Arts

The Manette Graffiti Wall was once the site of Bremerton's longest running bar, The Maple Leaf Tavern.

Retired Seahawk Michael Bennett has a new career as a designer. Bennett says his goal as an artist is to "dismantle systemic injustices." He talked with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."

Last weekend, Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles celebrated its grand opening. The newly constructed waterfront venue was years in the making, beginning when local resident Donna Morris left $9 million in her will to establish an arts center.

The 5th Avenue is set to welcome patrons back into its theater in January with a production of "Beauty and the Beast." The theater held a press conference on Tuesday celebrating its reopening and launch of its PR campaign "Fall In Love with the 5th."

During World War II, more than 7,000 people of Japanese descent were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in a prison camp in Puyallup. Now, a sculpture reflecting that history will stand outside the Puyallup library.

Live music has started to return to Seattle, but many artists are still struggling financially after a year and a half of missed opportunities. To answer the growing need, a group of local musicians partnered with The Reef dispensary to create a fund to help artists get back on their feet.

Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival kicks off Sept. 16, featuring films from throughout the Northwest – as far north as Vancouver B.C., as far south as Oregon and as far east as Montana. KNKX’s Kevin Kniestedt talked with Northwest Film Forum executive director Vivian Hua about some of the screenings that she’s excited to feature this year.

King County will distribute $20 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds to theaters, music venues, clubs and other artistic spaces, as cultural institutions work to rebound from pandemic-induced closures, the county announced Thursday.

Ever since the Seattle SuperSonics left town in 2008, Tacoma’s Kris Brannon spent every waking moment making sure the NBA knew he wanted to “Bring ’em Back.” His message was ubiquitous across the region until Brannon — widely known as Sonics Guy — died in February from heart failure. He was 47.

UPDATE, 2/24: Updates to reflect that the Seattle City Council passed a resolution endorsing the creative district proposal. The pandemic has left many…