Being an aspiring artist in a tech town isn’t easy. But Seattle Opera, The 5th Avenue Theatre and other local stages are setting teens up for success.

Plus, a celebration of animated movies at MoPOP and a design-film festival at Northwest Film Forum.

Could the local exercise craze be the next Zumba? With $4.7 million in venture capital, leaders must balance an artist-led mission with national expansion.

Bats Northwest educator Niki Desautels wants to correct the nocturnal animal's spooky stereotype.

Plus, a ‘Last of Us’-inspired mushroom hunt through art galleries in Pioneer Square and Georgetown.

Alden Mason never reached international fame. Now his paintings are breaking sales records and allegedly inspiring a forgery ... in Madrid.

The Guardian Watchmen, a group of Wei Wai Kum First Nations citizens, use traditional methods to protect Vancouver Island's fragile ecosystems.

The AWP writers conference welcomes word nerds while new outdoor concert lineups have us dreaming of summer.

Screen the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, swim with salmon at Climate Pledge and Sound Off! at MoPOP.

Sink into pillowy shows of textile and fiber art in Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, Vashon Island, Kirkland and Bellingham.

Breast pumps, antique forceps and a pink glass uterus: how doctors, industrial designers and three Seattle artists tackle the topic of reproduction.

A music-filled week includes Yo La Tengo at The Neptune, Black Belt Eagle Scout at Neumos and The Roots with Questlove.

Plus, a Chihuly documentary that goes behind the glass and Northwest writers up for national book awards.

Film noir at SIFF, an Afghan arts festival, a Brazilian carnival and a pop-up Black history museum.