March 2016

Local Shopping Apps Merge Fashion with Technology

Local Shopping Apps Merge Fashion with Technology

High tech says ‘Hi, Fashion’ with the help of these Seattle startups

Fitcode Fitcode Fed up with the disparities in denim sizes, current model and University of Washington grad Rian Buckley launched Fitcode  (fitcode.com). In her modeling career, Buckley has worn clothing that was altered to fit her in photos, which are then extensively Photoshopped. “I remember thinking, ‘I am that girl in that photo, and that’s…

Art Website Artsyo Connects Buyers with Local artists

Art Website Artsyo Connects Buyers with Local artists

Browse works from more than 400 featured Seattle artists and buy online or set up a viewing

The art gallery scene in Seattle can be tricky to navigate, especially for newcomers like Sarah Brooks. “When I moved to Seattle, I was living on my own for the first time, and I was excited to make my first art purchase from a local artist,” says Brooks. “But because of the limited hours of…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Film

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Film

Details on the Seattle International Film Festival and a tribute to the cinema of Paris

Film Silver Screen Star Courtney Sheehan, artistic director Under the leadership of artistic director Courtney Sheehan, who began as its intern in 2009 and served as its program manager for several years, the Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) has redefined film house programming and brought the institution to the fore of Seattle’s cultural life. Not content…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Theater

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Theater

See what's on stage in Seattle

Performance Sarah Rudinoff 3/23–4/3 Seattle performer and singer Sarah Rudinoff is the rare talent who is as at home in an avant-garde theater production as she is belting out a tune in a Broadway musical. After many years taking on the guises of heroes, villains and fools on stage, she takes on the world of…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Talks

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Talks

Hear the debate on cliches or listen to readings from books and poetry

Poetry Jacqueline Woodson 4/12 Brooklyn-based poet Jacqueline Woodson reads and discusses her most recent book, Brown Girl Dreaming, which earned her the 2014 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. 7:30 p.m. Prices vary. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave.; 206.652.4255 Literature Hugo Literary Series 4/15, 5/20 For this year’s Hugo Literary Series, Hugo House…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Classical

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Classical

The classical music and operas to take in this season

Symphony Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 4/7–4/9 Conductor David Zinman leads the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 follows, reimagined by young violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Times and prices vary. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St.; 206.215.4747 Piano Murray Perahia 4/20 Perahia, one of the great pianists of our time, comes…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Music

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Music

Tanya Tagaq's throat singing, Shankar's sitar and KEXP's live performances

Fine Fellow Ahamefule Oluo, Musician and Comedian After debuting at town hall in 2012, completing a critically praised and sold-out run at On the Boards in December 2014 and performing in New York’s Under the Radar Festival in January, Seattle composer, comedian and trumpet player Ahamefule Oluo is bringing Now I’m Fine—an experimental, jazz-inflected pop…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Dance/Performance

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Dance/Performance

Upcoming ballet and dance performances this spring

Brave New Ballet Seattle choreographer Kate Wallich, who Dance Magazine included among its “25 to Watch in 2015,” is one of the most important and original artists to emerge from the city’s vibrant dance scene in the past few years. Perhaps more than any other dance maker in our midst, the 27-year-old Wallich brings the…

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Visual Arts

Spring Arts Preview 2016: Visual Arts

Sculpture, photography and more from artists near and far

Brinkmanship Jason Hirata, Brink Award Recipient For those who find themselves confounded by the very nature and purpose of contemporary art, it takes a particular kind of artist to engage them; one who steadfastly embraces their confusion and ambivalence as characteristic of the larger world and the subject of his or her own work. Jason…

Your 2016 Guide to Spring Theater, Dance, Film and More

Your 2016 Guide to Spring Theater, Dance, Film and More

From books to music to theater, we've got the list you won't want to miss

The new season ushers in brighter skies, warmer weather and motivation to get out and do something. Luckily, spring also brings a bevy of performances, exhibits, concerts and other arts events worth getting excited about. Mark your calendars—–we’ve rounded up 38 great things to see, hear and experience now and in the months to come….

Dessert on the go From Petit Pierre Bakery

Dessert on the go From Petit Pierre Bakery

Grab some travel-sized delights at this French bakery in Magnolia

I love personal-size food, such as individual pizzas and mini pies. Petit Pierre Bakery’s tiny gateaux de voyage, or travel cake (hello, gourmet road food), is my current one-serving wonder. Master baker Laure Le Benoist and her husband, Alex, craft these itty-bitty, ultramoist cake loaves ($2.50) every day in their Magnolia Village café. And, while…

New Book 'A Woman's Guide to the Wild'

New Book ‘A Woman’s Guide to the Wild’

A go-to guide for outdoorsy women

To the women who trek, squat fireside and can effortlessly pair a matted French braid with bug-sprayed legs—or to those who have such aspirations—Oregon-based writer and geologist Ruby McConnell presents you with your new bible: A Woman’s Guide to the Wild (Sasquatch Books, $18.95). Highly comical and packed with authentic advice from veteran outdoorswomen and…