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  • caption: Jessica Ry'cheal's "Proof"

    Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks October 18-20

    You may be mired in your pre-Halloween preparations—costumes, pumpkin carving and stocking up on candy—but KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman believes there’s also time to consume a little culture. She offers these weekend treats for your consideration.

  • caption: Loaves of sourdough exit the oven.

    October 18th | Sourdough on the rise

    It’s worth the wait. A party in a rideshare. A new turn in an old mystery series. And the pain of being subdivided: like the body, or the land.

  • caption: Musician at Bumbershoot, 1974

    Where has Seattle's music scene gone?

    Twenty-five years ago, Seattle was the epicenter of the popular music world. Bands like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana had legions of fans around the globe. But now, musicians are leaving Seattle because of rising costs. The city has a plan to change that - and it's got a lot to do with the mega-hit Old Town Road.

  • caption: Musician Archie in the Capitol Hill home she shares with five other young artists.

    Artists are being squeezed out of Seattle, how can we keep them?

    Tracking down Archie’s Capitol Hill home is a little bit like locating platform 9 ¾ to find the Hogwarts Express. The shabby space is behind a locked gate, down a brick alley. It’s home to Archie, a musician in her twenties, and five other musicians and artists.

  • caption: File: Mayor Jenny Durkan smiles while giving a speech on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at The Westin in Seattle. Mayor Durkan's latest proposed budget would include funding to support creative industries and the arts.

    Seattle's creative sector: Foundation of the new economy?

    Some experts say Seattle’s workforce wasn’t prepared for the high-paying jobs that came with Amazon and other big tech companies in the city. They say that paved the way for an influx of thousands of outside workers; they claimed to claim those job, driving up the cost of living and driving out many service sector workers…and artists.