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Must List: Seattle Pride Weekend, Symphony Presents Disney’s ‘Fantasia’
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Fest
2015 Seattle PrideFest
Sunday (6/28, times vary) Follow the rainbow-colored crosswalks in Capitol Hill and make your way downtown where LGBT (and straight) revelers will flock to the sidewalks along 4th Avenue for the 41st annual Seattle Pride Parade, which wildly winds its way toward the PrideFest celebrations at the Seattle Center.
Must Go East
Midsommarfest at Saint Edward State Park
Saturday (6/28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) A traditional Swedish solstice celebration, Midsommarfest brings hundreds of costumed merrymakers to Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore for authentic Nordic activities, including langdans (serpentine running dance), the raising of the majstang (garlanded pole) and noshing on a smorgasbord of food.
Must Hear
Seattle Symphony Presents Disney’s Fantasia Live in Concert
(6/26 to 6/27, 8 p.m.) Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Bach come alive via dancing hippos, adorable baby unicorns and a panicked sorcerer’s apprentice when the symphony plays excerpts from Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 as accompanying film clips roll on the big screen.
Must Shop
Urban Craft Uprising at the Seattle Center
(6/27 to 6/28, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Shop the local, artisanal, indie offerings—including funky bags by Alchemy Goods and lovely prints by Frida Clements—at this ultra-crafty two-day fest at the Seattle Center.
Must See
Threesome at ACT Theatre
(Through 6/28, times vary) Award-winning Seattle playwright Yussef El Guindi presents this world premiere in which two Egyptian Americans decide a threesome will solve their relationship woes. Awkwardness, politics, hilarity and full-frontal male nudity ensue.
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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).
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Best Art Gallery: Foster/White Gallery
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Best Museum: Seattle Art Museum
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