Daria Kroupoderova
Must List: ‘Jini Dellaccio: Caught in the Act,’ Georgetown Garden Walk, Seattle Street Food Festival
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MUST SEE Jini Dellaccio: Caught in the Act(Through 7/11) Few artists made more of lucky happenstance than Dellaccio (1917–2014), who took up photography on a whim in California, followed her husband to Tacoma and ended up the preeminent portraitist of Northwest rockers (the Wailers, the Sonics). Into her 70s, she shot musicians performing in concert—locals…
Must List: The Grand Old 4th of July, Greenwood Car Show, ‘Summer Dreams’
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MUST CELEBRATE The Grand Old 4th of July(7/4) Celebrate an old-fashioned Independence Day on Bainbridge Island. The all-day party features a parade downtown, a pizza-eating contest, a street fair and, of course, fireworks in the evening. (Don’t worry: there will be food vendors, live music and entertainment to keep you going until dusk.). The Bainbridge…
Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’
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MUST CELEBRATE Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest(6/22–6/24) Pride hits its peak this weekend with a culmination of block parties, marches, festivals, performances, and of course, the parade. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade kicks off at 4th and Union 11 a.m. Sunday, proceeding on to Seattle Center where the celebration continues with PrideFest, featuring…
Must List: Solstice Celebrations, Seattle International Dance Festival, ‘Double Exposure’
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MUST CELEBRATE SUMMERSolstice Parade and Solstice Night Market (6/16) Celebrate the longest night of the year at the Fremont Solstice Parade and the second annual nighttime market event. Get your day started with a naked bike ride at the parade, one of Seattle’s biggest summer celebrations. Once you scrub the paint off from the ride,…
Must List: SIFF VR Zone, Volunteer Park Pride Festival, ‘Love and Ballet’
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MUST WATCHSIFF VR Zone(through 6/10) Immerse yourself in a movie—literally—at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) VR Zone, a pop-up movie house screening virtual reality (VR) and interactive short films. Experience more than two dozen VR and 360 films, documentaries and games, each ranging from three to 20 minutes. Go up in a hot air…
The Second Annual Upstream Music Fest + Summit Rocked
See photos from some of the best performances from the festival
The second year of Upstream Music Fest + Summit went off witthout a hitch. The festival featured three days of more than 200 local and national music acts like Miguel, The Flaming Lips, Tacocat, and SassyBlack. Thanks to our handy guide, we were able to catch some of the biggest names in music right now. Check…
Must List: Upstream Music Fest + Summit, Bite of Greece, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
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MUST LOVE LOCAL MUSIC Upstream Music Fest + Summit(6/1–6/3) Paul Allen’s music and tech festival is back to Pioneer Square for a second year. Though regional music still remains the focus, national acts like The Flaming Lips, Miguel and Valerie June will be headlining. With more than 200 artists performing, how will you choose who…
Must List: Folklife Festival, SIFF ShortsFest, Pets in the Park
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MUST CELEBRATENorthwest Folklife Festival(5/25–5/28) The annual Folklife Festival is back for its 47th year. Enjoy music, dancing (including a Bollywood dance showcase!), food and art. Big names appearing at the festival include musical artists Naomi Wachira, Kung Foo Grip and Baby Gramps. This year’s cultural focus is on Mexican American and Chicana/o roots in the…
Must List: SIFF, SLU Saturday Night Market, ‘Towards Impressionism’
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MUST LOVE MOVIES Seattle International Film Festival(5/17–6/10) For the 44th year, SIFF confronts local film buffs with a dilemma: how to choose from among the 433 films screening during the festival. Then, throw in the actor tributes (this year features Ethan Hawke and Melanie Lynskey), the discussions and workshops, the Secret Festival and archival features,…
Sneak Peek at MoPOP’s New Marvel Exhibit, Opening April 21
Transport yourself into the Marvel Universe at MoPOP
One of the most anticipated MoPOP exhibits is finally opening its doors to comic and pop culture fans. Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes opens to the public this weekend with a two-floor, 10,000 square foot exhibit, the largest to date at MoPOP. The exhibit uniquely tells the story of Marvel, from the very first comic…
Must List: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘Emergence,’ Orcas Island Literary Fest, Lindy West: The Witches Are Coming
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MUST EMERGE Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence(4/13–4/22) For Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, whose 2009 work Emergence gives PNB’s spring show its name, inspiration came from insects: How do organisms build social structures? More specifically, how might this be a metaphor for a ballet company? Pite’s approach was collaborative: “Get everyone contributing material: delegate, divide and conquer…[a…