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Must List: Tulip Festival, Mariners’ Opening Weekend, Become Desert
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MUST LOVE FLOWERS 35th Tulip Festival in Skagit County(4/1–4/30) This renowned monthlong festival is jam-packed with daily activities: salmon barbecues, bike tours, 5K family runs, art walks and a lot of beautiful tulips filling fields and demonstration gardens. Join people from around the country who flock to this springtime event, and avoid the biggest crowds…
Must List: Taste Washington, Plate of Nations, Say It Loud: Simply Me
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MUST SIP Taste Washington(3/22–3/25) From serious wine snobs to simple enthusiasts, Taste Washington unites all lovers of the “juice” at its annual, multi-day tasting event celebrating the many flavors and styles of Washington state wine. You could opt for a wine seminar or farm tour, but the main event is Saturday and Sunday’s Grand Tasting,…
Must List: Snow White, Moisture Festival, UW Cherry Blossoms
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MUST HI-HO Snow White (3/18, 3/24) Choreographed by renowned Tacoma native Bruce Wells, this beloved story is brought to life by more than 70 dancers from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Seattle actor Tim Hyland narrates the action, set to the classic score by French composer Jules Massenet. Prices and times vary. McCaw Hall, Seattle…
Must List: Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Roomful of Teeth, Seattle Dog Show
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MUST MAZEL TOV Seattle Jewish Film Festival (3/10–3/18, 4/14–4/15) Among the galas, parties, concerts and screenings that make up this 11-day cinematic exploration of Jewish and Israeli life and culture, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, director of The Tribe and Connected, will be awarded the Reel Difference Award, for what the festival describes as her contributions…
Must List: Comic Con, Sounders’ Season Opener, Penn Cove Musselfest
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MUST SUIT UP Emerald City Comic Con (3/1–3/4) Calling all fans of comic books, cartoons, sci-fi and fantasy to this annual four-day extravaganza. Meet with comic illustrators, animators and writers, along with actors from acclaimed movies and television shows, including Neville (Matthew Lewis) of the Harry Potter series and Back to the Future’s quirky Doc…
Must List: Seattle Wine and Food Experience, Chilly Hilly, Wintergrass Music Festival
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MUST INDULGE Seattle Wine and Food Experience (2/22-2/24) One of the city’s premier culinary events, Seattle magazine’s three-day festival of food and beverages begins Thursday with Comfort, an expo of artisanal comfort food, such as mac and cheese and fried chicken, complemented by local beer and cider and specialty cocktails. That’s followed by Pop! Bubbles…
Must List: ‘Figuring History’ at SAM, SIFF’s Noir City, US Quidditch Championship and More
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MUST GO Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas (2/15 – 5/13) American History and art history are reimagined in this group show. “George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Testbook” (see above) by Robert Colescott (1925-2009) riffs on Emanuel Leutze’s mythmaking Revolutionary War image. The exhibit opens Thursday,…
Must List: Hamilton, Lunar New Year Celebration, Northwest Flower & Garden Show
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MUST HOPE Hamilton (2/6-3/18) Not sure if you’ve heard but there is this little musical called Hamilton in town. The show premiered earlier this week and Seattle can’t stop talking about it. Well, we can’t stop talking about the ticket prices more than the show itself. There are tickets still left in the $240-$1,150 range, but…
Must List: Crosscut Festival, America’s Largest Antique & Collectible Show, Seattle Boat Show
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MUST DEBATE Crosscut Festival (2/2-2/3) Journalists and public figures converge for in-depth conversations on topics ranging from politics to social justice, climate change to immigration at this inaugural festival, presented by Crosscut, the online, nonprofit publication covering Northwest news. Hear from Washington state Governor Jay Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, former Obama administration officials…
Must List: All-Female “Frost/Nixon,” Timbrrr! Festival, Seattle Spheres
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What’s happening this week in Seattle? Here’s what’s happening this week in Seattle. MUST SEE “Frost/Nixon” (1/18 – 2/17) One of the most buzzed-about performances in town is happening at 12th Ave Arts on Capitol Hill, where Strawberry Theatre Workshop is presenting “Frost/Nixon” with an all-women cast. The Peter Morgan play about the famous post-presidency…
Must List: St. Vincent, “Trojan Women,” Dark Beer and Chili
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MUST SEE Trojan Women: A Love Story (1/16–1/28) “My plays are broken, jagged, filled with sharp edges,” says American playwright Charles Mee. “That feels good to me.…It feels like the world. And then I like to put this…into a classical form, or some other effort at civilization.” Mee has done just this with this student…
Must List: Nordic Lights Film Festival, Sara Porkalob’s Two New Plays, Novelist Jesmyn Ward
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MUST WATCHNordic Lights Film Festival(1/11–1/14) Contemporary Scandinavian feature-length films, shorts and documentaries screen as part of this ninth annual film festival, presented by the Nordic Heritage Museum in partnership with SIFF. Among the offerings: the Swedish art world parody The Square by Ruben Östlund, and a documentary titled Arctic Superstar, about an aspiring rapper from…
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