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Comicon Comes to Town, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist Keola Beamer Plays Kirkland More Events

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Nerd-Outa href=” http://bit.ly/1dwv4Sd” target=”_blank”brEmerald City Comicon Takes Over Seattle/a/strongbr(3/28 to 3/30, times vary) — Superheroes, supervillains, comic-book lovers and sci-fi fans don costumes and flock to the Washington State Convention Center for this beloved nerd ball./p
pstrongMust Seebra href=”http://bit.ly/1pA4JlW” target=”_blank”Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey Perform at On the Boards/a/strongbr(3/27 to 3/30, 8 p.m.) — Local choreographer Zoe Scofield and video artist Juniper Shuey invent new ways for an audience to experience a performance with their latest piece, BeginAgain, which sets exquisite dance against a breathtaking set./p
pstrongMust Hearbra href=”http://bit.ly/1eVdB3U” target=”_blank”Keola Beamer Bids Aloha to Kirkland/a/strongbrSaturday (3/29, 8 p.m.) — Treat yourself to a mini spring break with the Polynesian sounds of Hawaiian slack key guitarist Keola Beamer, whose peaceful Pacific music was featured on the soundtrack of The Descendants./p
pstrongMust Road Tripbra href=”http://bit.ly/O2RnmI” target=”_blank”Take a Plunge on the Olympic Peninsula/a/strongbrSol Duc Hot Springs Resort is a forested getaway in Olympic National Park that opens for the season at the end of March, just in time for a spring awakening./p
pstrongMust Eat and Drinkbra href=” http://bit.ly/1pciuJj” target=”_blank”Top Tips to Experience Taste Washington Like a Pro/a/strongbr(3/29 to 3/30, 2 to 5 p.m.) — Now in its 17th year, the two-day Taste Washington event houses an impressive number of food and wine vendors under one roof (226 wineries, 68 restaurants). Food editor Julien Perry and Seattle magazine wine writer Paul Zitarelli fill us in on all the can’t-miss spots./p

 

Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot

Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

POPPING OUR SENSES I don’t think I’ve ever given much thought to a wine cork beyond the satisfying pop it makes when opening a bottle, but after spending a morning at DeLille Cellars in Woodinville with about 50 other people, I have a new appreciation for it. The occasion was “(Pop) Open Your Senses,” a…

Best Bookstore: Beguiled Books

Best Bookstore: Beguiled Books

This Pioneer Square darling is easy to spot: pink doors and candy-striped details mark its home near Occidental Square. Beguiled Books started in 2024 as a mobile bookstore, making its way from table to tent to trailer, and finally to its current brick-and-mortar space. Labelling itself as “Seattle’s Original Romance Bookstore,” Beguiled specializes in just…

Best Art Gallery: Foster/White Gallery

Best Art Gallery: Foster/White Gallery

A pillar in Pioneer Square’s arts ecosystem, Foster/White Gallery opened in 1966 (then called Richard White Gallery) as the first space of its kind in the neighborhood. It soon gained notoriety for showing preeminent Northwest artists such as Morris Graves, William Morris, George Tsutakawa, and Dale Chihuly. In the decades after founding the gallery, its…

Best Museum: Seattle Art Museum

Best Museum: Seattle Art Museum

A vote for Seattle Art Museum is really a vote for three different art outings. The downtown museum pairs ambitious exhibitions with a global collection; the Seattle Asian Art Museum occupies SAM’s original 1933 Art Deco home amid the 43 acres of Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park; and the Olympic Sculpture Park puts art out in…