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Super Bowl Rallies Today, Star Wars Costume Exhibition & More

The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today

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Happy Bluest-of-Blue Fridays! As the Seahawks prepare to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX this Sunday, 12s are preparing all day long throughout Western Washington. The largest rally will be at 11 a.m. at the Metropolitan Market and Bartell Drugs headquarters on Delridge Way in West Seattle, where fans will hoist up the largest 12th Man flag–30 by 50 feet–at 12:12 p.m. To get in the mood, check out these 12 (naturally) key moments from the Seahawks season selected by the Seattle Times.

Richard Sherman may have more than Sunday’s match to celebrate this weekend: He and his girlfriend Ashley Moss are also preparing for the birth of their first child, who could come anytime. Due February 12, the nine-month-pregnant Moss still trekked to Glendale to support the father-to-be in the Super Bowl.

May the force be with us: an exhibition entitled Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume will launch a 12-city international tour at the EMP Museum this Saturday. It will run locally through October 4, 2015, Geekwire reports, featuring 60 costumes from the first six Star Wars films.

The mammoth Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room is now open in Capitol Hill (1124 Pike Street), but what’s it all about? The Stranger investigates the new 15,600-square-foot “palace” up close with its with two coffee bars, scooping bar, coffee library, restaurant and two roasting facilities.

Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready will collaborate Monday to deliver its Sonic Evolution concert at Benaroya Hall. An annual series, Sonic Evolution shows are designed to honor musicians who “embody the city’s spirit,” The Seattle Times reports, and Monday’s concert will feature the world premiere of a new piece by McCready titled “Waking the Horizon.” As Morlot conducts the symphony, a major league Seattle band including McCready, Duff McKagan (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), and Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam) will accompany.

 

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

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

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

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

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…