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sundays
Best of Seattle Comedy Showcase with Joe Henry
Comedy Underground
Best of Seattle Comedy Showcase with Joe Henry The COMEDY UNDERGROUND presents an ALL-PRO COMEDY SHOWCASE every Sunday. Check out between 6 and 15 of the best comedians in town (and visiting) every Sunday night.
Best of Seattle Comedy Showcase with Joe Henry
Comedy Underground
Best of Seattle Comedy Showcase with Joe Henry The COMEDY UNDERGROUND presents an ALL-PRO COMEDY SHOWCASE every Sunday. Check out between 6 and 15 of the best comedians in town (and visiting) every Sunday night.
sundays
Monthly Premier Auctions at Pacific Galleries Auction!
Pacific Galleries Antique Mall & Auction
Visit Pacific Galleries for our monthly General and Premier auctions year-round! We feature fine art, antiques, decorative arts, furniture, carpets, jewelry and much more. Auction Preview is the Friday and Saturday prior to the auction. Online auction catalog and a full current schedule of events at: www.pacgal.com
Pacific Galleries - Seattle's largest Auction House!
Monthly Premier Auctions at Pacific Galleries Auction!
Pacific Galleries Antique Mall & Auction
Visit Pacific Galleries for our monthly General and Premier auctions year-round! We feature fine art, antiques, decorative arts, furniture, carpets, jewelry and much more. Auction Preview is the Friday and Saturday prior to the auction. Online auction catalog and a full current schedule of events at: www.pacgal.com
Pacific Galleries - Seattle's largest Auction House!
thru nov 17
Going for Gold
Seattle Art Museum
This special installation of objects from the Seattle Art Museum's collection will feature the glittering golden threads of French brocades, Imperial Chinese robes, Japanese kesas, and Persian bedcovers—all seen as rich backdrops to gleaming objects of beauty, such as powdered-gold lacquer boxes, a Fabergé cigarette case, a seated Buddha with gold inlay, and African hammered-gold earrings.
Going for Gold
Seattle Art Museum
This special installation of objects from the Seattle Art Museum's collection will feature the glittering golden threads of French brocades, Imperial Chinese robes, Japanese kesas, and Persian bedcovers—all seen as rich backdrops to gleaming objects of beauty, such as powdered-gold lacquer boxes, a Fabergé cigarette case, a seated Buddha with gold inlay, and African hammered-gold earrings.
thru aug 31
Hear My Train A Comin': Hendrix Hits London
EMP Museum
King of "Purple Haze" fame and widely considered the greatest guitarist in history, Jimi Hendrix wowed the swinging London scene for nine months—releasing three hit singles, a chart-topping debut album, and becoming the darling of the British music press—before returning home to dazzle audiences at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.
Featuring lyrics, personal instruments, original photographs, outrageous outfits, and rare concert footage, Hear My Train a Comin': Hendrix Hits London celebrates the iconic musician's 70th birthday by inviting viewers to discover how Hendrix achieved prominence across the pond.
Hear My Train A Comin': Hendrix Hits London
EMP Museum
King of "Purple Haze" fame and widely considered the greatest guitarist in history, Jimi Hendrix wowed the swinging London scene for nine months—releasing three hit singles, a chart-topping debut album, and becoming the darling of the British music press—before returning home to dazzle audiences at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.
Featuring lyrics, personal instruments, original photographs, outrageous outfits, and rare concert footage, Hear My Train a Comin': Hendrix Hits London celebrates the iconic musician's 70th birthday by inviting viewers to discover how Hendrix achieved prominence across the pond.
thru jul 14
Together Again: Nuxalk Faces of the Sky
Seattle Art Museum
One of SAM’s venerable works of Northwest Coast art is the highlight of a special display which opened in December. Created around 1880, the Nuxalk sun mask—made up of a circular corona and an inset mask—will be on view with a mask from the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Joint research by curators at both museums, in consultation with Nuxalk community members, has revealed that the mask in Vancouver was the original inset for our corona and that sometime after 1920 the parts were separated and a different mask was joined with the corona. Come visit the reunion of the original pieces, on view with other compelling Nuxalk ceremonial masks from SAM’s collection.
