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This “blindfolded” cinema sequence is precisely what it feels like—simply present up and put together to be titillated by no matter pops up on display screen. Alternatives to be totally stunned by a movie do not come alongside fairly often, so strive it out as a reminder that there are nonetheless mysteries to uncover on this planet. Or possibly you will hate it. Who is aware of! That is the enjoyable of the entire shebang. Go forth, change off your mind, and let the enigma reveal itself. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, free)
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Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu (aka Home) is a movie that totally defies description, however right here goes: The 1977 cult traditional is a psychedelic romp akin to Scooby-Doo on hallucinogens. It is also one in all my all-time favorites, and the proper apéritif earlier than creepy season. When a squad of teenage ladies travels to a creaky, cobwebby nation manor, they uncover that evil spirits have overtaken the home. (That is why I do not journey to creaky, cobwebby nation manors!!) Antics ensue with a possessed piano, floating heads, and the movie’s unsung hero, a big-ass, fluffy home cat named Blanche. Assist Scarecrow Video on Friday the thirteenth at this profit screening for the bodily media mainstay. LC
(SIFF Cinema Egyptian, Capitol Hill, $11.50-$13)
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Head to this dance and music pop-up in College Heights after hitting the College District farmers market on Saturday morning for performances by Double Dutch Divas, Tlalokan Danza Anahuac, Groove Nation Band, and Neon Brass Occasion, amongst a number of different multi-genre creatives. The free, fam-friendly arts fest can even introduce attendees to native organizations, and you will find free meals choices, too. LC
(College Heights, College District, free)
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Seattle Parks and Recreation presents this summer time sequence of much-loved movie screenings below the celebrities, with pre-movie actions kicking off round 6 or 7 pm and every movie starting at nightfall. On September 14, the summer time sequence will come to a detailed with a screening of Unusual World at Lake Metropolis Mini Park, a 2022 sci-fi journey that includes the primary “out” homosexual teenager in a Disney animated movie. LC
(Lake Metropolis Mini Park, Lake Metropolis, free)
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Palestinian actor-director Elia Suleiman maintains a depraved humorousness, which looks like no straightforward feat for somebody surviving below occupation. It is true, although: You would possibly truly snicker once you watch The Time That Stays, Suleiman’s try and “juggle Brechtian theater, comedic timing, and actual tragedy.” Based mostly on household paperwork and his personal recollections, the movie begins with the Nakba and strikes towards the current day, illustrating his household’s experiences with a pointy, satirical lens. The flick gives an intriguing reminder that resistance takes all kinds. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, $12.50)
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VHS Uber Alles’ back-to-school particular follows a teen bully, unhealthy boy Corey Haim, and a cop (performed by Alan Thicke) as they try to save lots of the Bronx from a bunch of terrorists. Ridiculous? Completely. Actually, that is the purpose. This type 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 at all times supplied at an ultra-low worth 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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Ballard’s culturally impressed craft brewery Fortunate Envelope Brewing at all times goes all out for Mid-Autumn Pageant, and this yr isn’t any exception. They will host a celebration with new beer releases (together with Taro Up My Coronary heart lager and Mid-Autumn Hazy IPA infused with açaí blueberry black tea), baked mooncakes, and restricted giveaways of crimson envelopes for good luck (a Chinese language custom that impressed the enterprise’s identify). The meals truck Panda Dim Sum can even make an look. JB
(Fortunate Envelope Brewing, West Woodland)
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Be a part of the U-District’s Ladd & Lass Brewing for a harvest moon celebration with an look from the Asian-inspired snack combine pop-up Gochiso (2-6 pm), hearty Central American and Mexican fare from La Riviera Maya Meals Truck, and a particular launch of Taro Up My Coronary heart, a brand new mid-autumn pageant lager brewed in collaboration with Fortunate Envelope. Plus, channel your interior youngster with a coloring contest for an opportunity to win improbable prizes. JB
(Ladd & Lass Brewing, College District)
LIVE MUSIC
