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Spamalot Comes to Town, Comedy Aplenty at the “I Hate Children” Children’s Magic Show

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!–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

 

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).

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

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

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

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…