Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Celebrants dance, reflect through Kwanzaa A NAAM gathering on the fourth day of the secular pan-African holiday honored the principle of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. by Amanda Snyder / January 2, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Filipino Catholics gather for Simbang Gabi St. James's nine-day Advent Mass draws hundreds from all over Western Washington. by Amanda Snyder / December 13, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | Día de los Muertos celebrates life, death After a pandemic hiatus, the Day of the Dead event returned to Seattle's El Centro de la Raza. by Amanda Snyder / November 8, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | The return of Diwali lights up Bellevue People gathered on Monday night — some for the first time since 2019 — to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights. by Amanda Snyder / October 28, 2022
Culture Dance, drumming and lessons on life It’s the middle of a late-July afternoon at the Tukwila Community Center. Though she’s already been in class for hours, Faith Capers, 13, appears full of energy during an hour-long ballet class. ... by Leslie Holleran / August 9, 2016
Culture A Grammy and big donation from Taylor Swift mark a banner year for Seattle Symphony Bill Frisell and Shaprece perform with the Seattle Symphony at a Sonic Evolution show at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA by Leslie Holleran / January 2, 2016
Culture A conversation with Seattle’s new top chef, Eric Johnson Chef Eric Johnson and his business partner, Seth Hammond, run the Stateside restaurant in Capitol Hill. by Leslie Holleran / November 15, 2015
Culture Famed ballerina Patricia Barker returns to Seattle A scene from Olivier Wevers' "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the Nick Bottom character in the center. by Leslie Holleran / October 1, 2015
