Seattle Mag
Melanie Burgess: Costume Designer
Thanks to her kid's Halloween costumes, this local costumer is in high demand at local theaters.
NAME: Melanie BurgessOCCUPATION: Costume designerON CAREER PATHS: “Sometimes I think I was trying to find acting and costume design found me.”FAVORITE GIG SO FAR: Jesus Christ Superstar at the Village TheatreSEE HER WORK: In Inherit the Wind (Strawberry Theater Workshop; through 10/8), Harold and the Purple Crayon (Seattle Children’s Theatre; through 10/30) and Sylvia (Seattle…
Palikka: Seattle’s New Favorite Game
Inspired by the Finns, Wallingford's new gamemaker has Seattleites chucking wood.
The Northwest has a long history of knocking down logs, and while we no longer have endless forests to plunder, we do have…Palikka. The brainchild of Wallingford resident Santtu Winter, Palikka is based on the popular Finnish game Möllky, which Winter purchased while visiting his parents in Finland in 2006. Loving the game but wanting…
Best of the City Arts Fest
Our must-see picks for Seattle's newest music and arts festival.
For the second year in a row, the City Arts Festival is bringing arts of all genres to venues across Seattle (10/20–10/22; times, prices and venues vary; cityartsfest.com). If it all feels too gloriously overwhelming, just focus on our must-see picks below. MUSIC: The Long Winters, Cobirds Unite, Cataldo and Campfire OK (10/20; Showbox at…
Suggestions for a Sounders Mascot
After three seasons, Seattle's soccer team still has no mascot. We're here to help.
Here it is, the end of the Seattle Sounders’ third season, and our beloved team still has no mascot. What gives? The Portland Timbers have earned acres of press since joining MLS last spring—thanks in large part to their manly mascot, “Timber Joey,” a lumberjack who wields an actual (not foam!) chainsaw during games. Surely…
Fremont Gets a New Live Theater Space
AJ Epstein’s small, experimental arts space brings live theater back to the "Center of the Universe.
AJ Epstein doesn’t know quite what to call himself. The 40-year-old producer/director/lighting designer, who in June opened live theater venue West of Lenin in Fremont, has jokingly labeled himself “Responsible Party” and “El Presidente,” and has recently enjoyed the ring of “Arts Entrepreneur.” After verbally volleying all these options, he decides: “I’m an artist and…
Seattle choreographer Amy O’Neal
O’Neal prepares for a series of new solo and duet dances at Velocity Dance Center.
Amy O’Neal has worked with Pat Graney Company and Scott/Powell Performance, as well as her own companies, Locust and (currently) AmyO/tinyrage. She is artist-in-residence at Velocity Dance Center and will perform new solos and duets with Kathleen Hermesdorf as part of Velocity’s Guest Artist Series. 10/28–10/29. 8 p.m. Prices vary. Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th…
Nordic Museum Shows Lady Gaga-Approved Fashion
The Nordic Fashion Biennale brings cutting-edge arts to Ballard.
Surely there is no better name than Hrafnhildur Arnardottir, the New York–based Icelandic artist famous for her outlandish sculptures, installations and costumes made of braided hair and wildly woolly fabrics. Arnardottir, who also goes by the handle “Shoplifter” and is a frequent collaborator with Björk, is the curator of Looking Back to Find Our Future,…
New Cookbook Store Comes to Seattle
The Book Larder in Upper Fremont caters to cookbook consumers.
“I love cookbooks,” says Lara Hamilton. “I read them as if they were novels.” The former Microsoft employee began collecting cookbooks a couple of years ago, and after visiting other cookbook-only bookstores (such as Books for Cooks in London) decided Seattle needed one, too. This month, she’s opening Book Larder: A Community Cookbook Store (4252…
Road Trip to Port Townsend
These Northwest artists and Kinetic Sculpture Races are worth the trip.
WHERE: Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend WHY: To see the “(so) Much (too) Little” group exhibition (through 10/31; 2409 Jefferson St.; 360.379.1086; northwindarts.org), featuring the gorgeous work of three emerging (and hot-hot-hot) Northwest visual artists: Counsel Langley, Gala Bent and Sharon Arnold. SIDE TRIP: Time it right and indulge your quirky side with Washington’s…
Where to Eat Before the Game
To all Sounders, Mariners and Seahawks fans: Not to suggest that garlic fries and hot dogs aren’t amazing – but we thought you might like to explore a few places off the beaten path, where you can refresh your palate (without relinquishing your paycheck) before a game. Fuji Sushi Try the bento box with sushi…
Seattle Installation Artists SuttonBeresCuller Throw a Surprise Party at On the Boards
Tonight is opening night of the new season at local performance venue On the Boards, and I’m thrilled to go see … well… I have no idea what I’ll be seeing, actually, but I’m excited for the surprise. At some point mid-summer, Seattle installation artists SuttonBeresCuller (John Sutton, Ben Beres and Zac Culler) were given…
Is Seattle Safe for Bikes? Mayor Calls for ‘Safety Summit’
Last week’s heartbreaking news of the accidental death of beloved Seattle barista Brian Fairbrother touched a lot of people, including many who work here at Seattle magazine. Within minutes of word of Fairbrother’s terrible bike accident last week, two conversations happened here. First, fond stories were shared about Fairbrother’s kindness and warmth, his originality and…