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LIVE MUSIC
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Cherry Ferrari is a venture by Emma Wang and Oliver Crosby, Seattle youngsters who mix their abilities of clean, jazzy vocals (Wang) and shiny disco manufacturing (Crosby). Catch the band throughout this hometown gig earlier than they embark on their first tour. Native R&B artist Yonny will open. AV
(Barboza, Capitol Hill, $15)
READINGS & TALKS
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Cultural critic, popular culture YouTuber, and former Stranger workers author Matt Baume’s 2023 tome Honey, I am Homo! Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Tradition was a deep dive into the “subversive” queer comedy storylines that reworked the American sitcom and proceed to form cultural attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people at this time. The writer will drop by Elliott Bay once more (and simply in time for Delight Month) to talk about tv historical past’s most beloved quartet of outdated girls, who had been additionally steadfast queer allies. Baume will stroll by key classes from The Golden Women, like “serving to buddies to return out on their very own phrases, studying why marriage equality issues, [and] combating stigma round HIV.”LC
(Elliott Bay Guide Firm, Capitol Hill, free)
COMMUNITY
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Welcome the summer time season on a serene stroll by the Pacific Bonsai Museum’s world-renowned assortment of timber on the longest day of the 12 months. (Appears iffy that it isn’t truly summer time but, however I do not make the foundations.) Guests can observe bonsai-making demos or participate in Tai Chi courses, and those that dig “dynamic respiration and crystal singing bowls” can be a part of complimentary sound bowl periods. When you have a tendency towards the less-woo finish of the hippie spectrum, attempt it anyway. You is perhaps stunned by how chill you turn out to be as meditative sound waves wash over you in the midst of a bonsai museum. LC
(Pacific Bonsai Museum, Federal Means, $12 advised donation)
FILM
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Offbeat feminist movie pioneer Barbara Hammer created cool shit for over 50 years, and in case you’re celebrating Delight this month, this screening of her best works (in 16mm, no much less) is a no brainer. Native filmmaker Hogan Seidel will display screen ’70s-’90s movies Nitrate Kisses, Endangered, and A number of Orgasm, all of which expanded the queer cinema canon to incorporate depictions of fragility and then-taboo topics (suppose menstruation, feminine orgasm, and lesbian sexuality). The showcase is a stable alternative to supply your queer elders their flowers and witness true artwork on display screen. LC
(Northwest Movie Discussion board, Capitol Hill, $7-$14)
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Northwest Movie Discussion board’s Delight Month movie sequence presents a radical number of queer-centered flicks, rigorously curated to make sure a variety of views and illustrating shifts in understanding throughout a long time. This week, Lizzie Borden’s ’83 post-punk problem Born in Flames follows the aftermath of a feminist Black revolutionary’s homicide. LC
(Northwest Movie Discussion board, Capitol Hill, $7-$14)
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I am a easy individual. I need to watch a rough-and-tumble Miami avenue gang rework right into a rock band after a protracted day of kicking ass and taking names. However when the Royal Rockers discover themselves within the clink as a substitute, they meet some dudes known as “the Fats Boys” and everybody begins dancing and rapping. Hmm, okay, I am listening!! This sort of direct-to-VHS mayhem is par for the course at VHS Uber Alles, the place three bucks will land you a ticket to a hush-hush flick that you have in all probability by no means heard of, anyway. The screening sequence is all the time provided at an ultra-low value aligned with the so-bad-it’s-good high quality of its programming. (That is what makes it enjoyable.) LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District, $3)
FOOD & DRINK
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Slay the home down boots at this free all-ages, dog-friendly Delight celebration from the West Seattle taproom and beer backyard Ounces. Stay up for a number of satisfaction beers, glittery beer, taster flights, and pride-themed treats, plus free giveaways and chill DJ tunes. JB
(Ounces, North Delridge, free)
JUNETEENTH
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Juneteenth could have handed, however I like to recommend celebrating the top of slavery in america all by the weekend. Head to Othello Park to do exactly that: It Takes A Village’s eighth annual Juneteenth celebration will function a vendor pop-up, group sources, kids’s actions, and loads of soul meals to go round. LC
