The Comet Magazine

08/08/2025

Tomorrow Wenatchee will be treated to a very unique event - the inaugural Columbia Street Mural Fest. The idear was thought up by Wenatchee artist Faith Merz. The Comet chatted with Merz to find out more about this brand new art event. Check it out here!

CORRECTION: In the print version of this story the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority was mislabeled (Regional was omitted). Apologies for this error. By Ron Evans This August Wenatchee will be treated to a very unique event - the inaugural Columbia Street Mural Fest. The idear was thoug

31/07/2025

It’s August once again, and that means…HOT AUGUST NIGHTS at Numerica Performing Arts Center! Read The Comet's roundtable interview with director Christina Capehart, actors Adam Eagle, Sarah Melissa Daniels and John Merritt, and producer/costume designer Jaime Donegan here!

By Ron Evans It’s August once again, and that means…HOT AUGUST NIGHTS at Numerica PAC! I’ll be honest. It’s the only thing I truly love about late summer. All else makes me shake my fist out the winda. But for two spicy weeks, my fist can take a break. Ahem. This year is unique in that longt...

15/11/2024

Wenatchee author (and all-around artistic wizard) TJ Farrell has just released her first book, "The Arfabet! A Book of Dog Poems From A to Z" -- a perfect gift for dog lovers of any age! Farrell will be at Ye Olde Bookshoppe today (11/15) 3-6pm selling and signing the book. Stop by and grab a personalized copy! Here's a feature from NCW Arts Alliance's November ArtBeat.

Hopefully it zooms to a readable level.

14/11/2024

"I landed myself in the dressing room with a bag full of makeup and hair supplies with next to zero idea what I was doing. What I found walking in was the warmest welcome from a diverse, enthusiastic, and extremely kind group of women."

Read Ashley Peterson's in-depth article on local female collective Dangerous Women here.

By Ashley Peterson Scrolling Facebook this spring, I found my dear friend, Cascadia, asking for volunteers to help with hair and makeup for a production called Unsettled by Dangerous Women. I landed myself in the dressing room with a bag full of makeup and hair supplies with next to zero idea what

30/10/2024

Hot off the presses! The Comet Magazine’s 5th Writers Issue is out featuring writers writing writings on writing. Among some other good stuff. Go grab one!

Neato cover illustration by Sarah Sims

07/10/2024

Photographer Charles Peterson (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees...and the rest!) has a brand new exhibit that opened at Tacoma Art Museum this past weekend -- the exhibit runs through the end of May next year. Check out this in-depth interview I did with Peterson for The Comet Magazine here, and make plans to see the show in person soon!

By Ron Evans In the dimly lit clubs, basements and dives of Seattle during the late 80s and early 90s, a musical revolution was brewing. In the midst of this gleefully grimey scene stood Charles Peterson (probably in flannel and ripped jeans), a visionary photographer whose lens was right there to

04/10/2024

Tons to see, do, eat and drink for tonight’s Wenatchee First Fridays Art Walk! All culminating in the October First Friday Concert! on the Ave. Grab an ArtBeat (there’s also one in every issue of The Comet Magazine) and plot your night.

It’s looking to be a proper Autumn eve so put on a sweater vest and come talk loudly about eating soup!

02/10/2024

If you’ve missed any of the recent issues of The Comet Magazine they are archived (the entire issue) on our website for FREE here — https://www.radarstationart.com/archives

If you feel like tossing in a couple coins for the cause there are links at the top of the page.

10/09/2024

The October issue of The Comet Magazine is coming up, so it's time for our Dark Poetry Contest! Make it spooky, horrific, grotesque, and/or broody - just make it dark. Judges and prizes announced soon!

04/09/2024

It’s out! The 70s pinup edition of The Comet Magazine is making its way across town. Pick one up and see who you recognize.

Way more than pin ups in this issue though, including How (and Why) To Get Into King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard by Jon-Mark Pitts, Rants on a Plane by the great folks at The Time Capsule, ask Moxie by Skylar Hansford, an interview with the incredibly talented Erin McNamee by Kris Lahd, NCW Arts Alliance First Friday map and features on Icicle Creek Center for the Arts and Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra. not bad for a FREE publication! Partial pickup list in comments.

03/09/2024

Tomorrow the latest pinup issue of The Comet Magazine drops! 70s edition. These are always fun and a little nerve-racking, because I never know what kind of submissions we are going to get. But this one ended up being super fun. And colorful! Cover model: Janie Noviello

14/08/2024

Due to this months cover of The Comet Magazine a few folks out there are once again flipping them over as to avoid civil unrest and juvenile delinquency. On the bright side, it illustrates the power of advertising in the Comet!

The September issue is filling up fast and we are already selling ads for October. Message me ASAP if you want in.