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A ‘Game of Thrones’ Viewing Party, ‘Tails of Wasps’ Opens More
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seebra href=”http://bit.ly/OfqKdB” target=”_blank”Seattle Playwright’s New World-Premiere Mixes Sex and Politics/a/strongbr(4/3 to 4/27, times vary) — In her new, world-premiere play,em Tails of Wasps/em, Stephanie Timm addresses the age-old story of a politician brought down by a sexual scandal. Directed by New Century Theatre Company’s (NCTC) Darragh Kennan, the play explores the human tendency to get stung./p
pstrongMust Viewbra href=”http://bit.ly/1j5q5Xv” target=”_blank”emGame of Thrones/em Viewing Party/a/strongbrSunday (4/6, 6 p.m.) — The epic HBO seriesem Game of Thrones/em is back for a fourth season, premiering this Sunday. Watch it on the big screen with fellow fans at Neumos on Capitol Hill, complete with food and bev specials, games and a showing of the last two episodes from season three, to ensure you’re up to speed./p
pstrongMust Revelbra href=”http://bit.ly/1kviK32” target=”_blank”Installation of a Giant Head at Olympic Sculpture Park Begins this Week/a/strongbrStep aside, Ferris wheel. The Seattle waterfront is gaining another icon, thanks to a huge new permanent acquisition by the Olympic Sculpture Park. Called “Echo,” the towering white head stands 46 feet tall and will be placed at the shoreline of the park, facing the Olympic Mountains and serving as a serene beacon for everyone from Puget Sound sailors to Myrtle Edwards joggers./p
pstrongMust Hearbra href=” http://bit.ly/1fPB03S” target=”_blank”Yonder Mountain String Band Comes to Town/a/strongbrThursday (4/10, 8 p.m.) — These Colorado-based strummers bring a rock-flavored edge to their impressive picking. See them perform at downtown’s Showbox at the Market./p
pstrongMust Explorebra href=”http://bit.ly/1h8DGin” target=”_blank”Survey Jewish Culture Over the Last 65 Years/a/strongbr(Through 5/31, times vary) — The Bellevue City Hall Pavilion in City Hall Park hosts a Pop-Up Cultural Heritage Exhibit, Setting a Place at the Table for Jewish Culture, featuring maps, books, artifacts, photos and terra cotta and bronze figures. The exhibit takes a closer look at the last 65 years, exploring what has changed and what has not within the Jewish experience./p
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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
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
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
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…