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Tim (l) and Phil Hanseroth, Brandi Carlile’s longtime bandmates and songwriting partners, hang out in Phil’s Maple Valley home Thursday, May 9, 2019. The twins have played with Carlile since the beginning, and Phil lives on the same rural compound as she does. 210178 210178
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How the Hanseroth twins and Brandi Carlile became a Grammy-storming ‘misfit’ family

Since Phil and Tim Hanseroth met Brandi Carlile about 15 years ago, the three have become a literal family band, reaching milestones they once thought impossible, like headlining the Gorge Amphitheatre on June 1 for their Echoes Through the Canyon concert.

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Kids get an introduction to keyboards by Darrius Willrich, left, at JazzED. Gospel singer Cora Jackson teaches beginning vocals to students in JazzED, a 9-year old non-profit that provides Jazz education to kids from pre-school to high school at the former Martin Luther King Elementary School. Photographed Wednesday, May 8, 2019. 210184
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How the world of jazz is opening to thousands of Seattle kids who might have been left out  VIEW

080814 – Seattle – Washington – Sarah Caples and her golden doodle Roxy sit together in Cal Anderson Park to watch Dirty Dancing as presented by The Three Dollar Bill Outdoor Cinema on August 8, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. The showing was part of the series entitled “Teenage Dreams”, which will also include the movie Clueless and Teen Witch, which will be shown later in the month.
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Where to watch outdoor movies in Seattle and around Puget Sound this summer

Members of Opera on Tap take the smallest of stages at the Blue Moon Tavern to perform. As part of the Blue Moon Tavern’s 85th Anniversary celebration, Opera On Tap performed Tuesday, April 23, 2019. 209934
Beer & Opera

Opera in a dive bar proves to be a perfect pairing at Seattle’s Blue Moon tavern

New Seattle band Black Ends (from left: Ben Swanson, Nicolle Swims and Jonny Modes) impress on their debut “Sellout” EP.
Music

Introducing Puget Sounds: The best new music from around the Pacific Northwest

Books

“Washingotn Black” by Esi Edugyan

Here’s the prizewinning novel Moira’s Book Club will be reading next

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Cannes to present Palme d’Or, with history on the line

CANNES, France (AP) — History could be made when the top award of the Cannes Film Festival is handed out Saturday. Cannes' Palme d'Or is decided by a nine-person jury, headed this year by Alejandro Inarritu. Their deliberations are done in secret, so what will win is always a guessing game. But milestone victories could...

Music & Nightlife

The Showbox as seen on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Seattle.

Historic Seattle makes preliminary offer to purchase the Showbox

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Television

Adam Levine leaving ‘The Voice’ after 16 seasons

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Levine is leaving NBC's "The Voice" after 16 seasons. Carson Daly made the announcement Friday morning on the "Today" show. Daly said Gwen Stefani will return for season 17 in Levine's chair. The Maroon 5 frontman wrote a length Instagram post Friday, saying the Emmy-winning show "went on to be...

Theater

The Horse in Motion stages “The Arsonists,” Max Frisch’s cautionary political tale about insidious arsonists hiding out in a credulous businessman’s attic, in a Pioneer Square gallery.

‘The Arsonists’ review: 1950s play sounds like an indictment of politics in the age of Facebook

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Classical Music

Composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason (left to right), composers of “The Parting,” a world premiere chamber opera commissioned by Music of Remembrance.

A new opera, commissioned by a Seattle group, brings to life the works of a Jewish Hungarian poet who died in the Holocaust

Visual Arts

I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre pyramid, dies at 102  VIEW

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Conservation biologist Dr. Samuel Wasser does forensic analysis on ivory seizures, identifying the source populations of the elephants killed and the criminal networks behind the illegal trade. Some of the thousands of tusks set ablaze in Kenya in April 2016 were sampled for by him and his team. (Kate Brooks)

Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers

Dance

“Urinetown,” co-produced by ACT Theatre and 5th Avenue Theatre. (Jeff Carpenter)

Everything you need to know about the hottest tickets in town: Seattle events for May 2019