Our arts critics have already recommended 60 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 32 best concerts, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them hereâfrom the Onesie Mania Pub Crawl to a festival celebrating Finland's national epic, from a geeky fashion show to a cask beer festival, and from the opening of a show about the stigmatized love between a panda and a crocodile to an animation and Bloody Mary festival. For even more options this week, check out our complete Things To Do calendar.
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TUESDAY
COMMUNITY1. Till Tonight
Are you a scribbler/typer in need of some companionship as you wrestle with Seattle's next great literary masterpiece? Huddle with other writers of any genre and get some work done at Till's monthly meet-up/exchange/writing session.
2. Ivar H.'s 112th BDay
To mark what would have been legendary "flounder" Ivar Haglund's 112th year, Ivar's restaurants (Ivar's Acres of Clams, Ivar's Mukilteo Landing, Ivar's Salmon House) will be offering one dish for $1.12 when you get the first at full price. Good value for your hard-earned clams!
3. Trivia Tuesday: New Girl
Work with your team and pool your collective, competitive knowledge of New Girl, the hit Zooey Deschanel sitcom. There will be drink specials and prizes. Feel free to bring outside foodâno drinks, though.
4. Low Alternative '90s Rock Night
Rustle up your inner music nerd for this alternative-music-soundtracked DJ night presented by Fort George Brewery. MC Hoyt will be throwing out the greatest hits of the '90s alt and grunge days, with all drink specials sponsored by Fort George.
5. 2017 Denny Lecture with Dr. Frederick L. Brown
Frederick Brown is the author of The City Is More Than Human: An Animal History of Seattle, an exploration of the way that animalsâfrom pigs to dogsâhave shaped Seattle. The book takes a broad view, explaining the way our city's former inhabitants traded livestock for pets, outlining the relationship between Euro-American and Native American residents, and examining the nature of the modern city. Hear him speak about his work at MOHAI's annual Denny Lecture (an event that highlights "the best in regional historical scholarship").
6. Design in Depth 2017: Two by Two
Each session of this Seattle Architecture Foundation series will feature two speakers on aspects of Seattle architecture and design. Tonight, hear about materiality, or how the materials used in structures influence experiences, from Larry Kreisman (Program Director at Historic Seattle) and Anne Schopf (FAIA, Partner, Director of Design, Mahlum).
7. Michael Finkel
Journalist and author Michael Finkel (who wrote True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, about a wanted murderer who assumed Finkel's identityâcoincidentally, around the same time as Finkel was let go from The New York Times for falsifying facts in an article about slavery) will share his latest work, The Stranger in the Woods, about a man who spent almost three decades in the woods without any human contact.
8. Nerd Nite Seattle: The Igs of March
A futurist virtual reality tech company founder, Morgan Sinko, and David Kessler, the co-producer of the marvelously silly/serious Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony for peculiar scientific discoveries, will star in this two-part science talk. First, hear Sinko speak on "Technology, Content, and Applications: Making Futurist Dreams Plausible Realities"; then, learn from Kessler about the Igs and their mission to highlight "research and achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think."
9. Science for Life: Imagine An AIDS-Free Generation
Learn about the strides in HIV/AIDS prevention at this panel discussion featuring five representatives from Fred Hutch's HIV Vaccine Trials Network ("the worldâs largest publicly funded HIV vaccine research network") who will speak about their workâboth what they've accomplished, and what they're working towards.
10. Seattle Opera Lecture Series
Seattle Opera, in a monthly series, will present an interactive multimedia experience designed to make you comprehend and appreciate the art of opera in new ways, with a premium placed on the cultural and historical contexts of opera, and the processing of current events through an operatic lens. Tonight, learn about The Combat and the music of Monteverdi.
11. Victor Lodato: âšEdgar and Lucyâš
Playwright, poet, and author Victor Lodato (who wrote the celebrated novel Mathilda Savitch) will share his newest novel, Edgar and Lucy, about memory, family, and betrayal.
TUESDAY-SUNDAY
QUEER12. Washington State Leather Pride Week
Leather Pride Week is not just for the burly, be-strapped, pectorally hirsute among usâalthough we by no means discourage you from celebrating our bear brethren. There are also events for leathergirls, sex-positive activists, pups, furries, shoppers, and kinky karaoke enthusiasts. The fest culminates in the Washington State Mr. & Ms. Leather and Bootblack Contest, where you will see leather and gear in all its myriad, colorful, perverted variations.
