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Hawaii Opinion Editorials Letters Op-Eds Kate Riley Mark Higgins Brier Dudley Jonathan Martin Thanh Tan Blanca Torres Columnists Nicole Brodeur FYI Guy Mary Ann Gwinn Ron Judd Jerry Large Seattle Sketcher Jon Talton Danny Westneat Jobs Autos Homes Listings Classifieds NWshowcase ShopNW Seattle Times Store Contact FAQs Subscriber Services Print Replica iOS App Android App Entertainment Login Subscribe Concert review Billy Joel delivers the hits in cozy concert at Safeco Billy Joel turned Safeco Field into a cozy concert venue Friday, May 20, making no apologies for delivering a string of old hits rather than something new. VIEW Top Stories Guitar virtuoso Bill Frisell in star-studded lineup for Woody Guthrie tribute WATCH Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe make ‘Nice Guys’ sparkle | Movie review R. Joseph Scott, who led the Bellevue and Sammamish orchestras, dies at age 71 VIEW Tony Gable, musician who gave Kenny G his start, dies Alan Young, star of 1960s sitcom ‘Mr. Ed,’ dies at 96 WATCH Intiman opens fest with ‘Stick Fly,’ about loving the ones you’re with What to do this weekend? Try the U District street fair or the Poulsbo Viking Fest | Weekend Highlight Hits and errors in Book-It’s well-acted ‘Brothers K’ | Theater review Don't Miss Entertainment SIFF 2016: The highlights of week one; watch the movie trailers Visual Arts Chuck Close: How this Northwest native with ‘face blindness’ became an art-world star VIEW Summer Guide 2016 A weekend-by-weekend guide to summer fun Television ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ won’t quit and neither will I Movies ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ takes aim at young kids — and wins | Movie review ‘Money Monster’: a watchable TV hostage crisis with George Clooney, Julia Roberts | Movie review ‘Captain America: Civil War’: a superpowerful showdown A film about eating bugs might be the best thing you see at SIFF this year ‘How to Let Go of the World’ takes cold, hard look at climate change | Movie review Moira Macdonald Movie reviews Event listings Search our events and venues database Submit an event listing Books Writing picture books isn’t child’s play, Northwest authors agree | Lit Life Richard Russo’s ‘Everybody’s Fool’: you can go home again | Book review Louise Erdrich’s ‘LaRose’: a substitute son for grieving parents | Book review ‘The Paper Menagerie’: new fantastic fiction by Ken Liu | Book review ‘Walking the Nile’: one long, hard trek along Africa’s river | Book review Mary Ann Gwinn ‘The Gene’ wanders into the biological weeds, but it’s a place you’ll want to go Lit Life Book reviews Summer Guide 5 extra-fun food field trips from Seattle As days warm up, 5 hot concerts around Seattle Time to get out on the water: 5 top Seattle spots for your nautical needs 5 favorite open-air bars around Seattle Music & Nightlife Billy Joel delivers the hits in cozy concert at Safeco VIEW In mood for a melody? ‘Piano Man’ Billy Joel to play Safeco The Who plays its ‘final’ tour — again How to be smart about buying passes for Bumbershoot 2016 Folklife 2016: Plenty of chances to lift up your voice and sing Most Read Stories Bothell High teacher attacked, found with zip tie around neck, police say Hobbit-like hut where man has lived for 3 years just one of the camps cleared out in suburbs South Korean missionary bludgeoned to death in Philippines Watch: Tukwila to pay $100K after man is bitten by police dog, punched, tased during arrest Missing Seattle woman’s Mexico adventure turns into nightmare for family Television May 20 TV Picks: ‘Masters of Illusion’ on The CW ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ won’t quit and neither will I Morley Safer, ‘60 Minutes’ newsman, dies a week after retirement ‘Star Trek’ at 50: One fan’s take on loving the franchise ‘Supergirl’ lands on CW’s Monday schedule TV Listings Theater Hits and errors in Book-It’s well-acted ‘Brothers K’ | Theater review Beyond Broadway, here’s how you get ‘Hamilton’ tickets ‘Bernie’s Apt.’ a full house of issues | Theater review At Seattle Children’s Theatre, a ‘Cat’ that knows how to have fun | Theater review Intiman opens fest with ‘Stick Fly,’ about loving the ones you’re with Misha Berson Books Nine great reads, now in paperback Classical Music R. Joseph Scott, who led the Bellevue and Sammamish orchestras, dies at age 71 VIEW Gluck’s revolution: Pacific MusicWorks performs ‘Orphée,’ an opera by Marie Antoinette’s music teacher The agony and the ecstasy: an evening of gorgeous music by suffering composers Mystery Mass: Seattle Pro Musica celebrates Bach’s enigmatic masterpiece in B minor Seattle Opera’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ unleashes gloriously perfect storm | Opera review Visual Arts Glass eyes: two portrait shows that combine paint with shards | Art review Chuck Close: How this Northwest native with ‘face blindness’ became an art-world star VIEW Pioneer Square’s Roq La Rue gallery to close Savage style: two artists tackle serious subjects with eccentric wit | Art review Photo show focuses on the beauty of blackness | Art review Pacific NW Magazine Reclaiming the Duwamish is about reclaiming ourselves Dance Dancing to James Baldwin and Margaret Mead in the roiling ‘A Rap on Race’ | Dance review The dainty confection of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ | Dance review Alvin Ailey’s company returns, and brings a free youth dance camp ‘Black Swan’ meets Nine Inch Nails in Kate Wallich’s ‘Industrial Ballet’ Ballet, cubed: Alejandro Cerrudo choreographs around whirling black boxes for PNB’s ‘Director’s Choice’ Contact Newsroom staff list FAQ Contact form About the company Seattle Restaurant Week Newspapers in Education Fund for the Needy Employment Historical Archives Pulitzers Company information Permissions Seattle Times Store Advertise Classifieds Autos Homes Obituary Jobs Media Kit Advertise with Us Subscriber Services Subscribe Activate Account Manage Subscription Place Temporary Hold Report Delivery Issue Make a Payment Print Replica Today’s Front Page Facebook Twitter RSS Feeds Newsletters Mobile Apps Subscribe Copyright © 2016 The Seattle Times Company | Privacy statement | Terms of service