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A Chic Seattle Mudroom Makeover

A Chic Seattle Mudroom Makeover

Interior designer Brian Paquette’s stylish solution for a slim Capitol Hill mudroom

!–paging_filter–pBefore its recent remodel, the main entry point from the detached garage of this North Capitol Hill colonial was the kitchen. Common enough in most homes, but less than ideal for a geared-up, storage-poor family with a 1-year-old, and a dilemma that interior designer Brian Paquette sought to remedy. brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0314_innerspace2.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;”…

Sassoon Salon Seattle Turns 5

Sassoon Salon Seattle Turns 5

!–paging_filter–pWow, it’s hard to believe, but a href=”http://www.sassoon.com/?utm_source=lbcutm_medium=maputm_campaign=lbc” target=”_blank”Sassoon’s Seattle location/a is turning 5 this week and to celebrate, they’re offering giveaways every five minutes between 5 and 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19. Prizes will include $5 haircuts, relaxing treatments, products and a grand prize package that includes a cut, color, treatment and blowout,…

Chef Confidential: That Time RN74's David Varley Accidentally Egged Thomas Keller's Car

Chef Confidential: That Time RN74’s David Varley Accidentally Egged Thomas Keller’s Car

!–paging_filter–pemspan style=”font-size: small;”Welcome to strongChef Confidential/strong, a new recurring feature here at a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/blogs/restaurant-insider” target=”_blank”Restaurant Insider/a in which chefs and other industry types divulge amusing and embarrassing stories from the dining trenches./span/em/ppspan style=”color: #222222;”span style=”font-size: small;”First up, chef David Varley, who was plucked last summer from Michael Mina’s executive team to focus solely on the…

Mossback Monday: Bike Rage in Ravenna, Mammoth Tusk to Get a Name and Gov. Inslee Stops Executions

Mossback Monday: Bike Rage in Ravenna, Mammoth Tusk to Get a Name and Gov. Inslee Stops Executions

!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-35.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-35″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div  

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Film Festivals

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Film Festivals

The top fests around town to catch a really good flick

!–paging_filter–pstrongSeattle Jewish Film Festival /strongCelebrating Jewish and Israeli history, culture, humor and pathos. 3/1–3/9. bra href=”http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org” target=”_blank”seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/abrbrstrongSociety for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference Presenting /strongpublic screenings and talks at Northwest Film Forum. 3/19–3/22. a href=”http://www.nwfilmforum.org” target=”_blank”nwfilmforum.org/abrbrstrongSeattle Deaf Film Festival/strong Eye-opening work by deaf filmmakers. 4/4–4/6.a href=”http://www.seattledeaffilmfestival.com” target=”_blank” seattledeaffilmfestival.com/abrbrstrongNational Film Festival for Talented Youth/strong More…

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Book Signings and Readings

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Book Signings and Readings

Play your cards right (get tix early!) and hear ace writers share words of wisdom

!–paging_filter–pstrongDavid Guterson/strongbr[Fiction] Local writer David Guterson made waves last year when his commencement speech at Roosevelt High School failed to paint a sunny view of the future, and instead suggested our lives pass in a “profoundly confused way…and then they end.” See if he’s still spreading tough love when he reads from new work written…

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Theater Events

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Theater Events

Spring’s theatrical performances dig deep into the human power dynamic—in all its gritty glory

!–paging_filter–pstrongimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0314_theater_suit.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”525″ width=”350″[The Suit]/strongbrIn 1940s–’50s South Africa, a wife is caught in flagrante delicto with another man, who upon being discovered, rushes out and leaves his suit behind. As punishment, the cuckolded husband insists the wife host the suit in their home as if it were a guest of honor….

Ayron Jones to Open for B.B. King Plus More Spring Music Events

Ayron Jones to Open for B.B. King Plus More Spring Music Events

Ayron Jones is shaking up the Seattle music scene

!–paging_filter–pLike the very best rock ’n’ rollers, Seattle musician Ayron Jones seems just slightly unhinged when he performs live—as if at any moment the music might carry him to a place even he didn’t know he was heading. With a voice that swerves between soulful runs and growly shouts, and an ability to seriously wail…

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Dance Events

Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Dance Events

These dance performances delve into the good, bad, beautiful and bracing aspects of being human

!–paging_filter–pSiddhartha’s quest for enlightenment is the inspiration for Songs of the Wanderers, a masterwork by Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min. Performed by his own Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, this blend of contemporary and traditional dance features a stunning set covered in 3 and a half tons of golden rice. 3/6–3/8. Times and prices vary….

Nordstrom Pop-In: Heartbreakers Club

Nordstrom Pop-In: Heartbreakers Club

!–paging_filter–pToday, February 14, is a big one for a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a—and for rap superstar Drake. This Valentine’s Day marks the launch of Nordstrom’s fourth Pop-In concept shop, Heartbreakers Club, and the first time that Drake’s clothing collective, a href=”http://www.octobersveryown.com/” target=”_blank”October’s Very Own/a (OVO), will hit the retail racks./ppThe shop, open at the downtown store, is menswear…

Spring Arts Preview 2014: Visual Arts Events

Spring Arts Preview 2014: Visual Arts Events

Painters, photographers and sculptors work visual magic

!–paging_filter–pstrong[Painting]/strongbrBorn in Astoria, Oregon, and based in northern California, painter Eric Zener is a master of the photorealist style, creating stunningly vibrant images, often of people underwater (pictured above) or in other personal sanctuaries. 5/1–5/30. Times vary. Free. Foster White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S; 206.622.2833;a href=”http://www.fosterwhite.com” target=”_blank” fosterwhite.com/a brbr /iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/RR8p1G5fLs4” frameborder=”0″…

New Art Installation at Olympic Sculpture Park Begins This Week

New Art Installation at Olympic Sculpture Park Begins This Week

A look at what's to come in dance, theater, music, literature and visual arts

!–paging_filter–pDing-dong, spring calling! Time to crawl out of hibernation, take a deep breath and plunge into Seattle’s performance, literary and visual arts. Out of town artists shower us with gifts this season (a giant white head, a dance floor covered with 3 and a half tons of golden rice, a parable of apartheid), and hometown…

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