WEDNESDAY
COMEDY13. Daniel Carroll @ the Back Bar
Gentle Daniel Carroll of the Comedy Underground, seen at San Francisco and Seattle comedy festivals as well as Bumbershoot, the Original Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and Bridgetown, will perform a set at the Back Bar. He'll be preceded by Nick Sahoyah, El Sanchez's co-host for Not Too Late.
14. Gardening with the Seasons: Spring
Learn how to help your garden make the most of a Seattle spring at this class that will cover seasonal growth patterns, tools, and Pacific Northwest-specific techniques for planting and maintaining a variety of flora.
15. World Water Day: Save the Sound from EPA cuts!
Speak out against the Trump administration's EPA funding cuts at this rally and talk hosted by local environmental groups (Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Sierra Club Washington State Chapter, and Washington Environmental Council).
16. Beyond the Wall: Documentary Screening & Discussion
The documentary Beyond the Wall examines the personal stories of ex-convicts in their struggles to reintegrate into the community, despite a lack of institutional support. After the film, stay for a discussion with Saudia J. Abdullah of the King County Community Corrections Division, Rhona Taylor of Columbia Legal Services, Lynette Malo of Pioneer Human Services, and Keith Whiteman of the Post-Prison Education Program. Steve Mullin from Washington Roundtable will moderate.
17. Baby Ketten Karaoke
Baby Ketten, one of the most prolific karaoke companies in town, will come to Substation FOR THE LAST TIME this month. Alas!
18. Bridging The Music: WA Solo Artist Awards and Afterparty
Bridging The Music invites solo artists and bands from around the Pacific Northwest to take the stage at the "Bridgie Awards" for a fierce competition: within a single 15-minute set, these performers have one chance to win over the audience with their music in hopes of advancing to the finals. Each musician could net prizes like the Washington Solo Artist of the Year Award and the Bridgie Award.
19. Japan Nite
Since 1996, Japan Nite has showcased acclaimed up and coming Japanese performers at SXSW, followed by a tour across the country. This year, the 2017 iteration of Japan Nite features the indie rock and punk talents of CHAI, Tokyo Chaotic!!!, and Walkings.
20. Bawdy Storytelling's "Easy"
LA Weekly has called it "The Moth for Pervs.â Dixie De La Tour's night of scandalous true stories will boast the nether-regional tales of such locally beloved figures as Emmett Montgomery (Weird and Awesome), Vee Chattie (SWOP Seattle), and Alex Kogan (BDSM "ambassador"). There will also be music, some game called "Bang-O," prizes, and cocktails.
21. Douglas H. Chadwick: Gobi Grizzlies
Celebrate the release of wildlife biologist and author Douglas H. Chadwick's new book, Gobi Grizzlies, described as "a chronicle of Mongols, ninjas, vodka, gold and the worldâs rarest bears."
22. Holocaust Center Lunch & Learn Series: Refugee
Josh Gortler (one of the youngest Holocaust survivors) will speak about his experience as a refugee: first in Siberia, then Uzbekistan, then Berlin, and finally the United States. Bring a sack lunch; they'll provide coffee and cookies.
23. Seward Audubon Presents â Annie Marie Musselman: Wolf Haven
Learn about Wolf Haven International (a local wolf sanctuary that has been going strong since 1982) from Annie Marie Musselman, whose photographs are featured in the new book Wolf Haven alongside text from Brenda Peterson.
24. Steve Olson
Science writer Steve Olson (Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins) will speak about volcanoes and radiation in the Pacific Northwest. His most recent book is Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens, a scientific analysis of the event coupled with stories from lumber tycoons, loggers, volcanologists, and conservationists.
25. Tom Hansen & Sean Beaudoin with Jarrett Middleton
Celebrate the new edition of American Junkie (Tom Hansen's 2010 drug-fueled memoir, set in Seattle when grunge and punk reigned over all) at this party and talk featuring Hansen, Sean Beaudoin (who wrote the introduction), and moderator Jarret Middleton. Journalist Chris Estey (who is deeply embedded in the local music scene) wrote: "Itâs the period of post-punk fear and desperation that drives Hansen through most of the book that rings true for anyone who lived in the wastelands where the cityâs clubs would spring up."
