WEDNESDAY 7/10
Indigo De Souza
(MUSIC) Singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza writes intimate lyrics about her life, then wraps them up in grungy indie rock riffs impressed by ’90s alt-rock heroes just like the Breeders and Dinosaur Jr. She’s going to swing by city with songs from her critically acclaimed album, All of This Will Finish, which displays on “childhood recollections, accumulating herself in parking tons, the ecstatic journeys spent wandering Appalachian mountains and southern swamps with associates, and the occasions she needed to arise for herself.” Do not miss a gap set from Sub Pop’s alt-pop duo ailing peach. (The Crocodile, 2505 First Ave, 8 pm, $25, all ages) AUDREY VANN
THURSDAY 7/11
Composition / Decomposition

(VISUAL ART) Bringing collectively works by 19 members of Carnation Up to date, a Portland-based artist collective (and certainly one of my favourite galleries), Composition / Decomposition digs into the fertile soil of “entangled histories, questions, fears, grief, and longing” like a lot mycelium. Themes rising from the present embrace “archetypal life cycles, ephemerality, consumption, ritual, generational data, motherhood, and intimacy,” so that you’re certain to see one thing that resonates among the many poems, cleaning soap sculptures, and projected landscapes. SOIL member artists will mirror on Composition / Decomposition and develop a response, which will probably be showcased at Carnation Up to date in November. (SOIL, 112 Third Ave S, by July 27, free, all ages) LINDSAY COSTELLO
FRIDAY 7/12
Day In Day Out
(MUSIC) If we break down Seattle’s summer time music festivals when it comes to the generations they cater to, Capitol Hill Block Celebration is for Gen Z, Bumbershoot is for Gen X, and DIDO undoubtedly caters to the millennials. This 12 months, the fest will probably be headlined by pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen, Seattle-born indie folks band Head and the Coronary heart, and Jack Antonoff’s Springsteen-esque challenge Bleachers. Different highlights embrace Peach Pit, Males I Belief, Suki Waterhouse, and opening DJ units from beloved PNW bands like Acapulco Lips, King Youngblood, and La Fonda. All performances will happen on a single out of doors stage within the coronary heart of Seattle with entry to meals vans, distributors, and views of the House Needle. (Fisher Pavilion on the Seattle Middle, 305 Harrison St, July 12-14, $130-$549, all ages) AUDREY VANN
Summer time pageant season has formally begun—Ballard SeafoodFest and West Seattle Summer time Fest are additionally this weekend.
SATURDAY 7/13
Nikki McClure: One thing In regards to the Sky

(VISUAL ART) Working as a papercut artist because the mid-’90s, Nikki McClure has spent tens of hundreds of hours slicing an X-ACTO knife by sheets of black paper to seize these unassuming but energizing moments of day-to-day life within the Pacific Northwest. Roasting marshmallows over a campfire, berry-picking on a sizzling summer time’s day, skinny-dipping below the moonlight. Her originals have hung in galleries up and down the West Coast, and her designs have graced T-shirts, album covers, and present posters. She’s printed almost twenty years’ price of wall calendars and a number of other artwork books, the most recent of which, One thing In regards to the Sky, was written by the late famed environmentalist Rachel Carson. Her career-spanning solo exhibit on the Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork, One thing In regards to the Sky & Different Wonderings, contains items starting from her very first artwork present in 1996 to her most up-to-date Sky originals. On Saturday, McClure will talk about her work with Jenna d’Anna of BIMA and doubtless stick round to take a look at clouds with you. Severely. She arrange a cloud-viewing station on the museum. (Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork, 5500 Winslow Method E, Bainbridge Island, 3-5 pm, $13.55, all ages) MEGAN SELING
SUNDAY 7/14
third Annual Searching for Cultura Mexican Filipino Tianguis Block Celebration
(FOOD/COMMUNITY) “Let’s face it, South Lake Union is missing somewhat spice,” neighborhood occasion organizers Searching for Cultura write. They’ll carry that spice to SLU in a celebration of Mexican and Filipino cultures at this tianguis, the phrase for an open-air market or bazaar in Central America. I began drooling instantly on the mango con Tajín pictured on the occasion poster, and may’t wait to seize some lumpia from 88 Cues. Searching for Kombucha will host a wellness bar alongside a self-care sales space, household actions, craft distributors, and extra, together with a folkloric dance efficiency from Herencias Mexicanas. (Varied places throughout South Lake Union, noon-5 pm, free with RSVP, all ages) SHANNON LUBETICH
MONDAY 7/15
In A Panorama: Fuel Works Park
(MUSIC) Fuel Works Park is the best location for a large number of issues, from blackberry-picking and kite flying to taking part in paintball with Heath Ledger. In the present day, it is the beautiful backdrop for a classical piano live performance. Since 2016, Oregon-based pianist Hunter Noack has hauled his 9-foot grand piano throughout the nation on a flatbed trailer to carry out in a few of America’s most lovely out of doors areas. His purpose, he is mentioned, is to create “an immersive expertise that fosters a reference to the music, nature, and with each other.” I do not learn about breaking down Seattleites’ introverted tendencies, however we are able to certain as hell respect an exquisite view. To make sure the live performance, which is transmitted through wi-fi headphones, is as a lot about respecting the land as it’s about appreciating the music, Noack typically invitations particular visitors to carry out and speak in regards to the historical past of the area. Earlier collaborators embrace Native American flutist James Edmund Greeley, Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini, singer Jimmie Herrod, and poet Elizabeth Davis. Pack a picnic and put together for just a few surprises. (Fuel Works Park, 2102 N Northlake Method, 6 pm, $40, all ages) MEGAN SELING
TUESDAY 7/16
The Ten Pillars of Beacon: Celebrating Our Fifth Anniversary
(FILM) Because it opened simply shy of a 12 months earlier than the pandemic, it is exhausting to imagine The Beacon has been trucking alongside for 5 years already. When The Stranger reported on the single-screen cinema’s opening again in 2019, co-owners Tommy Swenson and Casey Moore deliberate to display “an eclectic, curated number of each new and previous, avant-garde and mainstream movies,” they usually’ve undoubtedly fulfilled that promise. Alongside the way in which, they’ve found what they deem the “essence of cinema”—ten pillars of storytelling that represent the creative quest of filmmaking. The pillars embrace “kung fu,” “blood,” and “a girl shedding her thoughts,” so rely me in. Buckle up for this screening collection and discover out what photogénie is all about. (The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, a number of dates by July 31, $12.50) LINDSAY COSTELLO