Must Listen A Prairie Home Companion Saturday (4/3) – Seattle will stand in for the fictional Lake Wobegon for two nights this spring, when beloved public radio personality Garrison Keillor and his cast perform their radio variety show—broadcast to more than 4 million listeners—live from the Paramount. The show is known for its acclaimed musical…

The North Casacdes Insitute last weekend kicked off its Sourdough Speaker Series with an enchanting talk by one of the best known landscape photographers of the Pacific NW, Lee Mann. Growing up on a rural third-generation stump ranch in the Skagit Valley, Mann was felling trees and trapping his supper by his teen years. But…

One of my favorite boutiques, Ballard’s Velouria, opened a sister store on Capitol Hill in December. The airy, light-filled space is ideal for showcasing local designers such as Deco Modiste and Lekkerlife (both lines currently offer color-saturated dresses that are perfect for special occasions, $120-$148). The new store also carries men’s and children’s clothing –…

Must SeeAmy O’Neal and Ellie SandstromThursday – Saturday (3/25- 3/27) – If you haven’t seen local dancers Amy O’Neal and Ellie Sandstrom perform together before, well, you have some ’splaining to do. Two of the city’s most talented dancers (The New York Times has called O’Neal “astounding,” and Sandstrom earned a Seattle magazine Spotlight Award…

If you are one of the thousands of fans of Chef Matt Dillon, The Corson Building restaurant and the small urban farm that encircles it, here’s a chance to learn how Dillon does it, based on the garden’s natural seasons. A seven-month gardening and cooking series with Dillon and organic Master Gardener and NPR personality Willi…

Seattle Tilth, a nationally recognized non-profit dedicated to inspiring and educating people to garden organically and conserve natural resources, has a full slate of informative hands-on workshops coming up this week and next for those ready to dive right into some serious spring gardening. Among the offerings, Growing Perennial Edibles (March 25, 7-9 p.m.), Grow…

Assemble Gallery & Studio is a gallery, workspace and retail store all rolled into one (we’ve been big fans  since they opened last fall—check out our story on the unique space here). The store offers everything from handcrafted stationery to books, but on a recent visit I learned that Assemble is also on the cutting…

Backyard gardeners rejoice! Benefit from Seattle Tilth’s expertise in starting plants, and take some home for your garden. Choose from an amazing selection of edible plant varieties proven to perform well in the Pacific NW during the cool season, starring rare and heirloom organic vegetables. Also scout out your own cane fruits, unusual fruiting shrubs…

Join award-winning photographer Paul Bannick on a visual journey to iconic Northwest habitats as utilized by owls and woodpeckers. Bannick will discuss–and show– how owls and woodpeckers define and enrich their habitat and how their life histories are intertwined. Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center, 3801 W. Government Way, Seattle 98199. $5 suggested donation. For more…

Deli is a clothing store, but designed to resemble a deli with shirts folded neatly on bakery racks and all t-shirt purchase are rolled and wrapped to look like sub sandwiches. The menswear shop carries contemporary couture brands which are otherwise hard to find in Seattle. Check out the California-based B:Scott menswear brand (shirts, $68)…

MUST IMBIBECheap Beer and ProseThursday (3/11) • Tired of stodgy lit readings? Grab a $1 beer and hear fresh work by local writers–including the phenomenal Bret Fetzer and Stacey Levine–at the new spin-off series by the folks who brought you Cheap Wine and Poetry. It was standing room only at the last event, so get…