The Must List: ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Opens, ‘Citizen Activist’ Talk
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff January 14, 2016
Must Pay Homage
David Bowie Tribute Events Galore
(Dates and times vary) Just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album, Blackstar, rock legend David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer. Celebrate the music genius’ life at several tribute events around the city.
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera Presents The Marriage of Figaro
(1/16 to 1/30, times vary) This production of Mozart’s most popular operatic sex romp will be Seattle Opera’s new general director Aidan Lang’s directorial debut.
Must See
Replica of Great Northern Train Tunnel on Display
(1/17 to 2/27, times vary) Artist Rick Araluce, a 2015 Guggenheim fellow and lead scenic artist for Seattle Opera, has created a replica of the 1905 Great Northern train tunnel that still runs beneath downtown Seattle. Luce’s piece will be stationed in the MadArt Studio in South Lake Union.
Must Sip
Skål! Scandinavian Spirits at Nordic Heritage Museum
(Through 2/28, times vary) Head to Ballard to learn how the Scandinavians stay in high spirits at the Nordic Heritage Museum’s exhibition covering the cultural history of adult beverages in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. “Skål! Scandinavian Spirits” explores beer as well as aquavit, a traditional spiced grain liquor.
Must Act
‘Citizen Activist’ Talk at Town Hall
Tuesday (1/19, 7:30 p.m.) Want to change the world? Former Seattle City Council member Nick Licata explains how grassroots campaigns like #shoutyourabortion and Occupy Wall Street make a difference during his “Take Power, Become a ‘Citizen Activist'” engagement at Town Hall.
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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,…