The Must List: Snowga Overlooking Lake Chelan, Children’s Film Fest
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff January 22, 2016
Must Stretch
Give “Snowga” a Try
Saturday (1/23, 11:30 a.m.) Yogachelan takes yoga out of the studio and onto the slopes with “snowga,” two-and-a-half-hour sessions ($45) that start off with 30 minutes of yoga followed by a snowshoe trek along the Echo Ridge Trail overlooking Lake Chelan, stopping periodically to practice mountain pose, of course, among others. Healthy treats and hot Yogi tea provide sustenance for the return to base camp.
Must Hear
Inside Radiolab at Tacoma’s Pantages Theatre
Friday 1/22 7:30 p.m. Radiolab cohost Robert Krulwich talks about the behind-the-scenes workings of the popular NPR program, which takes a philosophical look at scientific topics. Live interviews and audience Q&A sessions with local brainiacs round off the “Inside Radiolab” event at Tacoma’s Pantages Theatre.
Must See
The Northwest Children’s Film Festival Kicks Off in Seattle
(1/21 to 1/31, times vary) With more than 150 international children’s films from 30 countries this year, this annual festival is the largest and most respected of its kind on the West Coast. The films, dedicated to stories of children and their families, are selected by the Northwest Film Forum. A subsequent tour will reach 15–20 U.S. cities.
Must Listen
Violinist Baiba Skride Performs with Seattle Symphony
(1/21 to 1/23, times vary) Violinist Baiba Skride performs two lively and exuberant works with the Seattle Symphony: Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 and Haydn’s “London” Symphony.
Must Learn
Lecture on Choreography as Visual Art
Friday (1/22, 7 p.m.) St. John’s University professor of art history Susan Rosenberg, author of the upcoming book Trisha Brown: Choreography as Visual Art (1962–1987), talks about the unique relationship between the two disciplines in Brown’s work.
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