Natives are very congenial here. The best way to find out what is happening is to ask. There is something here for every interest, so express your interest(s) and you will find the natives helpful. (This ain t a NY sort of place.)
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8 ��You merely search Seattle tourism and a bunch of sites come up. For any city, I always go with the Convention Visitors Bureau first, then visit the other ones
Well I would definetly try google. But www.wikipedia.com is certain to find most of what you are looking for.