Panicking because you donât know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worryâbelow, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from Free Comic Book Day to SLU Saturday Market Opening Day, and from the Inscape Open House to the Tilth Alliance's May Edible Plant Sale. For even more options, check out our complete Things To Do calendar and our list of cheap & easy things to do in Seattle all year long. Plus, check out our roundup of last-minute and affordable Cinco de Mayo events.
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- Bring Back the '90s
Bandit Theater will present a night of improv dedicated to the glory days of TRL and frosted tips.
(Ballard, $10) FILM
- University of Washington's Climate Change Film Festival
UW students were asked to make two-minute films about climate change, answering the prompt, "Together we can tackle climate change. What would it take to turn the tide?" Watch the finalists' films, help select the People's Choice winner, and find out which filmmaker will win $4,000 while you sample local food and drinks. EarthLab and the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences will host.
(Pioneer Square, free) MUSIC
- Buff Muff, Ball Bag, The Heels
Do your indie-punk dance to a grungy set from Seattle's Buff Muff and support from Ball Bag and the Heels.
(Greenwood, $7) - CWU Jazz Band and Decatur Jazz Band
The young talents of the Central Washington University jazz band will journey across the state to Columbia City for a night out with the Decatur Jazz Band.
(Columbia City, free) - DJ Longstocking
Get down to "hearty underground house with an array of 4x4" with DJ Longstocking.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Emma Lee Toyoda, the Wednesdays, Sigh, Artemis
Everyoneâs favorite soft punk, Emma Lee Toyoda, is coming out with a new EP, i donât wanna play ur show. The title track rips open with the lines âIâm not your model minority / No, I donât want you to look at me / Oh no, I donât wanna play your show.â We are supposed to understand the title on a literal level, but also as a bucking of prejudice and racismâELT isnât here to perform for you! Itâs a punk as fuck declaration. The release show will also feature arts and crafts, face painting, flash tats, and the like. Support comes from Vancouver, BC, indie outfit Sigh and Seattle punk rockers the Wednesdays. JASMYNE KEIMIG
(Eastlake, $10) - Empty County Band, One Bloody Reason, The Chopps, Observer Effect
Alternative hard-rockers Empty County Band will pay a visit from Massachusetts with opening support from Washingtonians One Bloody Reason, the Chopps, and Observer Effect.
(Eastlake, $6/$10) - Filomena, Headstone Bridge, Entrail, Rachael's Children
Woodsy Northwest metal and electronic faeries Filomena, Headstone Bridge, Entrail, and Rachael's Children will share a bill.
(Eastlake, $6) - The Forgotten 45's, Strange Hotels, ShiverTwins, Colorworks
The Forgotten 45's have a new album, Third Roar of the Lion, hence the reason for this release party show with Portland indie-pop duo Strange Hotels, Seattle indie-rockers ShiverTwins, and psych-pop outfit Colorworks.
(Fremont, $8/$10) - The Jump Off
Post yourself on the dance floor for a night of hiphop, Top 40, house, and more.Â
(Downtown, $10) - Kate Voss Duo
Sugar-voiced singer Kate Voss, praised by Earshot Jazz magazine and Special Mention winner at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen contest, will serenade you with 1930s-inspired jazz.
(Downtown, free) - Laureli, Carter Costello, Nicholas Ogum
Laureli, Carter Costello, and Nicholas Ogum will perform everything from "urban contemporary" to pop and R&B as a unit.
(University District, free) - Leggy, Sundae Crush
Get your dreamy bubblegum pop from Cincinnati's Leggy and Seattle's own Sundae Crush.
(Seattle Center, $8/$10) - Leif Totusek & 1-2-3
Local jazz pros Leif Totusek, Larry Jones, and Phil Sparks will combine their powers.
(Green Lake, free) - Perfect Flame ft. Wally Shoup, Ubudulu, Jason Goessl
Free shredders Perfect Flame will headline with jazz saxophonist Wally Shoup, with support from stoner-jazz-fusion trio UBUDULU and Jason Goessl.
(University District, $8) - Pop Secret: Boombox Kid & Jerry Wang
DJs Boombox Kid and Jerry Wang will spin hits by your favorite pop artists, from Whitney Houston to Shawn Mendes.
