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FOOD & DRINK
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For the month of November, native burger joint Li’l Woody’s is cleverly recreating iconic quick meals favorites for its weekly specials. In the present day’s the final day to seize an In-N-Out-inspired Woody’s Fashion. Every Monday, Lil Woody’s Burger 4 Burger program will match and donate the identical variety of burgers to be served at Seattle space organizations, chosen by area people members: Puget Sound Sage (chosen by Dae Shik Kim Jr.) on November 11, RISE (chosen by Keanna Rose Pickett) on November 18, The Residency (chosen by Meli Darby) on November 25, and a TBD beneficiary chosen by Khalil Kinsey on December 2. JB
(Li’l Woody’s, Capitol Hill)
READINGS & TALKS
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Should you’re not already conversant in æbleskiver, permit me to introduce you—these delightfully buttery, puffy, roly-poly pancake balls are a prized Danish delicacy, cooked in a particular cast-iron pan and infrequently served at particular gatherings. Half-Swedish, half-Norwegian writer Pim Pauline Overgaard is right here to offer the standard deal with a contemporary twist in her new cookbook, which presents over 70 varieties, from savory (ricotta salata with grilled corn) to candy (white chocolate hazelnut with candy beet ice cream and candied beet chips). Pim will drop by E book Larder to do a cooking demo, Q&A, and e book signing, so you can also change into an æbleskiver aficionado. JB
(E book Larder, Fremont)
FILM
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The final Chantal Akerman movie I beneficial was Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, the three-and-a-half hour, avant-garde, fiercely feminist drama that was awarded the primary slot on Sight & Sound‘s 2022 critics’ ballot of the best movies of all time. (It conquered each Vertigo and Citizen Kane for the primary time in 60 years, and was the one movie directed by a lady to ever attain a prime ten place within the ballot.) This isn’t that. The truth is, I’m stunned this movie exists in any respect. It is a musical set in a shopping center that explores the relationships between retail staff, espresso hawkers, and hairdressers. Akerman reportedly described Golden Eighties as a “postmodern cross between girls’s cinema, Jewish literature, and musicals.” Sure, I will be seated. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis)
READINGS & TALKS
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As the previous meals editor of the Seattle Publish-Intelligencer and the previous chair of the James Beard Basis’s cookbook committee, award-winning author and cooking teacher Hsiao-Ching Chou boasts some critically spectacular food-writing chops. In her debut cookbook Chinese language Soul Meals and its follow-up Vegetarian Chinese language Soul Meals, Chou supplied accessible guides to creating soul-soothing, belly-warming consolation meals like noodle soup, inexperienced onion pancakes, and potstickers. Now, she’s again with Feasts of Good Fortune, an ode to luxurious vacation meals co-written along with her 17-year-old daughter Meilee Riddle. The e book explores tuan yuan (the act of coming collectively) with 75 recipes designed for events like Lunar New 12 months, Thanksgiving, and extra. The 2 will be part of KUOW reporter Ruby DeLuna for a dialog in regards to the joys of cooking collectively. JB
(E book Larder, Fremont)
COMEDY
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Calling all trans, bi, sapphic, homosexual, butch, femme, pan, enby, and ally of us! This recurring night time of stand-up pulls from the properly of Seattle’s most interesting queer comedians, and it is grown to change into one of many metropolis’s buzziest showcases. This time round, FLOCK! will head to Capitol Hill’s latest comedy hang-out, so head there to squawk together with one of the best of ’em. LC
(Comedy/Bar, Capitol Hill)
EXHIBIT
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Northwest African American Museum’s Freedom Day affords free admission to the cultural house as soon as a month in order that guests can “develop their information, understanding, and delight of the histories, arts, and cultures of individuals of African descent.” The occasion is a no brainer for households or of us with an open Thursday. This Freedom Day will have fun Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, who based the Nationwide Council of Negro Ladies, Inc. (NCNW). Whereas on the museum, do not miss the chance to duck into the galleries for Emmett and Mamie-Until Mobley: Let the World See. LC
(Northwest African American Museum, Central District)
LIVE MUSIC
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California-based psych-rock band Colour Inexperienced first caught my eye due to their band identify, which I assumed was impressed by German folks artist Sibylle Baier’s haunting acoustic observe “Color Inexperienced.” The quartet’s noisy, plugged-in sound is in stark distinction to Baier’s, however to me, Colour Inexperienced sounds just like the product of people music lovers. On their new album, Idiot’s Parade, I hear Richard Thompson-esque guitar solos in tracks like “4 Leaf Clover” and “Idiot’s Parade” in addition to layered harmonies à la Flying Burrito Brothers on “5:08.” They may help the album after a gap set from Portland-based alt-country artist Jeffrey Silverstein.
