Must List: Easter Brunch Spots, Joanna Newsom at the Paramount
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff March 22, 2016
Must Brunch
Where to Go for Easter Brunch
Sunday (3/27, times vary) Easter is on Sunday, March 27. If you haven’t already made reservations for brunch with the whole family, now’s the time. Herewith, spectacular brunches—some with endless mimosas—found all around Seattle.
Must Vote
Cast Your Vote in our Washington Wine Awards Survey
We know our readers love Washington wines as much as we do, so we’re inviting you to be part of selecting the winners of new awards for our annual Seattle magazine Washington State Wine Awards competition. Make your picks for Best Wine Touring Experience, Best Tasting Room as well as Best Restaurant to Experience Washington Wine and Retail Wine Steward of the Year. Cast your vote here.
Must See
Modern Dance Troupe Grupo Corpo at Meany Hall
(3/24 to 3/26, 8 p.m.) Rigor, geometry and a physically exertive asceticism define this Brazilian modern dance troupe, which combines the precision of ballet and the lyricism of Brazilian song.
Must Watch
Sarah Rudinoff’s NowNowNow Takes on Social Media
(3/23 to 4/3, times vary) Seattle performer and singer Sarah Rudinoff is the rare talent who is as at home in an avant-garde theater production as she is belting out a tune in a Broadway musical. After many years taking on the guises of heroes, villains and fools on stage, she takes on the world of social media and persona in her new work NowNowNow, directed by David Bennett.
Must Listen
Icon Joanna Newsom Comes to the Paramount
Tuesday (3/29, 7:30 p.m.) Harpist, vocalist, lyricist and contemporary cultural icon Joanna Newsom brings her carefully arranged, emotional-laden sound to Seattle, where she has many devout fans.
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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,…