The Must List: Pierogi Festival, Sonic Evolution & More
What to do this weekend and beyond in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff May 12, 2016
Must Hear
Get Ready for Sonic Evolution: This is Indie
Friday (5/13, 8 p.m.) Filmmaker Bill Morrison joins forces with Bang on a Can cofounder Michael Gordon for a one-of-a-kind evening. Morrison uses archival Seattle footage as a backdrop for Gordon’s electrified concerto for virtuoso pianist and multimedia artist Tomoko Mukaiyama. Brooklyn-based composer William Brittelle presents a work that blends classical artistry with hip-hop forms while Seattle’s Fly Moon Royalty performs its unique mix of blues, hip-hop and electronica with new orchestral backdrops.
Must Hipp, Hipp, Hurra
Annual Syttende Mai Festival Kicks Off in Ballard
Tuesday (5/17, times vary) Scads of Scandinavians will march down Ballard streets for the annual 17th of May (aka “Syttende Mai”), a festival and parade celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day. Expect drill teams, marching bands, classic cars and plenty of “hipp, hipp, hurra”-ing. Uff Da!
Must Browse
Northwest Art Show at the Tacoma Art Museum
(5/14 to 8/21, times vary) The Tacoma Art Museum presents an exhibition of works from Northwest artists who were invited to submit work that illuminates how they are “actively responding to forces shaping our regional identity during this current wave of explosive growth and rapid rebound from the great recession.”
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman
(Through 5/21, times vary) Richard Wagner’s romantic tale of the cursed sea captain and his eternal search for a wife who might end his suffering concludes the Seattle Opera’s season. The production, by Christopher Alden, was originally created by the Canadian Opera Company.
Must Eat
Stuff Yourself at the Annual Pierogi Fest
Saturday (5/14, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Fill up on these doughy Eastern European delicacies at the annual food-filled fest from the Seattle Polish Foundation and Polish Cultural Center Women’s Club. Expect a mix of sweet and savory pierogis, workshops and Polish entertainment aplenty.
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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,…