26. Two Hour Transport
Cafe Racer has announced its imminent retirement, to much gnashing of teeth. We hope events like this monthly sci-fi reading (invitational and open mic) will find a way to survive. March's featured writers are Anaea Lay (Strange Horizons podcast editor) and Sherry Decker (A Summer With the Dead), but you can sign up to read your own work.
27. Creative Protest Live
Explore the role of the arts in political protest at this event focused on collaboration and creative progressâthey emphasize the importance of "using our tools to practically fight back." Bring whatever you need to make art (instruments, art supplies, clothes to move in) and get ready to make a game plan.
28. Elevating American Immigrant Voices in a Sanctuary City
Hear from a panel of immigrants and people of color who work on civic and human rights issues. In panel and open discussions, they'll share and brainstorm ways that the Seattle community can help to amplify immigrant voices. Speakers will include Bookda Gheisar, a past collaborator with the Office of Equity and Social Justice and the Immigrant and Refugee Task Force; Jacque Larrainzar, co-founder of Latinx LGBT rights group UNID@S; Maryam Pedraza of the Gates Foundation and the Iranian American Community Alliance; and Graciela Nunez of the Racial Equity Team in the Washington Legislature.
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY
THEATER & DANCE29. The 39 Steps
This production of The 39 Steps (based on Alfred Hitchcock's film about counterespionage and murder) promises a four-person cast that will embody more than 150 characters between them, as well as an on-stage plane crash.
THURSDAY
FOOD & DRINK30. Cocktails for a Cause
Legal Voice ("a progressive feminist organization using the power of the law to make change in the Northwest") will host this cocktail event and fundraiser that promises lively conversation with the aim of championing women's rights. A general admission ticket includes hors d'oeuvres, a complimentary beverage, and access to the cash bar.
31. Hunter Gather, Ebony Miranda, Kauri
"Post-sad-jazz-rock" group Hunter Gather will celebrate their cassette tape release with a headlining spot at Vermillion, and bill support from Ebony Miranda playing solo cello works, and Kauri.
32. Shut Em Down Shuffle
Taking a page out of the Swing Kids resistance pamphlet, the organizers of the Shut Em Down Shuffle have brought together bands from the Seattle jazz, Americana, rockabilly, and Western Swing community, including Migs Cat and The Galaxytones, Casey MacGill, The Black Crabs, The Western Bluebirds, and The Billy Joe Show. So come on out and shuffle around the dance floor to support the growing divestment movement, with proceeds going to the #DefundDAPL Seattle Action Coalition and 350 Seattle.
33. Syrinx Effect
Acoustic-electric duo Syrinx Effect will perform their fusion of folk, punk, and jazz traditions at this Cornish-presented showcase.
34. Gayme Night - It's FINALLY Spring!
Gayme Nights are a great way to share your geeky gayness with the worldâand it's open to all genders and orientations. Try out new board games with friendly people.
35. Designed to Lead: Creating the Digital World
Women designers in digital businesses will share stories of leadership, inspiration, and challenges. The panel includes Amber Hahto of Amazon Kindle, Flo Truong of Substantial, Ellie Kemery of Microsoft, Barbara Combs of Gravity Creative, and Wacarra Yeomans of Loxley Digital. A drink, snacks, and a raffle ticket are included in the price.
36. Fresh Ground Stories: Unexpected Gifts
At this open mic, people will tell true stories (under 8 minutes long) about "unexpected gifts," from unemployment to break-ups.
37. FuckUp Nights Seattle: Volume III
Have you made calamitous mistakes? Here are some successful businesspeople to make you feel better by telling you about their monstrous blunders. Come early for snacks, drinks, and networking with other brave, ambitious fuckups like you.
38. Besos, Not Walls!
Regional Latinx artist network La Sala is championing the political (and physical) statement of besos ("kisses" in Spanish), not walls, in direct opposition to Trumpâs favorite border-heavy immigration policy. In this vein, La Sala will turn ArtXchange Gallery into a chamber of passionate inclusivity with wine, snacks, live music by Deseo Carmin, and a chance to create your own posi vibe artwork. Feel free to RSVP with a $25 donation here.
