Must List: Seattle Shorts Film Fest, New Boutiques & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff November 14, 2014
Must See
A Film Festival Full of Shorts
Saturday (11/15, times vary) Finally, a film festival that values efficiency! This one-day fest features three screenings of new short films, including the comedy Lunch, which features local actresses Wonder Russell and Lisa Coronado. Also on the tidy bill: Spokane filmmaker Mischa Jakupcak’s sweet The Hero Pose.
Must Shop
New Boutiques and Sales to Shop Now
(Dates and times vary) This time of year we’re supposed to be on the lookout for gifts for others. But we see no problem with slipping a sable or two for yourself in with gifts handpicked for friends and family. A few new stores and big sales make it possible to do your shopping before the holiday madness arrives.
Must Ascend
EMP’s Game Of Thrones Virtual Reality Exhibit Begins
(Opens 11/13, times vary) Continuing its trend of awesome fantasy exhibitions, next week Seattle’s EMP Museum is bringing us Game of Thrones: Ascend the Wall, a 4D virtual reality experience that basically lets you pretend to be Jon Snow.
Must Read
Experience the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival
Saturday (11/15, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Celebrate indie comic books, graphic novels, literary magazines, alt zines and more small press goodness at the annual Short Run fest, this year spreading its pages all over Washington Hall.
Must Get Hungry
Where Seattle Chefs Dine Out
They know food—and they don’t need to impress on their nights off—which means chefs have the skinny on the best drinks and dining in Seattle and on the Eastside.
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Seattle’s Big Holiday Arts Guide
A full lineup of seasonal performances across local theaters and venues.
In the words of William Shakespeare, “All’s well that ends well.” Local theater and arts organizations are hoping for exactly that. Holiday productions often account for as much as half of their annual ticket sales. A 2018 Dance/USA survey found that The Nutcracker alone represented 48% of yearly revenue for many companies producing the Tchaikovsky…
Outside The Frame
In their first solo museum exhibition in Seattle, artist Camille Trautman uses photography to reclaim history, narrative, and self-expression.
You have probably seen Camille Trautman’s work without even realizing it. A huge photograph—20 feet wide—is currently hanging across the exterior of the Frye Art Museum, visible to passersby driving along Boren Avenue. The image is of a wooded landscape in black and white. Its edges are vacuous, with trees swallowed by darkness, but the…
Holiday Hunt in Pioneer Square
A daily ornament drop turns December into a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt.
The holidays tend to bring out the kid in all of us. And if opening presents and eating too many treats weren’t enough, there’s also a scavenger hunt in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square’s Holiday Ornament Scavenger Hunt has returned for its third year. Twenty-five handblown glass ornaments—all made at Glasshouse Studio—are hidden across 25…
Chit-Chat Kids
Phone a friend.
Twenty years ago, before everyone walked around with a device in their pocket, kids used to call each other on a landline—often tethered to the kitchen in their home. It was a simpler time, when parents didn’t have to worry (nearly as much) about a potential predator contacting their child. Nowadays, things are different, which…