(Othello Park, Brighton, free)
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For the twenty third 12 months, Atlantic Road Heart welcomes the group to have fun Juneteenth with a day filled with reside performances, scrumptious meals, native distributors, family-friendly actions, and a useful resource honest. If it is something like final 12 months, you’ll be able to count on step performances, faucet dancing, soar rope tips, and hip-hop. Juneteenth commemorates the ultimate enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865 (it was signed two years earlier!) in Texas on the finish of the Civil Struggle, and fashionable celebrations highlight Black excellence and connection. If you cannot make it out, don’t fret! The entire thing will likely be streamed on Rainier Avenue Radio. SL
(Rainier Seashore Group Heart, Dunlap, free)
LIVE MUSIC
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Benaroya Corridor will have fun its twenty fifth anniversary with a free day of festivities together with a various array of reside music, dance performances, movie screenings, and storytelling displays. Some highlights from the day-long program embrace a efficiency from Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Jonathan Batista, music from classical Indian composer and vocalist Srivani Jade, and a showcase from the Seattle Latino Movie Competition (SLFF). AV
(Benaroya Corridor, Downtown, free)
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Sit again and revel in a full view of the whimsical Fremont Solstice Parade whereas having fun with performances from native artists and DJs between two of the neighborhood’s music hubs. Standouts from the lineup embrace the high-energy cumbia band the Cumbieros, funk-infused get together band Eldridge Gravy & The Court docket Supreme, and brassy hip-hop ensemble the Low Down Brass Band.
(Nectar, Fremont, free)
PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE
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Between camp queen Chappell Roan, “gayotic” pop band MUNA, and sapphic singer/actor Reneé Rapp, it’s clear that we live by an period of queer pop excellence. Engulf your self in silk chiffon for this flirty dance get together for the “ladies, gays, and theys” with tracks from the aforementioned pop favorites. AV
(Neumos, Capitol Hill, $5-$10)
PRIDE
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Cal Anderson is often filled with canines and their people, however this fourth Saturday in Delight Month will look barely totally different. A doggie drag contest at 1 pm could have everybody oohing, aahing, and wagging their tails, adopted by a catwalk contest by which fierce people will strut their stuff. Former host of Julia’s drag exhibits Sasha Scarlett will emcee the day alongside Asukaa Jaxx, native activist and intersex consultant. Within the morning, authors Josh Binda and David Neiwert will converse earlier than handing over the stage for reside music from dream pop to blues artists. Do not miss a noontime Stonewall march across the park as we have fun queerness and replicate on the riotous origins of Delight. SL
(Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill, free)
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Georgetown determined it was about time the neighborhood had its personal Delight get together! Swing by Bloom Bistro for an all-ages afternoon grasp with music, meals, face portray, and a clown look, however be sure that to move over to Oxbow Park by 3 pm for the primary annual parade, escorted by Dykes on Bikes and a brass band. There will not be any organized floats, however people are invited to hitch on foot, curler skates, and different human-powered wheels. Shotgun Ceremonies will supply free shotgun weddings at Georgetown Trailer Park Mall all day, earlier than DJs together with Wax Witch and Rainbow Tay spin at bars alongside Airport Means into the night time. SL
(Numerous areas, Georgetown)
READINGS & TALKS
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Native poet Eric M. Acosta will lead this museum tour and ekphrastic writing workshop, which is able to mine Frye’s galleries (particularly new exhibits Stephanie Syjuco: After/Pictures and Twilight Little one: Antonia Kuo And Martin Wong) to “discover the bond between language and artwork.” Frye’s partnership with Unpoetry fosters new writing impressed by its present exhibitions—poet and former Zion Nationwide Park ranger Justine Chan, poet and legal professional Troy Osaki, 2023-24 Hugo Home fellow Jenne Hsien Patrick, and writer-storyteller Patheresa Wells will even share items.
