culture for the Labor Day weekend fest.

08/30/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Met Picks

The Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: September 2016

The Monkees find new life, Seattle Symphony kicks off the new season with Joyce DiDonato, and Gad Elmaleh tries his hand at English standup comedy.

08/30/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: August 29–September 5

Diana Nyad testifies to the power of perseverance, Ever So Android releases another batch of dark electronic rock tunes, and the Fair gets underway in Puyallup.

08/29/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: August 25–28

Heart, Joan Jett, and Cheap Trick team up to rock faces, 'Terratopia' looks at cinematic tweaks to the Chinese artistic tradition, and SAM Remix heads to Olympic Sculpture Park.

08/25/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

With Virtual and Augmented Reality, Seattle Is Inventing the Future. Again.

The pioneers of VR may just represent the emergence of the most powerful creative community this city has ever seen.

08/24/2016 By Ryan Boudinot

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Suicide Squeeze's David Dickenson

The founder of the Seattle indie record label discusses its 20th anniversary.

08/23/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: August 22–28

Vibrations Festival reverberates in Volunteer Park, LaMay America's Car Museum hosts a drive-in movie, and the Living End shreds at Neumos.

08/22/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

Jerry Seinfeld Comes to the Paramount Theatre

The comedy icon performs standup in Seattle this November.

08/22/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Questions Answered

Gene Armstrong Dispels Myths About Furries

People dismiss them as sex fetishists, but furry fandom is a diverse, worldwide phenomenon.

08/22/2016 By Jessica Voelker

Open Letter

An Open Letter to Those in Need of Affordable Housing in Seattle

I'm just worried about my exquisite view.

08/22/2016