Try some snowshoeing or x-country skiing on the east side of the Cascades, some alpine skiing at one of the passes or take the kids sledding in the foothills. Stay warm, stay safe and have fun.
We've brought together a guide of some helpful topics for the holidays. Browse our recipes, shopping and places to donate and volunteer and guide to holiday lights and shows. Take a deep breath and delve into the holiday season with a smile.
Seattle has a music scene built on noise. We birthed grunge from our asphalt loins, and in the many years since, we've become a hotbed for new trends in the amplification and production of beautiful, sweet noise. With music reaching a level of accessibility unknown prior to the advent of digital production, our noisy little burg has been overrun with new acts focused on pushing the envelope of complex craziness. The Cops, The Valley, The Hopscotch Boys, Black Eyes and Neckties, Truckasaurus—the list goes on and on.
Seattle Opera’s artistic and educational mission is to balance tradition and innovation in its productions. The Opera—founded in 1963—strives to enhance the cultural landscape of the Pacific Northwest with high-quality performances while also encouraging audiences to appreciate the musical and historical context of each work.
Culture is, in part, defined by food: the Northwest is no exception. In the minds of many outsiders the region’s hallmarks are apples, coffee, and fresh seafood. In part these conceptions are right, and should even be embraced by what you decide to serve on your table this holiday season.
Halibut are found in the northern regions of the Pacific Ocean,
stretching from northern California to the Bering Sea. They feed
indiscriminately on anything from herring to octopus. Usually the fish
reside on the ocean floor, but they aren't shy about coming up from the
bottom to snack on anything they can fit their mouth around.
The Museum of Flight has been in business in one form or another since 1968. It was originally set in the Seattle Center World's Fair building, and it moved to its current Boeing Field location in 1983.
Christmas season has finally arrived. After a short summer and the falling of the autumn leaves comes our best reason to celebrate winter. To-do lists are growing and traveling plans are being made. The white lights have made their way to the trees. The sights and smells of the season have begun to fill us with cheer. And as we wonder how to share our joy with our loved ones, Seattle theaters already know what they would like to share with us this year.
Paris has the ever classy Eiffel Tower, Seattle has a flying saucer. The city’s iconic Space Needle was built for the 1962 "Century 21"-themed World’s Fair. Costing $4.5 million, construction began on April 17, 1961. The elevators were put in last, just one day before the fair’s opening. During the six-month fair almost 20,000 visitors came to the Space Needle each day. It continues to be a popular destination for tourists and locals alike, receiving over 1 million visitors per year.
The Pacific Northwest Ballet aims to encourage innovative dance and choreography while providing Seattle with culturally enriching entertainment. The season contains over 100 performances from September to June and features a varied repertoire of classical and modern ballets.
Seattle is full of art galleries featuring all sorts of contemporary art, traditional fine art, glass art, prints, sculpture, fine art photography and all sorts of visual art.All over town you can find a different style for a different taste in art. We’ve taken the time to divide the Seattle art galleries into neighborhoods, to better enable you to get from one to the next.
Opportunities to get out of Seattle are all around us. It doesn't take much effort to find a great day trip to refresh you mind and spirit. Get an up close look at the looming Mt. Rainier or head across the Cascades to the Gorge Amphitheater on the picturesque Columbia River. What ever you do, just make sure you come back.
Start by breathing slowly and deeply, concentrating your mind, and
making yourself centered. Whether you’re practicing your side bending,
core strengthening twists or inversions, Seattle has many yoga studios
to choose from. You could just follow the next stranger you see holding
a yoga mat or you could use our guide to help you find a studio
convenient for you and somewhere you feel comfortable. Here’s a few we
found on the Seattle streets.
Seattle can be a difficult place to visit, especially if you don't have a friend in the area to show you around. Facets of Seattle abound, how do you see it all? Here's a guide to help do just that. See Underground Seattle and ride the amphibious duck coach around town in the same day. Or let the wind fly through your hair and ride the double-decker bus, check out a food tour or better yet take a tour of Seattle architecture.
As I sat on the number 5 bus on my way to work one morning, I watched a man on a bicycle merge onto 3rd Avenue in front of the bus, seemingly without bothering to look. “These bicycles!” the driver huffed, “They’re all over the road, and then, if you hit one of them, they say you weren’t giving them enough room!”
Seattle Arts and Lectures (SAL) is a nonprofit organization committed to bringing writers, scholars, filmmakers, and other artists to the Seattle community. Founded in 1987, SAL began presenting lectures with a Literary Lecture Series in 1988 and has steadily added new programs. SAL’s mission has stayed true through the years. It encourages the sharing of ideas between scholars and citizens through sponsoring lectures and classes and in the process helps create a sense of community among people in the Puget Sound area.
Puget Sound has cemented itself as bastion of brewers of all sorts, from homebrew carboys to industrial vats; someone out there has what you're looking for. If you need an excuse, summer is the perfect time of year to find a little neighborhood brewery or brewpub, perch yourself on their patio and watch the world go by. Here's a guide to help you find one close to you.
Seattle is littered with landmarks that create a city that is not only
interesting, but eclectic, the landmarks reflects the attitude of the
free thinking and progressive residents. Here's a guide to familiarize
you with a handful of the landmarks that call Seattle home.
