Must List: Seahawks, More Seahawks & The Washington State Fair
What to do this weekend
By Seattle Magazine Staff August 29, 2014
Must Eat
Oysterfest Northwest Takes Over Lynden
Saturday (9/6, 12 to 4 p.m.) — Jaunt north to Bellewood Acres in Lynden for this year’s Oysterfest Northwest, a delish celebration brimming with briny bivalves and clams, U-pick apples and tribal dances.
Must Cheer
6 Ways to be the Ultimate 12th Fan
The first official Seahawks game kicked off yesterday. In honor of our Super Bowl champs, we’ve rounded up tons of ‘Hawks-related events and other ways to show your team spirit.
Must Puyallup
Do the Washington State Fair
(9/5 to 9/21, times vary) — Despite having been renamed the “Washington State Fair” last year, “The Puyallup” returns with retro concerts (Chicago, REO Speedwagon), rodeo wrangling and rides galore.
Must Walk
Get Outside for These Arty Festivals
(9/6 to 9/7, times vary) — You have a mere 24 hours to enjoy two of the area’s best ways to encounter art on foot: the Lo Fi Arts Festival and NEPO 5K: Don’t Run, the first spread across a charming farm in Arlington and the latter spanning a 5K urban route from the International District to Beacon Hill.
Must Shop
Pioneer Square is the new It Shopping Destination
Should you find yourself in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood this week and not at all interested in the ‘Hawks hullabaloo, you have more than enough retail therapy at close reach to keep you busy.
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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…