Dracula, Dia de los Muertos festivities, a dance devoted to Italian detainees in WWII and a new exhibit on the history of the Indian American diaspora.

A magical Tempest, legends of Seattle jazz, a literary pub crawl and scary-good picks for Halloween season.

Renaissance paintings, a surprising view of the Space Needle, 1,845 blown-glass potatoes and more cultural happenings.

In his new book, the writer faces blisters, bomb-sniffing dogs and life’s biggest questions.

The first city-sanctioned historic landmark on campus is going for a gold-medal makeover.

The new Burke Museum’s big debut, the Seattle Queer Film Festival, a Donald Byrd dance retrospective, and more cultural must-sees.

Festivals from South Asian film to kids books to wooden boats, plus contemporary Salish art and more cultural must-sees.

Seattle Symphony’s new director digs in, Bill Gates profiled in a new doc, an indie director makes a kung fu movie in Seattle and more cultural happenings.

Bellwether arts in Bellevue, a show of trashy artists, straight talk with a witty mortician, a choreographic shindig and more cultural happenings.

Garfield High School student Azure Savage illuminates struggles with race, identity and mental health.

Midnite madness for the new Margaret Atwood book, Wooden boats afloat in Port Townsend, First Thursday art walk picks, and more cultural must-sees.

Union organizer Alex Gallo-Brown heralds low-wage earners in his new book.

Y La Bamba at Bumbershoot, a sculpture park you've never heard of, massive marimba action and last chance to see Preston Singletary's raven story cast in glass.

A festival of Arctic artisans and musicians, Port Townsend’s quirky Thing festival, The Head and the Heart hit the roof of Pike Place Market and more cultural happenings.

Summer festivals spanning urban design, tattoos, and chalk art, plus a Native American artist lecture series and Where'd You Go, Bernadette on film.