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The Must List: Whim W’him’s X-Posed, Hugo House Literary Series
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Watch
Whim W’him X-Posed at Cornish Playhouse
(5/29 to 5/31, times vary) Former PNB dancer Olivier Wevers directs his recently formed company in X-Posed, featuring three new pieces: one by Seattle’s edgy Kate Wallich; one by French choreographer Manuel Vignoulle; and one by Wevers himself, exploring what’s unfiltered, raw and real.
Must Bring the Heat
Sriracha Night at Safeco Field
Thursday (5/28, 7:10 p.m.) The Seattle Mariners take on the Cleveland Indians for this year’s Sriracha Night at Safeco Field. Expect the hot stuff in spades, including Mariners hot dogs topped with Sriracha-infused cream cheese, pizza by the slice with a Sriracha-based tomato sauce and deep-fried macaroni and cheese balls with a side of Sriracha ranch dipping sauce.
Must Hear
Hugo House Literary Series Closes with “One Hour”
Friday (5/29, 7:30 p.m.) The final event in this year’s Literary Series, wherein Hugo House invites writers to compose new work around a theme, “One Hour” will reveal the strange way time can warp and wend beyond a clock’s boundaries. Featuring fiction writers Meg Wolitzer (The Interestings), Justin Torres (We the Animals) and Amelia Gray (Gutshot), with live music by Abi Grace
Must Shop
Schai Trunk Show at Baby & Co.
(5/29 and 5/30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Seattle designer Suk Chai will highlight pieces (think angular blouses, metallic skirts) from her spring/summer 2015 collection at contemporary downtown boutique Baby & Co. Chai will preview her fall/winter 2015 line and share inspiration behind the collection.
Must See
Leo Saul Berk’s Sculptures at the Frye Art Museum
(5/30 to 9/6, times vary) Sculptor Leo Saul Berk will debut his complete body of work in The Uncertainty of Enclosure, featuring pieces based on his architecturally significant childhood home, the Ford House. Party it up at the free opening reception on Friday, May 29 from 8 to 10 p.m.
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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
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
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
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…