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Seattle Opera executive director moves north
Kelly Tweeddale has been appointed president of the Vancouver (B.C.) Symphony, after serving as executive director at Seattle Opera since 2003.
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Brief sightings of public art in Seattle — Friday’s is especially brief
Temporary public art has been installed at Denny Way, Westlake Park and Seattle Center. Hurry, though — the final piece at the All Rise site on Denny is truly temporary and will only be up Friday-Sunday.
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Tracking the elusive ‘Twin Peaks’ film crew in North Bend
A Seattle Times reporter/fan left the real world in search of the Double-R, Twede’s Cafe and Kyle MacLachlan (in other words, the “Twin Peaks” shoot, for the show’s return in 2017). All he found was a...
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‘Escape-the-puzzle’ rooms offer discovery, difficulty, fun
A Seattle Times writer ventures out to try a couple of “escape rooms” — locked chambers full of puzzles that the participants have to race the clock to solve. Seattle is now home to several of these...
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Dennis Eichhorn, Rocket writer, author of ‘Real Stuff,’ dies at 70
Dennis Eichhorn was best known for his autobiographical comic book series “Real Stuff,” published by Fantagraphics. He also worked for alternative music newspaper The Rocket and got a shout-out from...
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In-person journalism show to Pop-Up here
Pop-Up Magazine’s popular live program, on the road from California, comes to Town Hall.
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Celebrate the return of the Rainier ‘R’ in Georgetown
The annual “R Day” celebration of all things Rainier beer is on Saturday in Seattle, and this year’s edition features live music programmed by KEXP, an ice rink and what’s described as an...
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Manic clowns and dashed dreams at this year’s ‘Spookhaus’
The theater company Satori Group mounts its third annual “Spookhaus” — and this year, it’s haunted by the ghosts of Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and your failed childhood dreams.
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Strange books and vibrant community at the Short Run Comix & Arts Festival
Now in its fifth year, Short Run will host more than 200 artists at Seattle Center, including cartoonist and toy designer Jim Woodring, animator and Frank Zappa collaborator Bruce Bickford, and many...
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Jeff Daniels plays the blues — in Kirkland
Jeff Daniels is all over the big screen these days, from “Steve Jobs” to “The Martian.” But this week, he comes to the Kirkland Performance Center to play blues-rock with his son Ben.
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‘Ampersand Live’: A night of stories about people and place
A preview of “Ampersand Live,” a 90-minute, unrehearsed presentation that’s an offshoot of Forterra’s print magazine and features artists, photographers, poets, John Richards of KEXP and even a dog....
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King County Library System book-sorting crew reclaims ‘national’ title
The King County Library System materials warehouse staff raced their New York Public Library counterparts in a “sorting smackdown,” to see who could sort the most books in an hour.
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How to make reindeer fly — and other secrets of ‘Nutcracker’ artists
Meet the local designers and artisans who devised giant mice, flying reindeer and even digital snow for PNB's bold new production of “The Nutcracker.” Watch how the reindeer and mice come alive behind...
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John Cena, from ‘Trainwreck’ to ‘American Grit’ in Puyallup
The face of the WWE for the past decade, Cena is now working on a reality competition program for Fox, “American Grit,” in the shadow of Mount Rainier, south of Seattle.
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Artists: $110,000 could be yours for new park artwork
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture is looking for an artist or two to make art for the planned Westlake & Lenora Park in the Denny Triangle.
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Olympia artist finds inspiration in a light-as-air material
Olympia artist Chris Maynard cuts tiny figures from what seems to be the most fragile of artistic media — feathers.
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Seattle artist’s history parallels that of the city
Event planner and steel sculptor Dennis Warshal helped run his family’s business, in buildings that no longer exist, and is showcasing his new passion in a downtown building that will make way for...
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Seattle Opera executive director moves north
Kelly Tweeddale has been appointed president of the Vancouver (B.C.) Symphony, after serving as executive director at Seattle Opera since 2003.
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Brief sightings of public art in Seattle — Friday’s is especially brief
Temporary public art has been installed at Denny Way, Westlake Park and Seattle Center. Hurry, though — the final piece at the All Rise site on Denny is truly temporary and will only be up Friday-Sunday.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tracking the elusive ‘Twin Peaks’ film crew in North Bend
A Seattle Times reporter/fan left the real world in search of the Double-R, Twede’s Cafe and Kyle MacLachlan (in other words, the “Twin Peaks” shoot, for the show’s return in 2017). All he found was a...
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