The Must List: New Barbecue Resto, the Seattle Design Festival Continues

Must Nosh
Jack’s BBQ Opened This Week
Nearly six months after announcing that he was turning his famous Seattle Brisket Experience pop-up into a real-life restaurant, Jack Timmons has finally opened Jack’s BBQ. Go now for meat, meat and more meat.

Must Meet and Greet
TV Host Giuliana Rancic Comes to Town
Sunday (9/14, 9 to 11 a.m.) — Join E! News host Giuliana Rancic at Southcenter for a champagne brunch, fashion show and pampering event on Sunday, September 14 in support of her charity, Fab-U-Wish, which grants fashion, beauty and celebrity-themed wishes for women undergoing treatment for breast or ovarian cancer.

Must Hear
Joe Guppy Reads From his New Memoir
Saturday (9/13, 7 p.m.) — In My Fluorescent God, Almost Live! alum Joe Guppy recounts the story of his self-described “crazy period” in 1971, when he stayed for a stint in a Seattle mental hospital, haunted by the hellfire of his Catholic faith as well as his dark determination to jump off the Aurora Bridge. Hear him read at Elliott Bay Book Company.

Must See
It’s Design Festival Time
Through 9/19, times vary — The fourth annual Seattle Design Festival is a citywide celebration of, you guessed it, design. On 9/13 and 9/14, the local heavy-weights of graphic design, industrial design and architecture converge at the Central Library for a free series of lectures, talks, film screenings and more.

Must Plant
Bellevue Botanical Garden Hosts Spring Vegetable Garden Class
Thursday (9/18, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) — Get the rundown on how to prep your plots of earth for next year’s spring veggie garden, including soil prep, the best locations for edibles and which plants thrive in our climate.