The fourth annual Project Red Dress aims to show off local talent and help support a worthy cause. Directed by Eduardo Khawam of the Metropolitan Fashion Week, the event allows Seattle-area design students to create gowns to display while competing for a scholarship. Entertainment will include a performance by Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra.
Shen Wei – ever heard of him? He’s the guy who once received the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship; the Chinese-born dancer who the Washington Post hailed as “[o]ne of the greatest artists of our time”. Nothing? Maybe this will ring a bell: Wei was the lead choreographer for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Sound familiar, yet?
Big White is not as common a name as, say, Whistler, when it comes to Canadian ski resorts, but then why have I been to Whistler twice and Big White (which is a longer commute) four times in the same period? Legitimacy, my friends, legitimacy.
Seattle Beta is a quarterly get-together that draws nearly 300 people, including founders, hackers, students, members of the press, investors, visionaries and professors — all with a similar entrepreneurial spirit and passion for technology.
It’s freezing in Seattle! There is nothing sexy about that. Well, unless you don’t wear a bra and like to sport the “turkey’s done” look for your admiring co-workers all day, but that aside…
What: Cliff Goodman, known for his glass artwork inspired by nature, will visit the Seattle Glassblowing Studio to share his innovative skills with a charitable audience.
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will play in Super Bowl XLVI, following Sunday’s respective wins over the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Football aside, each of these four teams plays their home games in a truly remarkable city. Should you find yourself daydreaming during the big game on Sunday, Feb. 5, let your mind drift towards
Running out of creative ideas to keep your cabin fever-afflicted kids occupied this winter? Take a deep breath, your saving grace is here: the 7th annual Children’s Film Festival Seattle will be in town from Thursday, Jan. 26 to Sunday, Feb. 5.
The Restaurant: A jaded Northwesterner might view January with disdain for its rotten weather and post-holiday melancholy. Snow threatens closures, rain hisses down with a vengeance and wind chokingly whips in from the Sound. In pursuit of happiness, locals tend to seek out sunnier elements and warmer conditions, such as Mexican excursions and Caribbean island crawls.
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