Unless you were planning to sunbathe on a hot slab of concrete this weekend, the proverbial April showers in the forecast shouldn’t disrupt your socially distanced plans. See our suggestions for COVID-safe in-person activities below, from bookstores to shop from on Indie Bookstore Day to a Spring Nordic Market at Skål Beer Hall, and from places to get provisions for Picnic Day (like DeLaurenti Food & Wine and Miri’s at Golden Gardens) to Baby Animals and Blooms at Maris Farms. For even more options, read our guides to the best online events this week, the best movies to watch this week, and our complete guide to in-person things to do in Seattle.
SHOPPING
Visit Everyday Music while you can. In case you missed it, COVID setbacks and a lack of rent relief have forced the Capitol Hill outpost of the beloved Northwest record store chain Everyday Music to close up shop on May 16 after nine years in the neighborhood. To prevent a mad rush next month, head there over the weekend (they’re open for in-person shopping daily from 11 am-6 pm) to float through the airy aisles and pick up some new vinyl or CDs from its collection of over 10,000 titles. (Or to try your luck at selling your gently used analog albums). But don’t feel too sad—the store may be reincarnated as Almost Everyday Music in Lower Queen Anne, reports CHS. You can donate to the cause here if you wish. Meanwhile, see our directory of other record stores in town, like Easy Street, Light in the Attic, and Jive Time.
