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COMEDY
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I am lucky sufficient to have by no means been on a blind date, which implies I’m greater than just a little curious to look at two strangers undergo the entire rigamarole on a theater stage. Enter First Date, Bandit Theater’s latest answer to loneliness; they will arrange two of us on the lookout for love and the viewers will watch them succeed or crash and burn. Then, a group of improvisers will devise comedy based mostly on how the date went. Hey, they do say laughter makes you sexier. LC
(Right here-After on the Crocodile, Belltown, $15)
LIVE MUSIC
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Throughout a time that feels each politically glum and actually glum outdoors, be part of your fellow babes to let unfastened in a shiny sea of optimistic power. DJ Wax Witch (the mastermind behind Seattle’s girl-powered DJ sequence 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 stay units from friendship-focused bands Who Is She? and THEM (full disclosure: my sister is on this band, however I’d suppose they’re nice even with out blood relation, I promise!). Proceeds from ticket gross sales will likely be donated to Rain Metropolis Rock Camp, a neighborhood nonprofit that empowers creativity in femmes and gender-nonconforming people by way of music with sliding-scale rock camps and training. AV
(Baba Yaga, Pioneer Sq., $15-$20)
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The pedal metal guitar is a console-style guitar that warbles with the contact of pedals and knee levers. Though the instrument is mostly heard in nation and Hawaiian music, Bay Space artist Chuck Johnson brings it into the ambient music sphere. His album Balsams is certainly one of my all-time favourite ambient information—It is minimal, heat, and tranquil. Johnson will return to Seattle to assist his new album, Solar Glories, which contains percussion and electrical guitar. Do not miss a gap set from native experimental people musician Tiny Vipers. AV
(Good Shepherd Heart/Chapel Efficiency Area, Wallingford, $10-$20)
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MF DOOM’s creative 2004 alt-hip-hop album Mm..Meals is getting a snazzy particular version vinyl reissue in honor of its twentieth anniversary. West Seattle document retailer/restaurant/bar Simple Road will have a good time with a listening celebration crammed with surprises, giveaways, and drink specials. There higher be a cereal milk concoction on the menu! AV
(Simple Road Information, Junction, free)
OUTDOORS
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A November night hardly appears very best to go to the seaside, however right here within the PNW, we all know there are all the time treasures to behold, particularly at low tide. Head to Alki to discover the residing wonders of tide swimming pools and sand pockets, however bear in mind to tread rigorously! Seaside naturalists from the Seattle Aquarium will give steerage whereas sharing enjoyable information about crabs, squid, sea stars, and extra. Heat layers, waterproof boots, and a shiny flashlight or headlamp are really helpful for optimum enjoyment. SL
(Charles Richey Sr. Viewpoint, free)
PERFORMANCE
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The “longest-running drag present in Washington State historical past” has a brand new residence, and it solely is smart that the Unicorn would host the who’s-who of Seattle’s drag scene. This weekly present will host among the metropolis’s largest drag names, together with Ladie Chablis, Londyn Bradshaw, Miss Texas 1988, Amora Namor, and LüChi. LC
(Unicorn, Capitol Hill, free)
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Peep drag royalty of all genders and groove alongside to DJ units at this buzzy celebration of the “artistry of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, individuals of coloration and their communities,” deliberate in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and Shunpike. Keep for the slay on a public runway and get an training from glamazons Ariyah Jané, Da Qween, Flourish Maxzeal, Londyn Bradshaw, and Rafael/a Luna-Pizano, plus up-and-coming artists from varied native homes. (Keep in mind: Studying is prime.) LC
(Olympic Sculpture Park, Belltown, free)
COMMUNITY
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In honor of the United Nations’ World Rest room Day on November 19, the Gates Discovery Heart invitations rest room customers of all stripes for a day of actions and displays highlighting the significance of the porcelain throne. You can also make your individual “pooparium,” a terrarium crammed with biosolid compost, or cease by the water bar to see for those who can style the distinction between faucet, bottled, and filtered water. I feel even probably the most stoic of us will not have the option to withstand guffawing whereas enjoying poop-into-toilet-themed corn gap—and who does not want fun proper now? SL
(Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis Discovery Heart, Uptown, free)
FILM
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This “blindfolded” cinema sequence is precisely what it appears like—simply present up and put together to be titillated by no matter pops up on display. Alternatives to be solely shocked by a movie do not come alongside fairly often, so strive it out as a reminder that there are nonetheless mysteries to uncover on the planet. Or possibly you will hate it. Who is aware of! That is the enjoyable of the entire shebang. Go forth, swap off your mind, and let the enigma reveal itself. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, free)
FOOD & DRINK
