The Must List: Hot Chocolate Run, ‘Forbidden Fruit’ at BAM
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff March 4, 2016
Must See
Artist Alexander Keyes Installation
(3/3 to 3/31, times vary) Keyes’ installation at Gallery4Culture, to: europa, is a meditation on the doldrums of domestic life and fantasies of escape, realized through the artist’s transformation of everyday materials.
Must Remember
Anne Frank Exhibit at Holocaust Center Seattle
(3/6 to 5/18, times vary) Anne Frank: A History for Today showcases the contrast between photographs of the Frank family and images of historical events at the time to demonstrate how persecuted people were affected by political decisions and the actions of others.
Must Run
Lace Up for the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K
Sunday (3/6, 6:45 a.m.) Warm up before the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K with stretches, and stay warm postrace with a finisher mug filled with chocolate fondue, dipping treats, and of course: hot chocolate. A live DJ will help runners keep the sugared-up vibes going after the Seattle Center race.
Must Marvel
Sculptor Chris Antemann’s “Forbidden Fruit” at BAM
(Through 5/29, times vary) Indulge in Oregon-based sculptor Chris Antemann’s traditional Western figurative art works populated with her own cheerfully erotic figures, who are surrounded by a provocative array of dessert, ornamentation and flowers.
Must Watch
Dana Michel’s Yellow Towel at On the Boards
(3/3 to 3/6, times vary) Montreal-based choreographer and performer Dana Michel’s current work, Yellow Towel, was inspired by her childhood practice of wrapping such an item around her head to emulate the blonde girls in her midst. Based upon this memory, she creates a performance alter ego, at once familiar and grotesque, through which she explores racial stereotypes.
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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,…