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The Must List: Realish Housewives Parody, Valentine’s Day Dinners
What to do this weekend in Seattle
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.
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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
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
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
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…