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Opera Ebony broke boundaries in classical music for 50 years — but what comes next?

Opera Ebony was formed when opportunities for Black singers were few and far between. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, but may not survive its 81-year-old founder.
- Brandon Gates
Poet Sara Marie Ortiz on what the moon has to teach us

Poet Sara Marie Ortiz looks at Seattle's landscape from a bird's-eye view, while contemplating natural and urban worlds, ever-present change, and all that's mutable.
- Shin Yu Pai
Mike's adventures in art: How I Learned, The Niceties, NFFTY

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
- Kevin Kniestedt
How martial arts and sisterhood inspired the new movie 'Polite Society'

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.
- Vincent Acovino
Poet Nadine Maestas on psychedelic journeying and seeing the sacred in everything

In "I Dreamt that We Ate Mushrooms Together," poet Nadine Antoinette Maestas brings the reader along on a sacred and immersive journey of becoming one again with nature, to remind humans of our own fundamental wildness.
- Shin Yu Pai
Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Andrew Walsh

This week… The state legislative session ended without a new drug possession law. The state health department is shutting down its Covid-19 tracking app. And the Kraken are on the verge of an upset, and the city is buzzing. Local arts reporter Jas Keimig and Too Beautiful To Live Podcast Co-Host Andrew Walsh are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones
In 'The Niceties,' office hours take on the feel of a boxing match

Office hours for a college professor might not seem like the most fruitful source of inspiration, but “The Niceties,” currently on stage at the Intiman Theater in Seattle, delivers.
- Noel Gasca
Seattle mourns loss of two food and drink pioneers

Seattle’s food community lost two pioneers this past week: Ron Zimmerman, co-owner of Herbfarm, who put Seattle on the national scene, and Rachel Marshall, who introduced her love of ginger beer to the city.
- Ruby de Luna
Poet Raul Sanchez on finding a voice that transcends language and borders

Raul Sanchez's poetry reflects an influence of American culture tangled with Sanchez's Mexican roots.
- Libby Denkmann
Why aren't more people talking about James Corden's farewell to 'The Late Late Show'?

Corden winds down his eight-year tenure as The Late Late Show host on Thursday — but his farewell feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
- Eric Deggans

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