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The Must List: Laugh Along with The Habit, Fill Up on Holiday Cheer with PNB’s Nutcracker and Lace Up for Outdoor Ice Skating

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Laugh/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/17wPZf6” target=”_blank”strongbrThe Habit Comedy Show/strong/abr(12/1, 8 p.m.) — Seattle sketch comedy group The Habit is back with a new live show at The Bathhouse Theater at Green Lake. Bonus: Read Habit cast member John Osebold’s tips on upping your own comedic ante in our November issue.strongbrbrMust Kill the Mouse King/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/17lQWKx” target=”_blank”strongbrPNB’s The Nutcracker/strong/abr(11/30 to 12/29, times vary) — This year marks the 30th anniversary of PNB’s beloved production, which means whether you attend every year or haven’t yet been, it’s the perfect time to ensconce yourself in Tchaikovsky’s memorable score and watch the festivities both on stage and in the audience.strongbrbrMust Glidea href=”http://bit.ly/17RZOb3” target=”_blank”brIce Skating in Bellevue/a/strongbr(11/29 to 1/12/14, times vary) — Lace up your ice skates for a festive romp on the seasonal open-air rink in Bellevue’s Downtown Park.strongbrbrMust Rock/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1a1UzSB” target=”_blank”strongbrThe Cave Singers Perform with the Pollens/strong/abrSaturday (11/30, 8 p.m.) — Seattle’s beloved folk rockers play the Neptune Theatre, with a special appearance by lively local band Pollens, whose amazing harmonies will have you swooning./p
pstrongMust Get Cookin’/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1dyHiZL” target=”_blank”strongbrTom Douglas’ Cookbook Social/strong/abrTuesday (12/3, 4 p.m.) — The Seattle chef’s seventh annual Cookbook Social corrals the top cookbook authors in town (think Heather Christo, Langdon Cook and Bob Donegan) for signings and gratis adult beverages and bites./p

 

Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot

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

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

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

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…