Ryan McCormick is a student here at Seattle Central who has been taking art classes for about a year. He spent several years as a professional chef, working for Seattle’s very own legendary chef, Tom Douglas. Ryan sat down with me to discuss why he left the grind of the…
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There has been a huge trend of sequels and remakes in Hollywood over the past few years, and while some of them were necessary, many were not. The movie Creed 2 is one of those rare exceptions that is actually worthwhile. Creed 2, sequel to Creed, once again stars Michael…
This is a must see musical about love, laughter, compassion, and faith. The music is so moving, it makes you want to get up on your feet and dance. This is just a small insight into the exhilarating production of In The Heights. In The Heights was conceived by Lin…
The Nutcracker has a certain magic to it no matter how impressive the production and no matter what the quality of the dancers or musicians is. There’s just something to it that feels like gentle warmth from a fireplace, or a soothing mug of tea. However, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production…
On November 26, 2018, one of the world’s greatest filmmaking pioneers passed away. Director Bernardo Bertolucci was born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy in 1941, and started his career as an assistant director. Bertolucci attended Rome University, where he also became well known for his poetry. Bertolucci helmed many films, his…
This Monday evening, Seattle Arts and Lectures opened the first event of their poetry series at Seattle Central’s Broadway performance hall. It was a sold-out gig studded with the stars of the Seattle poetry world that began with several short performances inspired by the works of award-winning poet and performer…
When I watched my first UFC match on TV, I honestly had no idea what was going on. I can’t remember who was in the Octagon, but I know it was at least two years before Connor McGregor would become a global household name. I had just started boxing, so…
Indigenous culture is rooted firmly in traditions, land, people, song and visual art. There have been forces attempting to erase this culture, as well as wildly successful and diverse resistance to that erasure for the last 500 years. This refusal to be erased was clear at the Contemporary Native American…
On Monday, November 12, 2018, we lost one of our greatest pop culture icons. Marvel comics writer and chairman Stan Lee, who passed away at the age of 95 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, was a leading pioneer in the comic book world. Lee, along with the late Jack…
“I am glad that I grew up around the time that Hip Hop was forming”, Dr. Daudi Abe Seattle’s Hip Hop History goes beyond just rap music, as I learned today in the Hip Hop History forum at Broadway Performance Hall. Dr. Daudi Abe appeared along with DJ Vitamin D,…
