!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-holiday-weekend-edition.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-holiday-weekend-edition” target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday: Holiday Weekend Edition! ” on Storify/a]/noscript/div  

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Marvelbra href=”http://bit.ly/1kviK32” target=”_blank”The Olympic Sculpture Park Gets a Head/a/strongbrStep aside, Ferris wheel. “Echo,” the new, 46-foot-tall white head—just installed at the shoreline of the Olympic Sculpture Park—faces the Olympic Mountains and serves as a serene beacon for everyone from Puget Sound sailors to Myrtle Edwards joggers./ppstrongMust Drinkbra href=”http://bit.ly/Re43YM” target=”_blank”Celebrate Memorial Day with Four Boozy…

!–paging_filter–pIs Seattle’s hottest music venue SeaTac Airport? Certainly that’s where local musicians can get the widest exposure. Thanks to the Experience the City of Music initiative, since 2013 travelers have been listening to welcome announcements from the likes of Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Quincy Jones and Ann Wilson, and hearing local music on the SeaTac speakers….

!–paging_filter–pThrough Friday, May 23, more than 40 local museums—including EMP Museum, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Glass and The Museum of Flight—are offering two-for-one admission deals and special events during Museum Week Northwest. Key in a href=”http://www.museumweeknw.com” target=”_blank”museumweeknw.com/a to pick your cultural poison./p  

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust SIFFbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gB3gbe” target=”_blank”The Seattle International Film Festival Opens/a/strongbr(5/15 to 6/8, times vary) — Seattle’s most famous film festival celebrates its 40th birthday with a sprightly commitment to fresh filmmaking from all over the globe. Put a local twist in your lineup by checking out films such as emLucky Them/em, emBig in Japan /emand emThe…

!–paging_filter–pBest known for her powerful pipes (which she’s employed playing a wicked stepsister in the musical Cinderella, singing the national anthem before Seahawks games and in many other roles), Sarah Rudinoff also possesses major acting chops and an electrifying stage presence (Torso at Theater Off Jackson; The Clay Duke at On the Boards). This month,…

!–paging_filter–pShe’s channeled a sleepy princess, a star-crossed lover and a human cursed to live as a swan—all while strapped into toe shoes. And now Kaori Nakamura is taking on an entirely new role. After 17 years with Pacific Northwest Ballet (16 as a principal dancer), she’s retiring from the stage at the end of this…

!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-47.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-47″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div  

!–paging_filter–pThe Bumbershoot lineup is here! The Bumbershoot lineup is here! And it looks especially awesome this year! Personally, I’m stoked about Elvis Costello, The Dismemberment Plan, The Replacements, Nada Surf, The Afghan Whigs, and locally based goodness including The Lonely Forest, Shelby Earl, Evan Flory-Barnes and La Luz. See the full list at a href=”http://bumbershoot.org”…

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Brunchbra href=”http://bit.ly/10nOLz6” target=”_blank”Mother’s Day is Coming! Best Brunch Spots in Seattle/a/strongbrSunday (5/11, times vary) — Belly up to these favorite eateries for Mom’s big day. Still need to come up with a present? Visit seattlemag.com to find myriad gift ideas that are perfect for mum./ppstrongMust Relaxbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gcluzv” target=”_blank”New Day Spa Opens on the Eastside/a/strongbrLet…

!–paging_filter–pOn the day I was born in December 1956, my father, Lew Wallick, was doing what he did for a living, what he loved best: testing airplanes for The Boeing Company. I admit I find it very cool that my birth certificate lists my father’s “Usual Occupation” as Test Pilot. On that day, Dad was…

Over on our sister site, Seattle Health, editor Niki Stojnic reported on a rather difficult, serious-sounding subject: death. And more importantly the efforts of Bastyr University to make that subject a little less difficult and serious-sounding. Stojnic writes: Bastyr University is tackling [death] head on, inviting the community to discuss everything morbid at its Death…

!–paging_filter–pJust days before the March Oscars broadcast, reader Kevin Barry e-mailed us a Hollywood-movie-script-style critique of our March 2014 ZIP code story. We wanted to act it out and film it, but were too busy planning our next “lazy and lowbrow” batch of stories. brbremInterior Conference room with ten person table, tastefully but sparsely decorated…