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• Ticket Alert: Mac DeMarco, Jorja Smith, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  10-04-2025 23:41 via everout.com
  Plus, Jessie Reyez and More Event Updates for April 11by EverOut StaffYou heard it here first: Canadian indie rock prince Mac DeMarco is coming to Seattle this autumn to support his upcoming yet-to-be-named album. Neo soul gem Jorja Smith has dropped dates for her Falling or Flying tour. Plus, Jessie Reyez is bringing her Paid in Memories tour to the Paramount Theatre this July. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
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• Slog AM: Trump Takes Funding from Washington State Libraries, Gov. Ferguson Ratfinking State Employees, Katy Perry Does Space 

  10-04-2025 17:59 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallGive Us Back Our Library Funding: The feds cut funding for Washington State libraries in prisons, in rural areas and on tribal lands. According to The Seattle Times, an April 1 memo from the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminated a $3.9 million grant they count on. Washington State Librarian Sara Jones says it will be difficult to run a state library that’s “anything close to what people recognize.” Not to ge
  
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• How Does a Protest Make Change?

  10-04-2025 01:29 via thestranger.com
  Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in more than 1,200 locations across the country in the largest show of opposition since President Trump took office this January. Roughly 25,000 people demonstrated in Seattle, and smaller groups gathered in about 40 other locations in Washington. Washington, D.C. and New York City saw crowds of well over 100,000 each; Raleigh saw 45,000, Chicago and Boston saw some 30,000 a piece, and Atlanta about 20,000. The big question is: Can th
  
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• The Best Sugar High on Capitol Hill

  10-04-2025 00:00 via thestranger.com
  Kelly Miao, owner of Kemi Dessert Bar, is elevating Seattle's sweets scene.by Michael WongPhotos by Billie Winter
  Maybe it’s the butter, the cream, the sugar, or the audacity of putting iconic Asian flavors like mango sticky rice into rice crispy treats and somehow making it work… Whatever it is, Kelly Miao, owner of Kemi Dessert Bar, seems to understand the alchemy and finesse of dessert craft better than most.
  At her newly opened bakery, she’s taken everything she’s le
  
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