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Brunch for Mom, Japanese Art on Display and Writer Anne Carson at Town Hall
!–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./p
pstrongMust Relaxbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gcluzv” target=”_blank”New Day Spa Opens on the Eastside/a/strongbrLet the pampering commence at Recoop, the newest addition to downtown Bellevue’s spa scene, featuring 2,400 square feet of rustic-meets-modern space dedicated to facials, massages and nail care plus a rejuvenating relaxation room./p
pstrongMust Seebra href=” http://bit.ly/1kSkWjL” target=”_blank”Japanese Art Deco on Display at Seattle Art Museum/a/strongbr(5/9 to 10/19, times vary) — The first exhibition outside of Japan focused on Japanese art of this style, Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920–1945 features 200 paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other examples. Blending traditional Asian motifs with machine-age geometry, the works lend fresh perspective on how this design movement played out around the globe./p
pstrongMust Swing/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/QiOj6x” target=”_blank”strongbrBranford Marsalis On Stage at Benaroya/strong/abr(5/10 and 5/11, times vary) — Jazz master Branford Marsalis takes his sax to the max for two nights at Benaroya Hall./p
pstrongMust Hearbra href=”http://bit.ly/1kPrhOc” target=”_blank”Seattle Arts and Lectures Welcomes Writer Anne Carson/a/strongbrTuesday (5/13, 7 p.m.) — Anne Carson never met a genre whose boundaries she didn’t blow to smithereens. Case in point: her latest book, Red Doc , a novel/epic poem/Greek myth that runs in a skinny column down each page. At this event, Carson brings a world-premiere performance of new work, accompanied by visual artist Robert Currie and Seattle musicians Eyvind Kang and Jessika Kenney./p
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