Welcome to the weekend! From a brand new pageant in Pike Place Market to the preferred Washington State Parks (and a few hidden gems), right here’s our newest on native issues to do.
Outside and journey
Arts
- Honor Juneteenth with “Songs of Black Folks,” taking place June 16 at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre. The efficiency will function a 50-piece orchestra, 40-voice refrain and acclaimed soloists.
- Jinkx Monsoon and Main Scales delight once more at Seattle Rep, our theater critic writes. The escapist cabaret present “Collectively Once more, Once more!” runs via June 23.
- The Buskarama pageant on June 15 will spotlight native expertise and Pike Place Market’s busking scene.
Eats and drinks
Motion pictures TV
- Heading to the theaters? Take a look at what our critic considered Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” and different latest releases.
- The heartfelt drama “Unsung Hero,” enjoying now in Seattle-area theaters, options former Washingtonian Jonathan Jackson.
- From battlefield melees to aerial dragon battles, “Home of the Dragon: Season 2” gives the one greatest episode of TV thus far this 12 months, writes our reviewer. The brand new season premieres at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 16, on HBO and Max.
- Like the most effective comedy, you may’t describe “Hacks” — it’s important to expertise it, arts critic Moira Macdonald writes. The present is at the moment streaming on Max.
- The approaching-of-age comedy “Promenade Dates,” streaming on Hulu, options Bellevue-raised actor Kenny Ridwan.
Video video games
- The sport Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is yet one more mesmerizing cinematic expertise hampered as soon as once more by its gameplay mechanics, our author says.
Books
- Native creator Maggie Mertens’ debut e book delves into how ladies have defied limitations and damaged down gender boundaries via aggressive working.