Together Again: Nuxalk Faces of the Sky
Seattle Art Museum
One of SAM’s venerable works of Northwest Coast art is the highlight of a special display which opened in December. Created around 1880, the Nuxalk sun mask—made up of a circular corona and an inset mask—will be on view with a mask from the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Joint research by curators at both museums, in consultation with Nuxalk community members, has revealed that the mask in Vancouver was the original inset for our corona and that sometime after 1920 the parts were separated and a different mask was joined with the corona. Come visit the reunion of the original pieces, on view with other compelling Nuxalk ceremonial masks from SAM’s collection.
fridays, saturdays
Improv Happy Hour
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
Join Unexpected Productions for an evening of spontaneous theatre that mixes the shorter games associated with Theatresports with an edgier, story based long form comedy! Gumwall Rally is a sampler of several styles of improv all packed into one show, from movie, literature, or play genres to experimental and risky comical improv forms! All content is based on audience suggestions so expect unexpected fun!
Improv Happy Hour
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
Join Unexpected Productions for an evening of spontaneous theatre that mixes the shorter games associated with Theatresports with an edgier, story based long form comedy! Gumwall Rally is a sampler of several styles of improv all packed into one show, from movie, literature, or play genres to experimental and risky comical improv forms! All content is based on audience suggestions so expect unexpected fun!
fridays, saturdays
Seattle Theatresports
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
For 30 years, Seattle Theatresports has combined sports and comedy into a wholly unique show that never fails to elicit cheers, jeers, and plenty of laughs. 8:30 p.m. every Friday or Saturday night at Unexpected Productions' Market Theater. Teams of improvisers create scenes based entirely on audience suggestions -- bring your A-game and help make the magic happen. Grab this offer and get ready to experience the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and a sore stomach from laughing too hard.
Seattle Theatresports
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
For 30 years, Seattle Theatresports has combined sports and comedy into a wholly unique show that never fails to elicit cheers, jeers, and plenty of laughs. 8:30 p.m. every Friday or Saturday night at Unexpected Productions' Market Theater. Teams of improvisers create scenes based entirely on audience suggestions -- bring your A-game and help make the magic happen. Grab this offer and get ready to experience the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and a sore stomach from laughing too hard.
wednesdays
Duo Comedy Showcase
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
Great things come in twos! The Market Theater will showcase some of the best and newest comedy and improv duos in the Seattle area!
Make Wednesday your comedy night with something unique and fun! It's Seattle's only improv showcase where pairs of improv comedians take the stage and try to entertain you! You'll find all styles of comedy in this show, from old time vaudevillian to new age stylistic. It's always a fun and very social time! Every Duo night is different at the Market Theater, from themed nights to promotional events, all starring Seattle talent! Visit the lounge and watch for drink specials!
The performers range from professional beginners, and some additional duo slots are available. If you are part of two person act, and you have performance experience, you can sign your duo act up at http://www.improvseattle.com
Duo Comedy Showcase
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
Great things come in twos! The Market Theater will showcase some of the best and newest comedy and improv duos in the Seattle area!
Make Wednesday your comedy night with something unique and fun! It's Seattle's only improv showcase where pairs of improv comedians take the stage and try to entertain you! You'll find all styles of comedy in this show, from old time vaudevillian to new age stylistic. It's always a fun and very social time! Every Duo night is different at the Market Theater, from themed nights to promotional events, all starring Seattle talent! Visit the lounge and watch for drink specials!
The performers range from professional beginners, and some additional duo slots are available. If you are part of two person act, and you have performance experience, you can sign your duo act up at http://www.improvseattle.com
sundays, mondays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, saturdays
Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London
SAM: Downtown
Within the neoclassical Kenwood House at Hampstead Heath on the outskirts of London, resides a magnificent painting collection known as the Iveagh Bequest. Kenwood is home to an exceptional collection of Old Master paintings, including major works by Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Romney, Turner, Van Dyck, and many others. The Iveagh Bequest was donated to Great Britain by Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847–1927) and heir to the world’s most successful brewery. Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures of Kenwood House, London, a selection of approximately 50 masterpieces from the collection, will tour American museums for the first time. Among other treasures, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see Rembrandt’s late Portrait of the Artist (ca. 1665), which has never left Europe before.
Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London
SAM: Downtown
Within the neoclassical Kenwood House at Hampstead Heath on the outskirts of London, resides a magnificent painting collection known as the Iveagh Bequest. Kenwood is home to an exceptional collection of Old Master paintings, including major works by Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Romney, Turner, Van Dyck, and many others. The Iveagh Bequest was donated to Great Britain by Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847–1927) and heir to the world’s most successful brewery. Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures of Kenwood House, London, a selection of approximately 50 masterpieces from the collection, will tour American museums for the first time. Among other treasures, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see Rembrandt’s late Portrait of the Artist (ca. 1665), which has never left Europe before.
sundays, mondays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, saturdays
European Masters: The Treasures of Seattle
SAM: Downtown
This exhibition, focusing on a great collector of the 19th century, also presents the perfect moment to reveal some of the extraordinary collecting of European painting that has been quietly taking place in Seattle over the last 20 years. European Masters: The Treasures of Seattle features 34 paintings, all from local collections, which will share the special exhibition galleries with the 48 paintings from Kenwood House. The paired exhibitions will give visitors the opportunity to observe different approaches to collecting, the history of taste, and how the market has changed since Lord Iveagh began to form his collection in 1887. Most importantly, our visitors will have the chance to see exceptional works of art from right here in Seattle, which, until this moment, has largely overlooked the art of Europe. Featured artists include Vittore Carpaccio, Francisco de Zurbarán, J.A.D. Ingres, Eugene Delacroix, and Frans Hals.
European Masters: The Treasures of Seattle
SAM: Downtown
This exhibition, focusing on a great collector of the 19th century, also presents the perfect moment to reveal some of the extraordinary collecting of European painting that has been quietly taking place in Seattle over the last 20 years. European Masters: The Treasures of Seattle features 34 paintings, all from local collections, which will share the special exhibition galleries with the 48 paintings from Kenwood House. The paired exhibitions will give visitors the opportunity to observe different approaches to collecting, the history of taste, and how the market has changed since Lord Iveagh began to form his collection in 1887. Most importantly, our visitors will have the chance to see exceptional works of art from right here in Seattle, which, until this moment, has largely overlooked the art of Europe. Featured artists include Vittore Carpaccio, Francisco de Zurbarán, J.A.D. Ingres, Eugene Delacroix, and Frans Hals.
thursdays
Seattle's Best Damn Happy Hour
Seattle Center Armory
Between work and play, there is Happy Hour. Seattle Center launches into 2013 with the Best. Damn. Happy Hour. Ever. Think we're kidding? Think again. Think music by DJ D'Nelski (KEXP’s DJ Alex), think deals on specialty cocktails and delicious food from new Armory eateries like Skillet and MOD Pizza. Think mini golf, think giant Jenga, think trivia. Think fabulous prizes like tickets to concerts and shows at Seattle Center. We told you we weren’t kidding around. New Year. New Armory. New reason to be happy. Third Thursday of each month from 5 – 8 pm in the freshly renovated Armory.
No cover | 21+ | seattlecenter.com/happyhour/
Seattle's Best Damn Happy Hour
Seattle Center Armory
Between work and play, there is Happy Hour. Seattle Center launches into 2013 with the Best. Damn. Happy Hour. Ever. Think we're kidding? Think again. Think music by DJ D'Nelski (KEXP’s DJ Alex), think deals on specialty cocktails and delicious food from new Armory eateries like Skillet and MOD Pizza. Think mini golf, think giant Jenga, think trivia. Think fabulous prizes like tickets to concerts and shows at Seattle Center. We told you we weren’t kidding around. New Year. New Armory. New reason to be happy. Third Thursday of each month from 5 – 8 pm in the freshly renovated Armory.
