MORE THAN WALKIN: Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? Do shoes count as life? For Beth Levine they did, and that’s why her creations and styles have had more of an influence on shoes today than the work of any other shoe designer in history. (Ladies can thank Levine for bringing boots to popularity in the 1960s.) Marilyn Monroe and Cher wore her designs. And Nancy Sinatra’s boots that were made for walkin’? Those were Levine’s, too. But for Levine, shoes were much more than practical facts of life; they were canvases for some of the most impressive fashion based art of the 20th century. Head to Bellevue Arts Museum for an exhibition of Levine’s work from chic to avant-garde. The First Lady of Shoes gave future designers big ones to fill. more ›

Trouble in Tahiti / Rita: Seattle Young Artists Program @ CHAC more ›

This weekend, the Northwest Chamber Chorus will present its final concert of the year. They have built their program around three composers whose last names start with the letter "b": Billings, Bruckner, and Bernstein. more ›

Wonderful Town, currently playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre, is, in a word, fantastic. (You thought we would go with “wonderful,” didn’t you? Yeah, not this time, buddy.) Seattlest caught the show last Saturday night, and we genuinely enjoyed it. more ›