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NWFF Update: Matching Donations from Sub Pop
The Northwest Film Forum's call for donation appears to be resonating with local arts supporters
I reported last week that Sub Pop Records donated $10,000 to the Northwest Film Forum to help pull the independent film-making hub from financial disarray. Well, it turns out Sub Pop has actually pledged to donate up to $10,000 in matching gifts. That means your $10 donation is now worth $20. NWFF has already raised…
Theater: Catch
The 5th Avenue Theatre appears to have another Broadway smash on their hands with Catch Me If You
I have seen my share of Broadway shows and I’ve seen all of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s Broadway-bound, made-from-a-movie incubator musicals, some fantastic (Hairspray!) and some not so much (The Wedding Singer). Last night I saw Catch Me if you Can, the 5th Ave’s latest such show about the true-life young con artist Frank Abagnale,…
OPENING: Envy Moves from C.D. to Cap Hill
Envy leaves the Central District for new digs on Capitol Hill
Nestled right next door to Anchovies and Olives, and just a stone’s throw from Healeo, we’ve received word that gardening specialty store, Envy, has moved to a new eye-catching Capitol Hill location. Twice the size of its old Union street location, they are now carrying a wider inventory of plants and pots, and some new…
A Muppet at Heart: A Childhood Fave Revisited
Editorial assistant Deanna Duff's lifelong dream of becoming a Muppet comes true at the Experience M
It’s time to play the music,It’s time to light the lights,It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight! When I was a kid, The Muppet Show aired at 7 p.m. Legend has it that when I heard the opening music, I would start running around the house cheering and flailing my arms…
Local Music Aids Local Film: Sub Pop’s $10k Gift
Sub Pop has pledged to donat $10,000 to NW Film Forum which reported last month that it needs $75,00
Sub Pop has pledged to donate $10,000 to the financially struggling independent film hub, Northwest Film Forum. The donation is a coup for NWFF which reported last month that it must raise $75,000 by Aug. 1 to help off set a 30 percent funding gap. From the Aug. 5 NWFF blog post by Susie: I just…
Best Seattle-Area Neighborhoods Ranked!
Where does your hood fit in? Download our 2009 chart comparing 110 Puget Sound neighborhoods
In the chart on page 96 of the August issue of Seattle magazine, Seattle neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs are ranked separately. However, if we rank all 110 neighborhoods together using this year’s criteria–affordability, return on investment, good schools, parks, crime rates and commute–what happens? Turns out, the ‘burbs come out on top. In fact,…
Recession Hits Northwest Film Forum
While other arts groups
While other arts groups—ACT, Intiman Theatre, Seattle rep to name a few—are busy exercising their creative muscles to help stay afloat (read more about creative cost-saving measures by local arts groups in our Fall Arts preview out in September), one group, Northwest Film Forum recently made a much more candid request for donations. Last week,…
Herb & Dorothy Bring Art Down to Earth
Playing only this weekend at the Northwest Film Forum, the documentary Herb and Dorothy proves you d
“In their modest one-bedroom New York apartment, unassuming couple Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly amassed one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of minimalist and conceptual art.” So begins the PR for Herb & Dorothy, a documentary playing at the Northwest Film Forum through Sunday. The film has received wildly positive reviews, in large part because this normal,…
Screamin’ Deals: Fly Virgin from $49 Each Way
Sir Richard Branson's deals are most definitely more attractive than that '70s shag hairstyle he spo
Sir Richard Branson’s deals are most definitely more attractive than that ’70s shag hairstyle he sports–Seattle to San Francisco from $49 each wayVirgin America started its Fares to Fly By special, to a handful of U.S. cities–check out these one-way prices from Seattle: to LAX from $69 (or $214 first class!); to JFK from $119;…
Sneak Peek: Inside Mistral Kitchen’s New Digs
Lorna Yee on Chef William Belickis' plans to open Mistral Kitchen, a lofty new restaurant in the Wes
On Wednesday morning, I sat down with chef William Belickis (of Belltown’s Mistral, which closed March of 2008) in a 5,000-square-foot concrete space at the intersection of 8th Avenue and Westlake in South Lake Union that, in the span of four months will inevitably be one of the most expensive restaurant openings of the year….
Screamin’ Deal: $50 and Under Art at VAIN
The folks at VAIN have yet another reason for you to visit this always edgy salon/gallery/boutique/c
The folks at VAIN have yet another reason for you to visit this always edgy salon/gallery/boutique/community space–for art work priced at $50 or less! In the month of August, the Belltown location will host a recession-era art show titled “It’s not all about the Benjamins, baby–art for $50 or less,” featuring the work of 14…
The Good, the Bad, the Manly: 6 Mancation Movies
Dude, looking for some inspiration for your next mancation? Seattle mag contributor, Nick Hor
Dude, looking for some inspiration for your next mancation? Seattle mag contributor, Nick Horton, helps you get a head start on your next manly getaway; check out these six vacations straight from the movies: 1. City Slickers (1991) – Can you get any more manly than Jack Palance? Can you get any less manly than…