{"id":79051,"date":"2025-08-19T04:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79051\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T04:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:17:08","slug":"stranger-suggests-art-that-makes-you-feel-like-youre-inside-the-internet-delayed-gratification-hilarity-and-a-really-good-baked-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79051\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Suggests: Art That Makes You Feel Like You\u2019re Inside the Internet, Delayed Gratification Hilarity, and a Really Good Baked Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONDAY 8\/18\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Seattle Design Festival 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

(VISUAL ART) Design. Is. Everywhere. Literally: on your street, in your home, at the weed shop… and of course, at Seattle Design Festival\u2019s six-day celebration of creativity and community. Returning for its 15th year, SDF brings a wealth of interactive installations, hands-on workshops, and thoughtful talks, all centered around this year\u2019s theme: \u201cFeedback.\u201d It all kicks off with a block party at Lake Union (August 16\u201317), followed by three days of mixers with Adobe, ARCADE NW, and Pratt Fine Arts before wrapping with a bash. If you’re into art, design, or rethinking how feedback fuels collaboration, this one\u2019s for you (and it\u2019s all free). (Various locations, Aug 16\u2013Aug 21, free) LANGSTON THOMAS<\/p>\n


\n TUESDAY 8\/19\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Isabel Ca\u00f1as with Sadie Hartmann: \u2018The Possession of Alba D\u00edaz\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\" See Isabel Ca\u00f1as at Central Library Tuesday, August 19. AUTHOR PHOTO BY KILIAN BLUM <\/p>\n

(BOOKS) Isabel Ca\u00f1as\u2019s new gothic horror novel, The Possession of Alba D\u00edaz, is set during a plague in 18th-century Zacatecas, Mexico, and follows the story of Alba, a woman seized by a malevolent demon, and El\u00edas, her wealthy fianc\u00e9\u2019s cousin. The star-crossed pair becomes \u201centangled with the occult, the Church, long-kept secrets, and each other\u2026 not knowing that one of these things will spell their doom.\u201d Fans of Robert Eggers\u2019s Nosferatu and Silvia Moreno-Garcia\u2019s bestselling novel Mexican Gothic won\u2019t want to miss Ca\u00f1as\u2019s conversation with author Sadie Hartmann, aka \u201cMother Horror.\u201d (Seattle Central Library, 7\u20138:30 pm, all ages, free) JULIANNE BELL<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY 8\/20\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Horsegirl<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(MUSIC) Not to be confused with the German DJ and musician HorsegiirL, who wears a horse mask to conceal her identity, Horsegirl is a Chicago-based indie-rock band made up of singer-guitarist Nora Cheng, singer-guitarist Penelope Lowenstein, and drummer Gigi Reece. Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon lent her production magic to their latest album, Phonetics On and On, which was recorded in Wilco\u2019s studio the Loft in the dead of a frosty Illinois winter. The group combines crystalline harmonies and tight-as-hell guitars with hooky pop compositions that lodge themselves deep in your brain. If you share my affinity for bands like Electrelane, the Raincoats, and Look Blue Go Purple, you won\u2019t be able to stop listening. (Neumos, 7 pm, all ages) JULIANNE BELL<\/p>\n

THURSDAY 8\/21\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ravi Coltrane<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(MUSIC) As a longtime admirer of jazz innovators John and Alice Coltrane, I often sulk at the reality that I will never get to see them perform live (Alice passed away back in 2007, and John in 1967). And, given the mercurial nature of free jazz, I\u2019ve had to accept that their studio albums and live recordings are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the genius they individually offered the mortal world. Thankfully, their offspring Ravi Coltrane carries on the family legacy by sharing his parents\u2019 otherworldly compositions and free-flowing style. (Jazz Alley, Aug 21\u2013Aug 24, times vary, 21+) AUDREY VANN<\/p>\n

FRIDAY 8\/22\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(COMEDY) As a Black man with an admittedly \u201cwhite\u201d voice, stand-up comedian Josh Johnson possesses keen, distinctive insights on race that can range from pragmatically ruthless to absurd. And his acute, left-leaning wit has earned him a lengthy stint as a writer\/correspondent on The Daily Show, a writing gig for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the respect of Trevor Noah, for whom he opened on the Loud & Clear and Back to Abnormal tours. Johnson\u2019s humor arises out of rigorous, cohesive narratives rather than several short, sharp punch lines per minute, resulting in a cumulative, delayed-gratification hilarity. Come for the nuanced anti-Trump observations, stay for the perceptive takes on racism. (Moore Theatre, 7 pm & 9:30 pm Friday; 4 pm Saturday, all ages) DAVE SEGAL<\/p>\n

SATURDAY 8\/23\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Kameelah Janan Rasheed: \u2018we leak, we exceed\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\" Kameelah Janan Rasheed, i am not done yet, 2022. COURTESY OF HENRY ART GALLERY <\/p>\n

(VISUAL ART) Brooklyn-based artist (or, as she describes herself, \u201clearner\u201d) Kameelah Janan Rasheed\u2019s exhibit we leak, we exceed draws parallels between the compression of information and the containment of people, specifically calling for \u201cthe embrace of Black excess and expansion.\u201d Rasheed\u2019s multimedia works integrate found images and words woven together with her writing to create collage-like wall installations and experimental video art. One example of this is her 2024 piece i want to climb inside every word and lick the salty neck of each letter, which encapsulates the viewer into a black-and-white grid that feels like you\u2019re inside the World Wide Web. Atop the grid are projected photographs, physical prints, a fishing hook, and collected soil. (Henry Art Gallery, free) AUDREY VANN\u00a0<\/p>\n

SUNDAY 8\/24\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n

Loretta’s Northwesterner’s Baked Potato<\/a><\/p>\n

(FOOD) You may have already tried the famous juicy, charbroiled tavern burger from South Park\u2019s storied dive Loretta\u2019s Northwesterner\u2026but do you know about The Baked Potato? On a recent visit, my dining companions and I spotted the menu item and were so intrigued we had to order it. What came out was a huge roasted spud split in half, loaded with a river of melty cheddar, slathered with sour cream, and sprinkled with copious crunchy bacon bits and green onions for good measure. It was glorious. I hate baked potatoes that don\u2019t have a high enough topping-to-potato ratio, but this one was perfect\u2014you got a little of everything and a photogenic cheese pull in every forkful. (Loretta’s Northwesterner, available after 5 pm) JULIANNE BELL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MONDAY 8\/18\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle Design Festival 2025 (VISUAL ART) Design. Is. Everywhere. Literally: on your street, in your home,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":["post-79051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}