(Capitol Hill, $10) - Ravenna Woods, Black Whales, You May Die In the Desert
A shapeshifter of a band that never fails to surprise and delight with their fast, dark, moody songs. If you saw them a few years ago, you might think of Ravenna Woods as brooding guitar rockers, but their more recent materialâno less brooding, no less guitarâis spry and wily, with new wave keyboards and dance rhythms to enliven the stormy mood. SEAN NELSON
(Ballard, $10) - Reji Marc, Aline Vida, Shop Dog
Alternative blues artist Reji Marc will play covers and originals as a headliner with opening support from genre mutuals and fellow Seattleites Aline Vida and Shop Dog.Â
(West Seattle, $8) - We Love Josh: An Evening of Music & Friendship
Josh Warren, the ex-bassist for Satisfact and FCS North, was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and needs our support to raise funds for his family and medical care. The lineup for this benefit will include John Atkins with Plan B, IQU (playing their first show in 10 years), DJ J-Justice, Select Level, and Truckasauras.
(Belltown, $10) READINGS & TALKS
- Andrew Yang's Humanity First Tour
"Human-centered capitalist" and long-shot, pro-Universal Basic Income presidential candidate Andrew Yang will address the people during his nationwide tour.
(Wallingford, free) - Commune Magazine: For A New Era of Revolution
True to its name, Commune Magazine rejects the social democratic "fantasy" in place of total anti-capitalist revolution. Tonight, you can meet editors Jasper Bernes, Shyam P. Khanna, and Chloe Watlington.
(University District, free) - David William Pearce: Where Fools Fear to Tread
David William Pearce will read experts from his new thriller Where Fools Fear to Tread, in which a band of fools and a regular guy named Monk Buttman find themselves caught in a web of murder and revenge between two unseen factions using them as bait.
(Lake Forest, free) - Erling Kagge: Walking
Swedish explorer and overall renaissance man Erling Kaggeâthe first person to summit Mount Everest on footâwill read from his 2017 book Silence: In the Age of Noise, in which he makes a compelling case for the importance of hoofing it.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Jack Straw May Reading Series
The 2019 Jack Straw writers will gather for a three-weekend celebration of this year's Jack Straw anthology alongside 2019 Writers Program Curator Kathleen Flenniken. This first reading will feature Dianne Aprile, Shankar Narayan, Sylvia Byrne Pollack, and Rena Priest.
(University District, $5 suggested donation) - Monsen Photography Lecture: Abelardo Morell
Cuban artist Abelardo Morell, whose work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Victoria & Albert Museumâwill speak at this year's Monsen Photography Lecture, an annual event "designed to further knowledge about and appreciation for the art of photography."
(University District, free) SHOPPING
- West Seattle Spring Night Market
This pop-up market will feature 18 local artists, makers, and bakers slinging everything from handmade jewelry to prints to macarons.Â
(West Seattle, free)FRIDAY-SATURDAY
SHOPPING
- Annual Spring Plant Sale
Every year, students sell hundreds of cropsâlike vegetables, herbs, and baskets of fuchsiasâfor spring gardeners.
(Kirkland, free) VISUAL ART
- Amy Simons: Structures
Local ceramic artist and printmaker Amy Simons will show new work.
(Downtown, free)
Closing Saturday - Rebecca Chaperon and Debra Baxter
Debra Baxter's chunky crystal sculptures are paired with Rebecca Chaperon's mystical, atmospheric, occult, crystal-themed paintings.
(Capitol Hill, free)
Closing Saturday - Soy Yo | Femme/Female Artist Exhibit
Femme indigenous Latinx artists join the yÉhawÌ creative movement to reflect on their diverse experiences.
(Capitol Hill, free)
Closing SaturdayFRIDAY-SUNDAY
PERFORMANCE
- A Walk in the Woods
Lee Blessing's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Cold War-set play A Walk in the Woods will get the inD Theatre treatment, which means minimalist production and free admission.Â
(Chinatown-International District, free) SHOPPING
- Annual Plant Sale
Shop for "thousands" of annuals, perennials, shrubs, edible plants, and garden art pieces.
(Capitol Hill, free) VISUAL ART
- AfroFuturism
A group of African photographers selected by PICHA was asked to submit work inspired by Afrofuturism, a movement that incorporates futuristic and science-fiction themes into black history and culture.
(Mercer Island, free)
Opening Friday - Bold as Love: Jimi Hendrix at Home
This Jimi Hendrix exhibit, which opened on the late, legendary Seattle guitar player's 76th birthday, features archival and family photos, Hendrix's own artwork, personal artifacts, music findings, and more from throughout his life.
