WEDNESDAY 1/15
Farewell to 1403
(FILM) The historic, volunteer-run Grand Phantasm Cinema is bidding farewell to its present location. When the lease ends in February, the theater will shut its doorways at 1403 Northeast fiftieth Avenue and relocate, probably staying inside the U District. Meaning this month’s screenings are your final likelihood to catch a flick within the beloved area. Drop by for a mixture of classics and cult flicks all through January, like Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr, Ghost within the Shell, Harold and Maude, Cinema Paradiso, and the anti-patriarchal jubilee Daisies. The choose for Wednesday, January 15, is John Frankenheimer’s Seconds in 16mm. (Grand Phantasm, 1403 NE fiftieth St, 7:30 pm, $9–$12) LINDSAY COSTELLO
THURSDAY 1/16
Rush Paul Budraitis – I Love That For You
(PERFORMANCE) On the Boards is among the finest venues within the metropolis for experimental and intriguing efficiency artwork. Nevertheless it has one downside: Its programming is too good. Month after month, present after present, the venue sells out weeks, typically months upfront, leaving anybody not within the know—or within the behavior of planning forward—shit out of luck. Fortunately, On the Boards additionally provides rush tickets, and rumor has it they virtually by no means have to show individuals away. Simply present up one hour earlier than showtime to place your title on the frenzy checklist and seize a drink on the foyer bar, Fubar. They will do their finest to suit everybody in simply earlier than the present. Give it a go this week as On the Boards presents the West Coast premiere of I Love That For You, the most recent solo efficiency from former Seattleite Paul Budraitis (who you old-school native theater of us may keep in mind from the Annex Theatre and the Degenerate Artwork Ensemble days). (On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, a number of performances Jan 16–19) MEGAN SELING
FRIDAY 1/17
Alan Sparhawk’s The White Roses Tour
(MUSIC) Seattle-born multi-instrumentalist Alan Sparhawk is finest referred to as half of the genre-defining slowcore band Low. After the tragic passing of his bandmate and spouse, Mimi Parker, Sparhawk discovered it tough to revisit the basic devices and sound that Low was recognized for. “The instruments I used earlier than not work,” he tells the Guardian. “I’m attempting to make use of my voice, however I don’t need to hear my voice, so I wanted to search out one other voice.” The ensuing solo album, White Roses, My God, is drastically completely different from Low’s serene, dream-like indie rock. The album’s sonic departure employs digital devices, heavy voice modulation, and hip-hop beats, however followers will nonetheless acknowledge Sparhawk’s easy but profound lyrics. He’ll help the album alongside experimental vocalist/musician Circuit des Yeux. (The Crocodile, 2505 First Ave, 6 pm, $25, all ages) AUDREY VANN
SATURDAY 1/18
2025 Lunar New 12 months Honest
(COMMUNITY) Slither into the 12 months of the Snake at Wing Luke Museum’s annual Lunar New 12 months Honest, which begins outdoors the entrance doorways with remarks from native audio system and lion dance performances from Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon and Lion Dance Affiliation. Seize a timed entry ticket to entry indoor actions, together with calligraphy classes, a zodiac scavenger hunt, storytime classes, group cubicles, and humanities and crafts tables. Do not miss the most recent addition to the KidPLACE Gallery, New 12 months’s All 12 months Spherical: Meals, Household, and Enjoyable, the place you may be taught extra about Lunar New 12 months cultural traditions. See a number of extra Lunar New 12 months occasions on our EverOut calendar right here. (Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St, 10 am–3 pm, free–$17, all ages) SHANNON LUBETICH
SUNDAY 1/19
Bánh Tét Making Workshop
(FOOD & DRINK) Greet the 12 months of the Snake (regarded as a time of knowledge, instinct, creativity, transformation, and non secular development) by studying the right way to create the standard Lunar New 12 months dish bánh tét, a scrumptious savory glutinous rice cake filled with mung beans and pork and wrapped in a banana leaf. Native cooks Yenvy Pham of Phở Bắc and Trinh Nguyen of Ba Sa and artist Quynh Nguyen from Pink and Posey will information you thru the method. (Little Saigon Artistic, 1227 S Weller St, Suite A, 9:30 am–4:30 pm, $35) JULIANNE BELL
MONDAY 1/20
Seattle MLK, Jr. Coalition MLK Day 2025
(COMMUNITY) The Seattle MLK, Jr. Coalition’s forty second annual region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration contains a possibility honest, workshops, a rally, and a march. MLK Day coincides with Inauguration Day this yr, and as our nation faces the upsetting actuality of one other Trump administration, the theme of the day is appropriately “We Rise In opposition to Challenge 2025.” Come collectively to find out about pathways ahead and lift your voices towards injustice. See a number of extra MLK Day occasions on our EverOut calendar right here. (Garfield Excessive Faculty, 400 twenty third Ave, 8:30 am–3 pm, free, all ages) SHANNON LUBETICH
TUESDAY 1/21
Arooj Aftab: Evening Reign Tour
(MUSIC) The Urdu language in singer/composer Arooj Aftab’s vocal cords is a factor of solemn magnificence. Whereas most Westerners do not know Urdu from Sinhalese, they need to be capable to grasp the ineffable feelings conveyed by Aftab’s golden pipes (she additionally sings in English). Her music exists in that exalted nexus amongst minimalism, chamber jazz, and the devotional songs that harpist/keyboardist Alice Coltrane spent the previous few a long time of her life performing. Aftab was the primary ever Pakistani artist to win a Grammy (Finest International Music Efficiency for “Mohabbat,” of which Barack Obama’s a fan); it was a uncommon non-cringe award bestowed by that flawed group. On 2023’s Love in Exile, pianist Vijay Iyer and bassist Shahzad Ismaily create sparse, avant-jazz backdrops over which Aftab emotes with attractive gravity, because the trio wrings maximal magnificence from barest necessities. Final yr’s Evening Reign options but extra lean, lustrous fusions of Pakistani folks and jazz, as Aftab collaborates with Gyan Riley, Moor Mom, and Elvis Costello, and different greats. Collectively, they seize a chic, nocturnal luminescence. (The Crocodile, 2505 First Ave, 7 pm, $35, all ages) DAVE SEGAL
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