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Must List: Jazz Legends, Jewish Film Festival & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Listen
Two Music Greats Play the Paramount
Saturday (3/14, 8 p.m.) With 32 Grammy Awards between them, music legends Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea take the stage together in a show that very well may cause fans to spontaneously combust.
Must See
PNB’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe
(3/13 to 3/22, times vary) Our own Pacific Northwest Ballet performs The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe, a triple bill of stunning work by the contemporary choreographer, known for his exacting, relentlessly paced pieces that put dancers through the paces and audiences over the moon.
Must Go Green
St. Patrick’s Day Events In and Around Seattle
(Dates and times vary) Pull out the cable-knit sweater and gather ’round the Guinness, because St. Patrick’s Day is coming and celebrations aplenty are brewing all over town.
Must Screen
Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off
(3/14 to 3/22, times vary) Join the 20th-anniversary celebration of this festival of Jewish cinema, this year boasting 31 films from 10 countries, including Hanna’s Journey (surrounding the continuing evolution of German-Israeli relations), Mr. Kaplan (about an elderly Jew in South America who becomes convinced he’s discovered a former Nazi) and Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (about an Israeli woman who spends five years trying to get a divorce).
Must Go East
Bellevue Arts Museum Showcases Political Pins
(3/13 to 6/7, times vary) Who among us can boast a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a killer brooch collection? Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright knows politics, and she also knows how to accessorize. Showcasing her signature “diplomacy through pins,” Read My Pins features standouts from her collection including a golden serpent, a Lady Liberty with clocks for eyes, and a ruby-eyed eagle gripping a pearl in its talons.
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…