Seattle Mag
GOALLLL! Artist Diem Chau scores at the World Cup
Amazing news for local artist and Seattle magazine 2008 Spotlight Award winner Diem Chau! National a
How often does an emerging Seattle artist get selected by a national corporation to produce work for a global sports event? Well now we can say at least once. I’m so thrilled for local artist (and Seattle magazine 2008 Spotlight Award winner) Diem Chau, who was tapped to carve 66 of her signature Crayola crayon…
The Weekly Must List: June 10 – 16
Our top to-do's for the week
MUST WALKBlitz One Year Anniversary6/10 (Thursday) – Capitol Hill’s monthly arts walk celebrates its one-year birthday with a neighborhood-wide party, complete with fake mustache walking tours. Explore more than 50 venues, covering visual arts, musical performances, artist receptions, tastings, food and beverage specials, movie screenings, book readings, DJ performances, and more. Visit blitzcapitolhill.com for more…
What You Might Not Know About PNB’s Copp
Don't know anything about Pacific Northwest Ballet's latest show? Neither did I before I saw it, but
There are ballets out there that everyone knows—chestnuts, like The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, etc.. Then there are the ones that aren’t so well known. As a more-than-casual (but not hard-core) ballet follower, Coppélia falls into the latter category for me. I imagine these must be the toughest to sell for ballet houses. PNB’s Coppélia, which runs…
How You Can Get Into SAM’s Remix Tonight
The first 100 guests to arrive to Remix donning a wig get into the party for free!
Forget to buy tickets to the Seattle Art Museum’s sold-out Remix tonight? There’s still hope. The first 100 guests at the door donning wigs get into the party for free. So if you absolutely cannot stomach the idea of missing out on the opportunity to hang at SAM after hours, swing by the costume store…
The Weekly Must List: June 3-9, 2010
Out top to-dos for the week
MUST MINGLESAM RemixFriday (6/4) • If you didn’t have plans Friday night, you do now. Seattle Art Museum’s Remix is literally mixing it up with its always fun, late-night party for 20- and 30-somethings. From guided tours, to a live DJ set, to a fashion show courtesy of the folks at Ballard’s New York Fashion…
Green Thumb Education
Get up to speed on container gardening, city chickens and other ways to green your yard with Seattle
If you’ve put off getting your yard in shape this spring, there’s no time like the present to learn a few new tricks that might just inspire you to achieve that green thumb you’ve always wanted. And who better to teach you than Seattle Tilth, the Walingford-based non-profit that teaches people how to garden organically…
The Weekly Must List: May 27 – June 2
Out top to-dos for the week
MUST LISTENNorthwest Folk Life 5/28 – 5/31 (Friday – Sunday) – The 39th annual Northwest Folklife Festival (still free!) brings a diverse mix of cultures and entertainment together with more than 900 bands on 25 stages, including Seattle faves The Tallboys (Center House Court, 9 p.m.), Grand Hallway (Mural Ampitheatre, 8:50 p.m.) and The Dexter Street…
Harboring Noxious Weeds?
Whether you know it or not, those weeds in your yard may be part of a region-wide scourge...
I was recently contacted by the King County Noxious Weed Control Program because one of their staffers had identified Garlic Mustard, a seemingly innocuos little flowering plant that was not so slowly making huge and unwelcome inroads into our region’s flora, growing on my property. Eager to be part of the solution, not part of…
Ethan Stowell to Close Union, Open New Resto
We'd heard rumors that Ethan Stowell would be closing the doors of Union sometime this year. Looks l
Even more breaking food news today! (click here for earlier news about Sitka & Spruce and Flying Fish) We’d heard rumors that Ethan Stowell would be closing the doors of Union sometime this year. Today we received news that it’s indeed official: Union will close Saturday, May 29. But foodies, don’t fret. This isn’ t a…
Seamless in Seattle: 2010 Winners
After narrowing 38 contestants to 12 finalists, the results are in. Meet the lucky seven designers w
After an inspiring, light-hearted day of presentations last Friday (at one point, fashion correspondent Joan Kelly tried to squeeze into one of Molly Griffith’s exquisite corsets) and much deliberation, we’ve selected the 2010 winners of Seamless in Seattle. The following seven designers will make their runway debut at Fashion First on September 16, and will…
SIFF Begins! Checking in with Carl Spence
SIFF kicked off last night with a packed gala and screening of the (very funny!) film The Extra Man.
Jenise Silva has been attending the Seattle International Film Festival for more than a decade—logging in more than 100 films viewed in some years. She’s been attending other film festivals for more than two decades including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Montreal Film Festival, Sundance and Tribeca. Jenise has also served on film programming committees for several organizations including Cinema…
VIDEO: Lorna Yee Talks Pizza on New Day Northwest
Did you miss Lorna Yee's New Day Northwest segment today? No worries, turns out the folks at New Day
Did you miss Lorna Yee’s New Day Northwest segment today? No worries, turns out the folks at New Day Northwest do a great job of posting their video online. Want to learn more about the city’s best pizzas? Check out our slice-by-slice to Seattle’s seriously addictive pies here.