On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, the opening reception for the Beyond Borders exhibition took place from 5 to 7 pm at the M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery. The reception was hosted by the gallery along with Seattle Print Arts, who also provided refreshments. The exhibit, a collaboration featuring a multitude…
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On December 8, 2019, the launch party for The Hill With a Future: Seattle’s Capitol Hill 1900-1946, by Jacqueline B. Williams, took place at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar from 5 pm to 8 pm. The event celebrated the official re-publishing of the book, which had been out of print…
For a lot of us who are socially minded and generally balk at the history of Thanksgiving, a lot of traditional films leave us feeling guilty and hollow. With this in mind, I present my picks of movies that demonstrate intersectionality, support indigenous directors, and are wholesome enough to watch…
For a certain generation, mainly those born between 1980 and 2000, The Dark Crystal, directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and released in 1982, was a big deal. The last surviving Gelfling in all of Thra, having been raised by the noble Mystics, must set out on a perilous…
I was raised by film nerds. High school English teaching, music playing, hippie film nerds. So when, at the age of eight, I thought I was being rebellious by saying I wanted to watch horror movies, my mother devised an age-appropriate viewing schedule. I was shown King Kong, silent films,…
While there’s a demand for housing in Seattle, there are few resources for rent subsidy within student groups, and rent is quickly rising. As one of the fastest growing cities in America, Seattle has undergone a drastic increase in the price of rent as more and more people are living…
3 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) Seattle Central has a drama department, and I wish more people knew about it, especially after seeing them perform The Laramie Project. Reinstated in 2015, Central’s drama program has been putting…
Starting June 28th, KEXP will be partnering with WildRose bar to curate a musical event weekend highlighting queer femme artists in the Pacific Northwest. This will be the second year KEXP has partnered with Pride for an event, but the first time partnering with WildRose– seemingly Seattle’s lone lesbian bar.…
3.5 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) When I was a kid, I loved monster movies, especially the Godzilla and King Kong films. Monster movies always got me excited and hyped, and while watching the new Godzilla film, “Godzilla:…
4.7 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) (Warning: some links lead to NSFW images) Amanda Palmer, as part of the “There Will Be No Intermission” tour, held court at the Paramount in Seattle on June 7th, 2019. I…