 Al Smith's photographs tell a story of Seattle like no other. He photographed family birthdays, Black Panther rallies, and perhaps most famously, moments of joy during the Jackson Street jazz scene.
 Artist Dawn Bassett calls herself a monster, but not for the reasons you might think. Each of her plaster creations is like an invention, and she says she loves finding new ways to work with the medium. “It’s ancient and incredibly experimental.”
 Nina Siegal’s latest book, “The Diary Keepers,” shares firsthand accounts of individuals whose identities ranged from Jewish victims to Nazi collaborators, and each of them, moment by moment, illuminates a different perspective on the Holocaust.
 Absolute legend Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) died last weekend. Edna was an Australian actor and drag artist who stopped for tea (the beverage and the gossip) with Art Zone's Nancy Guppy back in 2015.
 Author and Washington State Book Award Winner Elsa Sjunneson doesn’t wish she was different; she wishes the world were different. She read from her book “Being Seen: One DeafBlind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism” and took questions at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
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