Marcie Sillman
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Arts & Life
Beerfests and the autumnal equinox: Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks September 20-22
Autumn arrives on Sunday evening, but the Seattle-area fall arts season is already in full swing. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman offers these weekend highlights.
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September 19th | A check-in with an aquatic regional favorite
Orcas, arts, school failings, and inside Bill’s brain.
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Arts & Life
(Maybe) Coming to a theater near you: Movies made in the Seattle-area
The Seattle-area film industry has struggled for years to compete with colleagues in Vancouver, B.C., Oregon and California. That’s been due, in large part, to the comparatively low levels of state and local tax incentives and other economic support.
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Arts & Life
KUOW's Marcie Sillman highlights standout September arts offerings from small organizations.
September ushers in the Seattle area fall arts. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman highlights some of the most promising offerings from smaller organizations.
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Arts & Life
What happens when an arts reporter heads to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup?
People have been “doin’ the Puyallup”—the Washington State Fair—for more than a century. What started as a showcase for livestock and agricultural products is now a three-week festival featuring live entertainment, carnival rides, and deep fried fast foods.
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Arts & Life
It's September! Time for the fall arts season
September ushers in the Seattle area fall arts. This week, KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman highlights a few of the notable offerings this month from large organizations. Next week she’ll turn her eye to smaller arts groups.
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Arts & Life
Marcie Sillman's Labor Day weekend culture picks
Labor Day weekend has arrived, and with it a slew of late-summer festivals.
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Arts & Life
Bumbershoot is more than a music festival
When Bumbershoot started in 1971 as the Mayor’s Arts Festival, organizers envisioned a grass roots civic celebration of Seattle culture and the city’s resilience. It was the middle of the Boeing bust, local residents were fleeing the city in search of new jobs and then-Mayor Wes Uhlman wanted to create some reason for optimism. 125,000 people showed up to sample theater and dance, visual and literary artists, and, of course, music of all kinds.
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Arts & Life
The ‘doularina.’ A ballet dancer becomes a doula in Seattle
Sarah Orza has spent 20 years as a professional ballerina; now she pirouettes into a new career working with new moms
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August 15th | The newest Colossus
Recent administration comments restart a debate about what liberty means in America. What does it mean if your teachers never look like you? Facial recognition software may know what you’re feeling. What does historic preservation mean in a city like Seattle? And the spectacle of the Perseids.