Must List: Cinerama Reopens, Contemporary Dance Aplenty & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff November 20, 2014
Must Make Reservations
10 Restaurants Serving Up Thanksgiving Dinner
Restaurants around Seattle are preparing Thanksgiving feasts for dine in and take out. Prix-fixe menus, buffets and smoked turkeys to-go give us plenty to be thankful for this year, but make your reservations, like, now.
Must Hear
David Bazan and Passenger String Quartet Perform
Friday (11/21, 9 p.m.) Seattle singer-songwriter David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion fame) and local string ensemble extraordinaire Passenger String Quartet make beautiful music together.
Must See
A Weekend Teeming with Contemporary Dance
Dance fans have to make some tough choices this weekend—do you see the funny dance memoir by Seattle’s Peggy Piacenza, the touching hip-hop-inflected piece by LA-based David Rousséve, or the intricate work of modern dance icon Tere O’Connor? We recommend going full-bore and hitting all three!
Must Ooh and Ahh
Cinerama Reopens Today
Thursday (11/20, 8 p.m.) At last! Cinerama celebrates its grand reopening—complete with a snazzy new exterior mural and technology upgrades galore—tonight at 8 p.m. with a screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Only a handful of seats are left for the taking, but relax, the beloved theater will be open evermore.
Must Shop
5 Shopping Events You Shouldn’t Miss
(Dates and times vary) Ready the plastic: A host of shopping adventures are happening this weekend and next, including the first-ever Seattle Collective at Melrose Market Studios and the Nordstrom Pop-in Gift & Go.
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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,…
Studio Sessions: Jennifer Leigh Harrison
Seattle artist Jennifer Leigh Harrison uses layers of paint and abstraction to explore what we carry beneath the surface.
Jennifer Leigh Harrison’s paintings are dense with movement. Color and texture gather into mosaic-like fields, as if they have been fractured and reformed. There are places in the work where a frenetic buzz seems trapped between the canvas and the first layer of paint. That energy runs through Patterns of Belonging, her current exhibition at…
ENHYPEN’s Jay Has K-Pop Stardom and a Seattle Heart
The Federal Way-raised singer talks hometown memories, Ivar’s clam chowder, and how it feels to perform in the place he grew up.
Long before he was performing in sold-out arenas around the world and representing brands like Prada, ENHYPEN’s Jay called the Puget Sound region home. Born Jay Park (not to be confused with the other famous K-pop star of the same name, who is also from Seattle) in Seattle and raised in nearby Federal Way before…