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Author Lindy West Talks About Her New Book ‘Shrill’
Lindy West discusses fat, feminism and her new memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Columbia City–based writer Lindy West got her start as an arts reporter for The Stranger, and now focuses on topics that include pop culture, social justice and body image for GQ and The Guardian. Her first book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (Hachette Books, $26) is released May 17. Why did you decide to…
National Film Festival for Talented Youth Begins April 28
The four-day festival will highlight a film from local 17-year-old filmmaker Wynter Rhys
In 2007, three teenagers had a vision for growing youth-made film in Seattle. Jesse Harris, Jocelyn R.C. and Kyle Seago founded their non-profit, The Talented Youth, and the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), a showcase for filmmakers age 24 and under. Since its inception, the fest has blossomed into a four-day event that…
A Visit to KEXP’s New Headquarters at Seattle Center
The Seattle radio station debuted its new home in the Seattle Center this past weekend
Last week, Seattle radio station KEXP 90.3 FM unveiled its new Seattle Center headquarters to the public at the corner of the former 1962 World’s Fair grounds where the remote Northwest Rooms had long been located. On Friday, as I reclined listlessly on one of the very cushy chocolate-brown leather couches in the station’s new…
The Must List: KEXP-FM’s Grand Opening, Hugo Literary Series
What to do this weekend and beyond in Seattle
Must DanceGroove On at the Creole CarnivalThursday (4/14, 8 p.m.) Dance along to exotic and intoxicating world rhythms during the Creole Carnival at the University of Washington’s Meany Hall. The lineup includes Haitian songstress Emeline Michel, Brazilian samba combo Casuarina and Jamaican single-string guitarist Brushy One-String. Must PliePNB Presents Coppélia(4/15 to 4/24, times vary) Balanchine’s…
Music Video Festival and More April Happenings
Events in the Seattle area worth checking out this month
Sync Music Video Festival Remember MTV? Remember when MTV was good? (It used to play music video after music video.) Well, imagine if there was a night where you could sit in a majestic theater with your friends and watch high-quality music videos from all of the local talent in one of the world’s premier…
California Closets Opening in SLU, Madewell Party & More
Stay up to date with the latest store openings, collaborations and sales in Seattle
There’s much to discuss regarding the shopping and retail world. Stores are opening, sales are happening and fetes are transpiring. Let’s review. Custom storage and closet beautifying company California Closets is opening a showroom in South Lake Union at 315 Westlake Avenue N. The new space will feature full-size closet systems for shoppers to browse,…
New Foundation Seattle Shutters Headquarters, Gallery Space
Its inaugural prize recipient's exhibit 'If You Lived Here Still..." will be on display through May
In January, The New Foundation Seattle announced both the creation of its 100K prize—an award of $100,000 given to a distinguished U.S. woman artist—and its first recipient, New York artist and social activist Martha Rosler. In conjunction with the award, Seattle would be treated to Housing is a Human Right, a year-long series of exhibitions…
The Malheur Occupation and the Evolution of the Wild West
What the Malheur occupation in Oregon says about living today in the Pacific Northwest
The occupation of eastern Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by right-wing extremists is over. Bird watchers are eager to reclaim their right to access this beautiful locale, which hosts rare migrating birds, such as sandhill cranes. Flocks of binoculared birders will descend this spring in a show of support for public ownership, conservation and cooperation….
Seattle Superheroes: Dina Martina
The brash, screechy-voiced singer is a treasure
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. There’s that adage about art that it has no certain definition, but that you know it when you see it. Well,…
BMW Group Launches ReachNow Car-Sharing Service in Seattle
The premium car-sharing service will compete with Car2Go
There’s another player in Seattle’s car-sharing market: BMW Group announced today that it’s debuting its ReachNow premium car-sharing service, which includes a fleet of 370 vehicles comprised of the BMW 3 Series, the electric BMW i3 and the MINI Cooper. The program is set to take on the existing Car2Go car-sharing service–which launched in Seattle…
The Must List: Shen Yun, Mariners Opening Day & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must SeeShen Yun at McCaw Hall(4/8 to 4/10, times vary) Performing arts company Shen Yun returns to Seattle to tell the tale of heroes, dragons and emperors through dance and acrobatics in a stunning visual and musical production at McCaw Hall. The show, “Lost Paradise,” revives and celebrates 5,000 years of culture that is banned…
Get Ready for the Second Annual Seattle Boylesque Festival
Expect acrobatics, fire performers and straight up stripping at the April 28 and 29 shows
If you live in Seattle, chances are you’ve heard of burlesque – the sex- and body-positive cabaret-style performance art that includes showing a little (or a lot of) skin. But, what you may not have heard of is boylesque, the all male version of this art form. Interested? Good! Because on Thursday, April 28, and…
Seattle Superheroes: Sub Pop Founder Bruce Pavitt
The Emerald City music legend is a superhero
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. Once upon a time, a young man found himself in his dorm room tinkering with a few ideas. The college? Evergreen….
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