Must List: Poetry on Buses, Indie Games & PNB’s Director’s Showcase
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff November 6, 2014
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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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,…
Studio Sessions: Jennifer Leigh Harrison
Seattle artist Jennifer Leigh Harrison uses layers of paint and abstraction to explore what we carry beneath the surface.
Jennifer Leigh Harrison’s paintings are dense with movement. Color and texture gather into mosaic-like fields, as if they have been fractured and reformed. There are places in the work where a frenetic buzz seems trapped between the canvas and the first layer of paint. That energy runs through Patterns of Belonging, her current exhibition at…
ENHYPEN’s Jay Has K-Pop Stardom and a Seattle Heart
The Federal Way-raised singer talks hometown memories, Ivar’s clam chowder, and how it feels to perform in the place he grew up.
Long before he was performing in sold-out arenas around the world and representing brands like Prada, ENHYPEN’s Jay called the Puget Sound region home. Born Jay Park (not to be confused with the other famous K-pop star of the same name, who is also from Seattle) in Seattle and raised in nearby Federal Way before…