Culture Seattle’s cultural innovators of 2020 The pandemic threw the arts scene a curveball — these creatives hit it out of the park. by Margo Vansynghel / December 21, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Northwest ‘Nutcracker’ with Filipino flair Evergreen City Ballet director Bennyroyce Royon says the snow must go on. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 18, 2020 / Updated 10:55 a.m. Dec. 18
Culture The Seattle roots of Chadwick Boseman’s final movie With ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ the ‘Black Panther’ star achieved his long-standing dream to appear in a drama by local theater legend August Wilson. by Misha Berson / December 17, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Seattle artist builds glass houses to reflect on connection Fumi Amano shares how the pandemic has shifted her art from homesickness to hope. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 15, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Alaska Native carver brings Yup'ik mask tradition to Seattle Jennifer Angaiak Wood talks about artful traditions through a contemporary lens. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 27, 2020
Culture The Crocodile was always more than a Seattle music venue A new location four blocks north won’t change the club’s iconic place in a legendary scene. by Charles R. Cross / November 20, 2020
Seattle could become the next 15-minute city By making sure essential services are just a short walk or ride away, the city could recover from the pandemic and fight climate change at the same time. by Margo Vansynghel / November 17, 2020
Seattle’s urban farmers are reclaiming public space A movement to use land for productive gardening will help communities support themselves during and after the pandemic. by Hannah Weinberger / November 17, 2020 / Updated at 2:39 p.m. on November 18, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: The haunting pre-COVID vision at BAM right now Plus, ways to celebrate Hip Hop History Month. by Brangien Davis / November 12, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s only Black ballerina is on point about diversity Amanda Morgan wants choreographers and companies to move beyond the ‘straight white love story.’ by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 12, 2020 / Updated 4:41 p.m. Nov. 12
Culture Editor’s Notebook: Northwest escapes from election anxiety Plus, a 500-year plan for Whidbey Island. by Brangien Davis / November 5, 2020
Culture New Bellevue Arts Museum show brings technicolor to dark days Irreverent Seattle artist and curator Tariqa Waters thinks the art world shouldn’t take itself so seriously. by Margo Vansynghel / November 5, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: Spooky art and screaming into the void Plus, celebrate a retro Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price — before election dread returns. by Brangien Davis / October 29, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Seattle filmmaker reimagines Skagit Valley as a horror movie With an all-local cast and crew, ‘Skagit’ explores the inherent terror of the Pacific Northwest’s natural gloom. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / October 29, 2020
Culture Coronavirus sparks a radio drama revival in Seattle With live theater on hold, local venues find that an old form of storytelling is new again. by Margo Vansynghel / October 28, 2020