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Folktronica undertaking Mt Fog makes use of minimalist digital sounds and ethereal vocals as a magic wand to “evoke magical areas, actual and imagined.” The trio will have fun the discharge of their new album, ultraviolet coronary heart machine, alongsidesomesurprises and Tiny Vipers. If their new single “Drifting” is indicative of the remainder of the album, anticipate a whimsical swirl of Björk-style growls and sparkly ’80s synths. AV
(Tractor Tavern, Ballard, $15)
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Stranger contributor Sofia Krutikova writes: “Seattle native Cody Choi is the 26-year-old behind SuperCoze, a rising melodic indie-pop undertaking popping up and performing throughout the town’s artistic areas. They dropped their debut album Wet Day Sunshine in March of 2020, proper when the unending wet day of the pandemic hit. 4 years later, it appears we may nonetheless use dose of the sunshine vitamin that’s SuperCoze. The band makes use of a mixture of guitars, synths, and lo-fi manufacturing to create a comfortable but highly effective music texture. My favourite instrument they use is the omni-chord, a synth that feels prefer it has the facility to interrupt up Seattle’s wintertime omni-cloud with its shimmery, glittery sound.” They are going to swing by the U District’s out of doors live performance house this weekend for a free present alongside high-energy rockers Hockey Enamel. AV
(Summer time Inexperienced Avenue, College District, free)
PERFORMANCE
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Pay attention up, puppetheads: This celebration of hollow-bodied collectible figurines is popping up (pupping up?) in Seattle to carry collectively puppeteers, puppet fanatics, and the puppet-curious, delving into the hijinks of marionettes and sock puppets alike. Anticipate particular programming honoring puppet king Jim Henson, plus workshops, craft classes, one thing known as the “JeanClaudeVanDambulance puppetmobile,” and a puppet parade. (Who knew puppets have been so pupular? Okay, I will see myself out.) LC
(Rainier Arts Heart, Rainier Valley, free)
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There is a new document honest on the town—err, nicely, extra like out-of-town, because the inaugural Bainbridge Island Document Present debuts only a ferry trip and a brief stroll away. With 25 distributors, the occasion guarantees an in depth choice of LPs, CDs, and cassette tapes spanning genres from punk to classical. I’m a fan of the present’s branding and have already got my eye on an excellent cute tote bag, excellent for carrying dwelling finds. Tickets are simply 5 bucks, however if you happen to’re feeling actually keen you possibly can shell out 10 to get in an hour early for first dibs on the musical treasure trove. SL
(760 Winslow Manner E, Bainbridge Island, $5-$10)
VISUAL ART
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Tara Champion’s graduate diploma in organic images would not simply sound cool—it straight informs their artwork observe, which explores how imagery is perhaps used to “allow conversations of organic illustration in shaping particular person and group id.” In Terraforming, the artist explores familial connections and generational echoes via modified images and self-representation. The outcomes are an intriguing mix of dreamy, vintage-feeling items and eerie black-and-white compositions. LC
(Solas Gallery, Pioneer Sq., free)
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The Heart of the Universe celebrates 35 years of their Sunday market with some enjoyable surprises alongside the standard eclectic mixture of meals, classic, and crafts. Get a sneak peek of the market’s forthcoming spring 2025 enlargement with over 50 extra distributors stationed alongside the Fremont Canal—dwell music from native bands and watercraft crusing by will full the Sunday Funday vibe. The market runs year-round, however our heat (and possibly sunny?) days are numbered so I like to recommend making this one depend. SL
(Fremont Sunday Market, Fremont, free)
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
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El Grito has lots deliberate for its annual fest: folkloric dance performances, mariachi tunes, and extra. The celebration coincides with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month; the September fifteenth begin date commemorates the independence days of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and acknowledges these of Mexico and Chile on the sixteenth and 18th, respectively. El Grito invitations locals to affix in and have fun the traditions handed from era to era within the Latinx group and their indigenous roots. SL
(City Corridor Seattle, First Hill, free)