39. Goodship Night at Smash Putt
Existential mini-golf funhouse Smash Putt is saying good-bye, and downtown Seattle will lose a niche of intoxicating weirdness. See it off in style with purveyor of stoner bakery/candymaker Goodship and get lost in the nonsensical world of lasers, impossible slopes, robots, and golf ball guns. Note: No consumption of weed on the premises. Come prepared.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
COMEDY40. A Tribe Called Yes
This improvised hiphop play will depict a supergroup's rise to prominence amid "feuds, fame, and family." Created by Steve Lange.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
THEATER & DANCE41. Bad Panda
Fantastic.Z's Bad Panda (written by Megan Gogerty) will explore the stigmatized love between a panda and a crocodile...while dealing with themes including "the challenges of co-parenting, identity politics, postpartum depression, and what it takes to be a Good Panda."
42. The Yellow Wallpaper
This new play takes inspiration from the classic 1892 Charlotte Perkins Gilman story, in which a woman virtually imprisoned for her own "health" begins to hallucinate a phantom woman in the wallpaper, and adds race and modern-day angst. The "Yellow Wallpaper" woman is adapted into three protagonists: a 19th-century "sick" woman like the original, a Chinese American bride in post-WWII America, and a contemporary blogger. "Is it the wallpaper or the world outside that unites them?" Directed by Rebecca Goldberg.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
COMEDY43. Mike Stanley with Dustin Nickerson
Voted Best Chicago Stand-up Comedian by the Chicago Reader's audience, Mike Stanley will deliver blunt comedy.
44. Taste Washington
The 20th anniversary edition of Taste Washington will bring together nearly 300 wineries, more than 70 restaurants, and many national chefs for an extravagant four-day wine and food experience. The lineup of events includes the Red & White Party on Thursday, the New Vintage on Friday, and the Grand Tasting on Saturday and Sunday. Plus, you can sign up for special experiences, including farm visits, seminars, and early-morning tours of Pike Place Market.
FRIDAY
COMMUNITY45. cuniform: Fundraising Event for Dress for Success Seattle
Raise money for Dress for Success Seattle (an organization that offers women access to free professional attire) at this event hosted by styling agency cuniform. They promise shopping, style advice, and drinks.
46. March Transit Talks
Transportation Choices Coalition will host this panel featuring Washington State women who work in transportation, who will talk about the male-dominated nature of the industry, their projects, and their goals.
47. Seattle Monorail 55th Birthday Tour
Glimpse the workings of the kitschy, futurist-of-the-past Seattle Monorail and get a free round trip to Westlake Station while you learn about its history.
48. Show Me Your Cupcakes: The Art of Dirty Talk
Drop by Babeland for free teeny Cupcake Royale cupcakes (not a euphemism, whatever the event title may imply), sex tips, and a free toy if you're one of the first five to arrive.
49. Arcade Lights
Party at the most iconic Seattle location that isn't a World's Fair UFO on a stick: the wonderful Pike Place Market, which will be nigh-bursting with local delicacy-producers and alcoholic drinks. Prepare for crowds: last year, over a thousand people came for the high-class noshes and gorgeous view. Your ticket will provide you with unlimited food and five alcoholic drink tickets, but premium-ticket buyers will enter a half hour earlier (general admission begins at 7 p.m.). Extra-extravagant diners will want to spring for the VIP ticket, which entitles you to a private lounge from 6 p.m. on. Everybody takes home a 5-ounce glass as a memento. The vendors that have signed on so far include Bavarian Meats, Fauxmage, Hot Lips Pizza, Pike Place Chowder, Jonboy Caramels, Theo Chocolate, Fremont Brewing, Copperworks Distilling, and oh geez so many more but we are too hungry to go on.
50. VĂ„ffeldagen (Waffle Day)
According to the Swedish Cultural Center, this waffle-centric holiday came about from a happy slip of the tongue/deliberate pun: vÄffeldagen, Waffle Day, sounds an awful lot like VÄrfrudagen, "Our Lady's Day," marking the Annunciation in Christianity. That's right: Technically, you're celebrating the Virgin Mary's pregnancy by stuffing yourself with fresh waffles from the Swedish Cultural Center's kitchen.
