Our music critics have already chosen the 35 best music shows this week, but now it’s our arts and culture critics’ turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from the Seattle Art Fair to an evening with Michelle Wolf, and from the multidisciplinary festival:festival to Vif’s Summer Soif. See them all below, and find even more events on our complete Things To Do calendar.
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Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Strolling through the Smithsonian Museum one afternoon, I stumbled upon a full replica of Julia Child’s kitchen. I walked in because I had recently finished watching some classic episodes of The French Chef, including her infamous lobster show. “You have to cut him right here,” Child says as she sticks her knife into the lobster’s neck, “where all of his brains and hearts and feelings are.” Genius. Anyway, in the Smithsonian exhibit, I saw a picture of Child bent over a counter in a small French kitchen. On the placard next to the photo was a quote from the famously tall chef: “When I get my own kitchen, I’m going to build the counters up to my waist. I’m through with this French pygmy bullshit!” If you haven’t figured it out yet, Child is one of the greatest and funniest people ever to wield an eight-inch knife. In this light opera, a shade of the chef will crack you up while also making you a giant chocolate cake, which I am told will be made with Theo Chocolate. The slice of cake is included in the ticket price. RICH SMITH