(Frye Artwork Museum, First Hill, Offered Out)
FESTIVALS
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Simply north of the zoo, the charming Phinney Ridge neighborhood showcases artwork in dozens of venues, from galleries to eating places to bookshops. The scenic group will come collectively for a “showcase of creativity and native expertise” to jump-start the summer time. The fest will function an artist market of over 80 creatives, mug-making, screenprinting, and plenty of different workshops, reside music, a beer backyard, and loads of meals choices. LC
(Phinney Neighborhood Affiliation, Phinney Ridge, Free to attend, workshops have a registration price)
FILM
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“I’m not a whore…that’s simply an expression. I’m an artist who paints with blood,” Patricia Highsmith as soon as stated. You is perhaps tempted to be like, “Nicely, okay then,” and transfer on together with your life, however here is one other thought: It is best to sink into the essence of Highsmith’s bloodiness with this round-up of a few of the finest cinematic interpretations of her work. Lesbian romance Carol is curiously not on the docket, however by no means worry: Sociopathic romp The Proficient Mr. Ripley ought to greater than make up for it. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, $12.50)
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Multi-talented artist Saul Williams’s punky sci-fi imaginative and prescient involves life in Neptune Frost, a turbulent, Afrofuturist thrill trip. The musical movie blends ideas that William explored in his 2016 album MartyrLoserKing with enter from co-director Anisia Uzeyman, a Rwandan-born artist. The flick follows a gaggle of miners-turned-computer hackers within the Burundi hilltops and sends a strong message of expertise’s capability for development and radical change. We’re enamored by the cool character names, like “Tekno” and “Psychology,” however the movie’s quirks and inventive shows of bravura aren’t only for present—Neptune Frost is grounded in anticolonialism, anticapitalism, and liberation. It is essential that movies like this exist, so go present your help. LC
(SIFF Cinema Egyptian, Capitol Hill)
FOOD & DRINK
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Must replenish on wine for all of your impending cookouts, backyard events, picnics, seashore days, and so forth? The farm-to-table restaurant, wine bar, and bottle store Three Sacks Full will host a summery walk-around tasting and sale—for $10, you will get to walk round sipping samples of a dozen totally different wines, together with whites, reds, and rosés, and be taught extra about every choice. JB
(Three Sacks Full, Roosevelt, $10)
LIVE MUSIC
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The musical profession of Seattle-born, LA-based non-binary singer-songwriter Joh Chase has spanned greater than 20 years. Chase’s craft of making emotionally stirring indie-folk songs has led them to share phases with style heavies Noah Gunderson and David Bazan. They may help their new Kill Rock Stars-released album, SOLO, which is grounded in deeply intimate songwriting whereas traversing varied genres. Do not miss opening units from kindred artists Brittany Ann Tranbaugh and Lana McMullen. AV
(Tractor Tavern, Ballard, $15)
SPORTS & RECREATION
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USL League Two champions Ballard FC return this season to defend their title. It would not get way more native than being sponsored by Reuben’s Brews and having your most important chant be “Up the bridges!” On the house opener this 12 months, the sport ball was delivered by parachuters and Dick’s burgers had been thrown into the gang after each aim. Truthfully, it was extra thrilling than anticipated and I might suggest a sport to anybody as low-cost, entertaining, family-friendly enjoyable. Loads of native meals distributors are on-site in case you’re trying to do dinner on the sport; the road seemingly by no means dies down for Nepalese meals stand Kathmandu MoMoCha. SL
(Memorial Stadium, Uptown, $15-$40)
FESTIVALS
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Based by Kaitlin Fritz in 2022, Cutie Fest is an alternate craft market that provides an accessible, inclusive various to different comparable occasions, requiring no vendor price. Since its inception, the competition has additionally spawned a nonprofit known as the Cutie Basis targeted on empowering younger artists. Up to now, Cutie Fest has taken place at Cal Anderson Park, however excitingly, this iteration would be the first to happen at Bell Road Park in downtown Seattle and to be supported by the Downtown Seattle Affiliation, that means there will likely be capability for meals stalls, reside music phases, and facilities like loos. It has been so heartening to see this scrappy grassroots motion develop, and I can not wait to be there with a enjoyable beverage in hand, able to throw cash at all the things from handmade Crocs charms to Shrinky Dink keychains. Put together to make numerous new queer buddies. JB
(Bell Road Park, Downtown, free, Saturday–Sunday)
