The Must List: Macefield Music Fest, French Film and More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff September 29, 2016
Must Jam
Macefield Music Festival Rocks Ballard
(9/30 to 10/2, times vary) The Macefield Music Festival, named for Edith Macefield, the elderly Ballard resident who gained national notoriety for refusing to sell her modest home to developers and became an icon of resistance, features a slew of local performers including Mindie Lind, Shelby Earl and Industrial Revelation.
Must Screen
SIFF Spotlights French Films
(9/29 to 10/6, times vary) Every autumn, our city’s numerous and diverse film festivals present hundreds of short features and full-length movies to Seattle audiences, opening up views into a wide, diverse spectrum of human experience. On silver screens around town the Seattle International Film Festival delves into European films with French Cinema Now, featuring romances, comedies, documentaries and more.
Must shop
RIZOM Opens Its Doors
Thursday (9/29, 6 to 9 p.m.) Party down in celebration of Seattle’s new designer-owned retail community, which will stock women’s clothing and accessories from emerging American designers, ceramics and a rotating gallery of visual art.
Must Say I Do
Seattle Bride Magazine’s Urban Unveiled
Sunday (10/2, 5 to 8 p.m.) Brides-to-be (and grooms!) will gather at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel for an evening of elegance wherein they’ll meet and mingle with the Urban Unveiled partners who can make their wildest wedding visions a reality. Expect to sip fine wines, nibble on sumptuous cuisine, indulge in to-die-for desserts and witness a fashion show by the legendary designer Luly Yang.
Must Eat
Where to Get the Best Fried, Rotisserie and BBQ Chicken
Long lamented as the lamest choice on the menu, chicken (and not just fried) is finally really, really good. Herewith, we present the best of the best at various restaurants around town.
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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,…