Skip to content

Must List: Easter Dinner, Movin’ Around the World, Video Poetry Festival

Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest (virtual) events

By Sam Steele April 9, 2020

Movin-Around-the-World-3-by-Erinn-J-Hale-945

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe.

If social isolation-induced cabin fever is starting to set in, take a well-deserved break with these virtual Seattle events.

MUST MINGLE
Crucible Brewing Hangout
(Daily) Join Crucible Brewing in Google Hangouts any night of the week for some socially-distant camaraderie, collective drinking and discussions about beer. (Need a refill? Check the brewery’s tap list and make plans for curbside pickup or delivery.) 8 p.m. Free.

MUST BATTLE WITH WORDS
Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets
(4/8-4/11) In this livestreamed literary battle, playwrights and poets pair off, competing to produce prompted one-act plays and poems. In true quarantine fashion, themes include exhausted, isolation and pajamas. A full podcast roundup of the event will also be available 4/12. 7 p.m. Free.

MUST FEAST
Easter Dinner
(4/12) Just because you’re in quarantine doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Easter with a proper spread. Many Seattle restaurants are offering special to-go meals for the occasion: Look to Ballard’s Gather Kitchen & Bar for individual and family meals, along with bottles of red, white and sparkling wine; or Eden Hill Provisions for Easter brunch, complete with a Bloody Marry kit and dyed hard-boiled eggs. Prices vary. Orders must be placed by 4/10.

MUST CELEBRATE POETRY
Cadence: Video Poetry Festival
(4/15-4/19)
In honor of National Poetry Month, and the cancellation of the in-person Cadence festival, tune in online for a series of video poetry screenings, or stop by the window of Common Area Maintenance downtown to catch a selection of video poems visible and audible from the sidewalk. Times and prices vary.

MUST GATHER ‘ROUND
Story Time
(Weekdays) Seattle Public Library is helping caregivers keep little ones occupied with virtual story time for babies and toddlers. Tune in on Facebook for stories, songs, and interactive family fun. Times vary. Free.

MUST GET YOUR FOLKLIFE FIX
Movin’ Around the World: Virtual!
(4/13-4/17) Norwest Folklife and the Seattle Center have collaborated to move this celebration of music, dance and culture online. Join in for several days of artists showcasing their work through videos, including Spanish Flamenco with Seattle’s Ana Montes and old timey tunes with Charmaine Slaven. Times vary. $5 donation suggested.

MUST GROOVE
Dance Fitness
(Daily) Dance like nobody’s watching—because they won’t be if your turn your camera off. The Seattle Dance Fitness studio is livestreaming a free week of classes through Zoom, including dance fitness for adults and hip-hop energy busters for kids. Times vary. Free.

Follow Us

A New Year of Influence

A New Year of Influence

Seattle magazine’s Most Influential list kicks off 2026 with leaders across the city.

New year, new issue! As we kick off 2026, Seattle magazine is proud to present this year’s cohort of the Most Influential list, which showcases local leaders in politics, philanthropy, arts, hospitality, and business. Determined, creative, empathetic, humble, and bold are just a few of the words you’ll see describing them—each one has achieved great…

The Queen of the Seattle World’s Fair

The Queen of the Seattle World’s Fair

With a fur coat and gold Cadillac, Gracie Hansen struck a figure. Her business savvy and whip-smart humor made her a star.

In 1960, a group of well-attired men from the Seattle World’s Fair planning committee gathered in a downtown office. With the fair only two years away, people were starting to pitch their business ideas and on this day, some lady wanted to meet with them to do the same. At the scheduled time, the door…

Cookies From Home

Cookies From Home

Seattle author Kat Lieu introduces a first-of-its-kind cookbook centered on Asian cookies.

Kat Lieu has built a career out of baking, storytelling, and standing up for what she believes in. A former doctor of physical therapy turned bestselling cookbook author, she’s based in Seattle, is the founder of the online community Subtle Asian Baking and is the author of Modern Asian Baking at Home, a book that…

Photo Essay: The Relief of the Moment

Photo Essay: The Relief of the Moment

Words and photography by Nick Ward.

Photography tricks my ADHD brain into doing something borderline miraculous: It allows me to focus on exactly one thing at a time. When I press the shutter and hear that lovely little ka-chunk, the inner chatter winks out. I feel oddly connected to the moment by being outside it, observing through the frame instead of…