51. Astronomy on Tap: A Second Year in Review
In addition to some amazing discoveries, this year saw a successful orbit for Astronomy on Tapânot surprising, given their tempting combination of booze and far-out science. They've got a full program for you: "LIGO-Hanford control systems engineer Dr. Jeff Kissel on gravitational waves, UW Professor Emily Levesque on keeping stars weird, graduate student Jacob Lustig-Yaeger on exoplanet discoveries galore, UW research scientist Dr. David Reiss on the science to come from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, graduate student Trevor Dorn-Wallenstein on when a star is not really a star, and more!" Plus, trivia! The winner gets a private planetarium show.
52. Not Your Father's Pinball Tournament
Give your crappy week the finger (or two fingers) at this boozy pinball fest, sponsored by Not Your Father's Brewing and featuring $3 drink specials from the purveyor of infused beer.
53. 16th Annual More Music at the Moore
More Music features young musicians collaborating and playing in a variety of styles, after mentorships from music industry folk, production and promotional support, and local musicians. This year's Music Director of the program is acclaimed musician Robert Glasper.
54. Helicopter Showdown, Mantis, Bommer
Bass music lovers, rejoice: the Underground has expanded into the twice as large Box House Saloon so that you can get wild to the wub-wub-wub of Helicopter Showdown, Mantis, and Bommer on the decks.
55. Jazz Shout!
Join Seattle Women in Jazz as they present JAZZ SHOUT!, an evening dedicated to years of protest music and performance art by and for women, with a fully multi-disciplinary program in honor of Women's History Month, and proceeds from the door tickets going to benefit Seattle Women in Jazz and Planned Parenthood. Before the performances, enjoy a dinner with music by DJ Amanda Wilde of KUOW's "The Swing Years & Beyond."
56. La Realeza: Noche de Primavera
Dance to worry-blasting hiphop, reggaeton, cumbia tunes, and more by La Realeza and soak up the happy vibes of Noche de Primavera ("Spring Evening" in Spanish) after your long week.
57. Lori Goldston: Floating in the High Cold Air
Dave Segal once wrote, "Stranger Genius Award winner Lori Goldston is a master cellist whoâs the only musician besides Kurt Cobain to play with both Nirvana and Earth. Her lugubrious improvisations will shred your heartstrings." This show will be presented in honor of Lori's friend, visual artist, musician, and poet GeneviĂšve CastrĂ©e, who died of pancreatic cancer last year.
58. Chevy Stevens
Chevy Stevens, the bestselling Canadian author of thrillers including Still Missing and That Night, will visit to share her latest work, Never Let You Go: a story about abuse, love, and family.
59. Japan in American Music
Seattle Music Exchange Project, Cornish College of the Arts, and Seattle-Kobe Association present a multimedia exploration of Japan's deep-seated influence on American music, with a presentation curated and led by Dr. Adam Haws, WWU professor of theory and composition at WWU and ethnomusicology expert, accompanied by a live performance by pianist Angelo Rondello.
60. Priscilla Long, Michael Spence, David Thornbrugh, and David D. Horowitz
Rose Alley press presents this event featuring light refreshments, prizes, and readings by four formidable local poets: Priscilla Long, Michael Spence, David Thornbrugh, and David D. Horowitz.
61. Reading with Diane Raptosh & Tina Schumann
At this event, enjoy readings by Diane Raptosh, Idaho's first poet laureate and author of American Amnesiac (which was longlisted for the National Book Award), and Tina Schumann, whose debut collection, As If, won the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize. They will each share new works: Raptosh's Human Directional and Schumann's Requiem. A Patrimony of Fugues.
62. transtrender: Seattle book launch
Celebrate the release of manuel arturo abreuâs second book, transtrender (about "the trap of visibility, the coloniality of gender, and the refusal of cogency in a moment where trans is trending"), at a launch party featuring a whole lineup of local trans/nonbinary/gender-nonconforming artists of color including Ebo Barton, Anisa Jackson, mario lemafa, Reverend Dollars, and Yani Robinson.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
COMEDY63. Nick Turner
Virginia comedian Nick Turner made his TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and has since appeared on other shows including Late Night with Seth Meyers and John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show.