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Get stoked on Seattle’s arts and tradition scene all week lengthy at this activation of areas throughout the town. Artwork + Tradition Week Seattle will pop up at a whopping 40 areas throughout the town, together with buzzy faves like Wa Na Wari, Mini Mart Metropolis Park, SOIL, Traver Gallery, and Frequent Space Upkeep, amongst dozens of different spots. Try the calendar of choices for particulars on what is going on down every day—I am stoked about just about all the pieces taking place right here, however the reductions on SIFF cinema screenings, ambient musical performances, and neon artwork at Rainier Artwork Heart appear particularly interesting. LC
(Varied areas, free, Friday–Saturday)
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In honor of its twentieth anniversary as a beloved volunteer-operated nonprofit cinema, Grand Phantasm has screened a few of its favourite movies celebrating “vital anniversaries” all year long. LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District, $9-$12)
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The Beacon’s newest movie sequence is a stable strategy to interact in some not-so-subtle nihilism. Towards Civilization’s flicks emphasize a quote by anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan: “As our plight deepens, we glimpse how a lot have to be erased for our redemption.” Whew. This weekend, the cinema will display screen the ’84 BBC mockumentary drama Threads, which underscored “the nightmarish penalties of nuclear conflict in England” with traumatizing realism. Um, get pleasure from, I suppose! In all seriousness, although, Threads is price a watch. It was an iconic entry into the straight-to-television movie canon, penned by Barry Hines (whose work aimed to focus on working-class plight) and directed by Mick Jackson (who, plot twist, went on to direct The Bodyguard). LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, $12.50, Friday–Sunday)
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Channing Tatum looks like unlikely casting for the function of a suspicious tech billionaire, however BlinkTwice—Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut—makes courageous selections, I suppose. The flick follows a cocktail waitress who falls for Slater King (performed by Tatum) at a gala. When she joins him on a personal island, unusual occurrences deepen her questions round King and the island itself. If you happen to’re into Knives Out or White Lotus, it’s going to doubtless enchantment. Plus, Kravitz experiences that the movie is “based mostly on a real story,” however maybe not in the best way you’d anticipate—Blink Twice illustrates the “infinite obstacles girls typically face within the leisure trade, notably in relation to the facility dynamics with their male colleagues.” LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, $14.50-$19.50, Friday–Sunday)
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Catherine Breillat’s filmmaking method could be very, nicely, French—she typically seeks to light up the taboo in provocative explorations of want, violence, and girls’s psychology. Grand Phantasm’s celebration of the controversy queen spans each decade of her directing profession, together with screenings of brand-new 4K restorations (A Actual Younger Woman, 36 Fillette, and Excellent Love) and Janus Movies’ 35mm print of my favourite Breillat, the abrupt and rattling 2001 movie Fats Woman. LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District, Friday–Saturday)
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Jeanie Finlay’s Your Fats Pal paperwork the rise of author and self-described “very fats individual” Aubrey Gordon, who minimize her enamel as an nameless blogger and has since change into a bestselling writer. I am an enormous fan of the loud-laughing, Portland-based fats acceptance activist, whose podcast Upkeep Section pokes enjoyable at Goop-driven garbaggio and widens my perspective on what it means to be wholesome. “It’s a actual paradigm shift to take a look at somebody my dimension and assume…that individual could have put in a substantial amount of effort, and which will have been what received them right here,” says Gordon within the movie. LC
(Northwest Movie Discussion board, Capitol Hill, $7-$14, Friday–Sunday)
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Hispanic Heritage Month runs from mid-September to mid-October, a interval throughout which many Latin American international locations have fun their nationwide independence days. Kick off the celebrations at this free two-day pageant that includes Latin American meals, mariachi bands, folks dancing, artwork displays, free well being screenings, a Zumba class, youngsters’s actions, and extra. The Seattle Sounders will host a soccer clinic, and I am actually hoping to listen to them correctly discuss with the game as “fútbol” in addition to frequent shouts of “golazo!” SL
(Seattle Heart, Uptown, free, Saturday–Sunday)
