September 2015
What to See This Fall: Dance
Whim W’HimFor its new production, Choreographic Shindig, the company founded by former Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer Olivier Wevers put out an international call for choreographers—and received 95 applicants. The company members chose three (from Texas, San Francisco and Switzerland) et voilà, the contemporary ballet party begins. 9/11–9/19. Erickson Theater Off Broadway, 1524 Harvard Ave.; 206.329.1050;…
What to Do This Fall: Literature
Peruse the fall literary listings—in rhyme
This season’s wealth of literary proceedingsMakes clear that Seattle is a hot spot for readings.We’ll start things off with the surfeit of memoiristspainting impressions with a skill that’s Renoir-ish. Writing as if to his own teenage son,Ta-Nehisi Coates sings the black man unsung.Steinem reveals her early days as Gloria,transporting readers to feminist euphoria.Alison Bechdel pens…
What to See This Fall: Visual Arts
Pae WhiteLos Angeles–based installation artist Pae White has a thing for threads, which she stretches in sharp lines across huge gallery spaces, creating new planes, perspectives and frames. 10/24–1/24/16. Times and prices vary. Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE and 41st Street; 206.543.2280; henryart.org. Intimate ImpressionismIn the new show Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery…
A Local Graphic Designer’s Art Celebrates Native American Heritage
A teen geek grows up to become a super graphic artist
Growing up on the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation, Jeffrey Veregge spent a lot of time on his own, drawing and reading pulp novels and comics. The stories that spoke to him were wildly uncool to his peers. “Being a geek in the ’80s was not fun,” Veregge says. One can imagine the reception when, for…
Laugh It Up at this Monthly Alternative Comedy Showcase
Nancy Guppy goofs off with the co-hosts of the Laugh Riot comedy showcase
If you need a break from Seattle’s unfailing earnestness, let your irreverent side fly free at Laugh Riot, the monthly alternative comedy showcase that takes place at Capitol Hill’s Chop Suey (9/2. 9 p.m. $5. 1325 E Madison St.; Facebook, “Laugh Riot”). You’ll be in good hump-day hands the first Wednesday of every month, thanks…
Why Does Portland Have the Coolest Food Festival on the West Coast?
Portland gears up for Feast PDX, the chef-centered food festival now in its fourth year
There I stood on the rooftop of an industrial building in Portland’s Pearl District, at the second after-party of the inaugural Feast Portland festival, starstruck. The man, the myth, the legend Fergus Henderson—chef at London’s St. John—stood within arm’s reach, unmistakable in his natty, navy pinstripe suit and round glasses, hands resting on his plump…
New Custom Stemware Collection by Acclaimed Glassblower
A look at acclaimed glassblower Michael Schunke's creation debuting at MistralKitchen
Haute cuisine fans of MistralKitchen have a new reason to raise their glasses. Partnering with acclaimed glassblower Michael Schunke, chef/owner William Belickis has debuted a custom stemware collection as the crown sparkler in the restaurant’s newly redesigned Jewel Box Bar.“Our cuisine is designed to be refreshing, to elevate,” Belickis says. “The glasses really grab that.”…
City of Storytellers: Essays from Some of Seattle’s Finest Writers
A new book celebrates Seattle’s vibrant literary scene
It’s easy to find stats that prove Seattle is a literature-loving city—we always land in the top three in the annual ranking of America’s Most Literate Cities, which doesn’t even take into account our many writing programs, reading series and independent word nerds writing books and creating literary magazines. But beyond the numbers are the…
Meat & Bread Deli: A Heavenly Porchetta Sandwich You Need to Try
A look at a British Columbia-based deli on Capitol Hill with a sandwich to satisfy the taste buds
Vancouver, British Columbia–based Meat & Bread offers four lavish sandwiches for lunch, but it is the heavenly porchetta ($10)—a menu staple, thank goodness—that wooed my taste buds at the deli’s first American outpost. As you enter this Capitol Hill counter-service spot, where exposed iron beams and vaulted, wood-slatted ceilings show off the Central Agency Building’s…
9 Seattle-area Restaurants with Fantastic Views
Westward and Ray’s aren’t the only restaurants with killer vistas
BELLEVUEDaniel’s Broiler The “patio” dining area at this classic steakhouse is essentially a glass box attached to the outer wall of the 21st floor of a Bellevue Place building, and delivers views normally reserved for the Microsoft employees who work in the office towers nearby. Look beyond the maze of silver and gray cityscape and…
A ‘Jackass Tax’ and More if Knute Berger Ran Seattle
Thought experiment: Berger lets power go to his head
I have no intention of ever entering the political arena as more than an observer. Still, I sometimes fantasize, “If I were dictator of Seattle, what would I do?” In reality, it’s a terrible idea. I believe human nature is flawed, good intentions often go awry, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. I can imagine…
Meet the Illustrator behind The Whale Wins Mural Art
A tattoo artist’s illustrations offer seashore allure at home
Self-taught illustrator Kyler Martz started selling screen prints in local coffee shops just three years ago when one of his pieces was purchased as a holiday gift for Whale Wins’ chef-owner Renee Erickson. She liked Martz’s work so much, she commissioned him to create the 13-by-20 foot mural that decorates the exterior of the Ballard…
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