64. Cabaret Month
March is "Cabaret Month" at Egan's, with everything from jazz, blues, and Beatles tributes, to singer-songwriters and movie soundtracks performed with a little extra zazz. On Friday, see Linda Kosut and John Engerman & Michael King, Linda Kosut and Jeannette d'Armand, and on Saturday, see Marcus Wolland & Carolyn Magoon, Joanne Klein and Julie Cascioppo.
65. March Dragness with Sasha Velour & Robbie Turner
New York queen Sasha Velour, a graduate in Cartoon Studies and a RuPaul alumna, will lead the Lashes gang in a drag spectular with her co-host, resident Robbie Turner.
66. Bitter Suites
HYPERNOVA Contemporary Dance Company will show its first full-length work, a magical realist-sounding coming-of-age tale with five performers and 1980s-1990s instrumentation built on classical musical themes. A Q&A will follow the first performance. Some of the proceeds will be given to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.
67. szalt | conner
See experimental collaboration by two contemporary dance companies (Seattle-based Anna Conner Co and Los Angeles-based szalt) that promises "a whimsical and curious evening of fierce women dancing in vigorous, cerebral and technically impressive performance premieres."
68. Them
Them, Lydia Shamoun's BFA thesis project, is part performance art and part choreographic work, questioning "societal norms and influence of social media as well as the validity of god, purpose of sin, and pressure from others to convert to a different set of beliefs."
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
THEATER & DANCE69. Perfect Arrangement
As Red Scare shades into lavender paranoia, the US government asks two State Department employees to identify "deviants" among their colleaguesâbut coincidentally, these two designated inquisitors are gay themselves, and straight-married to another gay couple. Their perfect cover threatened, what are they to do? This play by Topher Payne brings a light touch to a depiction of McCarthy-era intolerance.
SATURDAY
ART70. Chihuly through the Lens
Exceptionally, photographers will be allowed to bring tripods into Chihuly Garden & Glass for an exclusive shoot of the elaborate, organic-looking glass sculptures. Bring your own equipment.
71. Maker Day: Upcycled Engineering
Seattle ReCreative has some great ideas for transforming recycled materials into "robots, marble runs, and more." Bring the kids and join them and go home with your own good-as-new project. If you need a little break, try Ballard Reuseâs giant recycled-material labyrinth game.
72. Outsider Comics Fashion Show Featuring Elhoffer Design
Outsider Comics will host a spring fashion show featuring works from Elhoffer Design (who recently garnered a lot of press for their fashion collection inspired by Padmé Amidala's costumes in the Star Wars prequels). Founder Catherine Elhoffer will be there in person.
73. Sarah Margolis-Pineo: Archipenko â A Modern Legacy
Learn more about the cubist, avant-garde sculptures featured in Archipenko: A Modern Legacy at this talk with Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Frye Art Museum Assistant Curator.
74. Weiss/Manfredi: Seattle Genealogies
Architects Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi will give a talk entitled "Seattle Genealogies: The Olympic Sculpture Park and Emerging Cultural Ecologies." Learn about the changing Seattle Waterfront and the adaptation of culture and architectural projects to it.
75. The Punishment Cube
Sketch group Babes (composed of Liz Brammer, Baylie Freeman, Sarah, McKinley, Zak Nelson, Caitlin Obom, Matt Olson, and Joel Osborne) will play victims of a nightmarish despotic regime that lavishes pizza on citizens who sell out their loved ones.
76. Black Arts Love Mixer & Marketplace
Black Arts Love presents this event featuring chances to network, shop, make and enjoy art, listen to a live DJ, nosh, win prizes, and celebrate the theme of the day: "fitness, fashion, and fun."
77. Tartan Ball
Kilt up and twirl to the pipes at the 54th Annual Tartan Ball. Clan Macleay Pipe Band, Portland Metro Pipe Band, and Clan Gordon Pipe Band will fill the hall with the ancient drone, and Leanore Curran's troupe will show you Highland Dancing.
