Seattle Playwright: Egypt Is Home But I Consider Myself American Seattle-based playwright Yussef El Guindi was born in Egypt. But he feels more at ease in his adopted home. "Egypt is always going to a part of my... Marcie Sillman
'Ghettoside': Nancy Pearl Highlights Murder In South LA Long before a policeman shot to death an unarmed young black man in Ferguson, Missouri, reporter Jill Leovy was exploring murder in Los Angeles. She... Marcie Sillman
'You Couldn't Tell My Father He Was White. Believe Me. I Tried.' Before there was Rachel Dolezal, there was Mishna Wolff’s dad. In this 2009 interview, comedian Mishna Wolff tells Steve Scher about her dad, a white... Steve Scher
Fighting For Arts: 'All Young People Deserve To Sing' Once upon a time, when you were young, you probably painted pictures, sang songs and danced yourself dizzy. Many artists and arts educators believe that... Marcie Sillman
Courtship On The American Frontier Imagined By Modern Poet Over the past couple of decades, Jana Harris has written a series of poetry collections that blend exhaustive research with "documentary imagination,"... Elizabeth Austen
Nancy Pearl Revisits The Domestic Memoir Marcie Sillman talks with book hugger Nancy Pearl for this week's memoir recommendations: "Raising Demons" and "Life Among the Savages," by Shirley... Marcie Sillman
Seattle Is Getting A Poetic New Post Marcie Sillman speaks with Elizabeth Austen, Washington state poet laureate, about a new poetry post in Seattle. The city will name a civic poet for... Kate O'Connell
Join KUOW At SAM For A Special Discussion On African Art Get ready for the next Front Row Center with Marcie Sillman! Join KUOW and fellow listeners at the Seattle Art Museum on July 23 in the Nordstrom... Marcie Sillman
Retiring At 33: Star Seattle Ballerina Carla Korbes Transcends The Pain When Seattle ballerina Carla Korbes dons a white tutu in the classic ballet, “Swan Lake,” she can make you believe she’s a swan. That uncanny ability... Marcie Sillman
Kiyon Gaines Preps For Last Dance, Post-Ballet Career Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Kiyon Gaines says he didn’t find ballet -- ballet found him. The Baltimore native didn’t start dancing until he was 10.... Marcie Sillman