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The Must List: WA Brewers Festival, Father’s Day Festivities
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Drink
Fill Up a Glass at the Washington Brewers Festival
(6/19 to 6/21, times vary) Spend Father’s Day weekend tasting 350 beers from 100 Washington state brewers when Marymoor Park hosts the 10th annual Washington Brewers Festival.
Must Be Quiet
Portland’s Quiet Music Festival Warms Up in Seattle
Thursday (6/25, 6 to 10 p.m.) Dubbed the “lowest-key festival in the land,” the fifth annual Portland-based fest kicks off this year with a special one-day concert in Seattle featuring the tranquil sounds of Sonny and the Sunsets, Irma Vep and Sun Foot.
Must See
New Exhibit Launches at SAM
(6/18 to 9/7, times vary) Including 50 masks and 10 costumes from Seattle Art Museum’s African art collection, and about 100 such objects on loan, Disguise: Masks & Global African Art examines the history of disguise.
Must Celebrate Dad
5 Father’s Day Festivities
Sunday (6/21, times vary) Not sure where to take pops this Father’s Day? We’ve got you covered no matter what kind of dad you’ve got–from a bratwurst-lover to an ice cream fiend.
Must Putt Putt
4 Must-Play Seattle Miniature Golf Courses
Didn’t qualify for the U.S. Open? No problem. While the competitors show off their strokes at the tournament in nearby Chambers Bay, you can ply your putter at one of Seattle’s miniature golf courses.
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…
WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…