(Black Lodge, South Lake Union)
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On his 2023 album Rearrangel, Olympia-based artist Generifus (aka Spencer Sult) croons about non secular visions, street journeys, and bumper sticker slogans. The result’s country-tinged rock that’s equal components whimsical and grounded. Regardless of residing in Olympia for almost all of my maturity, I’ve by no means seen Generifus reside. Nevertheless, I did see Sult entrance a Tom Petty cowl band at a home occasion one Halloween—the reference to Petty felt pure given the sincerity and sweetness of Generifus’ lyrics. Do not miss opening units from kindred PNW artists Crushing and Lilly Miller. AV
(Conor Byrne Pub, Ballard)
READINGS & TALKS
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My first encounter with poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s work was 2018’s Oceanic, an astonishing nature-inspired assortment that felt crystalline and sharp. I’ve come to depend on Nezhukumatathil’s poetry as a reminder that each one shouldn’t be misplaced—in actual fact, some issues in regards to the world we reside in are genuinely all proper. You may discover proof of this within the New York Occasions bestseller World of Wonders: In Reward of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Different Astonishments, which was additionally a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the Southern E book Prize. The e book is peppered with Fumi Nakamura’s natural illustrations, together with this crucial rendering of an axolotl. Her newest essay assortment, Chew by Chew, is a “lyrical e book of brief essays about meals, providing a banquet of tastes, smells, recollections, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature.” I am one of many 17 individuals who have put the tome on maintain on the library. You need to be, too. LC
(City Corridor Seattle, First Hill)
FILM
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Bob Clark’s filmography may very well be described as “unhinged,” or, on the very least, “eclectic.” The lo-fi zombie schlockfest Kids Should not Play With Useless Issues was considered one of his first options, and he’d later go on to direct Porky’s, A Christmas Story, and Child Geniuses. It is cinematic whiplash. Clark’s vacation hunk of horror coal Black Christmas is my favourite of his filmography, although. It is legitimately terrifying and even popularized a persistent horror trope—a homicidal maniac’s cellphone calls come from inside the home. Decked out in twinkle lights, the ’74 flick follows a bunch of sorority sisters picked off over winter break. It is considered one of my favorites right now of yr. LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District)
LIVE MUSIC
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Very like the standard Christmas deal with often called figgy pudding, caroling is a whimsical old-timey vacation custom that appears to fade slightly extra into obscurity with every passing yr. That is why final yr, I declared the month of December the beginning of Little Ladies Winter. I am speaking bonnets, handwritten letters, Christmas timber lit with actual candles (that is secure, proper?), boiled puddings, communal singing, and serving to your neighbors à la the Nineteenth-century coming-of-age novel. Summon your internal March sister on the annual Figgy Pudding Caroling Competitors, which brings collectively 20 festive caroling groups (and a whole lot of bystanders) to sing vacation ditties. Velvet capes, prime hats, and fur muffs are extremely inspired (by me). AV
(Pike Place Market, Pike Place Market)
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Two winters in the past, my finest buddy and I made a decision to courageous the icy roads and trek to the scenic St. James Cathedral to witness the Seattle Medieval Ladies’s Choir’s annual winter live performance. Your entire expertise was magical and, dare I say, divine. We cozied up on church pews in our winter coats, surrounded by tapered candles and non secular artwork, and soaked up medieval chants that concurrently warmed souls and chilled spines. Now, I inform everybody to attend this annual winter live performance. No matter private faith or your information of medieval choral music, the MWC hosts concert events which are welcoming to all, supplying lyric books with translated lyrics so that you can comply with alongside. AV
(St. James Cathedral, First Hill)
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Again within the fever dream that was 2016, I used to be fortunate sufficient to see indie folks deity/Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold play a solo acoustic set on Joanna Newsom’s Divers tour. Whereas I might inform that the group was upset by the primarily instrumental efficiency, I used to be hypnotized by Pecknold’s improvisational guitar enjoying, which landed someplace between the kinds of John Fahey and Joni Mitchell. Pecknold will return to Seattle along with his First (Final?) Solo Acoustic tour, which isn’t supporting a selected album—making for one of the best type of present, in my view. Primarily based on current tour setlists, concertgoers can count on a mix of Fleet Foxes staples and covers that seem like they had been plucked proper off my document cabinets—Arthur Russell’s “Shut My Eyes,” Bobbie Gentry’s “Courtyard,” and Judee Sill’s “Loopin’ Alongside Through the Cosmos.” AV