(Atlantic, $7)
Closing Sunday - Grant Rehnberg: Lessons From My Divorce
Portland-based artist Rehnberg promises a show of installations, short films, and collages "drenched in high faggotry."
(Capitol Hill, free)
Closing Sunday - Made By Sea
See work by an array of contemporary Southeast Asian ceramicists, including Aor Sutthiprapha, Aung Myint, and Chanakarn Semachai.
(Seattle Center, free)
Opening Friday - Neon Spring
True Love Art Gallery presents another group show full of eclectic, colorful, quirky work by localsâthis one is devoted to the onset of long-awaited spring. Expect magic critters and natural exuberance by Angelita Martinez, Rich Stevens, Rhodora Jacob, Genevieve St. Charles-Monet, Val Niemeyer, and many others.
(Capitol Hill, free)
Closing SundaySATURDAY
COMEDY
- Beyond The Tippe: May the Fourth Be With You Edition
Unleash your arsenal of Star Wars jokes upon a supportive audience at this open mic. Or, just show up to be a member of that supportive audience.
(Beacon Hill, free) COMMUNITY
- Feliks Banel, Storm Warning: Weather in the Evergreen State
Local broadcaster and historian Feliks Banel is an expert on the region's darkest and most infamous storms. Tonight, he'll share archival photos, radio experts, and TV clips that show just how gloomy the Pacific Northwest can get, weather-wise.
(Monroe, free) - First Caturday
Because even the laziest housecat is wild at heart, this monthly event is the perfect opportunity to treat your beloved feline to an outdoor adventure among other (leash-trained) kitties, whether they want to chase birds, eat bugs, or take a nap in the grass.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Norwegian Cruise Line Presents âDay of Joyâ in Seattle
In anticipation of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10), celebrate educators throughout the country who "inspire joy" by partying pier-side in the presence of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship. There will be live musicâincluding, the organizers say, a performance from the cast of Footloose (we assume that does not include Kevin Bacon)âa totem pole carver, Starbucks beverages, sweet treats from the Bake Shop, and more.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Purple & Gold Tour: From Gothic to Modern at the UW Core
Learn about the mix of architectural stylesâGothic, Renaissance, and Beaux Artsâon the University of Washington's green, exploding-with-blooms campus.
(University District, free) FESTIVALS
- Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day
On the first Saturday of May for almost a century, hundreds of recreational boats have paraded from Portage Bay through the Montlake Cut for Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day to celebrate the official opening of Seattle's boating season. Watch from the shore as adorned vessels boast live bands and giant floatsâthis year's theme is "Boating Through the Decades." It's also a tradition for people on board to throw water balloons at shore-dwellers, so practice your reflexes. Come early to check out the Windermere Cup, a regatta featuring the University of Washington and other college crew teams from across the country (and Germany!).
(Montlake, free) FILM
- Meaningful Movies: A Concerned Citizen
At this Meaningful Movies screening, learn about the work of Dr. Riki Ott, a whistleblower who predicted the Exxon Valdez oil spill hours and came to the aid of her Alaskan community in their fight to get compensation for their loss of income.Â
(West Seattle, free) FOOD & DRINK
- Goats At The Brewery
Grab a pint from Future Primitive Brewing and mingle with adorable Nigerian dwarf goats from Good Time Goats. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Puget Sound Goat Rescue.Â
(White Center, free admission) - SLU Saturday Market Opening Day
Seattle's "makers, finders, and foodies" will sell their wares for yet another season at the SLU Saturday Market.
(South Lake Union, free) GEEK
- Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is the most wonderful time of the year for comic enthusiastsâit's when publishers shell out special issues and deals on popular titles like Spider-Man, Doctor Who, and The Avengers, along with lesser-known indie titles like Strangers in Paradise and Silver. Head to local shops to take advantage of free (or otherwise cheap) finds, attend readings, and meet people who love comics as much as you do. This year's event falls on Star Wars Day, so you might expect some special intergalactic material.
(South Lake Union, free) - IFest - Indie Game Festival
Make new gaming discoveries by playing over 50 PC, tabletop, and augmented/virtual reality games from Seattle developers. You'll get to vote on which game you think should win the Playerâs Choice Award.