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I am gonna be actual with you: I’ve by no means been to the Fremont Honest. It all the time falls on Father’s Day weekend so I am sometimes with my pops, however this 12 months, it is the weekend after! So I’ll for sure be absorbing the solar and all of the Fremont quirkiness on a weekend filled with market stalls, avenue performances, native bands, and basic free-spirited merriment and inventive expression. When you’re round Saturday afternoon, you actually cannot miss the Solstice Parade, recognized for its elaborately painted nude cyclists, stilt-walkers, and big puppets, amongst a stream of floats. Who’s bought a motorcycle and a few physique paint I can borrow? SL
(Fremont, Northlake, free, Saturday–Sunday)
FILM
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I by no means anticipated needing to clarify that Rachel Sennott is “presently humorous,” however this flick’s title leaves me keen to substantiate that she’s hilarious. (Though, in case you’ve seen Shiva Child or Bottoms, you are already nicely conscious.) In Ally Pankiw’s I Used to Be Humorous, a stand-up scuffling with PTSD seeks out a lacking teen who she used to nanny. Sennott all the time understands the task, so I am anticipating one thing susceptible and comical and somewhat bizarre. LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District, $9-$12)
VISUAL ART
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For higher or worse, none of us can escape the expertise of dwelling in a physique. AMcE digs into it of their newest group exhibition, which thinks rigorously about embodiment by a sequence of pensive, dreamy works. Artists Alfred Harris, Rachel Maxi, Vander McClain, Megan Prince, Cara Tomlinson, and others all share their distinctive views in Embodiment—I am particularly conscious of Orlovski’s earth-toned physique half collages and Brooks Shane Salzwedel’s tiny field work. LC
(AMcE Artistic Arts, Miller Park, free, Friday–Sunday)
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Texas-born, Seattle-based artist Mary Ann Peters has excavated unseen narratives for many years–her course of, which incorporates portray, sculpture, and set up, attracts closely from her expertise as a second-generation Lebanese American to contextualize forgotten histories and buried civilizations. Very like an archaeologist, Peters’ summary drawings probe what’s simply beneath the floor, and this exhibition’s new site-specific set up defines an not possible monument as “one thing that deserves reverence however by advantage of its incidental nature would by no means be elevated to the standing of a monument.” LC
(Frye Artwork Museum, First Hill, free, Friday–Sunday)
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Nadia Ahmed and Shannon Hobbs’s exhibition See By feels uniquely delicate, counting on comfortable, luminous wax to replicate on the inherent fleetingness of relationships. The idea of “ephemerality” is talked about fairly typically in artist statements, however Ahmed and Hobbs appear to take a refreshing have a look at the thought, contemplating how impermanence can really feel weighty and structured. “How a lot do you give or soak up a relationship?” they ask the viewers. Present as much as really feel seen. LC
(The Vestibule, Ballard, free, Friday–Saturday; closing)
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Stephanie Syjuco’s artworks had been objects of my obsession in artwork faculty—the Manila-born conceptual artist typically attracts from archives, museums, and library collections to craft disruptive responses to colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, and battle. It will attraction to you in case you’re a nerd for analysis and good politics. In Stephanie Syjuco: After/Pictures, the artist considers the digital camera, describing it as a “expertise of imperialism that data and creates racialized American histories.” The exhibition’s reconstructed archival pictures, movies, and installations heart the US occupation of the Philippines, American colonization abroad, and the troubling ideology of Manifest Future. LC
(Frye Artwork Museum, First Hill, free, Friday–Sunday)
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The Seattle Japanese Backyard is already a tranquil sanctuary and a stable place to refill your inventive cup, however have you learnt what would make it even higher? Authentic watercolor work of cats carrying backpacks. Japan-born, Seattle-based artist Mari Ichimasu will current her signature sequence, Fur Coats and Backpacks; The Journey Cats, in the course of the backyard’s lushest season. Guests can take part in a “commemorative authentic stamp rally” and are welcome to deliver their sketchbooks to attract inspiration from the on-the-go kitties. LC
(Seattle Japanese Backyard, Madison Park, $0-$10, Friday–Sunday)
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Queer diasporic Chinese language artists Antonia Kuo (who was born in 1987 in New York Metropolis) and Martin Wong (who was born in 1946 in Portland, and handed in 1999) signify inventive resonance throughout generations. Twilight Little one will mount Wong’s “not often exhibited biomorphic clay sculptures,” work, and archival supplies, every rigorously chosen in partnership with Kuo as a part of the Frye’s “artists’ artists” sequence of collaborations. Alongside Wong’s work, Kuo will share “photochemical” work that reply to Wong’s poems and sculptures created at her household’s native industrial metallic casting firm. LC
(Frye Artwork Museum, First Hill, free, Friday–Sunday)