Before he was famous, Jack Kerouac was writing about his first impressions of wet, gloomy Seattle. Drug withdrawal, burlesque dancers and the deafening quiet of the wilderness all left their mark on the beat while he navigated the Northwest. (Read this article in our November Seattle edition.)
Eighteen years ago, celebrated violist Emanuel (Manny) Vardi had to give up his solo career, but he didn’t give up music; he started creating paintings inspired by it. Now he and his wife Lenore — both a musician and painter in her own right — live a life of artistic harmony.