No cover | 21+ | seattlecenter.com/happyhour/
thru aug 4
Maneki Neko: Japan's Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon
Bellevue Arts Museum
Since the Edo period (1603 - 1868) a fabricated cat with a paw upraised in the Japanese gesture of beckoning has been considered a good luck charm, drawing good fortune to individuals and businesses. This exhibition highlights a unique selection of more than 150 cats collected by maneki neko aficionado Billie Moffitt, as well as interpretations of this tradition by renowned contemporary artists. Whether carved in wood or stone, sculpted in clay or formed in papier mâché, these alluring and enigmatically artful felines express aspects both of historic Japanese lore and contemporary pop culture.
Maneki Neko: Japan's Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon
Bellevue Arts Museum
Since the Edo period (1603 - 1868) a fabricated cat with a paw upraised in the Japanese gesture of beckoning has been considered a good luck charm, drawing good fortune to individuals and businesses. This exhibition highlights a unique selection of more than 150 cats collected by maneki neko aficionado Billie Moffitt, as well as interpretations of this tradition by renowned contemporary artists. Whether carved in wood or stone, sculpted in clay or formed in papier mâché, these alluring and enigmatically artful felines express aspects both of historic Japanese lore and contemporary pop culture.
thru may 26
Love Me Tender
Bellevue Arts Museum
Love Me Tender is an exhibition of extraordinary artworks made from ordinary currency. Attracted by money's symbolism and power, the artists featured in Love Me Tender scrutinize the systems of value celebrated on and embodied by currency. Bills and coins are transformed into tapestries, paintings, photographs, and sculptures that tap into the glamorous, seductive allure of money and society's notions of value and 'values.'
Love Me Tender
Bellevue Arts Museum
Love Me Tender is an exhibition of extraordinary artworks made from ordinary currency. Attracted by money's symbolism and power, the artists featured in Love Me Tender scrutinize the systems of value celebrated on and embodied by currency. Bills and coins are transformed into tapestries, paintings, photographs, and sculptures that tap into the glamorous, seductive allure of money and society's notions of value and 'values.'
tuesdays
Columbia City Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group
Group Health Rainier Medical Center
Caring for someone with memory loss? Need support and information? Alzheimer's Association caregiver support groups provide a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss. Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management, available services, and current research and treatment options. A free support group for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals with memory loss is held the 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:00-3:30pm at Group Health Rainier Medical Center, Conference Room, 5316 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118. Contact facilitator Janet Ceballos at 206.529.3885 for details.
Columbia City Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group
Group Health Rainier Medical Center
Caring for someone with memory loss? Need support and information? Alzheimer's Association caregiver support groups provide a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss. Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management, available services, and current research and treatment options. A free support group for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals with memory loss is held the 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:00-3:30pm at Group Health Rainier Medical Center, Conference Room, 5316 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118. Contact facilitator Janet Ceballos at 206.529.3885 for details.
sundays, tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, saturdays
Grey Gardens
ACT Theatre
Little Edie is a dazzling socialite on a downward spiral into a life of illusions and hoarded junk. Just exactly how did Jackie Kennedy's cousin end up living in a decaying 42-room mansion full of cats? First captured in a cult-hit documentary, this true-story-turned-musical will take you on an unforgettable journey.
Grey Gardens
ACT Theatre
Little Edie is a dazzling socialite on a downward spiral into a life of illusions and hoarded junk. Just exactly how did Jackie Kennedy's cousin end up living in a decaying 42-room mansion full of cats? First captured in a cult-hit documentary, this true-story-turned-musical will take you on an unforgettable journey.
thru nov 9
From Abstract Expression to Colored Planes
Seattle Art Museum
n this installation, paintings from SAMÂ’s collection by Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner provide a glimpse of the energy and movement of what became known as Abstract Expressionism. Abstract painting continued to dominate the artistic discourse in the 1950s and early 1960s, but the concerns began to shift from the tactility and energy of the painted gesture to a preoccupation with emphasizing the flatness of the canvas. In works by Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis this is achieved by thinned paint that saturates the canvas and melds with the support.
