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Must List: Capitol Hill Block Party, Ragin’ Viet-Cajun, Bon Odori Festival
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE MUSIC Capitol Hill Block Party (7/19-7/21) This anticipated neighborhood soirée might be a bit bigger than mom and dad expected. Capitol Hill Block Party (CHBP) spans the weekend with live music on six stages, featuring artists such as Lizzo, Big Wild, Peach Pit,…
Must List: Summer Festivals Edition
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST EAT Ballard SeafoodFest (7/12-7/14) Head over to Ballard for this 45th annual celebration of seafood and entertainment. This historic neighborhood is quite the hospitable host, offering an array of musical acts, presented by KEXP, including Pickwick and The Moondoggies. With craft beer, cocktail gardens, vendors…
ArtsWest’s ‘The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion’: Review
Justin Huertas’ latest is a coming of age tale that wraps you up
From left to right: Rachel Guyer-Mafune as Lee, Tyler Rogers as David, Christian Quinto as Lee’s brother Todd, Porscha Shaw as Nia, and Corinna Lapid Munter as Grace, Lee’s mom in ‘The Last Octopus Wrestling Champion’
Must List: Seattle Pride Celebrations, Arts in Nature Festival, Negroni Week
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE ALL Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest (6/30) The 45th annual Seattle Pride Parade is just around the corner and everyone is invited. The parade will move along Fourth Avenue, displaying plenty of color and support for our city’s LGBTQ community. Banners, posters and…
5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’: Big on Sound, Light on Fury
A new louder-than-life production exacerbates a masterpiece’s one problem
Only a bit of the slang has aged (as slang always does) in West Side Story. The rest of it, including probably the greatest score (by Leonard Bernstein) and choreography (by Jerome Robbins) in Broadway history, is as fresh as the day in 1957 it exploded onstage, as the 5th Avenue’s current production proves. It closes Sunday, so…
Must List: ‘West Side Story,’ Solstice Parade, Make Music Seattle
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST ATTEND West Side Story(Through 6/23) Sure, it’s based on Shakespeare, but as long as one tribe feels threatened by a more recently arrived tribe—and every single day brings more tragic evidence that they do—Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece will never stop being as timely as a…
Where to Watch Outdoor Movies in the Seattle Area This Summer
On a warm summer evening as the stars begin to shimmer, pack your blanket and attend one of Seattle’s outdoor movie nights, showcasing classics and new releases
Crossroads Movies at the Park Crossroads Community Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov Aug 1: Christopher RobinAugust 8: Ralph Breaks the InternetAugust 15: Incredibles 2August 22: Mary Poppins Returns Downtown Movies at the Park Bellevue Downtown Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov July 9: Hotel Transylvania 3July 16: A Dog’s Way HomeJuly 23: Small FootJuly 31: Goodbye Christopher RobinAug 7: Paddington…
Must List: Ludovic Morlot’s Final Concerts, SoDo Crawl, Seattle International Dance Festival
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST SAY FAREWELL Ludovic Morlot’s Final Concerts (Through 6/23) Morlot has conceived his two-weekend farewell to eight seasons as SSO music director as one big program, with music by Wagner, Debussy and Richard Strauss for June 13-15; then Wagner, Debussy and Leoš Janáček for June 20-23. As his last word before taking time off…
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