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• Ticket Alert: Thundercat, Michelle Branch, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  16-07-2026 23:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Get ready to rumble with tickets to these newly announced shows. Groovy genre-bending bassist Thundercat will come through Seattle to support his recent release, Distracted. Pop-rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch has announced a new album and cross-country tour for the fall. Plus, Daily Show correspondent and former pro tennis player Michael Kosta brings his Big Dad Energy stand-up special to Seattle next spring. Read on for details!ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 17MUSICThe Amity Affliction: House of
  
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• Don’t Be a Drag 

  16-07-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  My friend group and I attend drag shows and brunches year-round. For the most part, these shows are beautiful displays of queer art and joy, and are valued spaces for the Seattle queer community. In the past month, I have been to several shows where drunk straight people (yes, I’m assuming) had to be kicked out for talking over the performers, shit-talking the venue, and/or transphobic bullshit. As if that isn’t bad enough, I’ve been noticing straight people are not
  
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• Shiloh Davies

  16-07-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  This story was originally published in The Stranger’s July 2026 print issue.Multidisciplinary artist and designer Shiloh Davies is looking to “bring a little more play into the everyday.” Their textile works—which include soft sculptures, costume designs, and installations—are fantastical, surreal, and full of childlike whimsy. Whether it’s large pancakes stacked along a wall, giant pastel bobby pins, or vibrantly patterned couture outfits, their pieces are d
  
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• Seattle Art Fair 2026 Cheat Sheet 

  16-07-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  It’s time for the Seattle Art Fair, taking place July 23–26 at the Lumen Field Event Center. I probably don’t have to explain art fairs to anyone, but art fairs are the glitzy cousin of trade fairs, usually housed in fluorescent-flooded convention centers, where galleries gather under one roof to show off their hottest, most buyable work. The daddy of art fairs, Art Basel, started in Switzerland in 1970; in the subsequent decades, more art fairs were born, which begat sat
  
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• Slog AM: Pete Hegseth’s Elite, High-T Warriors, the Great “Chinese Child Pornography” Robbery, and Trump’s Illegal $1 Not-Gold Coin

  16-07-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Naked and Infamous: Denny Blaine Park, Seattle’s favorite hangout for nude gays, will stay open and partially naked, a judge ruled yesterday. The unsightly anti-masturbation fence will stay up, and the city will have to staff the beach with masturbation spotters, place signs outlining good and bad behavior, and establish buffer zones that block neighbors’ views of the naked. Our contributor Guy Oron has the story.Think you’re having a bad day at work? Imagine being Rep. Sh
  
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• Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules

  16-07-2026 03:13 via thestranger.com
  
  King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung has ordered Denny Blaine Park to remain open and naked (on the lower half  of the park), with conditions.The anti-masturbation fence—the City’s response to Chung’s court-ordered abatement plan to curb masturbation and “lewd” conduct—will remain stoically in place. The City will also have to develop a park code of conduct, ensure regular landscaping (no pun intended), establish buffer zones to block neighbor&r
  
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• Pop Loser: “Let’s Fuck Her Up”

  16-07-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week in music news, the Black & Loud Fest lineup dropped, Peppa Pig shaded Clairo (sigh), and Lorde deemed AI glasses “not sexy.” Power ballad queen Bonnie Tyler died unexpectedly at 75. And I’ll share the song that makes me want to punch a hole in drywall. Subscribe to Pop Loser here!
  This Week in Music: This week in Strangerland, contributor Dave Segal wrote about the new local music you shouldn’t miss, including drops
  
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