From Abstract Expression to Colored Planes
Seattle Art Museum
n this installation, paintings from SAMÂ’s collection by Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner provide a glimpse of the energy and movement of what became known as Abstract Expressionism. Abstract painting continued to dominate the artistic discourse in the 1950s and early 1960s, but the concerns began to shift from the tactility and energy of the painted gesture to a preoccupation with emphasizing the flatness of the canvas. In works by Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis this is achieved by thinned paint that saturates the canvas and melds with the support.
tuesdays, thursdays
Community Spanish Classes
El Centro de la Raza
El Centro have been in the Beacon Hill neighborhood for nearly 40 years providing excellent social services to thousands of families all around the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Not only does El Centro provide excellent service to the community, they also have 33 different social programs created to assist those who are in need at all stages of their lives. The Spanish classes that we host here at El Centro supports our mission to serve the community in the best way possible and particularly those who are from the Chicano/Latino community. What sets us apart from other Spanish classes in Seattle is our ability to teach cultural awareness in all forms via, dance, poetry and food, as well as learning the fundamental concepts for conversational Spanish. Through our Spanish program you will be able to make a positive and effective impact within the Beacon Hill and greater Seattle area community , all the while you learn one of the fastest growing languages in America!!! DonÂ’t miss the opportunity to participate with El Centro to build your Spanish skills and your community!
http://elcentrospanishclasses.brownpapertickets.com
Community Spanish Classes
El Centro de la Raza
El Centro have been in the Beacon Hill neighborhood for nearly 40 years providing excellent social services to thousands of families all around the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Not only does El Centro provide excellent service to the community, they also have 33 different social programs created to assist those who are in need at all stages of their lives. The Spanish classes that we host here at El Centro supports our mission to serve the community in the best way possible and particularly those who are from the Chicano/Latino community. What sets us apart from other Spanish classes in Seattle is our ability to teach cultural awareness in all forms via, dance, poetry and food, as well as learning the fundamental concepts for conversational Spanish. Through our Spanish program you will be able to make a positive and effective impact within the Beacon Hill and greater Seattle area community , all the while you learn one of the fastest growing languages in America!!! DonÂ’t miss the opportunity to participate with El Centro to build your Spanish skills and your community!
http://elcentrospanishclasses.brownpapertickets.com
tuesdays, thursdays
Boot Camp at the SJCC Seattle Campus
SJCC Seattle Campus, Temple Beth Am
Join Earl for a pilot Boot Camp Class 7:15-8:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays April 16-June 6.
Class is Free for SJCC Members
Class is $10 for SJCC Guests
Boot Camp at the SJCC Seattle Campus
SJCC Seattle Campus, Temple Beth Am
Join Earl for a pilot Boot Camp Class 7:15-8:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays April 16-June 6.
Class is Free for SJCC Members
Class is $10 for SJCC Guests
thru jun 1
Water & Wine (Spirits too!) on Vashon Island
Vashon Vacations, LLC
Registration now open for Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16-- a weekend of morning kayaking (or paddleboarding) on the sparkling waters of Quartermaster Harbor and afternoon wine (and spirits)-tasting. Must be 21 to participate. Space is limited; sign-up now.
Water & Wine (Spirits too!) on Vashon Island
Vashon Vacations, LLC
Registration now open for Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16-- a weekend of morning kayaking (or paddleboarding) on the sparkling waters of Quartermaster Harbor and afternoon wine (and spirits)-tasting. Must be 21 to participate. Space is limited; sign-up now.
thru may 19
Boeing Boeing
Seattle Repertory Theatre (Bagley Wright & Leo K. Theatre)
It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay and a new and speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. A riotous farce that recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, Boeing Boeing is now set to arrive in Jet City—fasten your seat belts!
Boeing Boeing
Seattle Repertory Theatre (Bagley Wright & Leo K. Theatre)
It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay and a new and speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. A riotous farce that recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, Boeing Boeing is now set to arrive in Jet City—fasten your seat belts!
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