The countdown to Geek Girl Con began last night with an improv-based showing geared for those obsessed with obsessive-cult-trivia. more ›

Do you live in Seattle? Are you a Neeeerrrrdd? Would you love to watch lots of Seattle nerds act stupid on stage and make obscure Star Trek and Mass Effect 3 references completely off the cuff? How about sit around and talk about what's coming up at (the first Annual!) Geek Girl Con in October? more ›

News from West Seattle! Baskin-Robbins gets robbed (meanwhile, the far superior Husky Deli has a birthday), Lucha Libre, stolen aerial equipment, an arrest in Tuesday's White Center shooting and a memorial for a beloved local artist. Oh, and get your heart checked, kids. more ›

Manifold Motion's ability to work magic with yarn puts to shame all the stitchin', bitchin' hipsters whose facility with knitting needles has never exceeded the ability to make scarves. Part meditation on our hyper-mediated culture, part paean to the arts and crafts movement, Manifold Motion's is a stunningly imaginative dance performance that's more than worth the drive to West Seattle. more ›

At some point around the beginning of hour three of Bertolt Brecht's , you're finally overwhelmed. Perhaps it was the hot black box theatre, perhaps it was the uncomfortable seats, but as the play reaches it painful conclusion, despite the occasional weaknesses of the production, we found ourselves fighting back tears. That's nothing if not the sign of a great play. more ›

This weekend, the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is having an Open House, while Cooper Artist Housing is having Open Studios. We know this because some old friends of ours are Cooper cultists and they sent us a postcard. How droll! How last century! more ›

Once again, we trucked it all the way across the West Seattle Bridge this week to check out the latest installment in the Four Sheep Acoustic Music Series at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. more ›

You got something better to do? We don't believe you. more ›

Okay so West Seattle isn't exactly the most convenient place for going out on a weeknight, unless, of course, you live in West Seattle. But for those of us acoustic music enthusiasts here in the cool part of town (ouch!), it'll have to do for now. more ›