Goodbye to Madame Lou’s and Here-After

View this email in your browser This Week in Art + Performance SBWORLDPHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY IMAGES The two downstairs venues at the Croc will have their final shows in December, but the Crocodile and The Crocodile Hotel will stay open. In a devastating blow to Seattle's arts and culture scene, Belltown's celebrated live music venue the Crocodile plans to permanently close its two downstairs venues, Madame Lou's and Here-After, in December.  As City Cast Seattle reported on Monday, Crocodile staff confirmed that the closures were announced to employees at an all-hands meeting last week. Madame Lou's, a 300-capacity live music club located in the Crocodile's basement, is a mainstay for smaller artists, while the adjacent 100-seat Here-After includes a comedy club, movie theater, and bar. According to an email announcement from The Crocodile, "regular operations" will cease at Here-After on December 20, then at Madame Lou's on December 27. Read more about the closure here. Today's Stranger Suggests: VOTE! Choose your fighter. HARRISON FREEMAN Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. Just because progressives did well in the primary, doesn't mean this is a shoe-in. Money has been pouring in for Harrell since his pitiful primary performance. He's accumulated over $1.5 million from business CEOs and real-estate developers. And that's just counting his PAC's money. He's rocking another million in campaign contributions. They believe this election can be bought. If you don't show up, it will be. See the Stranger's Endorsements Here! WTO/99 Is a Documentary We Need To See Right Away  Watch the Birth of Seattle at Northwest Film Forum or Bainbridge Film Festival Do You Believe in Life After Cars? The authors of this new book—and hosts of The Wars on Cars podcast—have hope. ADVERTISEMENT Regional Resonance: Camille Trautman, Colleen RJC Bratton & Akoiya Harris in Conversation Thu 11/20, 6:30 pm Frye Art Museum Discover how three local artists bring fresh perspectives to representing the human form. Inspired by Camille Trautman's spectral self-portraits on view at the Frye, the panelists will discuss the complexities of depicting figures in photography, dance & more. Free RSVP. Bugonia Is a Good Time Yorgos Lanthimos Film The famous Greek director of strange and unsettling movies has made another strange and unsettling movie. Dear Hendrix: Don't Go to Bourbon Street Strip Clubs on a Monday Night (Or: The Story of Your Parents' Engagement) ADVERTISEMENT Come From Away November 28, 2025—January 4, 2026 Seattle Rep This holiday season, return to Gander for the 10th anniversary of the Seattle Rep premiere of Come From Away—now extended due to popular demand through January 4, 2026! Experience this joyful hometown production with brand-new staging, right here where it all began. Tickets start at just $38 for this once-in-a-lifetime homecoming that celebrates the very best of humanity. "Are You Going to Eat That Pickle on Your Plate?" Imagine a Restaurant that Allows Other Diners to Eat Your Leftovers I,ANONYMOUS Petty Poet ADVERTISEMENT Copyright © 2025 The Stranger, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: The Stranger 1101 E. Pike St. Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98122 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.