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• Posted Step Right Up! See the Greatest Show in the Center of the Universe… to Seattlest
  and drink lots of beer Burlesque and vaudeville seem to be thriving here in Seattle, and one of the liveliest displays is at the annual Moisture Festival in Fremont. The third annual carnival of the absurd brings together a motley assortment of scantily clad dancers, trapeze artists, jugglers, contortionists, clowns, rabbis, acrobats, musicians, comedians, and magicians. See the amazing Bubble Guy! Marvel at the Magical Mystical Michael! Whistle at the Flordigan Can Can Girls! We...
• Posted Mmmm...Isn’t it Good? Norwegian Smørbrød, Norwegian Smørbrød to Seattlest
  Pass the krumkake and don’t skimp on the pea soup. It’s Norwegians Gone Wild this weekend at The Annual Tastes of Norway Heritage and Cultural Day in Ballard. The yearly event is a great opportunity to sample all things Norwegian. Not only can you eat like the gluttonous Norwegian tabby of folktale fame, but you can see artists demonstrating the traditional crafts of cutwork embroidery, called Hardanger, and rose painting or rosemaling. Kids will be...
• Posted Celebrate Swedish Gold with a Breakfast of Champions to Seattlest
  The dark cloud of loss and failure has lifted! The jubilation in Seattle this week will be palpable. Not only did local skating phenomenon Apolo Ohno capture Olympic gold in the 500-meter, but Sweden won the gold in hockey. Expect to see the streets of Ballard teeming with puffed up Swedes yelling "Vi Vinna!!" To get a taste of the glory, we recommend stuffing yourself with fluffy golden medallions this Sunday, March 5, at the...
• Posted Dig That Jazz Like Snowflakes to Seattlest
  Seattle has been the home to many a great jazz artist like Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, but you don’t hear us getting excited about new local jazz that often. Especially ones who do improv. Improv can often sink an audience into a quicksand of repetition and leave it gasping for air. It’s just a letter away from "Improve" afterall, so one tends to be skeptical. It’s rare to get it right but the Water...
• Posted Who Will Stop the Comic Artists? to Seattlest
  We know we already trumpeted Pete Bagge and the comic artist group show at the Sessions Gallery, but comic artists are a deprived, media-hungry bunch who are always clawing their way in the spotlight—and we don’t want to anger them. That’s why we recommend you get your autograph pads and hustle down to Zanadu Comics (1923 3rd Ave.) this Wednesday, from 4-6 pm, for a book signing for the new comics anthology, Roadstrips. Put together...