Must List: Comicon Comes to Town, ‘Lizard Boy’ on Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff March 24, 2015
Must Geek Out
Emerald City Comicon Takes Over
(3/27 to 3/29) If you weren’t able to secure tickets to the annual cavalcade of comics fans, never fear, you can still witness the dazzling array of far-out costumes when passing anywhere near the Washington State Convention Center. Here, we take an insider’s look at the high-energy, highly animated fest.
Must Get Cultured
Celebrate Northwest Native Art at the Burke
(3/27 to 3/29, times vary) As part of the new Here and Now exhibit, The Burke Museum hosts a weekend devoted to Northwest Native art, both historic and contemporary. Attend discussions with artists, see 30 new contemporary artworks on display and shop the Northwest Native art market, featuring original prints, jewelry, sculpture and more by talented artists in attendance.
Must Nerd Out
Sci-Fi Heavy Hitters at EMP
Opens 3/28 With the new exhibit Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction, EMP invites visitors to explore more than 150 artifacts from notable movies and TV shows, including a proton pack from Ghostbusters, the sandworm head from Dune, Klingon robes from Star Trek and light sabers from—well, if you’ve read this far, you know where.
Must Sip
Local Bevs Galore at Cask Beer Fest and Taste WA
(3/28 and 3/29, times vary) ‘Tis the season for sampling local libations! Chug from the 100-plus cask-conditioned beers on tap at the Washington Cask Beer Festival, or wet your wine whistle with countless delicious options at Taste Washington’s grand tasting at CenturyLink Field Event Center.
Must See
Seattle Rep Presents Lizard Boy Musical
(3/27 to 4/26, times vary) Seattle playwright/composer/cellist Justin Huertas presents his world-premiere musical, Lizard Boy, a coming-of-age/coming-out story that takes inspiration from comic books, iconic love stories and personal history. Expect catchy folk-rock songs, a boy covered in green scales, a precipitous dragon bite, an all-powerful female rocker and newfound superpowers.
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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,…