WEDNESDAY 11/13
Secret SIFF Employees Profit Screening!
(FILM/FUNDRAISER) Days after getting our souls ripped out and stomped on by greater than 75 million People on November 5, SIFF needed to break much more dangerous information: SIFF Cinema Egyptian might be closed for the foreseeable future as a result of a “important pipe leak.” It occurred Tuesday night. I blame Trump for this, by some means. This sucks for moviegoers, after all, but it surely’s an excellent larger blow to the employees whose future employment has been put into upheaval. Tonight, SIFF supporters have organized an excellent secret screening and fundraiser at Northwest Movie Discussion board to lift funds for the staffers impacted by the closure. What film? It’s a shock! They promise it’s “VERY good.” It’s free, however hopefully, you may kick at the very least a couple of bucks into the SIFF Cinema Employees Union Fundraiser on GoFundMe. And should you present your proof of donation on the concession stand, you get a free small popcorn! (Northwest Movie Discussion board, 1515 twelfth Ave, 7 pm, free) MEGAN SELING
THURSDAY 11/14
The Blood Brothers
(MUSIC) Like all fan of Seattle hardcore band the Blood Brothers, I’ve discovered myself at a present, pressed up towards a wall of individuals, shouting the flawed lyrics to their songs. As an illustration, on their hit “USA NAILS,” there is a hook the place you assume you are singing a cheer-style “one, one, and two!” however the lyrics are literally: “These pigs locked me as much as see what coloration I might rot into!” After I sat down to speak to Johnny Whitney, who fronts the band with fellow singer/screamer/guttural whisperer Jordan Blilie, he famous that loads of lyrics web sites record incorrect verses for Blood Brothers songs. “It is hilarious how flawed a few of them are,” Whitney mentioned. “The lyrics on Spotify should not even near what I am truly saying. Simply purchase the fucking CD, and look it up. Come on, folks.” Learn the total interview right here. (The Showbox, 1426 First Ave, Nov 14-15, 8 pm, Thurs is all ages, Fri is 21+) SUZETTE SMITH
FRIDAY 11/15
Babe Fest 2
(PARTY) Throughout a time that feels each politically glum and actually glum outdoors, be part of your fellow babes to let unfastened in a glittery sea of optimistic power. DJ Wax Witch (the mastermind behind Seattle’s girl-powered DJ collection Babe Evening) will host the second annual Babe Fest, that includes a therapeutic mix of ’90s pop, Y2K dance, and Euro home bops. Fellow spinderellas SofiiaK, Abbie, Reverend {Dollars}, and Ten Billion Jules will be part of the enjoyable along with reside units from friendship-focused bands Who Is She? and THEM (full disclosure: my sister is on this band, however I’d assume they’re nice even with out blood relation, I promise!). Proceeds from ticket gross sales might be donated to Rain Metropolis Rock Camp, an area nonprofit that empowers creativity in femmes and gender-nonconforming people by way of music with sliding-scale rock camps and training. (Baba Yaga, 124 S Washington St, 7 pm, $15-$20, 21+) AUDREY VANN
SATURDAY 11/16
World Bathroom Day
(COMMUNITY) In honor of the United Nations’ World Bathroom Day on November 19, the Gates Discovery Heart invitations bathroom customers of all stripes for a day of actions and reveals highlighting the significance of the porcelain throne. You can also make your individual “pooparium,” a terrarium stuffed with biosolid compost, or cease by the water bar to see should you can style the distinction between faucet, bottled, and filtered water. I believe even essentially the most stoic of us will not find a way to withstand laughing whereas taking part in poop-into-toilet-themed corn gap—and who does not want fun proper now? (Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis Discovery Heart, 11 am-3 pm, free, all ages) SHANNON LUBETICH
SUNDAY 11/17
STÖR
(VISUAL ART) If you happen to assume STÖR is a parody of a sure meatball-serving Swedish mega-retailer, you would be proper—but it surely’s greater than that, too. The labyrinthine Base Camp Studios venture was imagined as an “immersive rebrand of how we expertise, devour, and buy artwork.” Meaning you may discover and store the STÖR house whereas considering the confluence of commerce and inventive manufacturing. Mary Anne Carter, Lilia Deering, and over 25 different collaborating artists have outfitted the set up with “surreal reinterpretations” of mass-produced residence items and decor. (Base Camp Studios, 1901 Third Ave, by way of Jan 10, $15 prompt donation) LINDSAY COSTELLO
MONDAY 11/18
Katie Gavin
(MUSIC) As a loyal stan of queer indie pop icons, Gayotic podcasters, and self-proclaimed “biggest band on the earth” MUNA, I’ve loved watching member Katie Gavin step into her solo aspect venture. She cites Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, and Sarah McLachlan as influences on her debut album What a Aid, which was largely written on acoustic guitar over the course of seven years, and their uncooked honesty shines by way of on nostalgic ’90s-tinged singles like “Aftertaste” (a candy, woozy ode to the vulnerability of a nascent crush) and “Informal Drug Use” (a compassionate affirmation within the face of substance abuse points, penned within the wake of a breakup in 2016). (Neumos, 925 E Pike St, 7 pm, $39-$45, all ages) JULIANNE BELL
TUESDAY 11/19
Matty Matheson
(FOOD/BOOKS) You may already know the boisterous, tattooed, foul-mouthed Canadian chef Matty Matheson for his function as handyman Neil Fak on FX’s The Bear (which he additionally government produces) or for his joyfully chaotic cooking channel on YouTube. His newest cookbook Soups, Salads, Sandwiches entails all three of the holy consolation meals triad, with recipes like crab congee, “Everybody’s Mother’s Macaroni and Tuna Salad,” and Cubanos. Better of all, the e book’s commentary stays true to his signature raucous, jovial voice. He’ll chat with Little Fats Boy meals author and photographer Frankie Gaw in regards to the launch. (City Corridor Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, 7:30 pm, $7-$139, all ages) JULIANNE BELL
