Arts & Culture

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week April 4–10

Spend your week rocking out with Diarrhea Planet, paying homage to Seattle jazz great Ernestine Anderson, and getting the blues at Asian Art Museum.

04/04/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Coming Soon

Local Soul Artist, Grace Love, Plans Cafe In New KEXP Building

Soul food classics and twists, plus beer, wine, and...yes, even kombucha on tap

04/04/2016 By Rosin Saez

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Stephen Colbert and Steve Buscemi Redo 'Fargo'

Plus, Michael Stipe sings Bowie, 'The Powerpuff Girls,' and cat memes.

04/04/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

'Hamilton' is Coming to Seattle

Lin-Manuel Miranda's historical hip-hop Broadway sensation joins Broadway at the Paramount's 2017–18 season.

03/31/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Play Ball

Safeco Debuts New Menu for 2016 Mariners Season

Check out the starting lineup of major league grub options, featuring heavy hitters like porchetta and kettle chip nachos, jalapeno andouille sausage, and Belgian waffles.

03/31/2016 By Darren Davis

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 31–April 3

Blue Man Group brings its colorful show to town, Taste Washington wines and dines like no other, and Ahamefule J. Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine' finds its biggest stage yet.

03/31/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater Review

'Assassins' Takes Aim at ACT Theatre

Stephen Sondheim's dark musical hits its target more often than it misses.

03/29/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: March 28–April 3

It's a week of thrifty celebration for Tacocat, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Sub Pop, and Pratt Fine Arts Center.

03/28/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: UW Women's Cinderella Final Four Run

Plus, Twitter's anniversary, Lisa Prank, and a better Batman movie.

03/28/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Sporting Life

Maybe the Mariners Won't Suck This Year?

Hope springs eternal, even for baseball’s reigning kings of futility.

03/28/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Questions Answered

Lesley Hazleton Is No Fence-Sitter

The Seattle author makes a spirited defense of agnosticism and orgasms.

03/28/2016 By Jessica Voelker

Open Letter

Dear Pearl Jam,

Why don't you guys play more Seattle concerts?

03/28/2016

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 24–27

The Boss rocks KeyArena, Sarah Rudinoff presents her latest theatrical work, and Seattle Met (that's us) celebrates its 10th anniversary in style.

03/24/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Kate Wallich

The standout modern choreographer and dancer discusses how Seattle's tech boom positively influenced her new work 'Industrial Ballet.'

03/23/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

Audacious Accessibility Reigns in 'Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic'

Seattle Art Museum's survey of the Brooklyn-based artist's career to date showcases an in-your-face and engaging take on blackness in modern society.

03/22/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week March 21–27

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down treads new sonic ground, writers honor Octavia E. Butler's legacy, and Cinerama screens 'Batman v Superman' in 70mm.

03/21/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: 2016 Mariners Commercials

Plus, March Madness and animal magic.

03/21/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 17–20

Crystal Pite conjures dark dance nightmares with 'Betroffenheit,' John Adams conducts the Seattle Symphony, and APRIL Festival gets lit.

03/17/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako

The Gregory-winning star of the new Village Theatre musical 'My Heart Is the Drum' discusses the scarcity of hopeful theater.

03/16/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Season Annoucements

Broadway at the Paramount Reveals Its 2016–17 Lineup

Highlights include 'An American in Paris,' 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,' 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,' and some classic favorites.

03/16/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld