The Must List: Atomic Bombshells, Sound of Music & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff November 19, 2015
Must Ooh and Ahh
Atomic Bombshells Burlesque Show at The Triple Door
(11/21 to 11/25, times vary) The Jetsons meets Gypsy Rose Lee in Lost in Space, the latest burlesque show by Seattle’s bodacious Atomic Bombshells, featuring BenDeLaCreme, Kitten La Rue, Lou Henry Hoover and Waxie Moon.
Must Do-Re-Mi
The 5th Avenue Theatre Presents The Sound of Music
(11/24 to 1/3/2016, times vary) On the 50th anniversary of the release of its beloved cinematic adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most popular Broadway musical comes to Seattle for the holidays. Watch again as Maria is embraced by the von Trapps and ultimately restores their sense of family.
Must Gobble
Green Lake Gobble and Mashed Potato Munch Off
Sunday (11/22, 8 a.m.) Run, walk or gobble through Green Lake Park and participate in a 10K or 5K walk/run. Rather eat than run? The Mashed Potato Munch Off competition could be for you. Finish up at the beer garden.
Must See
(Re)Presenting Native Americans Exhibit Opens
(Opens 11/21, times vary) The Tacoma Art Museum’s Haub wing houses a newly acquired collection of paintings depicting the American West. Many of the works portray an imagined, culturally inaccurate version of the region, so TAM took the somewhat radical step of including personal responses from contemporary Native Americans next to the standard plaques. TAM continues this important, if tense, discussion with the new exhibit (Re)Presenting Native Americans, featuring paintings of Native Americans from the 1800s onward.
Must Hear
Seattle Symphony Presents Mahler’s Symphony No. 10
(11/19, 11/21 and 11/22, times vary) For the first time on the Seattle Symphony stage, Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, a rip-roaringly emotional and ecstatic piece.
This piece was edited on December 3. Principal guest conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 10.
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Studio Sessions: Jade Solomon Curtis
With an interest in how bodies retain memory, emotion, and experience, the award-winning choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Jade Solomon Curtis presents an immersive work at Seattle’s historic Union station.
Discover choreographer Jade Solomon Curtis and her immersive dance installation, Keeper of Sadness, at Seattle’s historic Union Station this August.
Northwest Tune-Up Bike and Music Festival Brings Big Air and Loud Sets to Bellingham
The three-day festival celebrates its fifth year with bike competitions and a genre-spanning music lineup—plus one unforgettable band of mummies.
If I were to summarize the sensation of attending Northwest Tune-Up, Bellingham’s three-day bike and music festival, in one image, it would be watching Tomomi Nishikubo—a Japanese street trials biker—doing acrobatic acts of derring-do on his bike while Seattle rockers Thunderpussy shred in the distance. My second lasting impression of the festival would be rounding…
Ferry Tales: Eight Indie Bookstores Worth the Ride
Plan a summer day around these bookshops in Seattle, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, and Poulsbo.
Independent bookstores tend to be cornerstones of the communities in which they reside, and Seattle is no exception. In addition to helping customers discover their next read, these neighborhood hubs host weekly gatherings and events, like publication release parties, author talks, and book clubs. Many of them have cafés and reading tables that encourage lingering…
Rearview Mirror: Seattle Art Fair is Back, Nordstrom Throws a Block Party, and a Must-Try Ice Cream Sundae
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
SEATTLE ART FAIR RETURNS The buzziest event of the summer (well, aside from the World Cup), is returning next week. Now in its 10th edition, the Seattle Art Fair will once again take over the Lumen Field Event Center, packing it to the gills with art from 101 local, national, and international galleries. This year,…