(Seattle Center, free) - Our Watery World: UW Aquatic Science Open House
Curious about microscopic microbes, whales, and other things related to aquatic sciences? Discover research by UW College of the Environment students that relate to water, take tours of science labs on campus, peruse the UW Fish Collection, and more at this open house.
(University District, free) - Star Wars Night
Bathe in a pool of your Star Wars fandom with themed music, visuals, raffles, and costumes.
(Ballard, free) KENTUCKY DERBY
- The 13th Annual Run for The Roses Kentucky Derby Party
Get in a Derby mood by sipping Maker's Mark mint juleps, entering fancy hat and best-dressed contests, and rooting for your favorite equine champion.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Bellevue Kentucky Derby Party
Dapper equestrian enthusiasts can watch the Kentucky Derby live. Look forward to special cocktails, a hat contest, an auction benefiting the Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Center, vendor booths, and a cute photo station.
(Bellevue, free) - Emerald Downs Derby Day
Pick a winner for the 45th Run for the Roses at Seattle's own horse race track. Once the excitement is over, celebrate your win or mourn your loss by dancing to a live set from the Herding Cats.
(Auburn, $9) - Kentucky Derby at Fog Room
Catch the brief-but-action-packed Kentucky Derby over mint juleps and themed bites. Hats are not required, but they're very much encouraged.
(Downtown, free) - Kentucky Derby at Witness!
Bet on the steed with the coolest name to win cool prizes (we like Improbable and Long Range Toddy) and watch the action with a WhistlePig mint julep in hand. Awards will also be given to the best dressed attendees.
(Capitol Hill, free) MUSIC
- 6 Year Anniversary of Family Night with Mr.Rogers
Celebrate six years of Family Night at the otherwise 21+ Substation with a two-room dance party for all ages, featuring performances by Mr.Rogers (not the deceased and beloved kids' show host), Tek Jones, Chris Tower, Pressha, Sho Nuph, Enki, Idouru, Hyphonetics, and Boobie. Plus, local vendors and arts activities.Â
(Ballard, $5) - Bach & Pancakes
Marimba player Erin Jorgensen will prove that Bach's music needn't be contained to symphony halls at this brunch-y concert series, where she'll play two cello suites by the famous composer complete with pancake breaks.
(Wallingford, $10) - Blood Drugs, Hillside 77, Dirty Dirty, Freeway Park
Local punks Blood Drugs are appropriately inspired by "discordant chords and Rainier beer." Thrash with them after sets from fellow locals Hillside 77, Dirty Dirty, and Freeway Park.Â
(Pioneer Square, $8/$10) - BLOOM ft. Mx. Silkman & IVVY
Cerebral techno night BLOOM will welcome acid/psych DJ Mx. Silkman, a co-founder and resident of the queer electronic music collective IN TRAINING, as well as IVVY and resident DJ Gag Reflex.
(Downtown, $8) - Denim & Diamonds
Join Lelah from pop-punk band Tacocat and Sam from Votiv for a night of line-dancing and honky tonkin'. Go all out with your outfit for the chance to win a prize.
(Beacon Hill, $10) - The Fleshies, Clarko, The Scoffs
Oakland punks Fleshies will get wild here in Seattle with a warm local welcome from Clarko and the Scoffs.Â
(Eastlake, $6/$8) - King Mammoth, Sam Cobra, Something Witchy, The Black Planes
Local psych-rockers King Mammoth will play tracks from their latest album at this release show, joined by space rockers Sam Cobra, psychedelic garage-pop band Something Witchy, and local faves the Black Planes.
(Fremont, $8/$10) - May The Fourth Be With You
Nerd rockers Kirby Krackle, Lofts, and the Regrets will share the bill at this sci-fi-steeped celebration of all things Star Wars.
(Ballard, $10) - Motorcoat, Guests
Motorcoat are "just three cool dudes playing music." They'll be joined by synth-pop duo Beatrix Sky and Spokane's Paisley Devil.
(University District, $8) - RCK, Calabro, Big Pig Apocalypse, Exiled to Fire
It's a night of heavy Pacific Northwest-bred garage rock with RCK, Calabro, Big Pig Apocalypse, and Exiled to Fire.
(Shoreline, $8) READINGS & TALKS
- Alys Eve Weinbaum: The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery
Alys Eve Weinbaum takes a page out of the book of black feminist thinkers of the '70s by drawing a parallel between women's reproductive exploitation in the days of slavery and the current state of "biocapitalism" in America. Hear more as she reads from her book The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery.
