A burlesque Nutcracker, ghost-busting in the Georgetown Steamplant, and a host of humorous holiday shows.

Plus, a feast of Indigenous exhibits and pop-up markets during Native American Heritage Month.

Undulating waves at Pacific Northwest Ballet, aurora borealis on Bainbridge and ceramic shafts of light in Ballard.

Plus, a Fantagraphics comics collection that asks, ‘Who Will Make the Pancakes?’

The art of Indigenous tattoos, the return of beloved comics festival Short Run and neon sculptures in the woods.

Creepy crawlies, eerie paintings, art for Día de los Muertos and more ways to celebrate the spookiest season.

A road trip to Eastern Washington, including WSU’s ‘Crimson Cube’ and Mexican masks at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

A vacation finds local connections abroad, and brings fresh perspective home.

Plus, a cross-cultural, all-female expedition to the North Pole captured on film.

Four film festivals (queer, Latino, doc, and horror), plus romantic opera, Sorkin’s take on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ a Chihuly tour, and much more.

A retail shop showcasing products by Black makers, a second outlet for Gallery Onyx, the first edition of a literary fest and other fall debuts.

This weekend, Town Hall’s new celebration of writers aims to fortify the spirits of our City of Literature.

Seattle’s celebrated ballet company is striving to increase diversity with a new repertory, new choreographers and new BIPOC and non-binary dancers.

Plus: Tsutakawa sculptures on Bainbridge Island and a range of mountain art.

Moses Sun, Angelique Poteat, Ana María Campoy and Luther Hughes will be making a splash in the city’s arts scene this fall.