The Must List: KEXP-FM’s Grand Opening, Hugo Literary Series
What to do this weekend and beyond in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff April 14, 2016
Must Dance
Groove On at the Creole Carnival
Thursday (4/14, 8 p.m.) Dance along to exotic and intoxicating world rhythms during the Creole Carnival at the University of Washington’s Meany Hall. The lineup includes Haitian songstress Emeline Michel, Brazilian samba combo Casuarina and Jamaican single-string guitarist Brushy One-String.
Must Plie
PNB Presents Coppélia
(4/15 to 4/24, times vary) Balanchine’s classic ballet Coppélia, based upon E.T.A. Hoffmann’s dark tale Der Sandmann, returns to McCaw Hall as PNB tells the story of a young man bewitched by a beautiful doll and her maker. Save the date on Friday, April 22, for a post-performance “Backstage Bash” presented by PNB and the Young Patrons Circle featuring acrobats, aerialists, a DJ’ed dance party on stage and plenty of bubbly to go ’round. Secure your tickets now.
Must Celebrate
KEXP-FM Debuts its New Home
Saturday (4/16, 12 to 9 p.m.) No longer content to transmit its signals through the airwaves and over the internet, KEXP’s new headquarters at the Seattle Center will feature spaces for public events, a live performance space with audience viewing, an observable DJ booth and a library for music lovers. The grand opening coincides with Record Store Day.
Must See
The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art
(Through 4/17, times vary) This exhibition of 68 works from one of the country’s largest collections of African-American art includes drawings, prints and much more by Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, John Biggers, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Eldizer Cortor, Margaret Burroughs, among others.
Must Listen
Hugo Literary Series at Hugo House
Friday (4/15, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.) For this year’s Hugo Literary Series, Hugo House has asked writers to defend the use of clichés. On April 15, fiction writers Andrew Sean Greer, Claire Vaye Watkins and spoken word performer Roberto Ascalon will tackle “All’s fair in love and war.”
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Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar
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Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing
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