Arts & Culture

Tina Turner escaped a violent marriage to a controlling musical partner and empowered herself to emerge through a musical renaissance. Her story of surviving and thriving was so much more than a comeback story.

If you're planning a getaway for the long weekend, consider cost, distance and what you want from your trip. If you're staying local, you can still plan a special weekend with activities at home.

“Alan @ Work” follows Alan Chong Lau, a respected Seattle artist who supported himself for decades by working at a grocery store. The documentary, made by Doug Ing, follows Lau from 1998-2008.

Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.

The band released the 12-track album “Walk Around the Moon” on Friday — the band’s first studio album since 2018 — and plans a summer amphitheater tour.

Sudeshna Sen's debut feature film "Anu" is the story of a 12-year-old South Asian girl growing up in Seattle, learning how to deal with losing a loved one. The film is premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival.

In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.

NPR's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist is underway. While the judges continue to deliberate, here are some standout local entries from musicians across western Washington.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Artistic Director Nataki Garrett resigned from the organization on Friday.

Matika Wilbur was tired of seeing one-dimensional, insipid, degrading depictions of Native Americans in mainstream media and popular culture. So she did something about it.