(City Corridor Seattle, First Hill)
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The Seattle Males’s Refrain will make the yuletide homosexual with a festive, fun-filled efficiency that proclaims itself the Pacific Northwest’s “gayest sing-a-long.” The refrain will carry out dazzling vacation carols, together with revamped songs like “Pink Christmas,” “Pleasure to the World,” a vacation model of “Holding Out for a Hero,” and lots of extra. Sit up for snazzy Santa costumes, sensational singing, humorous dancing, and a lot of vacation cheer. Whereas all of the performances are family-friendly, this yr’s lineup will embrace an abbreviated interactive present on December 21 designed for little ones with brief consideration spans. AV
(Benaroya Corridor, Downtown)
VISUAL ART
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I am intrigued by the calming, contemplative framework of Mark Templeton’s A GUIDE TO INNER LIGHT—the solo present pairs lo-fi risograph pictures with repetitive tape loops pulled from ’70s- and ’80s-era meditation cassettes the Canadian media artist present in a library. I like to recommend trying out the subtleties of the work in particular person; subsequent yr, Templeton will publish the collection as a photobook and restricted version tape. LC
(Solas Gallery, Pioneer Sq.)
LIVE MUSIC
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Listening to “Kiss Me” seems like consuming an Italian soda—the opening guitar like a mouthful of decedent whipped cream, Leigh Nash’s vocals like candy strawberry syrup, and the addictive refrain like fizzy bubbles. It is no surprise that track has had numerous pop cultural moments equivalent to showing on soundtracks just like the 1999 rom-com She’s All That and my favourite teen drama Dawson’s Creek, and lately having fun with a resurgence on TikTok. Sixpence None The Richer could be the solely Christian pop band that does not suck. The band will return to Seattle this winter to have fun their twenty fifth anniversary with materials outdated and new, together with tracks from their new EP, Rosemary Hill. AV
(The Crocodile, Belltown)
SPORTS & RECREATION
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After kicking off at Inexperienced Lake for the previous three years, this iconic vacation run is transferring over to Gasoline Works for extra space for gathering, stretching, and basic merriment. Claiming to be the “largest Jingle Bell Run occasion within the nation,” this fundraiser for the Arthritis Basis celebrates 40 years with run and stroll choices from a timed 12K to a children’ enjoyable run with the elves. Costumes are extremely inspired; we have seen all the things from full Santa fits to tutu-clad groups. Publish-run, have fun within the 21-and-up “cheer” backyard or refuel from one of many meals vans whereas winners of the crew, particular person, and pet costume contests are introduced. SL
(Gasoline Works Park, Wallingford)
EXHIBIT
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Los Angeles-born mild expertise Astra Lumina will return to light up the Seattle Chinese language Backyard for 2 months this yr, reworking the botanical house right into a “surprise of visiting stars” with projections, dazzling lights, music, and “astral vitality.” Ooooo. Bundle as much as stroll down the celestial pathway; you are promised to come across “cosmic visions and astral track.” (You might also need to microdose first—laser reveals of yore have confirmed that nothing’s extra psychedelic than a superb light-and-sound projection.) LC
(Seattle Chinese language Backyard, Riverview, Thursday–Sunday)
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Almost 70 years in the past, Emmett Until’s crushed and decomposed physique was returned to his mom, who demanded an open casket at his funeral so that each one attendees might bear witness to the brutalities of racism. Closing on December 31, Emmett Until & Mamie Until-Mobley: Let the World See was created in collaboration with the Until household, the Emmett Until & Mamie Until-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Until Interpretive Middle, and the Kids’s Museum of Indianapolis. Present as much as study extra about Until’s tragic homicide and how one can change into a “ripple for justice” in your group. LC
(Northwest African American Museum, Central District, Thursday–Sunday)
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New York-based photographer Victoria Sambunaris car-camps throughout america for a number of months a yr, creating large-scale images that hint the transformation of the nation with “particular consideration given to increasing political, technological and industrial interventions.” In Traces of the Manifest, Sambunaris shares snapshots, street logs, minerals, discovered objects, and movies from her travels, which doc “the influence of commercial websites, geological forces, and human traces present in panorama” from the Texas Gulf Coast to the southern California desert. LC