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Due to the tireless efforts of numerous ecological stewards, Washington’s salmon inhabitants is slooooowly rebounding, and you’ll be taught all about how these humble fish help our complete ecosystem at a family-friendly gathering by the Ballard Locks. Salmon could appear like slippery little weirdos, however their complete lives are fascinating quests rivaling these of essentially the most intrepid adventurers. And right here in Seattle, we’re lucky to have the ability to cheer them alongside on their journey—one which helps maintain numerous different species from dropping off the face of the Earth. The Salmon Journey gatherings are hosted by educated naturalists on Saturdays from July to September; you’ll learn to spot a spawning salmon, about their surprisingly epic exploits, and the merciless enemy threatening to wipe them out. (Surprising twist: It’s folks!) FORMER STRANGER STAFF WRITER MATT BAUME
(Ballard Locks, Ballard, free, Saturday–Sunday)
VISUAL ART
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First-generation Iranian American artist Audineh Asaf was raised listening to tales of imprisonment, execution, and persecution below an oppressive regime. After immigrating to america, Asaf’s world nonetheless felt formed by her cultural id, and the “ongoing wrestle for freedom in Iran” additionally discovered its method into her distinctive multimedia artworks. Drawing from each American quilting and Persian weaving practices, Asaf’s tapestries “illuminate and humanize the experiences of people who’ve confronted unimaginable hardship,” whereas textured collages depict political prisoners, poets, and protestors whose fearless views function inspiration. LC
(Gallery 4Culture, Pioneer Sq., free, Friday–Sunday)
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Though his demise of AIDS-related sickness in ’94 minimize his life and profession criminally quick, Derek Jarman’s revolutionary directorial fashion despatched shockwaves via the queer cinema canon that also reverberate now. Trendy administrators utilizing avant-garde aesthetics, poetic sensuality, and experimental storytelling methods like Andrew Haigh, Xavier Dolan, and Luca Guadagnino have Jarman to thank—I stated what I stated. Jarman’s gutsy, myth-drenched movies will make your September extra vivid and romantic, with screenings of the homoerotic Roman Empire-set Sebastiane (full with a Brian Eno rating), the writhing, indignant AIDS disaster epistle The Backyard (that includes Tilda Swinton), and BLUE, Jarman’s ultimate work, wherein the director “fills the display screen with blue—nonetheless and unyielding for an hour and nineteen minutes.” LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, $12.50, Friday–Sunday)
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McClure is the sort of one that will, say, wrap up an interview at her dwelling on a breezy July day by suggesting a spontaneous dip within the sea. It was there, in that post-interview second, that it clicked. We turned a body of her art work. The water circling out from our our bodies, the daylight dancing throughout the floor of the ocean, the seal coming over to say whats up. You may really feel the magic your self this summer time at her career-spanning solo exhibit on the Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork. The present, One thing Concerning the Sky & Different Wonderings, consists of items starting from her very first artwork present in 1996 to her newest e book, One thing Concerning the Sky. And, in true McClure fashion, she’s made a little bit room for guests to soak in their very own creativity. STRANGER ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR MEGAN SELING
(Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork, Bainbridge Island, free, Friday–Sunday)
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Duck into SOIL Gallery’s backspace this weekend for keep-sake, a choice of works by painter, beadworker, and Shoalwater Bay Tribe member Sophia Anderson. The artist’s deceptively easy “beaded work” are impressed by her grasp beadworker grandmother Lorraine Anderson and purpose to seize life on an historic shoreline, filled with “blue-gray rocks and crimson pine needles.” Whilst you’re at SOIL, do not miss (De)Developing: Entry Assessments 2024, both. The gathering of multimedia works and movies was created in partnership with ACCESSTEST Collective, which goals to “showcase experiences of strolling down the road from the angle of non-drivers and folks with disabilities.”LC
(SOIL, Pioneer Sq., free, Friday–Sunday)
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Slip Gallery’s newest group exhibition cooks up a medley of food-themed artworks from each nook of the artistic kitchen—assume glassblowers, video makers, and collage creators. In what you carry to the desk, a dozen artists will dish out items that discover how meals intersects with our “fundamental wants, relationships, recollections, and societal expectations.” Imagined as a communal visible feast, the present consists of interactive works, together with a collaborative still-life tableau on September 28 and a closing potluck on October 5. LC
(Slip Gallery, Belltown, free, Friday–Saturday; opening)