78. Cartoons & Bloody Marys: Festival of Animation 2017
Wake up on Saturday to alcohol and creepy cartoons from across the globe. Comedian Daniel Desrosiers (the Tiny Baby Talk Show) will ease you into a program of short animated films with descriptions like: "A gun-loving woman aspires to cook breakfast for the man handcuffed to her bed, but first she has to stop a wild chicken from destroying everything." Yup, nurse those Bloodys. You may want to go the VIP route, which gets you unlimited drinks.
79. Post Alley Film Festival
Celebrate women filmmakers at this film festival (inspired by Post Alley, but not located in it) where you can take in a variety of short films from the heartbreaking to the hilarious.
80. Shoreline Short Short Film Festival
See short local films (very short: 3-10 minutes!) at this festival where filmmakers will compete to win a "Golden Sasquatch" statue. Come ready to gorge on popcorn and make a case for your favorite film to win the Viewer's Choice Award.
81. 2017 Seattle Onesie Mania Pub Crawl
Got some furry tendencies but too ashamed to admit it? Would you rather wear a whimsical onesie and join a large group of people hopping from venue to venue? This is your jam.
82. Cask Beer Festival
The Cask Beer Festival offers only unfiltered, naturally conditioned beers containing CO2 only from fermentation rather than artificial introduction. Taste them at this Washington Brewers Guild event.
83. Salvadorian Pupusa Cooking Class
Learn how to make Salvadorian pupusas (corn-based staples sort of similar to quesadillas) from Chef Camiel Chavez. The class fee will go towards El Centro de la Raza's Senior Nutrition & Wellness Program.
84. 90's Underground
Relive the debatable magic of a time two decades ago with '90s Underground, from the same ensemble who bring you '80s Invasion. It'll be a night of your favorite tracks covered live, with plenty of Docs and Manchester memories to go around.
85. Box Punch: Bad Suits & Bridesmaids Party
Cover band The Box Punch is back and ready to throw down in a marital sort of way with a "bad wedding outfit" party. Get into your worst bridesmaid dress or ill-fitting suit and come support the group at the Angry Beaver.
86. Good to Glow 2017
Technically this is a DJ night at Studio Seven presented by Marble Productions, but really this event is about the one-thousand-glow-stick giveaway, which you can also bring your own glow items to in adding to the theme. Featured selectors Koyote, Sir Kutz, Hyperfunk, Breed & De Priest, Wheelz, Doughboy, Bouncy & Kzar, Bobby Ritalin, and The F'n Wizard will be on the decks all night to soundtrack your glow-dance.
87. Nasty Women Dance Party
Express sisterly solidarity in a "wild and raw AND ceremonial and sacred" dance/yoga night, split into four parts: Tribal Movement, Wild Expression, Blindfolded Movement, and Integration. Bring a yoga mat and plenty of water.
88. The Prince and Michael Experience with DJ Dave Paul
The ultimate tribute dance party for the angels among us, Prince and Michael Jackson. Music by DJ Dave Paul, all the way from San Francisco.
89. Prom Night
It's prom night again! But unlike high school prom, Three Dollar Bill Cinema's shebang and silent auction benefit their queer film ventures and festivals. (We're going to guess that your first prom wasn't hosted by Robbie Turner of RuPaul's Drag Race either.) VIPs get unlimited wine and champagne all night.
90. Brews & Books
Enjoy two of the best things on earthâliterature and beerâat this new monthly event celebrating the long tradition of boozing writers. Marcus James (author of the Blackmoore series, whose latest installment is Symphony for the Devil) will host.
91. Tunes and Tales: A Bushwick Benefit
The Bushwick Book Club performs concerts with music based on books. Now, they're becoming a nonprofit to try to reach a new audience with their love of literature. Hear stories, poetry, and music, and collaborate with a Bushwick songwriter at each table to flash-compose a whole new piece at this fundraiser.
92. HRC Seattle: Bowling for Equality
Stand up against hate and support the Seattle chapter of the Human Rights Campaign at their annual bowling event. After all the strikes and spares, cool off at the after party at OutWest Bar.
93. PATH Ride and 5k
PATH stands for "Pedal Against Trafficking Humans," and all proceeds from the marathon/half-marathon bike ride will benefit Seattle Against Slavery. Start in Seward park and bike in a loop down, around, and across Mercer Island. There's also a 5k run for bipedes without bikes.
