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Must List: Holiday Events, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must See
Aham Oluo’s New Show at On the Boards
(12/4 to 12/7, times vary) Musician/composer/comedian/writer Aham Oluo’s show Now I’m Fine combines monologues with original jazz compositions performed by a live orchestra and chronicles a specific six-month period in 2006 during which he went through a host of health and emotional issues.
Must Get Festive
A Very Merry List of Holiday Events in Seattle
It’s time to swap the PSL for eggnog: The holidays are here! Whether you prefer to celebrate with burlesque dancers, towering wintry ice sculptures, good old-fashioned ice skating (available at Seattle Center, in Bellevue or in Redmond) or all of the above, this index of more than 40 events (listed by neighborhood, then starting date) ensures you won’t miss out.
Must Darcy
Pride and Prejudice at Book-It Repertory Theatre
(Through 12/28, times vary) Book-It celebrates 25 years of turning great literature into great performances by restaging some of its most popular works. This month, catch the Jane Austen classic (previously produced in 2000 and 2004). We’re certain the dashing Mr. Darcy will be there.
Must Eat
Italian Dessert Offered During December
Every December for each of its 24 years, Cafe Lago has been rolling out a traditional Italian treat called Panforte. And you only have a month to taste it.
Must Shop
The Best Holiday Gifts for Kids
(Dates and times vary) Sweet, soft, stylish and culturally savvy presents for all the little ones on your list.
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Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
POPPING OUR SENSES I don’t think I’ve ever given much thought to a wine cork beyond the satisfying pop it makes when opening a bottle, but after spending a morning at DeLille Cellars in Woodinville with about 50 other people, I have a new appreciation for it. The occasion was “(Pop) Open Your Senses,” a…
Best Bookstore: Beguiled Books
This Pioneer Square darling is easy to spot: pink doors and candy-striped details mark its home near Occidental Square. Beguiled Books started in 2024 as a mobile bookstore, making its way from table to tent to trailer, and finally to its current brick-and-mortar space. Labelling itself as “Seattle’s Original Romance Bookstore,” Beguiled specializes in just…
Best Art Gallery: Foster/White Gallery
A pillar in Pioneer Square’s arts ecosystem, Foster/White Gallery opened in 1966 (then called Richard White Gallery) as the first space of its kind in the neighborhood. It soon gained notoriety for showing preeminent Northwest artists such as Morris Graves, William Morris, George Tsutakawa, and Dale Chihuly. In the decades after founding the gallery, its…
Best Museum: Seattle Art Museum
A vote for Seattle Art Museum is really a vote for three different art outings. The downtown museum pairs ambitious exhibitions with a global collection; the Seattle Asian Art Museum occupies SAM’s original 1933 Art Deco home amid the 43 acres of Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park; and the Olympic Sculpture Park puts art out in…