Must List: Winery Opens in Georgetown, Capitol Hill Block Party
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff July 23, 2015
Must Party in the Streets
Get Wild at the Capitol Hill Block Party
(7/24 to 7/26, times vary) Stage dive into the urban music festival vibe at the Capitol Hill Block Party, featuring awesome local bands including Shabazz Palaces, The Flavr Blue, Chastity Belt, Industrial Revelation and dozens more.
Must Drink
Charles Smith’s Jet City Winery Opens in Georgetown
Saturday (7/25, 10 a.m.) Local winemaker Charles Smith, known for his award-winning wines with way–cool labels (Kung Fu Girl, Velvet Devil Merlot), will open the doors to his 32,000-square-foot winery in Georgetown this weekend. Tasting rooms will feature vinos from his portfolio and patrons are welcome to sip while overlooking Boeing Field and Mt Rainier.
Must See
Dance Fans Unite at Strictly Seattle
(7/24 to 7/25, times vary) For wannabe dancers, Strictly Seattle is three weeks of rigorous training under the tutelage of esteemed local choreographers. For dance fans, it’s all about the culmination; a performance of new works created by the instructors, an especially impressive list this year that includes Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney and Kate Wallich. Plus: new dance films by KT Niehoff.
Must Go East
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair
(7/24 to 7/26, times vary) Explore the work of more than 300 juried artists at this annual arts extravaganza, featuring locally made ceramics, paintings, fiber arts, furniture, sculpture, prints and more one-of-a-kind finds.
Must Paddle
Dragon Boat Festival Splashes into SLU
Saturday (7/25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Teams from near and far churn up South Lake Union during this spirited day of dragon boat races. Each vessel carries up to 20 paddlers and a drummer—all the better for noise, spectacle and splash.
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Studio Sessions: Jade Solomon Curtis
With an interest in how bodies retain memory, emotion, and experience, the award-winning choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Jade Solomon Curtis presents an immersive work at Seattle’s historic Union station.
Discover choreographer Jade Solomon Curtis and her immersive dance installation, Keeper of Sadness, at Seattle’s historic Union Station this August.
Northwest Tune-Up Bike and Music Festival Brings Big Air and Loud Sets to Bellingham
The three-day festival celebrates its fifth year with bike competitions and a genre-spanning music lineup—plus one unforgettable band of mummies.
If I were to summarize the sensation of attending Northwest Tune-Up, Bellingham’s three-day bike and music festival, in one image, it would be watching Tomomi Nishikubo—a Japanese street trials biker—doing acrobatic acts of derring-do on his bike while Seattle rockers Thunderpussy shred in the distance. My second lasting impression of the festival would be rounding…
Ferry Tales: Eight Indie Bookstores Worth the Ride
Plan a summer day around these bookshops in Seattle, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, and Poulsbo.
Independent bookstores tend to be cornerstones of the communities in which they reside, and Seattle is no exception. In addition to helping customers discover their next read, these neighborhood hubs host weekly gatherings and events, like publication release parties, author talks, and book clubs. Many of them have cafés and reading tables that encourage lingering…
Rearview Mirror: Seattle Art Fair is Back, Nordstrom Throws a Block Party, and a Must-Try Ice Cream Sundae
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
SEATTLE ART FAIR RETURNS The buzziest event of the summer (well, aside from the World Cup), is returning next week. Now in its 10th edition, the Seattle Art Fair will once again take over the Lumen Field Event Center, packing it to the gills with art from 101 local, national, and international galleries. This year,…