(University District, free) - Cinzia Arruzza: Feminism for the 99%
Sexism and inequality exist far beyond the workplace. In her book Feminism for the 99%, Cinzia Arruzza offers her anti-capitalist manifesto "for when 'leaning in' is not enough."
(Capitol Hill, free) - Counter-logistics: Disrupting the Global Supply Chain
How can workers and labor activists "interrupt the circuit of capital" in the age of widespread production? Co-authors Charmaine Chua, Jasper Bernes, Jason Struna, and Spencer Cox offer some ideas in Counter-logistics: Disrupting the Global Supply Chain, which they'll share at this Red May-sponsored reading.
(University District, free) - Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski: The People's Republic of Walmart
Did the people who created Walmart unintentionally foster the pre-conditions for a Communist society? Fredric Jameson thought so. Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski, authors of The People's Republic of Walmart, will clue you in on this line of thinking.
(University District, free) - Seanan McGuire: Middlegame
Washington author Seanan McGuire, who has appeared on the Hugo Award ballot five times in one year and has also won Campbell and Nebula awards, will present her newest book. It's about two godlike twins, Roger and Dodger, who "were made to each embody half of the Alchemic doctrine"âone with an amazing facility for words, the other with a mastery of numbers. The tagline: "Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn't attained."
(Lake Forest Park, free) - Woogee Bae, Chelsea Grimmer, Abi Pollokoff, Katelyn Oppegard
Hear poetry from University of Washington MFA students and graduates Woogee Bae, C. R. Grimmer, Katelyn Oppegard, and Abi Pollokoff.
(Wallingford, free) SHOPPING
- Master Gardener Plant Sale
Shop for tomato and pepper varieties, veggie and herb starts, ornamental plants, and garden-related gifts.
(Bellevue, free) - Northwest Stream Center Plant Sale
This sale will offer perennials, shrubs, trees, berries, and grasses, as well as garden art and locally renowned tomatoes.
(Everett, free) - Spring Plant Sale
The Rainier Valley Japanese garden will sell a variety of plants that can be found on the grounds, including perennials, grasses, deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees, Japanese Maples, and dwarf conifers.
(Rainier Valley, free) VISUAL ART
- Open House
The former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service building was turned into Inscape artist studios, and its doors have opened very few times since. Now is your chance to peek inside Inscape and see what these artists working in "painting, neon drawing, photography, [and] clothing design" have been doing all this time, on all five floors. Special exhibitions will include SPoCS (Seattle People of Color Salon)'s WS Is BS">WS Is BS: Contemporary Non-Western Indigeneity, the Big League Art Show, and work by barry johnson in the basement.
(Sodo, free)SATURDAY-SUNDAY
SHOPPING
- Spring Native Plant Sale
Help provide seeds, berries, and nectar for pollinators by picking up some native plants for your garden.
(Rainier Valley, free) - Tilth Alliance's May Edible Plant Sale
Take your pick from a selection of edible plant starts for your summer garden, including over 70 varieties of tomatoes and 30 types of peppers.
(Wallingford, free) VISUAL ART
- Cynthia Linet: Erotica Through the Ages
See a series of sexy (and historically educational) paintings by a local artist.
(Seattle Center, free)
Opening Saturday - Security as a State of Violence: Woodblock Prints by Eli Mack
The organizers say, "The razor of each intricately carved barb in Eli Mack's woodblock prints make the violence of capitalism sting." Check out his wall-sized works that depict landscapes like Menwith Hill, the NSA data collection site, and more. Opening night will feature a sound installation and poetry reading.Â
(Central District, free)
Opening SaturdaySUNDAY
COMMUNITY
- Love Church #notachurchï»ż
This event promises all the community bonding of church-going without any religious undertones. They promise interactive games, dancing, and mimosas.
(University District, $10) FESTIVALS
- Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
Kick off Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with lion dances, youth drill teams, drumming, martial arts, and work by Asian Pacific Islander artists from around the state.
(Seattle Center, free) - 2019 Kodomo no Hi
This Children's Day festival features Japanese dance performances, Yukata dress-up, taiko drumming, martial arts, a tea ceremony, games, food, and more.
(Chinatown-International District, free) MUSIC
- C'est Freak! C'est Skate! with DJs Marvelette & Mamma Casserole
DJs Marvelette and Mamma Casserole will spin good songs to boogie to in the roller rink.
