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Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."

This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: [email protected]. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…

Intentionalist Helps You Shop With Purpose

Intentionalist Helps You Shop With Purpose

This Seattle-based web platform connects consumers with the small businesses they'd like to support

Laura Clise’s (left) web platform helps consumers connect with small businesses, like Süreyya Gökeri’s (right) Café Turko

Stories from Seattle: Letting Go of "Normal"

Stories from Seattle: Letting Go of “Normal”

The key to survival: Lower your expectations, or get rid of them all together

Isolation then: More drooling, less homeschooling.

This Week in Shows: What to Watch When You Can’t Leave the House

This Week in Shows: What to Watch When You Can’t Leave the House

As we pivot to digital arts consumption, the ingenuity displayed by our local and national arts communities is staggering, but not surprising.

Music Director Thomas Dausgaard leading the Seattle Symphony in a performance of Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1 on January 30, 2020 at Benaroya Hall.

Spectrum Dance Theater Explores an Imagined Future

Spectrum Dance Theater Explores an Imagined Future

The Race and Climate Change Festival is "rooted in a belief that human beings will find a way to survive."

Spectrum’s upcoming festival includes a site-specific work at Madrona Beach, choreographed by Donald Byrd

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

"Dancing my way through the crowd, a spontaneous clapping and stomping erupted on the beat. One perfect moment of togetherness that, it turns out, may have been our last for a long while."

Kaitlin McCarthy dances with the audience of her show ‘Gender Reveal Party: a dance show,’ at Velocity Dance Center

Pour Your Own Customized Candles on Capitol Hill

Pour Your Own Customized Candles on Capitol Hill

New DIY shop Elm Candle Bar smells of success

WAX CREATIVE: Construct your own candle after crafting a custom fragrance with help from an on-site scent specialist

Find Your Perfect, Fashionable Backpack

Find Your Perfect, Fashionable Backpack

Whether you’re heading out of town or wandering through it, every urban Seattleite needs the perfect backpack

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. 1. “Dakota” neoprene backpack ($175) by Dagne Dover. Available at Nordstrom (nordstrom.com). 2. Filson’s “Ripstop” backpack ($195) with double front pockets in black. Available at Filson (SoDo, filson.com). 3. “Jet Set” convertible leather travel backpack ($299) in bright blue by Timbuk2. Available at Timbuk2…

Local Company Makes Affordable, Professional-Grade Cookware

Local Company Makes Affordable, Professional-Grade Cookware

Abbio keeps costs down by selling direct to consumers

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Making delicious meals requires the right tools, and Abbio’s professional-grade cookware is here to help. Launched in September 2019, the Seattle-based company offers high-quality products similar to those manufactured by All-Clad, but sells directly to customers to keep costs down. All Abbio pieces…

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

Find your new favorite bottle with Seattle’s women-led whiskey club

Looks good, but I’ll take mine neat.

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

Looking back at the Spanish Flu pandemic and its effects in Washington state

Courtesy HistoryLink

Small Human Festival Aims to Delight Young Audience Members

Small Human Festival Aims to Delight Young Audience Members

“If you start to integrate [theater] into their lives, you’ll be surprised at how early they pick up on things."

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue as part of the Spring Arts Preview feature. Click here to subscribe. Due to evolving public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, be sure to check with event hosts and venues for updates on event schedules and cancellations. Parenting hadn’t been on the agenda for local visual artist…

Don’t Miss the Smaller Productions from Big-Deal Local Arts Organizations

Don’t Miss the Smaller Productions from Big-Deal Local Arts Organizations

In addition to the front-page programming, many companies offer smaller-scale shows that are just as good as the mainstage fare

LE SIGH: La bohème lovers Mimi and Rodolfo come to a tearful end

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