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The aspiring cult leader’s missing art and the nephew obsessed with his legacy

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Bradford Boobis. Boobis was, to all appearances, a colorful, eccentric and professed minor celebrity. But to his family and followers, he was a towering figure.

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Austin Bellamy Hicks, half of XO Seattle, who fills in some wall cracks, is creating a new art space out of a former downtown Banana Republic store, Monday, March 20, 2023 in Seattle.
Visual Arts

Seattle’s historic Coliseum Theater, old Banana Republic store to get new life

Roosevelt High School jazz band director Hannah Mowry speaks to her students during class on Monday, March 13, 2023. 223285
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Legendary Seattle band’s new director smashes jazz’s glass ceiling

Sara Porkalob as Hotspur and Archbishop of York in Seattle Shakespeare’s production of “Henry IV.”
Theater

Seattle’s Sara Porkalob returns from Broadway, even more confident in her values

Sally Hawkins in Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King.” (Courtesy of IFC Films)
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‘The Lost King’ review: A real-life story perfectly suited for the movies WATCH

Books

‘I Will Find You’ is the top national fiction bestseller

Harlan Coben's "I Will Find You" is the top national fiction bestseller, as reported by Publishers Weekly.

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film

Adele has announced that she’s extending her Las Vegas residency with 34 more dates between June and November and also plans to release a concert film.

Music & Nightlife

Michelle Zauner, aka Japanese Breakfast, sets much of her new memoir, “Crying in H Mart,” in her hometown of Eugene, Oregon.

‘I’ve been crying in H Mart, too’: Book captures an experience Seattle-area residents know well

How to submit calendar listings

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.

Television

June Apollo Johns (Bill Starbuck) and the cast of Seattle Public Theater and Reboot Theatre Company’s co-production of “110 in the Shade,” through April 9. (Courtesy of Colin Madison)

13 things to do in the Seattle area this weekend

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Theater

In this Sept. 2019 photo, Darcelle XV, performs in Portland, Ore. Walter C. Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle, has died of natural causes in Portland, Ore, on Thursday, March 24, 2023. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP) ORPOR503 ORPOR503

Darcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92 VIEW

Fall Arts Guide

The most exciting concerts, shows, movies and more in the Seattle area in fall 2022

Classical Music

Harpsichordist Byron Schenkman

Byron Schenkman & Friends celebrates past and present of classical music

Visual Arts

The aspiring cult leader’s missing art and the nephew obsessed with his legacy

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Bradford Boobis. Boobis was, to all appearances, a colorful, eccentric and professed minor celebrity. But to his family and followers, he was a towering figure.

Pacific NW Magazine

Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On” about the Columbia River (this is the Grand Coulee Dam on the river in Eastern Washington), and it was approved as the official Washington state folk song in 1987. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2008)

The stories behind Washington’s official state symbols

Dance

Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in the world premiere of Jessica Lang’s Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee. PNB presents Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee on a triple-bill with works by Alejandro Cerrudo and Penny Saunders, running March 17 – 26, 2023, as part of its 50th Anniversary season. (Streaming digitally March 30 – April 3.)

PNB’s ‘Boundless’ reminds us of the miracle of live performance