Arts and Crafts

Randy Wood

She's Crafty

Martha Stewart v. Capitalism

The World on a String

Dead at 14

Chad Wentzel Cuts It Up: On View at Gallery4Culture

News Clips— Photo of the Week

Strong Beer and Flashy Sweaters at Duck Island

One of the best beer selections in Seattle gets a little more festive today. And what better pre-funk for Thanksgiving than a large selection of winter warmers on tap, and everyone in their finest fashion knits for Becky's Christmas sweater contest? A little Dogfish Head, some Oskar Blues Ten Fidy, ... More >>

Flush Pile for the Holidays

More books, more holiday shopping options! Today's featured title is, brace yourself, Toilet Paper Origami: Delight Your Guests With Fancy Folds and Simple Surface Embellishments (Lindaloo Ent., $14.95) by Linda Wright. According to a press release, the book "includes step-by-step directions for fol ... More >>

Ballard Farmers Market Today

If filling your bag with the same veggies you bought last week at the Ballard Farmers Market just isn't as exciting as it used to be, it may be time to explore some of the other goodies that need good homes. Wander over and smell the homemade soaps or pick up that nut butter you've sampled a million ... More >>

16th annual Salmon Homecoming

If filling your bag with the same veggies you bought last week at the Ballard Farmers Market just isn't as exciting as it used to be, it may be time to explore some of the other goodies that need good homes. Wander over and smell the homemade soaps or pick up that nut butter you've sampled a million ... More >>

Liz Tran: Recent Works

If filling your bag with the same veggies you bought last week at the Ballard Farmers Market just isn't as exciting as it used to be, it may be time to explore some of the other goodies that need good homes. Wander over and smell the homemade soaps or pick up that nut butter you've sampled a million ... More >>

Instant Coffee Is Bombarding Bumbershoot With Third Places

Yes, you may end up speaking to a stranger.

World Wide Knit in Public Day

Yes, you may end up speaking to a stranger.

Swirling Mass

Joonwon Lee's Fleeting Moments at the Henry.

Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival

Joonwon Lee's Fleeting Moments at the Henry.

Fresh Ground Space Needle

The needle-shaped grinder gets a second life.

Float, Flitter, Fade

Clouds you'll rarely see around here. At least in real life.

Mark Newport

Clouds you'll rarely see around here. At least in real life.

Nordic Knitting Conference

No bitching at this stitching extravaganza

Noble Salvage

Hunt and gather

Best Boutique Named After a Pixies Song: Velouria

Hunt and gather

Stitch ‘n’ Pitch

Sports ‘n’ Crafts

Sun-Phobic's Summer

Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

Bus Stop

Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

Once Upon a Time . . .

Director Mary Zimmerman finds success telling tales out of school.

Visual Arts Picks

Director Mary Zimmerman finds success telling tales out of school.

Spiritual Unity

Homegrown guitarist Brad Shepik says more with less.

Bring On the Dancing Bears

Vintage techniques get new life in this program of shorts.

Photo of the Week

Vintage techniques get new life in this program of shorts.

Sealed With a Kitsch

When you care enough to make the very best.

High-office high jinks

Those funny men in the Oval Office.

'Living' on the Edge

When she does it, it looks and tastes and smells great. When I try, it's another story

Real evil vs. reel evil

Director Bryan Singer gets caught in Stephen King Land.

Scott Rosenberg

Director Bryan Singer gets caught in Stephen King Land.

Blitzen Trapper

Director Bryan Singer gets caught in Stephen King Land.

Mark Newport

Director Bryan Singer gets caught in Stephen King Land.

RE: EMP's "Taking Aim"

Jini DellaccioThis photo--and many more--of Neil Young are part of EMP's "Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs", opening February 6.​I was stomping around over at EMP headquarters (note: not EMP, if you can dig) this afternoon, got really close to a gold record for the Woodstoc ... More >>

Origami Ghosts

Jini DellaccioThis photo--and many more--of Neil Young are part of EMP's "Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs", opening February 6.​I was stomping around over at EMP headquarters (note: not EMP, if you can dig) this afternoon, got really close to a gold record for the Woodstoc ... More >>

Tonight: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba at Neumos, Origami Ghosts at the Rendezvous

​Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $17. Sub Pop built its reputation on grunge and sustained it on indie rock. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are absolutely neither of those. The first signees to Sub Pop subsidiary Next Ambiance, Ngoni Ba is a four-person fami ... More >>

Dance Review: Mold and Macrame

Wear your dust mask and keep moving at this decay-centric performance installation.

Artists for Japan

Wear your dust mask and keep moving at this decay-centric performance installation.

Prison Guards Still Awaiting Safety Changes Following Officer's Murder at 'Prisneyland'

Biendl​After Monroe correctional officer Jayme Biendl was strangled by an inmate January 29 - and a Walla Walla officer was attacked March 1 by an inmate who stabbed him in the face with a pen - it turns out that another inmate came up with a murder plan this month that essentially combined th ... More >>