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Simply in time for Thanksgiving (and the next holidays), City Craft Rebellion will host this specialty meals present for the sixth 12 months in a row, promising over 100 native distributors hawking all the pieces from CBD goodies to wine and from spirits to artisan scorching sauce (and sure, there are free samples). For those who work up an urge for food whereas purchasing, a number of meals vehicles will likely be on website to gasoline your shopping journey with delicacies like bubble waffles and sushi burritos. This 12 months will even characteristic cookbook signings with a number of authors. JB
(Magnuson Park Hangar 30, Sand Level, $2)
LIVE MUSIC
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Greater than a decade in the past, I used to be bopping round Black Lodge, my favourite all-ages DIY venue, once I first heard the psychedelic surf rock band Acapulco Lips. They had been certainly one of a number of bands enjoying that evening however I can not recall any of the others—let that be a testomony to how infectious and memorable this band is. Frontwoman Maria-Elena Juarez danced round in a classic gold lamé gown with a bottle of wine in her hand. I bear in mind watching her in awe and pondering, “Wow, I need to be her.” The trio will headline alongside fellow psych rockers Solar Atoms and Valley Suns. AV
(Belltown Yacht Membership/Screwdriver Bar, Belltown, $15-$18)
VISUAL ART
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I am a long-time fan of Gretchen Frances Bennett’s deceptively easy coloured pencil compositions, which mix natural parts (vegetation, pure phenomena) to consider human emotion, interiority, and the way we may be extra like flowers than we expect. Though Bennett’s flora-inspired works are alluring, I am significantly pulled towards this drawing impressed by Wong Kar-wai’s Completely satisfied Collectively. The picture’s hazy, blended coloration subject appears as if it has been rained on; nonetheless, there is a potent sense of relationship and tactile reminiscence right here. Bennett’s drawings really feel like well-loved images: smudged, folded up, and saved protected in a pockets. LC
(Veronica, Mount Baker, free; closing)
COMMUNITY
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One of the worrying schemes of the president-elect is his risk to remove the Division of Schooling. Local people orgs are getting straight to work, beginning with this teach-in and discussion board addressing training funding and supporting college students in Seattle and all through the state. Panels and breakout teams will talk about faculty closures, present organizing efforts, and methods to maneuver ahead. Audio system embrace not too long ago elected state reps Shaun Scott and Emily Alvarado in addition to faculty board administrators Liza Rankin and Brandon Hersey. If the outcomes of final week’s presidential election left you feeling hopeless, take this chance to plug into native organizing efforts. SL
(Franklin Excessive College, Mount Baker, free)
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I do not typically suggest schlepping throughout the Sound as a simple weekend exercise, however this time, it is price it: Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork has noticed the Transgender Day of Remembrance since 2017, and this 12 months, Bainbridge Satisfaction and the Kitsap Satisfaction Community will “come collectively to honor the lives of those that confronted too little welcome, studying their names as a testomony to their existence and our shared humanity.” Guests can take part in reflection and dialogue. Hit up Hello Life or stroll Bloedel Reserve earlier than the gathering. LC
(Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork, Bainbridge Island, free)
FILM
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If you have not but paid a go to to Meot: Korean Artwork from the Frank Bayley Assortment on the Seattle Asian Artwork Museum, carve out a while—the exhibition options modern Korean artworks and historic items, highlighting how conventional Korean artwork mediums, together with buncheong ware, calligraphy, woodwork, and extra, have persevered and advanced throughout centuries. Accompanying the exhibition is the two-week screening sequence Korean Cinema’s Acquired Type!, which highlights the “allure, model, and innovation” of Korean filmmaking with horror, comedy, and even Western choices. On November 17, the museum will display Lee Gained-suk’s Killing Romance, by which a has-been actress weds an enthralling billionaire (aka a psycho narcissist) on trip, then has to plot her escape with assist from a fan. LC
(Seattle Asian Artwork Museum, Capitol Hill, $15)
EXHIBIT
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Brat summer season is lastly behind us, which implies it is time for what EverOut music calendar editor Audrey Vann calls “scorching troll fall.” Seattle Japanese Backyard is the best place to put on a sweater and stroll like a cute little troll among the many autumnal timber, simply as their leaves begin to tackle tinges of purple and gold. Whilst you’re busy being troll-like, shuffle over to okayirie (paper-cutting) artist Kanako Abe’s poetic solo exhibition Flower, Hen, Wind, Moon, a group of meticulous, season-appropriate paper-cut compositions. The serene, introspective present’s title is pulled from the Japanese philosophy of kachou fūgetsu, which is usually interpreted as “experiencing the fantastic thing about nature” or “discovering your self in nature.” I really feel calmer already. LC
(Seattle Japanese Backyard, Madison Park, $10, Friday–Sunday)
