A look at the new HBO documentary profiling the revered and reviled saxophonist. Plus: Where to hear holiday tunes around town.

Plus, where to find affordable art over the holidays and events from poetry to protest music.

Months before most of Seattle’s other theater companies reopen, ArtsWest is staging the aptly titled musical ‘We’ve Battled Monsters Before.’

From big deal Seattle Art Museum shows to indie songs about sandworms and monsters, these cultural outings are a great escape from the rain.

At Nancy Wilson’s comeback show, a Northwest music writer re-discovers the joy of in-person concerts but questions unmasked audience members.

Plus, new uses for construction cast-offs in South Lake Union, and the return of Seattle Opera and Lit Crawl.

Harborview nurse Guy Maddison has a new podcast about the pandemic experience of frontline health care workers.

Plus, in-person festivals return to On the Boards, Northwest Film Forum and Intiman Theatre.

*Delta dependent.

Prominent artists from the Puget Sound area tell us how they’re feeling (and what surprising hobbies they picked up during the pandemic).

From a trans retelling of the Icarus myth to a darkly funny tale about bulimia, the opera’s new mentorship program lets a new vanguard take the stage.

Plus, the “Secret Seattle” walking guide to the best coal chutes, fire hydrants and footbridges in the city.

Plus: This weekend’s Seattle Design Festival and a Kitsap art mystery solved.

Plus, the return of outdoor concerts — including a free show by Digable Planets — and Pilchuck Glass School turns 50.