This week, The Stranger‘s arts critics have recommended the best events for you in every discipline, from an art exhibition inspired by Black Lives Matter to a blues night at Seattle’s only 100-percent women-owned microbrewery to a Smokey Brights concert to Sarah Galvin’s book launch party. See them all below, and, if you still want more great things to do this week, check out our complete Things To Do calendar.
MONDAY
READINGS
Molly Crabapple
Molly Crabapple is a famous activist, writer, and artist whose work has been featured on Occupy Wall Street posters, and who was commissioned by CNN to illustrate “power” for the 2012 presidential election. Her new memoir, Drawing Blood, was released on December 1, and Elliott Bay calls it “one of the year’s most powerful, astonishing books.”
FOOD & DRINK
Hanukkah Menu at Golden Beetle
Celebrate the last night of Hanukkah at Golden Beetle, featuring delicious fried goodies like latkes and donuts (celebrate the oil!), stellar sweet/savory pairings, and kosher wines.
FILM
It’s a Wonderful Life
“Paralyzing joys are the very heart of George Bailey’s dilemma; they are, to borrow words from George’s father, ‘deep in the race.’ The sacrifices George makes for being ‘the richest man in town’ resonate bitterly even as they lead to the finale’s effusive payoff. Those sacrifices are what make It’s a Wonderful Life, in all its ‘Capraesque’ glory, endure.” -Sean Nelson (Playing every day until 12/28; Thursday’s screening is free)
