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Must List: Steamrollers in SLU, ‘Urinetown’ & a Dolce Vita Sale

What to do this weekend

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Must Press
The Wayzgoose Steamroller Smackdown at SLU Block Party

Friday (August 8, 12 to 6 p.m.) — Twelve teams compete, using a two-ton steamroller to print large-scale posters within a one-hour time limit. See this impressive (get it?) letterpress-printing spectacle at the South Lake Union Block Party this weekend.

Must See
Urinetown Comes to the Balagan Theatre

(8/8 to 8/24, times vary) — Seattle’s Balagan Theatre and Seattle Musical Theatre are co-producing the Tony Award-winning musical, Urinetown—part satire (of municipal politics, capitalism), part parody (of the Broadway musical genre)—set in a town plagued by drought and the desire to have a toilet of one’s own.

Must Shop
Score Killer Deals at the Dolce Vita Warehouse Sale

(8/8 to 8/10, times vary) — Head to the West Hall at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill for deep discounts on Dolce Vita spring/summer clothing and shoes. Come prepared to fight the crowds for your new favorite end-of-season shoe.

Must Make
Zucchini Noodles with Basil Almond Pesto

Stock up on this seasonal veggie at the farmers market and get your carb fix without actually ingesting carbs. Entertaining expert Heather Christo shares a zesty zuke recipe.

Must Fest
Kirkland Summerfest Takes Over the Shores of Lake Washington

(8/8 to 8/10, times vary) — Expect three days full of summertime festivities, including cardboard boat races, live music from ukelele band Marilyn and the G-Strings, a beer and wine garden and plenty more kicks along the waterfront.

 

Rearview Mirror: Godzilla, Cork, and a New Sushi Spot

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

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

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

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…