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Yosep Kang as Rodolfo and Karen Vuong as Mimi in Seattle Opera’s production of “La Boheme.”
Classical Music

Seattle Opera welcomes back live audiences with a moving 'La Bohème'

Seattle Opera eases back into fully staged productions in front of a live audience with Puccini's ever-popular "La Bohème." If it’s not an ideal “Bohème,” it’s an engaging and moving one. Affectingly romantic, it’s nevertheless not exactly escapism.

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Director Steven Soderbergh, center, talks with one of the film’s stars Zoe Kravitz (back to camera) during filming for the movie “Kimi” on 5th Ave., Wednesday, May 12, 2021 in downtown Seattle. 217127
Movies

Soderbergh shot ‘Kimi’ in Seattle, so why aren’t more big Hollywood movies made in Washington state?

Chamber Dance Company members Roel Seeber and Abdiel Jacobsen in Zvi Gotheiner’s “Chairs”
Dance

UW’s Chamber Dance Company celebrates 30 years of preserving and performing modern dance masterpieces

“Bacchanal” by Veronica G. Henry. Narrated by Robin Miles.
Books

These 6 audiobooks present American history infused with fantastic twists VIEW

“The Storyteller” by Dave Grohl.
Books

Dave Grohl lived in a haunted Shoreline house, and other surprising tales from his new memoir

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FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo, a marijuana bud is seen before harvest at a rural area near Corvallis, Ore. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, the same day that Jackson County declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about two tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File) FX105 FX105
Marijuana

As illegal pot farming grows in Oregon, calls mount to send in National Guard

A registered nurse fills syringes with Pfizer vaccines at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center on June 3 in Bellingham, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Local News

Judge denies last-minute effort to block Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID vaccine mandate

Chuck Bundrant standing on the bridge of a Trident Seafoods fishing boat with part of the fleet in the backround at the Ballard repair yard.
Obituary

Trident Seafoods’ Chuck Bundrant, a pioneer of U.S. fisheries off Alaska, dies at 79 VIEW

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, and Malaspina are tied up at the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday, July 25, 2019. The Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific called a strike on Wednesday over failed negotiations with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. State officials said Thursday more than $580,000 in fares has been refunded to passengers affected by striking ferry workers. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP) AKJUN402 AKJUN402
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Cost for docking Alaska state ferry idled nearly 2 years is close to $900,000 a year

Crime

Man incarcerated at King County Jail dies after being hospitalized

Books

“Big & Bold: Strength Training for the Plus-Size Woman” by Morit Summers.

‘Big & Bold’ demonstrates that while fitness is for all, it’s not one-size-fits-all

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Denis Villeneuve’s dreams of ‘Dune’ reach the big screen

Long before Denis Villeneuve decided to become a director, he was dreaming about making a movie of “Dune.”. VIEW

Music & Nightlife

Street musician stunned by John Legend as she sings his hit

A street musician who performed a rendition of John Legend’s hit “All of Me” in Boston over the weekend had one particularly appreciative audience member — John Legend himself.

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To be included in the Nightlife and Future File listings, send information to nightlife@seattletimes.com. For Datebook listings, send information to weekend@seattletimes.com.

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FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.’s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, that it’s suffered a data breach and is still working to determine what information the data contained. The Baltimore company owns and/or operates 21 regional sports network and owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets.(AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File) NY152 NY152

Sinclair hit by ransomware attack, TV stations disrupted

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Owuor Arunga playing trumpet during Walk the Block 2020 at Garfield Community Center.

Take a community art walk in the Central District, plus other fun things to do this week

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Yosep Kang as Rodolfo and Karen Vuong as Mimi in Seattle Opera’s production of “La Boheme.”

Seattle Opera welcomes back live audiences with a moving 'La Bohème'

Visual Arts

Sculptor and artist Phil Levine has established a name for himself with 19 public art sculptures and another 20 private pieces. : PRIVATE FACE OF PUBLIC ART : HIS OBJECTS OF ART ARE LABORS OF LOVE FOR PHILLIP LEVINE : PHILLIP LEVINE’S SCULPTURES CONTRIBUTED SO SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE STATE’S CULTURAL LIFE THAT GOV. LOCKE HONORED HIM WITH THE 1997 GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARD. ( 1 OF 2 )

Phillip Levine, whose sculptures dot the Northwest landscape, dies at 90

Pacific NW Magazine

Councilman Sam Smith. left, and Councilwoman Mrs. Phyllis Lamphere were among the pickets at City Hall yesterday. Virtually all were protesting the Pike Plaza urban-renewal plan. Mrs. Lamphere, who supports the urban-renewal plan, was in a sense picketing pickets. At center was Victor Steinbrueck, architect and a leader of Friends of the Market, an organization backing preservation of the Pike Place Market area. Eighty to 100 persons picketed the building yesterday noon. Friends of the Market contends urban renewal would destroy the market’s spirit and result in mistreatment of market-area residents and businessmen. Some city officials contend the market is in disrepair and cannot be saved without the invest-ment of public money. (4/2/1971)

How Seattle pulled together 50 years ago to preserve Pike Place Market — and the soul of the city

Dance

Chamber Dance Company members Roel Seeber and Abdiel Jacobsen in Zvi Gotheiner’s “Chairs”

UW’s Chamber Dance Company celebrates 30 years of preserving and performing modern dance masterpieces