WEDNESDAY 2/12
Ric’kisha Taylor: Gleaming
(VISUAL ART) Ric’kisha Taylor’s life has at all times shimmered, and that radiance carries into her artwork. Her fascination with “hair equipment, DAX grease, [and] her mom’s glittery debit playing cards” informs a uniquely opulent and ultra-tactile collage type. In Gleaming, she delves into cultural assimilation and intimacy avoidance by way of augmented photographic imagery, intricate peyote stitching—a method honed by Indigenous beaders—and exact stitching strategies handed down by Black elders. The outcomes are as dazzling as they’re deliberate, evoking popular culture references whereas remaining layered, expressive, and deeply thought-about. (Gallery 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Pl S, Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm, free, all ages) LINDSAY COSTELLO
THURSDAY 2/13
WITNESS: Nate Gowdy’s Lens on January 6, 2021
(VISUAL ART) The place was Seattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy on January 6? I am going to offer you one guess, however it’s not as a result of he aimed to rampage the Capitol. Taking pictures on project for Rolling Stone, Gowdy documented the surreal proceedings of the day, capturing militants “marching, kneeling in prayer, posing for group images, breaking for hotdogs,” and extra. WITNESS: Nate Gowdy’s Lens on January sixth, 2021 shares Gowdy’s stark black-and-white photojournalism of the dystopian chaos. You is perhaps inclined to keep away from the feel-bad imagery, however the exhibition challenges viewers to “confront the complexities of identification, energy, and the fragility of democratic beliefs.” It is value a protracted look. (Spectrum Fantastic Artwork, 1411 thirty fourth Ave, each Thurs-Sat by way of Feb 15, midday–5 pm, free) LINDSAY COSTELLO
FRIDAY 2/14
Mount Eerie
(MUSIC) Mount Eerie is at all times a deal with to see stay. As a result of Phil Elverum’s experimental indie rock challenge is fully his personal, every setlist contains freedom and variation. Once I noticed him at Fisherman’s Village Music Fest in 2021, Elverum requested the viewers, “Is there something you would like to listen to?” and proceeded to play decades-old rarities fully from reminiscence. For this efficiency, Elverum shall be joined by a backing band to carry out songs from his eleventh album, Night time Palace, however worry not, I noticed the present lineup carry out final October and it was nonetheless delightfully fluid and improvisational. Arrive in time to catch a gap set from Olympia-based doom steel duo Ragana. (Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE forty fifth St, 8 pm, $30, all ages) AUDREY VANN
SATURDAY 2/15
Smash Putt
(VISUAL ART/SPORTS) Seattle’s finest new date exercise simply dropped, and it is proper on time for Valentine’s Day. The limited-run occasion Smash Putt returns with 9 new mini-golf holes constructed by native makers, designers, and artwork collectives. Putt by way of holes with immersive themes like “12 months of the Snake,” “Summer time Sizzle,” and “Battleship” when you sip drinks curated by Belltown taproom Simply the Faucet. As somebody who’s been underwhelmed by Seattle’s mini-golf choices after experiencing the delights of City Putt in San Francisco, I am excited to take a look at this promising course that the creators name “pure hootenanny” and “an absurdly good time.” (Base Camp Studios 2, 1901 Third Ave, Feb 14–April 12, $15, 21+) SHANNON LUBETICH
SUNDAY 2/16
Shelley Brothers Celebration of Life
Co-owner Shelley Brothers—not tending bar, simply ensuring the bar is obvious for the go-go dancers. Courtesy of Wildrose
(COMMUNITY) Wildrose co-owner Shelley Brothers handed away final week, and the neighborhood is popping the heck out for her. She devoted the final twenty years to protecting one of many nation’s solely lesbian bars alive, and have become a neighborhood superstar just by being herself, unapologetically, in that area. Wildrose known as her “a pressure. An icon. And a protector.” If you wish to elevate a glass to her the place the magic occurred—the Go-Go Dancers, the punny drink specials, the Ani DiFranco and Brandi Carlile open mics—the Rose is holding a celebration of life for her on Sunday. Go pay your respects. (Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St, 2–9 pm, free, 21+) HANNAH MURPHY WINTER
MONDAY 2/17
Wild at Coronary heart
(FILM) Starring three of my absolute favourite messy queens (Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, and Willem Dafoe), David Lynch’s lurid melodrama Wild at Coronary heart follows two outcast hotties who flee their hometown to pursue a torrid, surreal romance. What ensues is a sex-fueled street journey match for a cleaning soap opera, which looks as if it would be fairly cool till the grotesquely terrifying Bobby Peru exhibits up and ruins every part. In the event you favored final 12 months’s Love Lies Bleeding, you may dig Wild at Coronary heart‘s avant-garde ambition and manic depth. Cue up Cage’s rendition of “Love Me Tender” to get within the temper for insanity. And it goes with out saying, however: RIP, David. (Central Cinema, 1411 twenty first Ave, Feb 14–19, $12) LINDSAY COSTELLO
TUESDAY 2/18
Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents: A Dialog with Ta-Nehisi Coates
(BOOKS/TALK) Generally it looks as if the title “Ta-Nehisi Coates” has turn out to be synonymous with modern nonfiction itself. (Within the phrases of Stranger senior employees author Charles Mudede, “Ta-Nehisi Coates shouldn’t be excellent.” He isn’t, in Mudede’s eyes, an awesome novelist.) Fortunately for us, he is again with one other guide of essays, his first nonfiction work in virtually 10 years. The Message follows Coates to 3 websites of battle—Dakar, Senegal, Columbia, South Carolina, and Palestine—to meditate on the harmful historic legacies of guide banning, racism, and nationalism. (Benaroya Corridor, 200 College St, 7:30 pm, $62–$87) LINDSAY COSTELLO
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