(Photographic Middle Northwest, Capitol Hill, Monday–Sunday)
FILM
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I might take or depart Jesse Eisenberg, however really feel strongly that Kieran Culkin is considered 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 indicate off their chops with out a lot distraction, so the movie’s pared-down premise is intriguing. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, Monday–Thursday)
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Sean Baker is considered one of my favourite trendy administrators. He has a present for tapping into the realities of poverty and life for underprivileged Individuals in and across the South, which is curious, as a result of he is from New Jersey and appears to have loved a fairly typical upbringing. That is considered 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 may in all probability see your self someplace within the childlike hopefulness or the monetary stressors. Baker’s storytelling at all times drives house that you just’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, Monday–Thursday)
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When a glittery bar hostess (performed by trans actor Peter, of Kurosawa’s Ran) finds herself in a love triangle with a scorching drag queen and a membership proprietor, an experimental madhouse ensues, full with documentary interviews, avant-garde imagery, and even cartoon components. It is no shock that Funeral Parade of Roses impressed Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange—each movies are brutal, dizzying, and boozy. Director Toshio Matsumoto’s sexploitative queer touchstone of the Japanese New Wave can be a free adaptation of Oedipus Rex—story as outdated as time. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, Wednesday–Thursday)
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Die Exhausting. Scrooged. Nationwide Lampoon’s Christmas Trip. The Gingerdead Man starring Gary Busey. They’re all excellent Christmas motion pictures! However my all-time favourite, the one vacation movie that wins out yr after yr, is The Muppet Christmas Carol. The basic story is narrated by Gonzo and (the wildly underappreciated) Rizzo the Rat, with Kermit because the earnest Bob Cratchit and Michael Caine because the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge. However to essentially recognize the magic of the film, first learn this fascinating Vulture interview with songwriter Paul Williams. The Muppet Christmas Carol was the primary Muppet film made after Jim Henson died in 1990 and it is also first film Williams scored after getting sober, so all of the heartfelt moments about appreciating life and the individuals you like in songs like “It Feels Like Christmas” and “Grateful Coronary heart” vibrate with real love, grief, and gratitude. Good luck not sobbing your eyeballs out now that you realize that, sorry! Get to this screening at the very least half-hour early for a Muppets-related pre-show particular. STRANGER MANAGING EDITOR MEGAN SELING
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, Thursday–Sunday)
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Love him or not, Luca Guadagnino and his psychosexual model are kinda unstoppable. The director of Name Me By Your Title and the cannibalistic street journey Bones and All is releasing not one, however two movies this yr. (I am certain you bear in mind Challengers, everybody’s favourite attractive tennis romp, from again in spring.) Queer adapts a William S. Burroughs novella and follows an American expat in ’50s-era Mexico Metropolis (performed by Daniel Craig) who meets a cold, fashionable youthful man. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown, Friday–Sunday)
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Really feel-bad grindhouse slasher Silent Evening, Lethal Evening follows an axe-wielding Santa’s Christmas Eve punishment of the naughty-listers on the town. Upon its ’84 launch, individuals bought fussy. The flick impressed what Selection described as a “rising refrain of protests” in opposition to its presumably “traumatizing” depiction of a splatter-happy Santa, and Siskel and Ebert shambled onto their cleaning soap containers to disgrace the movie’s manufacturing crew. In different phrases, it is a whole blast in the event you’re into gnarly, low-budget, mean-spirited horror. LC
(Grand Phantasm, College District, Friday–Sunday)
FOOD & DRINK
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Cannot select between the exaggerated cheeriness of a Hallmark Christmas film and the trashy delight of a dive bar? Now you do not have to—this seasonal cocktail pop-up situated at The Woods will present a “festive and unpretentious vacation expertise.” Get pleasure from kitsch-tastic decor (together with classic Christmas lights, quirky ornaments, and a photograph wall adorned with actually hundreds of bows) and a playlist with all of the Christmas requirements, plus a menu of drinks like spiked scorching cocoa and retro snacks like Beanie Weenies and popcorn in vacation tins. Additionally, maintain your eyes peeled for upcoming occasions equivalent to ugly sweater events, an après-ski-themed occasion, and “Soiled Santa” photograph ops. JB
