Happy Pride Month! Have you ever wanted to walk in the Pride Parade? Whether you already have or want to, come join the Seattle Colleges faculty, staff, students, family, and friends. Show your pride as LGBTQIA+ student of one of the Seattle Colleges. Allies are also especially welcome to walk with us. Meeting time is
Seattle Central College Drama Department’s latest production Tartuffe is a timeless comedy full of twists. The twists, however, are not limited to the plot, but also come in the form of cross-dressing and excellent character development. Tartuffe makes each of us question our own judgment of what someone’s real intentions might be. To feel the intrigue for yourself
An annual visual arts competition featuring works by Seattle Central students is now open to the public. The Student Invitational Exhibition runs from May 29th to June 13th in Seattle Central’s Art Gallery. The exhibition showcases a variety of artwork from students of all ages and highlights a wide range of styles and media including
From April 21st to August 5th, the Seattle Art Museum will be running an exhibition of Jono Vaughan’s multidisciplinary work Project 42. Vaughan seeks to depict the impact of violence on transgender people and at the same time, memorialize their lives and provoke discussion as well as attention. Based on the concept of rebirth through
A soldier and a poet walk into a bookstore… Authors Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite will read from their provocatively satirical and uncomfortably accurate novel, Deliver Us, at Elliot Bay Book Company this Friday. The controversial new social novel explores near-future Detroit – a decaying shell of a once-buzzing city revived by the presence of
Seattle Central’s College Activities Board has been ramping up preparations for the college’s annual celebration of student participation and diversity. This year’s Unity Fair will be held on May 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unity Fair is a collaborative project made possible by the Associated Student Council and many different clubs and organizations
On May 6 at Washington Hall there was a visual and performance art show by teens and for teens. From 1 – 4 p.m. visual art and printed poetry was on display on the balcony; the main level had the opportunity fair, crafts and food, as well as pop-up live performances of dance, theater, music
“People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can’t talk about that. I’m looking to stay alive.” – Calvin Klein In 1998, at the tender and awkward age of 18, I was approached by a young woman who represented a modeling agency. She said I had the “it factor”
Ellen Forney, author of the one-of-a-kind graphic novels Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me; Monkey Food (Eisner-nominated); I Love Led Zeppelin (Eisner-nominated) and Lust: Kinky Online Personal Ads. Forney, who wrote for decades for the Stranger, received The Stranger Genius Award in Literature in 2012 for her work. She releases her newest graphic novel Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life on May
On April 28 I had the pleasure of attending the Bemis ARTS Spring Art Show. The show featured over 50 local Seattle artists. It was held at the Bemis Building in downtown SoDo. The historic building is home to many artists and their studios on the upper floors as well as workspaces and a recording
