Food & Drink
Politics Over Dinner? One Seattle Woman Says It’s OK
With the ‘Make America Dinner Again’ initiative, Emily Lewis wants Americans across the political divide to learn how to talk—and listen—to each other
TABLE TALK: As the Seattle chapter head of Make America Dinner Again, Emily Lewis, pictured here at the Pound Arts Building, leads the way for respectful dinner conversation
Jill Soloway Explains It all for You
On Tuesday, the ‘Transparent’ creator and friends invited 900 people over to chat about smashing the patriarchy
“Ladies and gentlemen…is an outdated phrase we don’t need to use anymore!” was the gleeful introduction to Tuesday night’s event at Temple de Hirsch Sinai, as Town Hall gathered five feminist/queer-positive artists for an entertainingly scattershot evening of comedy and talk. Out first was Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, whose recent Netflix special Nanette shattered everyone who saw…
This Week Then: How the ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Spooked Locals
Plus: The history behind ghostly encounters in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Worlds at War Eighty years ago, on October 30, 1938, Martians invaded our planet and annihilated much of the populace with heat rays — or at least that’s what some folks believed when they turned on their radios. That evening, Orson Welles and the Mercury…
Must List: GeekGirlCon, Loud Mouth Lit, Seattle Weavers’ Guild Show
Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest events.
MUST GEEK GeekGirlCon (10/27-10/28) Celebrate the X chromosome in science and technology, comics, arts, literature, game play and more at this annual two-day convention. Female scholars and experts gather for panels, workshops, lectures, gaming, a DIY science zone, cosplay and networking. Times and prices vary. Washington Convention Center, downtown, 705 Pike St.; 206.694.5000; geekgirlcon.com MUST MOUTH OFF Loud…
Check out Amplifier’s Powerful ‘Power to the Polls’ Poster Campaign
The nonprofit arts organization commissioned more than 50 artworks from gender-nonconforming and female-identifying artists
POLITICAL PARTY: Along with a self-portrait (second), Duazo’s subjects are real Washingtonians involved in political causes, such as Kim Wyman (third), Washington Secretary of State.
4 November Benefits You Should Not Miss
This month's upcoming events put the "fun" in fundraising
Breath of Life Gala November 3Put on your best for this Black Tie event at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, fine dining and a silent and live auction. seattlebreathoflifegala.eventscff.org Wine, Women and Shoes November 9Preserving the family, treating and educating at-risk children and preventing child abuse…
Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown
Calvados brandy provides the base for a cocktail that sings a delicious seasonal song
Fine Diving: Black Cat may have the attitude of a dive bar, but owner Dustin Haarstad’s bartending skills make sure it doesn’t drink like one
This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen
Plus: One of Washington's first state parks is celebrating a birthday
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Paul Allen This week HistoryLink looks back at the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15 at the age of 65. Best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, his impact on Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was vast, and he will truly…
Must List: ‘Peacock in the Desert’ Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival
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MUST GET REGAL Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India(10/18) Join the Seattle Art Museum and community art lovers at this free opening celebration for the museum’s newest exhibition, Peacock in the Desert. The exhibition celebrates the vibrant paintings, lavish furnishings and rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indian kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur….
Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF
The latest from the Seattle moviemaker examines our violent world through the experience of a teenage girl
Rounding the film festival circuit this year was Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ Sadie, a slow burning portrait of a young girl as she navigates a world without her dad (he’s stationed overseas), pressures at school and ever-present guns and opioids, as her single mom, meanwhile, just tries to keep it all together. We won’t give…
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