Welcome to the weekend! From a brand new pageant in Pike Place Market to the preferred Washington State Parks (and a few hidden gems), this is 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 characteristic 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 by 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? Try what our critic considered Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” and different current releases.
- The heartfelt drama “Unsung Hero,” taking part in now in Seattle-area theaters, options former Washingtonian Jonathan Jackson.
- From battlefield melees to aerial dragon battles, “Home of the Dragon: Season 2” affords the one finest episode of TV to date this yr, 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 possibly can’t describe “Hacks” — you need 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 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 girls have defied limitations and damaged down gender boundaries by aggressive working.