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Seattle-based dance firm El Sueño (“the dream” in Spanish) curated this colourful exhibition of Mexican Indigenous artwork. Noches De Anáhuac is a hymn for Mexican “traditions, colours, and tales handed right down to our current era”—the present consists of works by engaged native creators like Tlalokan, Devin Muñoz, Maribel Galvan, Tessa Bañales, and Alicia Mullikin, together with images, movie, sculpture, textiles, carpentry, work, and extra. LC
(King Road Station, SoDo, free, Friday–Saturday)
FILM
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I may take or go away Jesse Eisenberg, however really feel strongly that Kieran Culkin is certainly one of our most interesting modern character actors. (If you have not seen Succession, watch half an episode and you will perceive why.) In A Actual Ache, Eisenberg’s second characteristic movie as author/director, he stars alongside Culkin. The pair play cousins headed to Poland to “honor their beloved grandmother,” the place, maybe predictably, familial tensions floor. I really like a chance for actors to point out off their chops with out a lot distraction, so the movie’s pared-down premise is intriguing. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, $14.50-$15.50, Friday–Sunday)
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Sean Baker is certainly one of my favourite fashionable administrators. He has a present for tapping into the realities of poverty and life for underprivileged People in and across the South, which is curious, as a result of he is from New Jersey and appears to have loved a reasonably typical upbringing. That is certainly one of The Florida Undertaking‘s strengths. I grew up in Orlando with a low-income single mother, so the movie, set in a dreary motel close to Disney World, truly bears an eerie similarity to my very own childhood. However even if you cannot relate to its topics or locale, you will most likely see your self someplace within the childlike hopefulness or the monetary stressors. Baker’s storytelling all the time drives residence that you simply’re not alone. Anora is a departure for him–it is set in Brooklyn—however I sense that it’s going to additionally mirror on late-capitalist survival in Baker’s sharp style. The movie follows a intercourse employee who impulsively marries a person in a Russian oligarch household. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, $14.50-$15.50, Friday–Sunday)
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One in every of my most steadfast kaiju-related opinions is that Mothra may be very cute, particular, and must be protected in any respect prices. Between her typically cunty demeanor and her atmospheric theme music/hymn sung by miniature priestess-fairies the Shobijin, mystical Mothra and her 250-foot wingspan can fireplace power beams at me any day of the week. The 1961 entry Mothra is a superb introduction to her character for those who’re not acquainted. Right here, we be taught that kidnapping tiny princesses and forcing them to turn into a nightclub act is a troubling notion, particularly once they can telepathically talk with a colossal sentient larva. LC
(Central Cinema, Central District, $12, Friday–Sunday)
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Celebrating its twelfth anniversary this 12 months, the Turkish American Cultural Affiliation of Washington’s annual juried movie pageant will supply up a recent assortment of sought-after Turkish flicks. This 12 months’s program features a to-be-announced “archival masterpiece from Turkish cinema that’s a part of Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Undertaking,” plus an array of quick flicks, “traditional fantastik movies from the vaults of ’70s-’80s Turkish cult cinema,” and a super-gory style movie. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, Particular person tickets $9-$15, Friday–Sunday)
SPORTS & RECREATION
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If you do not have tickets to the Seattle Kraken recreation, do not fret, the Seattle Heart Armory will present it on an enormous display subsequent door. The Armory will open two hours earlier than every weekend match so Kraken followers can get hyped earlier than the puck drops with actions like sign-making, cornhole, ground hockey, particular activations, and extra. Plus, snag a photograph with Kraken mascot Buoy and get a hockey-inspired portrait from a caricature artist. SL
(Seattle Heart Armory, Uptown, free, Saturday–Sunday)
VISUAL ART
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When life offers you lemons within the type of a worst-case-scenario presidential election, make lemonade by attending a cat-themed artwork present. Look, I can not promise this exhibition will treatment your existential dread. I can, nevertheless, promise that Gallery ERGO has curated an “insanely good lineup” of artists, all of whom have labored their magic on “birch cat head-shaped panels.” Plus, 10% of all proceeds from the present will likely be donated to a neighborhood animal shelter. There’s nonetheless hope for humanity, you already know. LC
(Gallery ERGO, Pike Place Market, free)
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Fulgencio Lazo’s second solo exhibition at ArtX Up to date continues to showcase the artist’s ultra-vibrant, visually complicated model, knowledgeable by his cultural id as a member of Mexico’s Indigenous Zapotec individuals and his hometown of Oaxaca. As an artist, Lazo is integral to the material of Seattle’s Latine cultural scene—he is participated in Day of the Useless celebrations on the Seattle Artwork Museum and the Tacoma Artwork Museum. Head to this exhibition to familiarize your self with a neighborhood legend. LC
(ArtX Up to date, SoDo, free, Friday–Saturday; closing)
