The Must List: Garage Sale Day, ‘Nabucco’ Opens
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff August 6, 2015
Must Party
Hit the Streets at the SLU Block Party
Friday (8/7, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.) — The 11th installment of the SLU Block Party features food trucks, a Brave Horse Tavern beer garden, life-sized board games and live music from stellar local bands Kithkin, THEESatisfaction and Polyrhythmics. Proceeds benefit the Low Income Housing Institute and the South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce.
Must See
Japanese Pop Artist Wows at SAM Asian Art Museum
(Through 10/4, times vary) In the new show at the SAM Asian Art Museum, Chiho Aoshima: Rebirth of the World, the Japanese pop artist shares her apocalyptic vision of the future, where skyscrapers have minds (and bodies) of their own, red-eyed ghost girls drift along washed-out beaches, and puffy clouds have ominous linings.
Must Go East
Enjoy the Last Days of Summer at Kirkland Summerfest
(8/7 to 8/8, times vary) The two-day fest on Kirkland’s picturesque waterfront includes such family-friendly activities as Origami, a drawing jam and a duck dash, in which thousands of rubber duckies are launched into the water and race to the finish. Nosh on food truck fare from the likes of Athena’s, Tokyo Dog or The Ultimate Melt.
Must Browse
Garage Sale Day at Cal Anderson Park
Sunday (8/9, times vary) Hunt for treasure among tons of tables at Cal Anderson Park and in the surrounding Capitol Hill neighborhood. Bring cash and your best bargaining skills.
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera Kicks Off its Season with Nabucco
(8/8 to 8/22, times vary) For the first time ever, Seattle Opera presents Nabucco, Guiseppe Verdi’s take on King Nebuchadnezzar. A new stage configuration brings the music and performers closer to the audience, while video projections bring the 19th century opera into the 21st century.
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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,…