(The Woods, Capitol Hill, Monday–Sunday)
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In 2014, New York bar proprietor Greg Boehm quickly remodeled his house right into a kitschy Christmas wonderland replete with gewgaws and tchotchkes galore. Now, the pop-up has expanded to greater than 100 areas everywhere in the world and will probably be returning to Belltown’s Rob Roy beginning November 16. Drinks are housed in tacky-tastic vessels, bedecked with fanciful garnishes like peppers and dried pineapple, and christened with irreverent, pop-culture-referencing names just like the “Unhealthy Santa,” the “Yippie Ki Yay Mom F****r” (their asterisks, not ours) and the “You’ll Shoot Your Rye Out.” JB
(Rob Roy, Belltown, Monday–Sunday)
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‘Tis the season for warming wintry libations, from mulled wine to spiked cocoa. Able to get your nog on? The Stranger has you coated with our Vacation Drink Week, a brand new annual custom that debuted final yr. And one of the best half? They’re solely 12 BUCKS! For one week solely, you may discover quite a lot of unique holiday-themed drink specials at taking part bars and eating places round city. Why not spherical up some buddies, bundle up in your coziest apparel, and head out on a self-guided booze tour? One factor’s for sure: these will not be your atypical cups of cheer. JB
(Numerous areas, Monday–Sunday)
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Recently, I have been jealously poring over YouTube movies of German Christmas markets aglow with twinkly lights and stuffed with bustling buyers bundled up of their puffy winter coats, buying all the things from handmade presents to glühwein. I have been daydreaming of a Yuletide escape to expertise considered one of these idyllic bazaars for myself, however since that is not going within the playing cards, my subsequent most suitable choice is Seattle’s Christmas Market, the native tackle this Outdated-World European custom. The occasion options reside leisure, over 60 artisan distributors, a lineup of German beers, candy and savory treats, and naturally, the requisite mulled wine to cup in your gloved arms as you peruse the cubicles. Plus, journey a Christmas carousel, embark on a scavenger hunt, and snap selfies with the festive mascots Holly and Jolly. JB
(Seattle Middle, Uptown, Monday–Sunday)
LIVE MUSIC
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Billie Eilish is again on the town to help her third album, Hit Me Exhausting and Gentle, which leans into dreamy alt-pop with out skimping on the stripped-down vocal ballads she’s identified for. Whereas most younger pop stars are likely to sing in regards to the fortunes that fame brings, Billie takes a special strategy, sharing horror tales about her fast rise to stardom by means of crooning whispers over haunting beats made by her brother Finneas. Though the issues she sings about could also be much less relatable than these shared in her earlier materials, it is her clear vulnerability and simple expertise that makes her so beloved. AV
(Local weather Pledge Enviornment, Uptown, Thursday–Friday)
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On her second Blue Observe-released album, No Extra Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist, singer-songwriter, and poet Meshell Ndegeocello pays homage to the trailblazing author and activist. The album transcends musical style and sonic boundaries with a kaleidoscope of spoken phrase, digital experiments, jazz-funk rhythms, and pitch-perfect ballads exploring race, sexuality, faith, and different recurring themes in Baldwin’s canon. AV
(Jazz Alley, Belltown, Tuesday–Thursday)
PERFORMANCE
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If the upcoming vacation season elicits your well-deserved “Bah, humbug,” I like to recommend taking this reliable Yuletide delight for a spin. ACT’s A Christmas Carol, returning for its forty ninth yr(!!!), will supply up slightly Dickensian magic with a bunch of intrusive ghosts and a notably grumpy outdated dude. What may very well be extra Christmassy than that? LC
(ACT – A Up to date Theatre, Downtown, Thursday–Sunday)
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John Waters, who shall henceforth be often called the “anti-Santa,” will glide his perverse sleigh into Seattle for extra Christmas twistedness and vacation jeers. Final yr’s efficiency was appropriately filthy—he pulled “celeb blow-up dolls,” “yuletide ailments with booster pictures that really get you excessive,” and “kindergarten detention drag reveals in Florida” out of his huge purple sack. He may stomp in your completely wrapped presents once more this yr, however this night with the cult filmmaker is ideal for these on the holiday-averse finish of the spectrum. Should you’ve been naughty, Waters encourages you to lean into it. LC
