Must List: Cocktail Party Dance Show, Political Thriller on Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff April 16, 2015
Must Interact
On The Boards Presents Complex Movements
(4/16 to 4/19, times vary) A hip-hop activist, a graphic designer and a creative technologist walk into a bar. Or something like that. This innovative, interactive, futuristic Detroit collective blends music, high-tech visuals and immersive activism as they invite viewers to imagine themselves as post-apocalyptic survivors.
Must See
Monica Bill Barnes and Company at Velocity Dance Center
Thursday (4/16, 7:30 p.m.) Choreographer Monica Bill Barnes holds up a mirror to our most awkward and ambitious moments and makes us laugh at our shared humanity. See her dance with Anna Bass in Happy Hour, “the world’s first-ever cocktail party dance show.”
Must Eat
The 10 Best New Restaurants In and Around Seattle
Poor us. We spent the year eating delicious things at new restaurants, and there were more than a few. Our list of 10 knockout restaurants you absolutely cannot miss starts right here.
Must Watch
Political Thriller Comes to Life on Stage
(Through 5/17, times vary) The immigration issues explored in Chris Cleave’s bestselling book, Little Bee—a political thriller about a Nigerian teenage refugee—are brought to life on stage by the Book-It crew.
Must Hear
New Book Gives a Personal Take on Pot Legalization
Tuesday (4/21, 7:30 p.m.) Hear local writer Bruce Barcott read from his book Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America when he speaks at Town Hall with Christian Hageseth, author of Big Weed: An Entrepreneur’s High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business.
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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,…