With Unique Book Club, Coming Together by Staying Apart
As social isolation from the novel virus threatens to drive us all mad, novel book clubs bring Washingtonians together from afar.
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(LIFE)STYLE
A catch-all page for coverage outside of performing arts: style and fashion, local businesses, community, meetups, galleries, food, books and more.
Avoiding the Plague? Here Are Some Small-Screen Options to Try.
With all the performance cancellations and social distancing, no doubt many of us will be spending some quality time with the TV. Here are some shows that are holding my attention these days.
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Seattle’s Asian Art Museum Opens Up Again This Week. Here’s an Early Look.
The newly imagined Seattle Asian Art Museum, at the center of bustling-but-serene Volunteer Park, reopens after three years of large-scale renovations. Inside is a bounty of art that’s gorgeous in its breadth and contrasts.
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A Changing Belltown Still Has its Ghosts. In ‘Belltown Exposed’, They Come Alive.
This Sunday night, the Rendezvous decks the halls with decades past, with a unique, free, through-the-eras party and variety show called ‘Belltown Exposed’. It celebrates the release of Staci Bernstein’s new art photography book of the same name. NWT talked with Rendezvous owner Jane Kaplan about the show, the book, and the storied neighborhood.
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Three Art Openings of Note (and They’re All Free)
Exhibits at Seattle Art Museum, Northwest African American Museum, and Tacoma’s Museum of Glass all have free community opening events this week — and they all look like hits.
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South Style: In Two Fashion Events, Tacoma Struts Its Stuff This Weekend
NWT is far from a fashion mag, but we appreciate stand-out style. And fun. And two (very different) events in Tacoma this weekend look apt to please with a lot of both: ‘Couture and Cars’ on Saturday, and ‘Northwest Thrift-Con’ on Sunday. Plus, catch the ongoing Tacoma Night Market and explore some other vintage shopping while you’re there.
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‘Fashion Is ART’ Lives Up to Its Name
A fashion show at the Tacoma Art Museum, produced by Fashion District NW, brought inventive & artistic looks to the runway in a free-flowing environment. The next show, Couture & Cars, is July 20.
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Book Groups for People Who Actually Want to Read the Books
Discover great new reading and connect in person, with three book clubs built around shared interests — in this case, arts, theatre, and queer studies.
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