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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, June 14-16
The Northwest festival season really gets underway in June, and this weekend revelers have their choice of celebratory gatherings. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has a round up of some of the weekend’s cultural events.
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Seattle Art Museum names new director
[host lead] Seattle Art Museum has named a new director. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has more. SAM has tapped Amada Cruz for its top leadership position. Cruz currently runs the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona She was born in Cuba but educated in the United States, and has spent most of her career working to expand audiences and diversify arts programming. She’ll take her new job in September, after SAM’s current director Kimerly Rorschach retires. Cruz will oversee SAM’s downtown museum, the Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliott Bay, and the Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, scheduled to reopen this fall. Marcie Sillman, KUOW News.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, June 7-9
June is here, complete with what seems like endless daylight and warmer temperatures. The first week of June is also a time for big cultural happenings; KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has some tips for our weekend pleasure.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, May 31-June 2
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is rounding out its third weekend with more screenings and events galore.
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If she’s not dancing, who is Noelani Pantastico? Even she isn’t sure
Noelani Pantastico has been a professional ballerina for more than 20 years. At the age of 39, she's thinking of retiring, and she has no idea what comes next.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks May 24-27
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. A three-day weekend often invites us to head out of town, but for those who choose to stay in the city limits, KUOW’s Marcie Sillman has a few suggestions to help round out your calendar - including the weekly Seattle International Film Festival picks.
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For these Seattle teens, resisting the current regime is an after-school art club
Students at Seattle's Franklin High School use art to make social change
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Journalist: What we don't know about domestic violence can kill us
One in four women, one in nine men. That’s how many people in the U.S. are affected by domestic violence, which accounts for 15% of the violent crime in the country.
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May 21st | Dear Sugars’ Steve Almond has advice for you: look inward.
Our shift from a culture of character to a cult of personality. We ask MOHAI’s Clara Berg again: is Seattle fashionable? One reporter looks deeply at domestic violence. And high school students take what might be their last stand.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks: May 17-19
It's mid-May and in Seattle, that means one thing: the Seattle International Film Festival!