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  This Bothell Santa spends his offseason keeping rose bushes in tip-top shape

  Summertime is high season for Seattle’s rose growers and lovers. They’re a passionate bunch. John Harmeling is one of the best-known among them.

  • Ruby de Luna
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  Summer book club continues with an imaginative collection of speculative fiction

  The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" by Kim Fu.

  • Katie Campbell
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  The revolution is written in the latest book from Ijeoma Oluo, bestselling author of 'So You Want to Talk About Race'

  This month, the KUOW Book Club read Ijeoma Oluo's "Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — and How You Can, Too." Oluo joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the first in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio and video from the event are available below.

  • Katie Campbell
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  For these Northwest artists, this Juneteenth takes on a deeper 'urgency'

  Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Across the Northwest, local artists are using their craft to celebrate the history and stories of African Americans.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Mesmerized by glass? Tips to exploring Seattle's world-class glass art scene

  “Glass is mesmerizing,” says artist and KUOW project manager Hilary Lee. “It’s just kind of all around us, but then in a contemporary art form, it's really fun, and you can do lots of things with it.” Thankfully, Western Washington is a world-class region for glass arts — from glassblowing to kiln casting to neon.

  • Jeannie Yandel
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  'F*** it.' This Seattle author’s fiction is unapologetically queer

  The KUOW Book Club is reading Corinne Manning's short story collection "We Had No Rules" this month. Catch Manning on a special bonus episode of Meet Me Here on Thursday.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Seattle's LGBTQ scene circa 2003 comes to life in author Mike Curato's adult debut

  Author Mike Curato's adult debut, "Gaysians," a graphic novel that feels like the natural next step from the semi-autobiographical "Flamer." It's bold and funny and, yes, unabashedly gay.

  • Katie Campbell
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  This Bellingham theater teaches improv to people with memory loss

  If you've ever taken an improv class, you know they make you do some goofy stuff, like communicate with sounds, not words, and play out all kinds of unique situations. At The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, an improv class was created especially for students who have early stage memory loss.

  • Kyle Norris
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  Summertime and the readin's easy: KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library partner for live author series

  The KUOW Book Club has some exciting news to share today: We are kicking off a summer reading series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library.

  • Katie Campbell
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  With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' this film franchise keeps on kicking

  There’s a lot of pressure for a film like this to live up to the original. What does KUOW’s film reviewer Dyer Oxley think of "Karate Kid: Legends"? In short, expect sequels.

  • Dyer Oxley

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