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Must List: Brian Setzer Orchestra, Book of Mormon & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Rock
Brian Setzer Orchestra’s 12th Annual Christmas Rocks!
(12/27, 7:30 p.m.) The three-time Grammy Award–winning musician will rock his new album, Rockin’ Rudolph, with his 18-piece orchestra at Benaroya Hall.
Must Make Reservations
Top New Year’s Eve Dinners Around Seattle
We did our homework and sifted through some of the finest restaurants in town to bring you this list of unique top-notch dining and foodie experiences to ring in 2016. Reserve your spot now.
Must Laugh
The Book of Mormon at the Paramount
(12/29 to 1/10/2016, times vary) South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone collaborated with Avenue Q writer/composer Robert Lopez on this critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical comedy about a pair of Mormon missionaries in Africa whose faith is tested when trying to convert Ugandans with problems more pressing than their own.
Must Go East
Bellevue Collection’s Dazzling Snowflake Lane
(Through 12/24, times vary) There’s still time to gaze upon a nightly showcase of twinkling lights, falling snow and dazzling choreographed performances of toy soldiers and other wintry characters high-stepping all along Bellevue Way.
Must See
Where to See Amazing Holiday Lights
We’ve compiled a list of some of the city’s flashiest, most fabulous and most meticulous holiday light displays that will fill you with plenty of holiday cheer. Grab the whole family and head out for a joyful evening of oohing and ahhing at exterior illumination.
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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…