Sarah Anne Lloyd

Sarah Anne Lloyd is a writer and lifelong Seattleite whose work has appeared in Seattle Met, The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, KNKX, and others. She lives on the outskirts of West Seattle with her partner, an absolutely perfect dog, and six terrifying chickens. Follow her on Twitter at @sarahannelloyd.

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Kim and Matt pose. Kim has blue hair and Matt is covering his face with his hands.

Matt and Kim @ Showbox at the Market

Big basement energy 🏠

Pike Place Market

Live Music

An illustration featuring a pig looking up at a spider with herons surrounding it

An Evening of Music Inspired by Charlotte’s Web @ Town Hall Seattle

Don't eat Wilbur 🕷️

Downtown

Books Kids & Family Live Music

A blurry psychedelic image of the OSEES performing with black and white and technicolor lighting intermixed

Osees (FKA Thee Oh Sees) @ Neumos

A band with many names 🌀

Live Music

A small group of people look at a proposal to Lid I-5 during a meetup

Lid I-5 Reconnections Social @ Town Hall Seattle

Calling the transit nerds 🤓

Downtown

Community Lectures Talks

A girl looks sternly at another girl in a high school hallway in front of teal blue lockers. It is a still from the movie "Booksmart" which is screening soon at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian

BACK2SCHOOL: 10 Films to Celebrate @ SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Can you smell the pencils sharpening ✏️

Film Kids & Family

A book cover for Robert Lashley's "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"

Robert Lashley Book Launch Party @ Elliott Bay Book Company

A first novel from a beloved local author 📚

Books Talks

A collage of photos from Sea-Meow Convention

Sea-Meow Convention 2023 @ Seattle Center

Paws up, kitties 🐱

Uptown

Convention Festival Kids & Family

The Festival of New Musicals 2023 @ Village Theatre

Many, many musicals 💃

Issaquah

Festival Musical

PNB Dance Film Festival 2023 @ Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheatre

Dancing starts at dusk 🩰

Uptown

Dance Film Outdoors

A poster for Indigiqueer Festival featuring a performer holding their arms outstretched to the sky

Indigiqueer Festival 2023 @ Waterfront Park

Kick off Pride on Alaskan Way 🌈

Waterfront

Drag Holiday Pride

Joan of Arc looks up in a thoughtful black and white still from Passion of Joan of Arc

Lori Goldston Scores The Passion of Joan of Arc @ Northwest Film Forum

A live score from a notable local 🎼

Film Live Music

A screencap from Poison Ivy. The characters Ivy and Sylvie stand together, looking at something offscreen

Poison Ivy @ Northwest Film Forum

"DO NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY!!!" - Drew Barrymore 🍿

Central

Film

A woman all dressed up in Shrek-themed rave wear at the Shrek Rave

Shrek the Halls @ Showbox SoDo

Shrek won't stop raving 👹

SoDoSouth

Dance Nightlife

A collection of tufted holiday themed rugs featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Snoopy, and Gumby

Georgetown Flea Holiday Market @ Airport Way + Nebraska St

Another chance to buy local 🎄

GeorgetownSouth

Holiday Shopping

A collaged photo of John Waters in a Christmas hat. His eyes are very wide and red.

A John Waters Christmas @ The Neptune

A den of Christmas filth 🤶

University District

Comedy Holiday

People skating inside the purple-lit Southgate Roller Rink

Skeleton Skate @ Southgate Roller Rink

May we recommend a costume with padding? 🤕

WestWhite Center

Drag Holiday Nightlife Sports & Leisure

A photo of Jack Skellington with arms outstretched, centerstage. Sally leans against a prop in the background.

This Is Halloween 2022 @ The Triple Door

A serious refresh on a Halloween classic 💀

CentralDowntown

Attractions Burlesque Dance Holiday Live Music Nightlife

reservoir at Volunteer Park, Seattle Washington with full of fall colors

A Day Out With Kids in Capitol Hill

Toys ⏭️ Trees ⏭️ Treats

Food & Drink Kids & Family

A Night Out in White Center

Perfectly gritty 🐀

Date NightNightlife

A Vegan Date in West Seattle

The island is your mock-oyster 🦪

Date NightTake a Walk

Dates Food & Drink Parks Vegan

A neon sign directs to Pike Place Market's lower level at night time

A Local's Guide to Pike Place Market After Dark

Yes, it's open late 🌝

Pike Place Market

Burlesque Food & Drink Nightlife Shopping

The exterior of Gargoyle Statuary

Where to Shop in Seattle When You Don't Know What to Buy

RIP my wallet 🪦

BallardCapitol HillChinatown International DistrictFremontPike Place MarketUniversity DistrictWest Seattle

Shopping

A glass Octopus Water Rig. It features smooth sandblasted glass, detailed eight legs, and mesmerizing eyes.

Where to Buy the Best Bongs and Bowls in Seattle

A big list of locally crafted cannabis glass 🌿

CentralEastNorthSouthWest

Bongs Shopping

Alki Beach at sunset

A Big List of West Seattle Beaches

Some are sandy, some are rocky-sandy 🏖️

WestWest Seattle

Beaches

West Seattle Alki Point Lighthouse

West Seattle’s Best Outdoor Spots

Save this list for when the weather is just right 🌞

WestWest Seattle

Beaches Outdoors Parks

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OCT

1-3

The hands of an ancient hominid skeleton on a black background.

Sponsored

The Beginning of Us @ Benaroya Hall

Journey into the Cave of Bones 💀

All Ages History Talks

Every

Su & Th

Interior of Epiphany Seattle during Evensong performance

Sponsored

Choral Evensong @ Epiphany Seattle

Reset, refresh, and recenter 😌

Live Music

Thru

Dec 3

A person examines one of the rooms in the Renegade Edo and Paris exhbition. The walls are dark.

Sponsored

Renegade Edo and Paris @ Seattle Asian Art Museum

A golden age of graphic art 🌟

Visual Art

THRU

OCT 8

The silhouette of a person is visible in front of an interactive screen at Utopian Garden.

Sponsored

Utopian Garden @ Tacoma Armory

Immerse yourself 🪷

Attractions

Oct

7

People tasting a whiskey flight in a tasting room

Sponsored

In Good Company @ The Collective

Sneak peek our Restaurant Week 🤫

Community Food & Drink

OCT

7-8

All kinds of chocolate bars arranged in a pattern

Sponsored

Northwest Chocolate Festival 2023 @ Meydenbauer Center

Chocolate from over 25 countries 🌍

All Ages Convention Food & Drink

OCT 6 –

NOV 5

Photo of Jahnvi Madan playing piano on stage and singing into a microphone at The Royal Room.

Sponsored

Earshot Jazz Festival 2023 @ Venues Across Seattle

Kickin' it since 1989 🎷

Community Festival Live Music