Spamalot Comes to Town, Comedy Aplenty at the “I Hate Children” Children’s Magic Show
By Seattle Magazine Staff February 6, 2014
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Watch/strongbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/1ndZ5Vt” target=”_blank”Catch a Flick at the Asian American Film Festival/abr /(2/2 to 2/9, times vary) — This annual festival screens shorts, features and documentaries by and about Asian Americans, including basketball phenom Jeremy Lin (emLinsanity/em) and a young Cambodian struggling to get out of a Seattle gang and become a break dancer (emRaskal Love/em)./p
pstrongMust Walk/strongbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/1jiOrzu” target=”_blank”Celebrate the 2nd Annual Stairway Walks Day/abr /(2/8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) — Feet First, the local organization that promotes walkability, hosts its Stairway Walks Day, in which scads of neighborhood walking ambassadors will lead 18 family-friendly, simultaneous and super scenic walks in Bellevue, Burien and Seattle./p
pstrongMust Laugh/strongbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/1dtpxoC” target=”_blank”Hilarity Ensues at the “I Hate Children” Children’s Show/abr /(2/8 to 2/23, times vary) — Billed as “dangerous comedy and magic for teens, tweens, and hot soccer moms,” the “I Hate Children” children’s magic show at Hale’s Palladium promises clever magic tricks, witty banter and a personal insult for each child present./p
pstrongMust Get Sporty/strongbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/MrEHol” target=”_blank”Where to Experience Russian Culture in Seattle/abr /(2/7 to 2/23, times vary) — The XXII Olympic Winter Games kick off on February 7. Catch the Olympic spirit without making the trek to Sochi./p
pstrongMust See/strongbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/LC7GoJ ” target=”_blank”Spamalot Coconut Clops into Town/abr /(Through 3/2, times vary) — Finally, King Arthur and the Knights Who Say Ni have coconut-clopped into Seattle to present Spamalot, the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail./p
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