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The Must List: Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, Kirkland Uncorked
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Fest
Head East for the Annual Kirkland Uncorked
(7/17 to 7/19, times vary) This three-day summer food and wine festival takes over the scenic Marina Park on Lake Washington and features everything from wine tasting to dog modeling to a burger brawl, where chefs bust out every foodie ingredient necessary to win bragging rights as the Eastside’s best burger.
Must See
ACT Presents Hold These Truths
(7/17 to 8/16, times vary) This play tells the true story of University of Washington student and Seattle native Gordon Hirabayashi who, in 1942, refused to register for internment with other Japanese-American citizens during World War II. The one-man show—a sold-out success last year—compellingly portrays a young man’s struggle to reconcile love of country with an appalling betrayal.
Must Save the Date
Nab Your Tickets to Seattle magazine’s Red, White & Brew
Friday (7/24, 6 to 9 p.m.) If you missed last year’s spectacular tasting event, you have another chance. Red, White & Brew, a fete jam-packed with award-winning Washington wines, beer from local breweries, cocktails and snacks galore, is back for the fourth year, this time taking place atop the Rainier Tower.
Must Shop
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Starts This Weekend
(7/17 to 8/3, times vary) Nordy’s big blowout sale starts this Friday. Expect crowds, more crowds and incredible markdowns on all the newest and most on-trend clothing, shoes and handbags that Nordstrom trend-watchers, buyers and designers have on deck for fall.
Must Read
Attend a Live Recording of Nancy Pearl’s Book-Filled Podcast
Thursday (7/23, 7:30 p.m.) Beloved Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl joins former KUOW host Steve Scher for a live taping of their podcast, “That Stack of Books,” in which they talk of new and noteworthy titles. An excellent source of summer reading!
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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
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
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
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…