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Must List: Poetry on Buses, Indie Games & PNB’s Director’s Showcase
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Shop
5 Shopping Events Not to Miss This Week
(Dates and times vary) Now that it’s dark at 5 p.m., there is no reason left not to shop: You have finally packed away your sundresses and swimsuits, and it’s time to remember that added layers mean added opportunities for looking fabulous. Brighten your look and your outlook at these shopping events around Seattle and on the Eastside this week.
Must See
PNB’s Peter Boal Showcases Cutting-Edge Work
(11/7 to 11/16, times vary) PNB’s Peter Boal marks 10 seasons as artistic director this year, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to attend the annual Director’s Choice showcase, in which Boal presents the thoroughly modern, minimalist duet “Before After,” and hotshot New York City Ballet choreographer Justin Peck brings a world premiere to the Seattle stage.
Must Make
Recipe for Apple-Lavender Fizz
Bottoms up! Try this fresh and fizzy take on cider that’s perfect for entertaining this autumn, courtesy of Seattle cook, author and urban farmer Amy Pennington.
Must Nerd Out
Indie Game Revolution at EMP
Opens Saturday (11/8, times vary) If your kids are obsessed with building Minecraft castles, take them to this new exhibit of wondrous and weird independent video games that reveal the cutting edge in cool worlds–from Alaskan Native to deep space to a place where cats strike muscle poses. Runs through 2015.
Must Commute
Poetry On Buses is Back
Starts Monday (11/10) After a seven-year hiatus, the Poetry on buses program is back, showcasing work by 125 citizen poets inside RapidRide buses. (Regular riders, don’t fret–all 365 selected poems will be posted on the program website.) Poems will be livening up commutes for the next year.
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Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
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Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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