Culture ArtSEA: New Northwest things to do when the news is getting to you With bonsai treehouses, a wooden womb, angelic paintings and an astrological symphony, Seattle arts events provide an escape from the headline churn. by Brangien Davis / March 27, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle art museums give pixilated political perspectives Shows at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and National Nordic Museum take a pointillist approach to telling timely stories. by Brangien Davis / March 20, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Amid threats to forests, a Seattle show of endangered birds Plus, a ballet that swarms with bees, the Sea Slug Animation Festival, a sad but soft zebra and other artistic escape routes. by Brangien Davis / March 6, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: A ceramics show with sharp edges in La Conner Plus, Seattle has a new Civic Poet, and a crop of fresh books by Northwest authors hits the shelves. by Brangien Davis / February 27, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s theater scene loses two devoted players Plus, Seattle Opera stages a wildly animated take on a classic, and more theater picks — from nonlinear dramas to a big Broadway hit. by Brangien Davis / February 20, 2025
News WA city takes sexual assault survivor to court for harassment For five years a Snoqualmie woman escalated her emails and calls to city officials to further investigate her rape case. A judge told her to stop. by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest and Mother Jones / February 20, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s new mini-golf course channels the era of absurd Plus, a new jazz walk bops through Pioneer Square, and a look at legendary Northwest photographer Al Smith. by Brangien Davis / February 13, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Black History Month brings Afrofuturism to the dance floor Plus, Seattle Art Museum trades in a tree sculpture for plastic clouds, and ways to plan a Super Bowl-free weekend. by Brangien Davis / February 6, 2025
News The Newsfeed: PNB banks big on ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reboot With 268 new costumes, a set inspired by Coast Native design and a $4 million price tag, the Seattle ballet is modernizing the 19th-century classic. by Brangien Davis / January 31, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Two new public art projects point to Northwest history Plus, Century Ballroom announces there’s hope for its survival while other Seattle arts spaces move, shake and innovate. by Brangien Davis / January 30, 2025