Seattle Mag
At SAM, Jeffrey Gibson Pushes His Art Over the Borderline
In an age hostile to mixing, he blends associations of all kinds
Photos are encouraged—a wall placard says so—at Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibit Like a Hammer, running at the Seattle Art Museum through May 12. The New York-based artist of Cherokee heritage, in tune with the social-media zeitgeist, is happy to see his work shared, and plenty here is shareable. Boldly colored geometric patterns—often triangles whose apexes point…
A Local Artist and Writer Uses Found Flora for These Fantastic Facsimiles
A Ravenna resident and Instagram star’s new children’s book shows a brilliance with blooms
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bridget Beth Collins, or @flora.forager as she is known to her 213,000 Instagram followers, is the creative talent behind Flora Forager ABC (Sasquatch Books, $14.99), her first children’s book (for ages 2–5 years). On its pages are animals and other creatures that she…
Houses of Worship and Small Businessses Help Knit Wedgwood Together in Seattle
The eighth installment in the Neighborhood Walk series
FAITHFUL: Wedgwood Presbyterian Church is the oldest congregation on a 30-block stretch of 35th Avenue that boasts six houses of worship; they’re among the numerous gathering spots in the neighborhood
A Day at MOHAI: Seattle’s Fashion Through the Ages Shows Innovation
While the identity of our fair city has changed over the centuries—whether influenced by the gold rush or the current tech boom—Seattleites, in their own way, have always dressed the part
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The state of style in the Northwest is continuously changing, and today, there is simply more of it. Seen here set against looks from the Museum of History & Industry’s upcoming fashion retrospective Seattle Style: Fashion/Function, this spring’s go-to trends, including warm, saturated…
Seattle’s Updated Bike Master Plan Cuts Miles of Projects
The city’s bike plan update isn’t being well received by the cycling community—but there’s still time to comment
Late in the day on Friday, March 29, the Seattle Department of Transportation released an update to the city’s Bike Master Plan that eliminates at least 26 miles of planned bike facilities, identifies another 27 miles as high “risk,” and places a new emphasis on neighborhood greenways—side streets designated as bike pathways—over separate, protected bike lanes…
April Hike of the Month: Dirty Harry’s Balcony
This short two mile hike up to Dirty Harry's Balcony is well worth the views
Dirty Harry’s Peak is named after a logger of questionable repute—his logging in the North Bend area earned him the moniker. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying the short two mile hike up to Dirty Harry’s Balcony; it’s about an hour’s trek from the trailhead. Those who wish to go further can hike…
Is It Art? Is It a Book? Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Says Yes to Both in Its New Exhibit
Celebrate art made from books at 'Open Sesame! The Magic of Artist's Books Revealed'
IN THE FOLD: A detail from Nebraska artist Karen Kunc’s 2016 accordion-style handmade paper book, LandEscape, part of the exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
This Week Then: Rounding the Bases on Seattle’s Baseball History
Seattle's professional baseball roots go back to 1890
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Play Ball! Fifty years ago this week, on April 8, 1969, the Seattle Pilots took to the field in their first game and beat the California Angels in Anaheim, 4-3. Three days later, cheers rang out when they played their first home game, shutting out…
‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Frozen’ and More Coming to Seattle
English authors, transgender mayors, disco divas and more take the stage as the 5th Avenue and the Paramount announce their 2019/2020 upcoming seasons
No matter how much Seattle theaters have mined the oeuvre of Jane Austen in recent seasons—either in straightforward adaptations (Seattle Rep’s Pride and Prejudice, Taproot’s musicalized Persuasion) or fanciful extrapolations (Taproot’s Christmas at Pemberley)—there’s plenty of ore left. The 5th Avenue Theatre, assiduous in nurturing new work, is opening its 2019–20 season with a musical in development, Austen’s Pride (Oct….
Must List: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Beecher’s Cheese For All, ‘Urinetown’
Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest event
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST SMELL THE FLOWERS Skagit Valley Tulip Festival(4/1–4/30) Every year since the early 1900s, the fields of Skagit Valley bloom with tulips of all colors and varieties during the month of April. The gardens of RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town (both located in Mt Vernon off…
Q&A: Seattle Top Doctor Heather Brandling-Bennett Wants to Dispel Myths on Skin Disease
One of Seattle's top doctors shares insight on the far-reaching impact of pediatric skin conditions
CLEARING THINGS UP: Skin conditions can affect a child’s mental health as well as their physical health, says Dr. Heather A. Brandling-Bennett