94. Hansel & Gretel
PNB presents an ideal "starter ballet"âa narrated, hour-long performance geared toward kids and families, that tells a very familiar story of some children lured into danger with candy.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
GEEK & GAMING95. Used Board Game Auction
We get a lot of rainy days in Seattle. One of the best ways to prepare is to fill your space with board gamesâso even though the sun is now peeking through the clouds, come and stockpile some relatively cheap activities for when it inevitably disappears again. You can also bring in your old, too-familiar games for store credit.
SUNDAY
COMMUNITY96. Equivox
This annual fundraising brunch for Hedgebrook will feature notable alumni including author and television writer/director Natalie Baszile, BlackLivesMatter founder Alicia Garza, and musician, poet, and performer Hollis Wong-Wear.
97. Quixotic: A Spring Style Showcase
Bat City, Apatico, and New York XChange will parade out-there gothy styles to electronica by live band Purr Gato and DJ Psyops.
98. 41st Annual Kalevala Festival
The Kalevala, a collection of ancient Finnish rhymes and lore published in 1835, is Finland's national epic and relates the myth of the heroes VÀinÀmöinen, LemminkÀinen, and Ilmarinen. If the names sound a little Lord of the Rings-y, that's not a coincidence. Learn about "Kalevala and the World View of the Finns" from by Börje VÀhÀmÀki (University of Minnesota, University of Toronto), then celebrate your newfound knowledge with Finnish dancing by the Katrilli troupe, and Kalevala music by the Finnish Choral Society and Kalevala Trio. Before the lecture, there will be a reception with snacks and sahti (traditional beer brewed in a hollowed log).
99. Navruz
The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association will throw a Central Asian party with dancing, music, a fashion show, and food. Bring some fruit or dessert to share.
100. Cinema Dissection: Vertigo with Robert Cumbow
Film professor Robert Cumbow will lead a six-hour discussion of Hitchcock's Vertigo (come already having seen the movie, because they won't screen the full film at this event). Look forward to in-depth analysis of the hallucinatory, disorienting, lust-filled film about elusive and painfully constructed love.
101. If Tired Hands Could Talk
Hear Chinese, Vietnamese, and English oral histories of lives spent working in garment factories in this 2001 documentary, presented alongside Everything has been material for scissors to shape at the Wing Luke.
102. Seven Beef Korean Pop-Up
Chef Jinho Han and Butcher Andy Jeong will team up to present food from where they're from: Busan, in the southern region of South Korea. Look forward to five courses that can't be replicated anywhere else, including wood-fired short rib and spicy monkfish, as well as an optional wine pairing.
103. SeaNote with The Portland Timbre
Seattle-based a cappella band SeaNote digitally released their latest album Transitions last month, and will celebrate the CD release of that album tonight in West Seattle, with a guest spot by The Portland Timbre.
104. 90s yO.G.a
Don your best '90s duds and do your sarvangasana to the dopest '90s jams with yoga teacher Morgan Zion OâFriel. Free fresh juice to follow.
105. Seattle Gaels' Open Field Day
The Seattle Gaels, a local Irish sports club, will host this field day where you can try out sports you may not be that familiar with (hurling, Gaelic football, camogie) in a friendly, encouraging atmosphere. They recommend that you wear cleats and athletic clothing; they'll provide all the equipment you need.
106. Choreographic Cabaret Presents: Metamorphosis
See new dance works evoking transformation by Erin Crall, Julius "Juju" Flores, Porsche Louise, and Becca Rose Smith at this local choreography showcase.
107. oh.. OH... Seven: Burlesque to Bond
Sailor St. Claire and Paris Original will headline this extra-sexed-up take-off on James Bond. We're trying really hard to make a Bond pun here, but they've already used the inevitable "YOU'LL BE SHAKEN AND STIRRED!" Uh... come to Off Jackson for a quantum of Sol-ass? Does anyone remember that one? We give up.
108. Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers, written by Lamar Legend, is a "farcical family drama" about the Grove family that promises many draws, especially for people obsessed with theater (including extensive, layered stage references and madcap performances).
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