(White Center, free) - (Im)migration: Music of Displaced Peoples
In this quarterly series that highlights music by composers affected by diasporas and migration, UW piano professor Robin McCabe will lead UW music students as they perform multiple works, with a pre-concert lecture by UW Music History faculty member Jon Hanford.
(University District, free) - Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Garden Party
Get some fresh air at the Bellevue Botanical Garden and enjoy a performance by the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra. Don't forget to stop by the Education Center to win baked goods in a cupcake raffle.Â
(Bellevue, free) - The Bismarck, Korean Jeans
Help noisy post-punks the Bismarck ring in their new record at this live show with support from Chicago's Korean Jeans.
(Belltown, $5) - Concert for Sandy
In memory of the late KBCS DJ Sandy Macdonald, enjoy this Seattle Folklore Society concert with local acts Steve James, Heidi Muller, Squirrel Butter, and Orville Johnson.
(Phinney, free) - Folk, Legend, and Fairy Tales: Music for Piano, 4-Hands
This whimsical concert featuring piano duo Ivona Kaminska and Christopher Bowlby will include Ravelâs "Mother Goose," Stravinskyâs "Rite of Spring," Moszkowskiâs "New Spanish Dances," and Paderewskiâs "Tatra Album â Polish Folk Dances and Songs from Zakopane."
(Bellevue, free) - Spesh, Mini Blinds, The Carols
Seattle pop band Spesh, who describe themselves as "Pantasy orgy boys," is led by local DJ Michael McKinney and features members of beloved pop punk quartet Boyfriends.
(Capitol Hill) - TIME, Drama Bahama, Sean Downey, Null State
TIME will bring experimental synth-pop and performance art from Florida alongside noisy local "trash opera" shredders Drama Bahama, Sean Downey, and Null State.
(Eastlake, $8) - The Wankys, Eel, Nightfeeder
The Wankys will visit all the way from the UK with their brand of rebellious noise punk after sets from Pittsburgh punks Eel and Seattle's Nightfeeder.
(Capitol Hill, $10) - Yada Yada, The New Advocates, Guests
Immerse yourself in some local indie rock for the evening with live sets by Yada Yada, the New Advocates, and additional guests.
(Ballard, $10) READINGS & TALKS
- J. David Herman: Almost Yankees
If you tend to root for the underdog, join J. David Herman as he reads from his book Almost Yankees, a narrative of the lives and travails of Minor League Baseball players.
(Capitol Hill, free) - Kavitha Buggana: Walking In Clouds
Two cousins hike through the treacherous mountains of Nepal and Tibet in pursuit of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, the holiest of Hindu and Buddhist sites, in Kavitha Buggana's travelogue-style memoir Walking In Clouds.
(University District, free) - The Third Feminist Wave
Join Kathi Weeks, Jaleh Mansoor, Cinzia Arruzza, and Nanya Jinghren for a discussion of the third wave of anti-capitalist feminism, which aimed to represent everyone, regardless of economic status.
(Capitol Hill, free) SHOPPING
- Broadview Spring Craft Market
Pick up a gift for Mother's Day or for yourself from crafty local vendors, and linger over food and beer offerings from trucks.
(North Seattle, free) - South End Record Sale
Local vinyl collectors will sell new and used records from their own stashes.Â
(Beacon Hill, free) SPORTS & RECREATION
- The bRUNch Club Seattle
Start your Sunday with a 50-minute run (or walk), then meet back at the storefront for free bagels and coffee.
(Downtown, free) VISUAL ART
- Building 30 West Art Studios Open Studio
Take a peek inside the studios of 25 working artists at this bi-annual event. Don't forget to stop by the Magnuson Pak Gallery, a production of SPACE at Magnuson.
(Ravenna, free) - Going Dutch
A host of artistsâCarol Gouthro, Terry Siebert, Lois Harbaugh, Jennifer Zwick, Michael Doyle, John Rizzotto, and Rebecca Luncanâpaint and sculpt works inspired by classical Dutch still life. The fanciful, alchemical-looking tulipiere (tulip vases) are not to be missed.
(Capitol Hill, free)
Opening Sunday - Ryna Frankel: There's No Place Like Home
Coziness-focused artist Ryna Frankel delves into ideas of home as both an abstract and concrete concept. Today, join the artist for hot dogs on the barbecue.
(Magnolia, free)