The Must List: March Madness, Mamma Mia! Returns
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff March 19, 2015
Must View
Mystical Works from Artist Maïmouna Guerresi on Display
(3/20 to 5/1, times vary) Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (formerly M.I.A Gallery) celebrates its new name and new space in Pioneer Square with a show of photographs by Italian Muslim artist Maïmouna Guerresi, who stages bold scenes featuring cosmic garment sculptures that blend African and Western iconography and customs.
Must Sing Along
Mamma Mia! Returns to Seattle
(3/24 to 3/29, times vary) Attention all dancing queens: The Abba hit machine is back in action. This popular, paternity-probing musical returns to the stage at the Paramount Theater.
Must Go East
A Month of Humphrey Bogart Films
(3/20 to 3/22, times vary) Every weekend in March, Kirkland Parkplace Cinema 6 is screening a different Humphrey Bogart film. If you missed last weekend’s showing of Casablanca, catch this weekend’s offering of the classic film noir The Maltese Falcon, starring Bogart as detective Sam Spade.
Must Cheer
March Madness is Here
(3/20 to 3/22, times vary) For the first time since 2004, KeyArena will host the second and third rounds of the NCAA Division I men’s college basketball tournament. Whether you’re attending games at KeyArena and looking for refreshments before and after, or just seeking the best venue to watch all the action on screen, Queen Anne has you covered with food and drink options galore.
Must See
Millennial Life Explored in The Flick
(Through 4/4, times vary) Along with the customary humiliations of a first job come first adult friendships, first time figuring out how to pay rent and first glimmers of what the future might bring. Three millennials experience such firsts together—while cleaning up popcorn at a struggling movie theater in The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner by Annie Baker (Circle Mirror Transformation), staged by New Century Theatre Company in its new home.
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Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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Urban Grit Meets Wild Beauty: Inside Seattle Art Museum’s Beyond Mysticism
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Our March/April Issue Has Arrived!
Inside you’ll find Best Places to Live, a packed spring arts guide, and more stories from across the region.
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Supporting Roles
Three women in the Northwest are helping local artists through newly launched residencies outside of Seattle. Here, we take a look inside these thoughtfully designed spaces, and learn what drove their founders to become cornerstones in the creative community.
Iolair Artist Residency Eastsound, WA Years ago, after studying photography and earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Washington, Pacific Northwest native Linda Lewis realized that she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life behind a camera. “The minute I graduated from school, I was far more inspired by the…