Spring Arts 2026

Spring Arts 2026

The moodboard for this issue was ARTS with a special interest in: anti-slop, DIY out of ethical necessity, weird/cool/fun, hands-on, physical media, in real life.

March 2026

It’s another gorgeous Spring Arts issue of The Stranger! 

Find It at Hundreds of Locations All over the City

Fear Is Different Here

I photographed the mob at the Capitol on January 6. What I saw in Minneapolis was scarier.

Where to Scream

Protests, Rallies, and Other Ways to Get Involved in March

Culture

My So-Called Luddite Life

Everything You Wanted to Know About My Dumbphone, but Were Afraid to Ask

The Old Rite Aid Building on Broadway Could Be Anything

Are We Sure We Want It to Be a McDonald’s? 

What We Can Fix 

Hanging on by a Thread with the Capitol Hill Tool Library’s Mending Circle

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Night Moves

Inside a Mahjong Social Club

Dear Hendrix

Go Stare at a Wall

Visual Art

Closing Time

Why Recession-Era Art Is My Favorite Kind

This Must Be the Place 

ANTiPODE Gallery Builds Community Across Continents

The Paper at the End of the World

Aimee Lee Brings Korean Hanji to BIMA’s Artist Books Collection

Performance

Goodbye, Sweet Prince

Lucien Postlewaite, One of PNB’s Longest-Running Principal Dancers, Will Retire in June

Spotlit in Seattle: kelly langeslay

A Storyteller Who’s Reshaping Dance, One Melting Barbie Cake at a Time

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Food

A Cut Above

At Hamdi, Chef Berk Güldal Is Keeping This Ancient Turkish Culinary Art Alive 

Music

Permanent Records

Local Physical Media Producers Defy the Algorithmic Overlords

If It Ain’t Baroque…

Maybe Society Is in Need of Some Old-Ass Flute 

Local Music You Shouldn’t Miss

New Albums From Sax Explorer Kate Olson and Ex-TAD Front Man Thomas Andrew Doyle

Things to Do in March

March Things to Do: Visual Art 

The Best Art Shows and Events Happening This Month

March Things to Do: Literature

The Best Talks and Readings Happening This Month  

March Things to Do: Music

The Best Concerts and Dance Nights Happening This Month  

March Things to Do: Film

The Best Film Events and Screenings Happening This Month

March Things to Do: Performance 

The Best Theater, Dance, and Comedy Events Happening This Month  

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March Things to Do: Food

The Best Food & Drink Events Happening This Month

March Things to Do: This & That 

The Best Culture and Community Events Happening This Month 

More in Spring Arts 2026

Spring Arts 2026 Today 11:00 AM

How in the World Are They Making That Sound?

The Seattle Opera’s Analog Amplification, Explained

Culture Fri 1:00 PM

Spotlit in Seattle: kelly langeslay

A Storyteller Who’s Reshaping Dance, One Melting Barbie Cake at a Time

Arts Fri 11:00 AM

Seattle Goes to the Mayor

Do the Arts Have to Be an Economic Driver for Us to Give a Shit About Them? 

Books Thu 1:00 PM

The Paper at the End of the World

Aimee Lee Brings Korean Hanji to BIMA’s Artist Books Collection

Spring Arts 2026 Thu 11:00 AM

If It Ain’t Baroque…

Maybe Society Is in Need of Some Old-Ass Flute 

Culture Wed 3:00 PM

My So-Called Luddite Life

Everything You Wanted to Know About My Dumbphone, but Were Afraid to Ask

Spring Arts 2026 Mar 11 11:15 AM

This Must Be the Place 

ANTiPODE Gallery Builds Community Across Continents

Visual Art Mar 10 3:00 PM

Closing Time

Why Recession-Era Art Is My Favorite Kind

City Mar 10 11:00 AM

The Old Rite Aid Building on Broadway Could Be Anything

Are We Sure We Want It to Be a McDonald’s? 

Music Mar 5 3:00 PM

Local Music You Shouldn’t Miss

New Albums From Sax Explorer Kate Olson and Ex-TAD Front Man Thomas Andrew Doyle

Spring Arts 2026 Mar 5 1:00 PM

Night Moves

Inside a Mahjong Social Club

Spring Arts 2026 Mar 5 11:00 AM

It’s another gorgeous Spring Arts issue of The Stranger! 

Find It at Hundreds of Locations All over the City

Food & Drink Mar 4 1:00 PM

A Cut Above

At Hamdi, Chef Berk Güldal Is Keeping This Ancient Turkish Culinary Art Alive 

Spring Arts 2026 Mar 4 11:00 AM

Permanent Records

Local Physical Media Producers Defy the Algorithmic Overlords

Spring Arts 2026 Mar 3 3:00 PM

What We Can Fix 

Hanging on by a Thread with the Capitol Hill Tool Library’s Mending Circle

Dear Hendrix Mar 3 11:28 AM

Dear Hendrix

Go Stare at a Wall

Last Month This Month Mar 2 5:20 PM

Last Month This Month

All the Dead Cartel Leaders, Realized Conspiracy Theories, and Relatable Baby Monkeys You May Have Missed in February

Food & Drink Mar 2 9:09 AM

March Things to Do: Food

The Best Food & Drink Events Happening This Month