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Nancy Guppy Interviews Visual Artist Diem Chau
The Seattle magazine columnist takes crayons out of the box with Diem Chau
COFFEE DATE: Visual artist Diem Chau (diemchau.com), known for the tiny likenesses she carves into Crayola crayons, and whose show of new work at G. Gibson Gallery runs 8/30–10/5 (ggibsongallery.com) SCENE: Diem Chau’s home studio in Ballard on a warm Wednesday in JuneDIEM’S ORDER: Triple-shot iced Americano with milk Nancy Guppy: When did it first…
Delicious Discoveries Made During Auction of Washington Wine Weekend
!–paging_filter–pspanWow! What a wonderfula href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/10-must-dos-auction-washington-wines-picnic” target=”_blank” Auction of Washington Wine weekend/a!/span/ppThe three-day event raised $2 million, with proceeds benefiting uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Washington State University’s Viticulture Enology Program./ppThe picnic, the winemaker dinners and the spectacular gala are big fun, and a great time to make some delicious discoveries. Here were a…
Aardvark Curry Bus on Kickstarter
!–paging_filter–pLast winter I introduced you to my favorite Snoqualmie Pass lunch stop, a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/my-latest-greatest-food-find-aardvark-curry-bu…” target=”_blank”the Aardvark Curry Trailer/a. I’ve got a soft spot for folks who live their passion, and strongDan’s the happiest guy cooking out of a trailer I’ve ever met. /strongHis curry bowls are a huge hit with boarders, skiers and snowshoers, but…
Fall Arts Preview 2013: Visual Arts
Keep your eyes open for painters, photographers and sculptors working to shift your point of view
Seattle’s own Gala Bent paints and draws tiny, otherworldly, watercolor scenes in The Ether and the Mantle, a show of intriguing new work. 8/30–10/5. Times vary. Free. G. Gibson Gallery. ggibsongallery.com In Hometown Boy, contemporary Chinese artist Liu Xiaodong paints lush, hauntingly realistic portraits of a crowded, often naked homeland. And in Inked, fellow countryman…
Fall Arts Preview 2013: Theater
Actors are doing double duty this season, playing characters pretending to be something they aren’t
Having nothing better to do on Mount Olympus, the Greek muse Clio descends to 1980s Venice Beach in the form of an Australian roller girl to help a struggling artist open a roller disco. (Like you do.) A surprise hit on Broadway, Xanadu skates into Issaquah’s Village Theatre, promising high camp and big laughs. 9/12–10/20….
Fall Arts Preview 2013: Film Festivals
It’s the perfect time to dive back into dark movie theaters. Here are several good reasons to do so
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST The theme of this year’s Seattle Design Festival is “Design in Health”—which, thankfully, has been interpreted loosely for the featured film screenings. The lineup includes recent documentaries on such diverse topics as a 1960s commune, a wind-powered home and the first park built exclusively for parkour. Also on the bill are films about…
Fall Arts Preview 2013: Music
Fall offers a veritable satellite radio of music choices to match every mood
A CAPPELLA Experimental vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth earns automatic points for its excellent name. In addition, the group combines Tuvan throat singing with yodeling and pop-style belting, and one of the members is composer Caroline Shaw, who took home the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for music. We call that a win-win-win. 9/19. 7:30 p.m. Prices…
Fall Arts Preview 2013: Dance
This season’s dance performances aim to change your perspective
Choreographers always seem to see life from a different angle, and that’s nowhere more apparent than in this fall’s lineup of dance performances. In Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite’s “Emergence” (11/8–11/17. Pacific Northwest Ballet; pnb.org), black-clad dancers emerge from a dark tunnel to swarm and flit across the stage, moving alternately like leggy spiders and insects…
Fall Arts Preview 2013
All the fall arts must-sees and must-dos that are worth adding to your calendar
The best part about art—be it a painting, dance, play, book, film or rock show—is that it has the power to change your perspective, maybe on something small, such as earthworm mating rituals, or maybe something conceptually huge, such as what sort of bodies make for excellent dancers. Free your mind and let the season’s…
Mossback Monday: Why Are Techies Avoiding the Central Business District?
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The Must List: Dancing Til Dusk, a Mid-Week Fashion Fete and Classical Music in Quilcene
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Picnica href=”http://bit.ly/18t4an5” target=”_blank”brAuction of Washington Wines Picnic Barrel Eventbr/a/strongThursday (8/15, 4 p.m.) — Behold, the Top 10 tips for making the most of your time at the Auction of Washington Wines Picnic event.strongbrbrMust Fete Fashiona href=”http://bit.ly/19iKS4X” target=”_blank”brW Hotel’s Wear Wednesdaysbr/a/strongWednesday (8/21, 5 to 7 p.m.) — Join the fun this week at the W…
Lifelong Thrift Gets a Facelift
!–paging_filter–pThrifters take note: The Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s a href=”http://www.llaa.org/get-involved/thrift-store” target=”_blank”Lifelong Thrift store/a has recently undergone a renovation and is better than ever. They’ve moved the housewares and given that section almost twice the square footage, in addition they’ve added double the hanging racks, mingled the clothing by type rather than gender, improved merchandise organization and…