(Neptune Theatre, College District, Tuesday–Wednesday)
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“Come out to the coast, we’ll get collectively, have a number of laughs.” Or you may head to this Die Exhausting musical parody, which blends the motion basic with pure comedy (plus easy jams and ’80s type) for a snarky twist on the Christmas spirit. Yippee ki-yay, am I proper!? Sketch writers from The Behavior have teamed up with Seattle Public Theater once more for the manufacturing, confirming that no vacation season is full with no few pesky German terrorists. LC
(Seattle Public Theater, Inexperienced Lake, Wednesday–Sunday)
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Written by modern playwright, poet, and social activist Langston Hughes, Black Nativity first premiered in 1961 and was one of many first off-Broadway performs composed by an African American particular person. This interpretation of the gospel play, offered in partnership with the Hansberry Undertaking, blends nativity storytelling, dance, and conventional Christmas carols with contemporary songs. LC
(Broadway Efficiency Corridor, Capitol Hill, Wednesday–Sunday)
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Seattle’s personal “Second Woman of Leisure” will return to the stage in December with some Christmassy razzle-dazzle. Alongside Stranger Genius Award-winning composer and musician Chris Jeffries, Dina Martina will ship the surreal comedy and festive tunes for which she’s been identified and cherished for over 25 years. Buckle in for a vacation fever dream: Martina’s present was described by former Stranger editor Chase Burns as “cozy however disorienting,” and John Waters calls her act “some new type of twisted artwork.” LC
(ACT – A Up to date Theatre, Downtown, Friday–Sunday)
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It is The Nutcracker—you already know the premise, however it by no means actually will get outdated, does it? Tchaikovsky’s enchanting rating will spring to life once more on this sugar plum-packed rendition of the longstanding vacation custom, full with mice, tin troopers, and a timeless journey to the Land of Sweets. (Scrumptious tip: They promote matching sweets within the foyer throughout intermission, must you get a craving.) As an example you are all Nutcrackered out, although. Listed below are some little-known information that may entice you: The manufacturing’s eight Polichinelle costumes are decked out with 640 black pom-poms, and there are 154 costumes within the present, not counting duplicates. The surroundings is made up of 3,000 sq. yards of material, and 98 yards of fake fur had been used to create the mice. (Personally, there’s nothing like 98 yards of fake fur to get me into the vacation spirit.) LC
(McCaw Corridor, Uptown, Friday–Sunday)
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Scott Shoemaker (aka Ms. Pak-Man) will lead a gaggle of Seattle’s most Yuletide-lovin’ burlesque, music, and comedy stars on this subversive celebration of Christmas. Count on track and dance, utter hilarity, and partial nudity from this forged of cheery queerdos. LC
(Theatre Off Jackson, Chinatown-Worldwide District, Friday–Saturday)
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Introduced in collaboration with the Nationwide Nordic Museum and Western Washington College, this kid-centric interpretation of a basic Hans Christian Andersen fairy story (it impressed Disney’s Frozen) comes full with leaping reindeer and singing flora. Adults will discover one thing to like right here, too—in the event you’re a fan of movies like Labyrinth or Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, this frosty ballet’s nightmarish queen and icy, surreal realm will doubtless enchantment. LC
(Seattle Kids’s Theatre, Uptown, Friday–Sunday)
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“Final yr, a brand new vacation custom was born as ArtsWest despatched 4 of Seattle’s hottest musical theater stars on a comfortable retreat to put in writing essentially the most excellent vacation present the world had ever seen,” the theater firm reviews. The ensuing present was such a success that they’ve revived the idea once more this yr. Yeah, it is slightly meta; in the event you preferred the show-about-putting-on-a-show vibe of Saturday Evening, you may in all probability dig this festive model of the idea. Snowed In (Once more) pulls from the unabashed merriment of vacation TV specials and facilities 4 of the town’s musical theater giants—Alex Kilian, Ays Garcia, Lauren Drake, and Brandon Riel this time round—to craft track and dance to have fun “the true that means of the vacations.” LC
(ArtsWest, Junction, Thursday–Sunday)
SHOPPING
