Succession s Season 3 Trailer Is Here! by Jasmyne Keimig • Jul 6, 2021 at 5:40 pm
The criminalization of cannabis in this country is absolutely infuriating. My heart goes out to Richardson. Patrick Smith/Getty.
Mark your calendars: In conjunction with a coalition of arts organizations around the city, Seattle City of Literature will host a mayoral arts forum on Thursday, July 22 at 6 pm. Vivian Phillips and Marcie Sillman will moderate and it will be in-person. Register here. Sponsored Celebrate Intiman’s move to Capitol Hill and the return of the live arts after COVID with three joyous productions!
The Recall Sawant campaign is pretty damn close to getting enough signatures to potentally get onto the ballot this fall: The campaign needs 10,739 signatures and has collected 9,000 of them, putting them way ahead of schedule, reports Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. Though an email blast to supporters says the s
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Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent whose Victoria Cross is on display in the RNZAF Museum in Christchurch this month.
A Victoria Cross awarded to Nelson-born Squadron Leader (and later Group Captain) Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC (RAF 36146) is on public display for the first time. It’s the only VC in the RNZAF Museum of New Zealand collection at Wigram, Christchurch. The precious medal, which will be on display until May 9, was donated to the museum along with Trent’s nine other medals by his family after his death in 1986. A quiet and unassuming man, Trent disliked the fuss that the award caused and remained uncomfortable with the publicity and his renown as a war hero, always stressing the vital contribution of his aircrew and making a point of quietly visiting the families of those who gave their lives.
by Jasmyne Keimig • Mar 16, 2021 at 11:48 am
The Eastside sucks. Courtesy of BAM
In an open letter addressed to the Bellevue Arts Museum s board of directors on Monday, several artists called for the removal of the museum s executive director, Benedict Heywood. They also demanded greater transparency behind BAM s work around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The letter comes just a few weeks after writers and artists at both Hugo House and Pottery Northwest called for the removal of each respective organization s executive directors following allegations of racism and discrimination.
In the letter to BAM s board, the artists claim that Heywood treated Tariqa Waters, the acclaimed gallerist behind Martyr Sauce and the curator of BAM s
Artists making art right now is truly a blessing: Seattle poet, playwright, performer, and artist Anastacia-Reneé will present
(Don t be Absurd) Alice in Parts at the Frye Art Museum, running from January 30 to April 25. Grounded in the Black feminist and womanist tradition, Anastacia-Reneé explores gentrification and its detrimental effects on the body in the show, through the eyes of her character Alice Metropolis. The immersive installation allows viewers to walk through Alice s home, which we can t quite do just yet due to COVID restrictions. Instead, the Frye will host a virtual celebration and special performance this Saturday from 5-6:30pm. Viewers can expect a virtual tour of the show and a choreopoem inspired by Alice, read by seven artists and poets.