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The Must List: Realish Housewives Parody, Valentine’s Day Dinners

What to do this weekend in Seattle

A woman wearing high heeled shoes and a wrist watch.
A woman wearing high heeled shoes and a wrist watch.

Must Laugh
The Realish Housewives Parody at The Moore

(2/11 to 2/14, times vary) Watch out, Emerald City: The Realish Housewives of Seattle are moving in. In this original parody at The Moore Theatre, a cast of quirky women, including glamour queens and business tycoons, gather to gossip about local personalities and current events.

Must Love
Our Favorite Valentine’s Day Dinners and Drinks

(Dates and times vary) We present a few hotspots around town, including a pop-up in Tacoma and a mixology class in Ballard, where you and your date can celebrate the loviest day of the year.

Must See
Julia Debuts at On the Boards

(2/11 to 2/14, times vary) Rio de Janeiro–based author and film/theater director Christiane Jatahy has reimagined Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie in her piece Julia, making its Seattle debut this month.

Must Chat
Chat Room Discussion at Northwest Film Forum

Thursday (2/11, 8 p.m.) Prepare to dive deep into the intricacies of the World Wide Web during this quarterly forum, which explores art in the age of the Internet through discussion, games and PowerPoint presentations. In the inaugural session, expect topics on value, labor and the quantification of art work.

Must Honor
Black History Month Celebration at MOHAI

Saturday (2/13, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Immerse yourself in Seattle hip-hop culture and history through special film screenings, performances and photography, and participate in a panel discussion on the connection between Black Lives Matter and the civil rights movement.

 

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

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

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. 

At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

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).

HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…