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Seattle's Local Sightings Film Festival is happening in-person in 2021, with virtual options too

Kim Malcolm talks with Vivian Hua, executive director of the Northwest Film Forum about the 2021 Local Sightings Film Festival.

Seattle Kraken and the soundtrack of a hockey game

The Kraken team up with KEXP for a musical score.

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These end of summer arts and culture picks amuse and inspire

‘She chose Black children specifically for this exhibition, which at times almost feels like a sacred space, like a chapel. It's really powerful.’

Seattle Now

Local designer aims to turn Seattle into fashion hot spot

Worried you won't remember how to get dressed once lockdown lifts? Fashion desinger Jamen Lanogwa Saziru believes there's hope for Puget Sound style beyond fleece and flannel.

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Reopening events bring Seattle theater, art, and music lovers together again

"I can just hear it now, the joy all those people getting together."

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'The resilience of native women': These Navajo matriarchs heal and educate through dance

Thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls are missing - many presumed murdered, their families denied the dignity of laying their bodies to rest. "Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project" honors these women and their land, and educating non-native people along the way.

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'This came from a dream.' How this Navajo family is healing with dance

Eugene Tapahe never dreamt the coronavirus pandemic would bring the world to a stop. Nor could he have known when the virus struck that another pandemic a century earlier - and a tradition that grew out of it - would send his family on a 30,000-mile journey to heal.

Speakers Forum

'Shame changer': Sex tech CEO disrupts Asian stereotypes with adult films

Make Love Not Porn founder Cindy Gallop says the future of pornography is "social sex" and the end of fetishizing women of color.

Speakers Forum

Author M. Leona Godin shares the trope-free history of 'blindness'

Godin’s new book sheds an intriguing light on the tropes surrounding those on the spectrum of blindness.

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A proud selection of arts events, perfect for a rainy weekend

‘It's really gay. It's perfect for a pride event. I think everyone should go see it.’