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City Craft Rebellion has blossomed from its humble, 50-booth beginnings in 2005 to change into the most important indie craft occasion in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerate different to mass-marketed vacation presents and massive field shops, the winter present will have fun its twentieth anniversary with all of the resin earrings and chunky ceramics your coronary heart wishes. You may discover artsy choices from impartial companies like Sunday’s Dream, Inna Patina, Crunch Provide, and Snowmade. LC
(Seattle Middle Exhibition Corridor, Uptown, Saturday–Sunday)
VISUAL ART
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This community-based undertaking was conceived in collaboration with the Frye Artwork Museum, native artist Ixtli White Hawk, arts nonprofit Path with Artwork, and different social service companions. At art-making events led by White Hawk earlier this yr, contributors created dolls with repurposed materials and recycled supplies; the undertaking aimed to “showcase the undertaking’s mission to encourage constructive self-reflection and honor the artist inside us all.” Guests can view the multimedia dolls at this candy exhibit. LC
(Frye Artwork Museum, First Hill, Wednesday–Thursday; closing)
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There are someplace between 13,400 and 40,800 unhoused individuals residing in King County. JoEllen Wang’s work and sculptures grapple with this actuality. In a spirit of empathy and curiosity, Wang’s works—oil work of vivid blue tarps, a “nomadic set up of RV-shaped plastic bunnies”—think about how marginalized individuals and areas may very well be reframed, reimagined, or granted extra company. Marginalia‘s explorations of “lonely locations” counsel an embrace, with open-minded items that really feel each playful and considerate. LC
(Gallery 4Culture, Pioneer Sq., Monday–Thursday; closing)
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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 am unable to promise this exhibition will remedy your existential dread. I can, nonetheless, 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 probably be donated to a neighborhood animal shelter. There’s nonetheless hope for humanity, you realize. LC
(Gallery ERGO, Pike Place Market, Monday–Sunday)
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Russian-born studio e gallery artist Polina Bertou and Portland-based creator Jess Perlitz come collectively on this curious exhibition, which senses “the perimeters of their proprioceptive discipline” with reflections on containers, portals, and the physique. I am stoked to see Perlitz’s 16-foot fabric-and-sand arm sculpture paired with Bartou’s Flashe work, with figures that curve like banana bunches. Perlitz’s Rain Rainbow is particularly stunning, a stone-like kind streaked with rainbow hues. “Even what appears strong can spill,” the gallery explains. Right here, not all creative expression may be neatly contained. LC
(studio e, Georgetown, Thursday–Saturday)
WINTER HOLIDAYS
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Seize some scorching cocoa and get cozy with your folks, household, or Hinge date at this wintertime immersive expertise stuffed with big glowing lanterns, every formed like wildlife from across the globe. Children and people of us who’re children at coronary heart will take pleasure in a magical world with a forest prepare, tree fairies, and illuminated unicorns (good luck explaining that these do not exist after your children see this show) alongside brilliantly lit peacocks and different winged creatures within the Birds of Paradise zone and monkeys hiding within the Beneath the Jungle Cover. WildLanterns’ 2024 season contains nightly conventional Chinese language cultural performances equivalent to lion dances, umbrella juggling, face altering, chair balancing, and extra. This yr, the zoo has added two adults-only nights on December 5 and January 2 with specialty cocktails and interactive video games. SL
(Woodland Park Zoo, Phinney Ridge, Tuesday–Sunday)
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Seattle Middle’s annual winter pageant kicks off the day after Thanksgiving with an ice-carving spectacle on the Worldwide Fountain that includes roving carolers, hearth pits, s’mores, and different seasonal treats. To my excessive pleasure, the winter prepare and village show I bear in mind from my childhood remains to be arrange contained in the Armory, which additionally hosts a world bazaar for all of your gifting wants and on-stage leisure all through the month from the likes of the Dickens Carolers, Xmas Maximus, and Higher Seattle Tubachristmas. Subsequent door on the Fisher Pavilion and adjoining garden, attend the second installment of the Seattle Christmas Market, which echoes the favored European custom with glühwein, bratwurst, and buying. I did not go final yr due to the value, however I peered over the excessive partitions and was tickled to see a large weihnachtspyramide or German Christmas pyramid, which is successfully an ornamental carousel that spins from the warmth of candles. (Though this one wasn’t powered by real-life flames, which might be for one of the best.) SL
(Seattle Middle, Uptown, Monday–Sunday)
