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The Must List: Portland Cello Project at Kirkland Performance Center, Where to Sip Eggnog on Christmas

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMUST GLUGa href=”http://bit.ly/IqTayl” target=”_blank”brSun Liquor’s Exquisite Eggnog (Plus a Recipe to Make Your Own)/a/strongbrSneak out on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (starting at 7 p.m.) to sip the delicious made-from-scratch eggnog at Capitol Hill’s Sun Liquor. Or make your own with this surefire recipe.strongbrbr/strong/p
pstrongMUST SEEbrLocal Artists Pop Up in Pioneer Square/strongbr(Through 12/21, noon–4:00 p.m.) For a quick survey of Seattle’s incredible range of visual artists, visit 301 Storefront Gallery, a pop-up space in Pioneer Square (at 301 Occidental Ave. S). The current show, Equipollent, features work by established artists, including Alfredo Arreguin, Diem Chau, Barbara Earl Thomas, Dan Webb and Stephanie Hargrave.strongbrbrMUST ROCKbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gJ59GY” target=”_blank”Last Chance to See Jinkx Monsoon Reprise His Role as Hedwig/a/strongbr(Through 12/22, times vary) — Seattle mag 2013 Spotlight Award winner Jerick Hoffer (aka Jinkx Monsoon) plays the troubled transgender singer in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Moore Theatre.strongbrbrMUST GIVEa href=”http://bit.ly/1i2pXJQ” target=”_blank”brHandpicked Holiday Gifts/a/strongbrThis year’s gift guide is a showcase of local, artisanal talent with ideas ranging from hostess gifts to luxury goods for everyone on your list./p
pstrongMUST HEAR/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1dP7wmK” target=”_blank”brstrongPortland Cello Project Performs in Kirkland/strong/abr(12/21 to 12/22, times vary) — Sit back and sway to the rich sounds of the Portland Cello Project, the acclaimed string assemblage that plays fresh and fun renditions of popular songs, at Kirkland Performance Center./p

 

Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot

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

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

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

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…