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Must List: Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Duwamish Alive
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MUST NERD OUTMarvel: Universe of Super Heroes(4/21–1/6/2019) Billed as the largest exhibit ever staged at MoPop, Universe of Super Heroes is here to save the day, with more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, including iconic costumes, props and artwork from the adventures of Doctor Strange, Captain America, Black Panther, Spider-Man and others. Don’t be surprised…
These Seattle Artists Are Exploring China’s Sociopolitical Transformation
Lauren Yee's play "The Great Leap" and poetry by Western Washington University's Jane Wong address China's "Great Leap Forward"
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. There’s a darkly comic pun in the title of Lauren Yee’s play The Great Leap. Set in 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square protests, it follows an American college basketball team that travels to China for an exhibition match, during which a…
How Seattle’s Wave Press is Celebrating National Poetry Month
The Pulitzer Prize-winning local poetry press is celebrating with four new titles
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. “It’s moving, but you can’t predict where it’s going to be next,” said poet Eileen Myles in a 2012 interview, reflecting on why Seattle’s Wave Books chose the perfect name. The poetry press launched in 2005, morphing out of the former Massachusetts-based…
Must List: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘Emergence,’ Orcas Island Literary Fest, Lindy West: The Witches Are Coming
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MUST EMERGE Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence(4/13–4/22) For Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, whose 2009 work Emergence gives PNB’s spring show its name, inspiration came from insects: How do organisms build social structures? More specifically, how might this be a metaphor for a ballet company? Pite’s approach was collaborative: “Get everyone contributing material: delegate, divide and conquer…[a…
Must List: Brunch Run, An Evening with Anne Lamott, VegFest
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MUST DINE AND DASH Seattle Magazine Brunch Run(4/7) Bring your friends and start the day right at the fourth annual Seattle magazine Brunch Run. The 5K dash begins at Magnuson Park and continues along Lake Washington. Waiting at the finish line will be brunch foods from 15 local Seattle restaurants and a variety of boozy…
Must List: Tulip Festival, Mariners’ Opening Weekend, Become Desert
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MUST LOVE FLOWERS 35th Tulip Festival in Skagit County(4/1–4/30) This renowned monthlong festival is jam-packed with daily activities: salmon barbecues, bike tours, 5K family runs, art walks and a lot of beautiful tulips filling fields and demonstration gardens. Join people from around the country who flock to this springtime event, and avoid the biggest crowds…
Must List: Taste Washington, Plate of Nations, Say It Loud: Simply Me
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MUST SIP Taste Washington(3/22–3/25) From serious wine snobs to simple enthusiasts, Taste Washington unites all lovers of the “juice” at its annual, multi-day tasting event celebrating the many flavors and styles of Washington state wine. You could opt for a wine seminar or farm tour, but the main event is Saturday and Sunday’s Grand Tasting,…
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