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The Must List: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Seattle Symphony, Willy Wonka in Smell-o-Vision and Where to Buy Handmade Baubles

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seea href=”http://bit.ly/19DxVzT” target=”_blank”brStroll Down Bellevue Square’s Snowflake Lane/a/strongbr(Through 12/31, 7 p.m.) — ‘Tis the season at Bellevue Square’s ever-popular Snowflake Lane, where live toy soldiers march to festive music, a dazzling light show brightens the dark sky and snowflakes fall nightly./p
pstrongMust Oompah Loompaa href=”http://bit.ly/1duveV6” target=”_blank”brExperience emWilly Wonka/em in Smell-o-vision/a/strongbr(12/12 to 12/13, times vary) — Celebrate the season with snozzberries! Watch the original film augmented with sweet smells emanating from goodie bags filled with Wonka-style treats./p
pstrongMust Listena href=”http://bit.ly/1hPAyaV” target=”_blank”brSeattle Symphony Delights with Vivaldi’s Four Seasons/a/strongbr(12/13 to 12/14, times vary) — The symphony plays the perennial crowd-pleasers this time of year—something to ground us during the hectic holiday rush. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons helps us remember the year that was./p
pstrongMust Tastea href=”http://bit.ly/1j0RRr6” target=”_blank”brJason Stratton’s Aragona is Officially Open/a/strongbrAfter a few soft-opening dinners over the weekend, Spinasse and Artusi owner Jason Stratton has officially launched Aragona with a menu full of must-tries./p
pstrongMust Shopa href=”http://bit.ly/1bz79cv” target=”_blank”brBaubles Galore at Fatto a Mano Gift Show/a/strongbrSaturday (12/14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) — Fatto a Mano (Italian for “made by hand”) is a stellar holiday gift show now in its 10th year and featuring a gorgeous cadre of work by some of the city’s most talented jewelers and artists./p
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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).

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Best Art Gallery: Foster/White Gallery

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