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Crosscut Festival 2021
Tue May 4, 2021 | 3:00pm

A look ahead with the creative community at a forever changed arts & music scene.

Asian woman with dark hair pulled back wearing a deep purple short-sleeve top stand sideways with her arms crossed. She is in a dark room with several people standing in the background
Black man with slight growth of facial hair wearing dark glasses and a blue and white checkered button-down shirt against a black background
White woman with short, wavy dark hair wearing glasses, a silver pendant necklace and white top smiles at the camera against a tan background
Featuring: Vivian Hua 華婷婷, Tim Lennon, Erin Johnson

Art in a Year of Unrest

Crosscut Festival 2021
Wed May 5, 2021 | 11:00am

A conversation with local artists whose work has been affected by the pandemic.

Black man with short dark hair and facial hair is wearing a black leather jacket over a black top and smiles at the camera against a dark grey background
White man with greyish-white mustache and beard wearing glasses and a multi-colored checked button-down shirt against a blurry background of a building
Asian woman with long, straight, dark hair wearing an orange off-the-shoulder top that reveals a tattoo on her right shoulder gazes off to the side. She is standing against a wall tiled with yellow posters of the same design
Featuring: Teddy Phillips (AKA Stat The Artist), Steven Miller, Monyee Chau

Washington State of the Pandemic

Crosscut Festival 2021
Fri May 7, 2021 | 9:00am

How we’re doing a year later, and what we expect to come next.

Older white man with combed back dark grey hair wearing a white striped button down, dark necktie and dark suit jacket smiles at the camera against a light grey backdrop
Featuring: Stuart Elway

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The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival is a full-day event in downtown Seattle, featuring live podcast recordings and studio television tapings from The Atlantic, NPR, CNN, Vox, PBS, Crooked Media, The Gist, Open to Debate, and more. Watch live as journalists, newsmakers, and thought leaders from around the world take on hot topics making news and the biggest issues of our time. Plus, community meetups, speaker meet-and-greets, micro-sessions, food trucks, DJs, and artists.

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