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Category: Arts + Events Articles Through 12/13 Acclaimed photographer Richard Barnes blends archeology, science and architecture in his exhibit Animal Logic, which explores the natural history museum’s role as “container.” The photographs capture animal exhibits (glassed-in dioramas at the Smithsonian, the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco and elsewhere) in progress or in transition,…
Power 25: Fleet Foxes Expand the Seattle Sound
We believe Fleet Foxes
Category: Arts + Events Articles Bio: Fleet Foxes was born when Robin Pecknold, 22, lead singer/songwriter, and Skye Skjelset, 22, guitarist—who began their musical collaboration while students at Lake Washington High School—joined with Seattleites Casey Wescott, 27, keyboardist; Christian Wargo, 31, bassist; and Josh Tillman, 27, drummer. Why they’re on the list: After signing…
Election Night Out
Looking for something to do on election night (other than bite your nails)? Here are six ideas for a
Category: Arts + Events Articles MOVIE BUFFS Northwest Film Forum’s Election Evening Extravaganza There’s nothing like watching a film on the big screen. But what about watching Election Day coverage in a theater? Head to the Northwest Film Forum’s Election Evening Extravaganza Tuesday night to see the big cable networks cover election results on…
Earshot Jazz Festival
Category: Arts + Events Articles The 20th annual Earshot Jazz Festival celebrates jazz in all its forms—from classics to—cutting edge, and the repertoire of panels, poetry readings, art exhibits and film screenings that accompany the music prove just how widespread its influence is. More than 60 events take place around the city during the…
Find Your Style at Sunday’s Thread Show
No one ever said style grows on trees. But this Sunday
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles No one ever said style grows on trees. But this Sunday’s Thread Show at Fisher Pavilion, one of the largest platforms for local and emerging designers, will certainly provide much-needed nourishment for the city’s fashion-hungry. Seattle magazine has sponsored this event for years because we love the unique pieces–ranging…
Lorna Yee’s Candy Bar Cupcakes
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Candy-bar Cupcakes (Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes with salted caramel) Recipe by Lorna Yee For cake 3 ounces good-quality bittersweet chocolate, like Valrhona 70 percent, finely chopped 1 cup strong, hot brewed coffee 2 cups sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder, like Valrhona…
The Pacific Northwest Ballet’s New Works
Peter Boal lives up to his reputation for introducing audiences to bold new flavors of dance.
Category: Arts + Events Articles 11/6-11/16 – Since becoming artistic director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2005, Peter Boal has earned a reputation for introducing audiences to bold new flavors of dance. And while some viewers prefer knowing exactly what to expect (like diners who always choose the same restaurant), most have embraced…
Tasting Notes: Sweet Charity
Area winemakers are investing millions toward helping with education, healthcare and more.
Category: Tasting Notes At many charitable auctions and benefit events throughout the fall, wine is a featured guest. Trips to wine country, wine dinners, and rare and collectible wines will be auctioned off to benefit Seattle’s arts organizations at the 18th Annual PONCHO International Wine Auction next month. The Auction of Washington Wine, held…
Best of Shopping 2008 Womens
Seattle is bursting at the seams with fabulous shops for women. Here's our list on the boutiques tha
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Best New Shop Momo International District, 600 S Jackson St.; 206.329.4736 Momo never fails to cheer with its array of perfectly edited fashions, gifts for the body and clever objets for the home. Lei Ann Shiramizu, Seattle magazine’s resident shopping writer, named her shop after the Japanese word for…
Best of Shopping 2008 Kids and Maternity
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Best New ShopTwigGreenwood, 8317 Greenwood Ave. N; 206.706.0810Earth friendly down to the recycled plywood floorboards, Twig offers a variety of organic outfits from designers, including local fave eight3one and Portland’s ivy studio. Twig is also one of the only places in the Northwest that carries the denim and simple tops…
Best of Shopping 2008 Mens
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Best Men’s ShopRAG Men’s StyleBellevue, 10500 NE Eighth St., Suite 115; 425.637.3979 Watch TV, get a shoeshine and sip a gratis beer by the in-store pool table at this clubby spot: With a little scratch (billiards skills aside), guys can look like a million bucks without even noticing they’re…
Dress Blues With Beth O’Leary
Summer is almost over but frolicking is still allowed.
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles Bask in the last remaining days of summer by frolicking in this sapphire blue cap sleeve shift dress from Alula, the Seattle-based fashion-design trio of Beth O’Leary, Chelsey Burton and Katrina Thomson. With perky fabric-covered buttons adding pizzazz to the collar, this to-die-for silk noil number also has a…