Arts
Must List: ‘Perpetual Vessels’ Premiere, Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival, ‘Present Tense’
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST DANCE ON WATER Perpetual Vessels premiere (1/11) Created on a century-old steamboat in Anacortes, this site-specific dance film brings together choreographer Alice Gosti and filmmaker June Zandona to showcase the compelling talent of the Malacarne Dance Company. This premiere promises live performances and Q&A…
Must List: Prince from Minneapolis, Worst Day of the Year Run, Wine Tasting
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST HONOR THE PRINCE Prince from Minneapolis (Through 1/5) It’s your last chance to experience this exhibit, highlighting four Minneapolis photographers who helped Prince create the iconic and theatrical image he left behind. The exhibit features nearly 50 artifacts, including 25 photographs of Prince, a Prince…
Must List: Winter Solstice Night Market, Wa Na Wari, Crackle Crème Pop-up
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LAST MINUTE SHOP Winter Solstice Night Market (12/20-12/21) Enjoy the winter night sky and more than 150 artisan booths and food trucks at this annual night market. Toast to the start of longer days with hearty pints from local breweries at the winter beer…
Must List: Pathway of Lights, Next Fest NW, Santa Runs Tacoma
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LIGHT THE NIGHT Pathway of Lights (12/14) Come see the annual spectacle outlining Seattle’s beloved Green Lake Park, where thousands of candles light the path. The illuminated walk comes complete with complementary refreshments and live holiday music. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own…
Seattle’s Dina Martina Is the ‘Jift’ That Keeps on Giving
The annual spectacular from Seattle’s comedy goddess wishes you a very merry Kitschmas
If you fell in love with Dina Martina when she was playing funkier, stripped-down venues like Re-Bar, but wonder if her magic translates to a plusher house like ACT’s Falls Theatre, you needn’t worry. For the entertaineress’s Christmas cavalcade of songs, anecdotes, videos, and audience gifts, ACT has provided a cozy set straight out of a community-theater Nutcracker: Victorian furniture, candy-striped wallpaper,…
Taylor Mac’s Over-the-top Holiday Show Celebrates the Season in Style
Catch 'Holiday Sauce' in Seattle this month
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. “Christmas as calamity” is Taylor Mac’s approach to the holidays and their attendant songs in this musical, maniacal show—and some form of audience participation is likely, so brace yourself. A Pulitzer Prize nominee and MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, this NYC-based playwright, actor and cabaret…
Must List: The Polar Express Train Ride, Bainbridge Island Studio Tour, Miracle on 2nd
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC The Polar Express™ Train Ride (Through 12/31) Step into the pages of The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg’s beloved Christmas tale (and inspiration for the 2004 film) on this 90-minute train ride. Listen to a reading of The Polar Express, enjoy…
‘Shout Sister Shout!’: Come for the Music, Stay for…Also the Music
A star turn by Carrie Compere buoys this overburdened bio-play of music legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Carrie Compere’s voice is enough to make you a believer, which would make her character in Shout Sister Shout!, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, very happy. The new Tharpe bio-play by Cheryl L. West, co-created with director Randy Johnson and now running at Seattle Rep, traces the arc of this musical visionary, from her days as a…
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