Artscape Podcast
1) Meet The In-Your-Face Fictional Radio DJ Who Wants To Convert All of Us Into Jazz Fans
Frank Boyd admits he is neither a jazzhead nor a jazznerd . He’s a newcomer to appreciating the music — music that he says has a public perception problem.
2) Seattle's Peter Miller Reflects On The Year With Poetry On Tomato Cans
At Peter Miller Books in Seattle , 'tis the season of tomato cans. For the last 20 years, Miller has been giving away cans of quality tomatoes to his regular customers. What makes these tomatoes uniqu...Show More
3) Two Actors Playing Opposite Real-Life Spouses In 'A Christmas Story: The Musical'
Seattle actors Jessica Skerritt and Dane Stokinger have played opposite one another before. There was the time last year in Arizona, when they were in a production of “Xanadu , the Musical.” He played...Show More
Two Actors Playing Opposite Real-Life Spouses In 'A Christmas Story: The Musical'
05:40 | Dec 22nd, 2014
4) At Seattle Children’s Theatre, A Puppet Master Creates The Magic
One of the stars in the latest production of Seattle Children’s Theatre is the perfect example of how theater can be something magical. The performer’s name is “Trueheart.” She has a carved head, a sw...Show More
5) New Pop Opera By Oluo Of Industrial Revelation Opening In Seattle
Ahamefule J. Oluo was not doing well. After seven years of marriage, he was divorced, a single father and living in a basement apartment. He had a day job he hated. And though his night job of trying ...Show More
6) Art Of The American West Comes To The Tacoma Art Museum
Images of the American West line the walls of a brand new addition to the Tacoma Art Museum . The collection, a gift from a German family with ties to the Northwest, is a once-in-a-lifetime acquisitio...Show More
7) A Bus Ride In King County Now Also Delivers Volumes Of Poetry
After a seven-year hiatus, 4Culture has resurrected the “Poetry on Buses” program. The public art project, funded through Percent-for-Art funds, aims to elevate the ordinary bus commute. Four buses in...Show More
8) In Lelavision, Sounds Of One-Of-A-Kind Metal Instruments Come To Life On Stage
When you signed up for band in middle school, you probably didn’t have the option of playing the rumitone, the stamenphone or the violcano. These are the names of some of the one-of-a-kind instruments...Show More
In Lelavision, Sounds Of One-Of-A-Kind Metal Instruments Come To Life On Stage
06:53 | Nov 10th, 2014
9) Seattle's Robert Schenkkan Puts On Pair Of Plays About Lyndon B. Johnson
Editor's note: A previous version of this story erroneously said Lyndon B. Johnson was forced to resign in 1969. LBJ chose not to run for re-election in 1968. Leave it to a Pulitzer Prize-winning play...Show More
10) This Seattle Orchestra Rocks To Its Own Disciplined Beat
When Scott Teske, a classically trained upright bass player, was in his early 20s, he stepped away from the regimented world of classical music to see what playing in a rock and roll band would be lik...Show More