Arts & Life

He's turning his past street life into a screenplay

The first thing you notice about Raymond Power is his smile, wide and welcoming. The second thing you see are the tattoos that wrap around his forearms, creep over the collar of his button-down shirt, and drip out of the corner of an eye down to his cheekbone. “The tattoos are a big barrier,” Power says about his search for employment. “I still get followed in stores to this day.”

Speakers Forum

Retiring the 'poop emoji' pillow and other Seattle tales at Ignite#39

Bravery meets humor as speakers share quirky stories.

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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This musician helps keep an ancient language alive for Sephardic Jews

“Why there are so many Sephardic Jews in Seattle?” That’s the question we dove into on our latest episode of SoundQs, our podcast where you ask a question and KUOW explores the answer.

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.

Speakers Forum

Civic Cocktail: Journalists discuss wildfire season, LGBTQIA after Stonewall

Vital civic discussions, with an optional cocktail

Speakers Forum

Tiny Beautiful Things finds a great big beautiful stage

The healing advice, power and art of Dear Sugar

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23 couples, one mass celebration in Washington farm town

Summer kicks off a flurry of weddings. In Central Washington, one small town went big with 23 couples tying the knot, all on the same day.

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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.