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Neighborhood Festivals
Enjoy the freewheeling spirit of summer at these time-honored community celebrations.

Creative Pursuits
Here’s a list of upcoming workshops and retreats that offer rest, relaxation and the opportunity to explore your artistic side.

Burlesque Is Back!
Seattle is a leader in the reinvention of this fanciful form of erotic theater.

Speculative in Seattle
A number of Seattle area women are at the forefront of speculative fiction, a collection of genres that includes science fiction and fantasy writing.

A Decade of Fearless, Funny, Female Theater
Macha Monkey Productions celebrates friendships and feisty female characters.

Act, Film, Write, Dance
Is it time to get in touch with your artistic side? Here’s a rundown on arts education programs that just might be right for youthis fall.

Local Women at Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle women directors find screen time this year at SIFF.

Art as Cultural Exchange
Cora Edmonds started the gallery ArtXchange to build bridges between cultures.

Fall Theater Picks
A quick introduction to the comedies, mysteries and musicals that
are coming to town.

Contra Dancing in Seattle
Old time dance is coming back.

Art Impressions
Wenda Reed reviews SAM’s Inspiring Impressionism exhibit.

It’s All Relative
The new theater season lineup appeals to women on many levels.

Jennie Shortridge: The Best of All Worlds
With three novels under her belt and another in the works, this
Seattle author still finds time to volunteer as a writing coach to teens.

Not Just Kid Stuff
Local authors share the ins and outs of writing for children.

The Importance of Place
Seattle literary authors Kathleen Alcalá, Stephanie Kallos and Nancy Rawles discuss how geograhy, landscape and the idea of home influence their writing.

Murder, They Wrote
Leading writers share their secrets for creating the perfect mystery.

Romancing the Tome
Seattle romance writers tout their craft.

A Movie in the Making
Four local producers join forces to make an indie film with big-name actors.

Making Room for Making Art
Local nonprofit studios offer a range of opportunities for making art a part of your life.

ACT’S Big Splash
Two years in the making, ACT’s glitzy production of The Women revives a humorous look at women and their relationships.

Get Out and Listen
Music moves outdoors for the summer months.

Live Girls!
It’s not a strip club, but a new theater group in Ballard dedicated to producing women playwrights.

Book-It Repertory Theatre: A Tale of Two Women
By transforming great literature into great theater, Book-It has hit on a winning formula.

Addicted to Art
Some Seattle women have built impressive art collections based on "love at first sight" and trusting their own instincts.

Central District Forum
Stephanie Ellis-Smith has created a local oasis for celebrating African American arts and culture.

Dancing for Joy
Seattle's contemporary dance scene soars despite funding woes

Seattle's Thriving Women's Literary Scene
The grassroots efforts of local women help make our city a great place to be a writer

Beyond the Glass Ceiling
Glass artists Mary Van Cline, Ginny Ruffner and Cappy Thompson advance their art and claim their share of the limelight at home and abroad.

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