Seattle Events Calendar
2:00pm
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Thoa Nguyen | Musings of Color
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Artist StatementMy paintings are about the pleasure of seeing, a celebration of light, atmosphere and mood. My emerging work conveys a sense of movement and energy. My painting has been an experimental journey rooted in intuition.Drawing inspiration form both urban and…
2:30pm
Workshops/Classes
Free Mental Health Support
Free drop-in therapy and mental health support is available for middle and high school students during after-school hours at the Teen Center with mental health therapist, Christina MSW, LISCWA. Contact Christina Yiatchos at [email protected] for more information. Schedule Monday: 2:3…
4:00pm
Music
Summer Sounds on the Terrace with Brittany Davis
Celebrate summer in Seattle with a family-friendly rooftop happy hour, reduced admission to the museum, and live music from Brittany Davis!Visit MOHAI between 4 pm and 8 pm for a reduced ticket price. Access all of MOHAI’s award-winning exhibits, and…
5:00pm
Dance
Summer Pop ups- Seattle Parks
Join Whim W’Him for a series of free, outdoor appearances in Seattle-area parks this August. Aug 21, in partnership with Seattle Downtown Association.AUG 21 @ 5 PM | Westlake ParkAUG 27 @ 6:30 PM | Martha Washington ParkAUG 27 @ 7:45 PM | Jefferson ParkAUG 29 @ 6:30 PM | TBCAUG 29 @ 7:45 PM | AIDS Memorial Pathway
5:00pm
Exhibit
Free Neighborhood Nights @ Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Art Museum is open late and FREE to the community every Thursday, 5 – 8 pm! Neighborhood Nights offer us the space to build programs with community partners, artists, scholars, and entertainers. Stop by TAM Cafe for a bite…
6:00pm
Literature
Silent Reading Night
Join us for a cozy evening of connection and quiet at our Silent Reading Night! Whether you're deep into a novel or just starting a new book, come read in community with fellow book lovers.August’s Theme: Step outside your comfort…
6:00pm
Film
Family Cartoon Happy Hour
It's the Happiest Hour for the whole family! Two hours of classic cartoons to get your weekend started off right. Every Thursday 5:00 until 7:00.
7:30pm
Theater | Comedy
Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Sage
Center Theatre at Seattle Center Armory
The hit Swedish musical about the life and times of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad is finally making its English language world premiere right here in Seattle!After a drastic downturn in the markets, brokers on the stock exchange ask "What would…
All Day
Theater | Workshops/Classes
ACT ON STAGE: This Summer is Mid
A show in a week? It’s a dream!This fun and fast-paced production class offers up hilarious characters, modern- day magic and delightful mayhem, culminating in a performance at ACT’s Bullitt Cabaret for family and friends.It’s summer in Athens, California, and…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit)
The sketch comedy show Almost Live! aired on KING 5 from 1984 to 1999. It poked fun at regional stereotypes, gave us memorable characters and sketches, and launched local celebrities and national careers. It was a renowned success at a…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Carmen Winant: Passing On
Carmen Winant (b. 1983, San Francisco, CA; based in Columbus, OH) uses photography to explore collective acts of feminist care, survival, and resistance. Her work highlights the role of images in shaping feminist movements, questioning ideas about women’s power, healing…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Charlene Liu (b. 1975, Taiwan; based in Eugene, OR) creates paintings, prints, and mixed media installations that blend family histories, cultural references, and decorative patterns. Liu incorporates wide-ranging traditions into her imagery, drawing from nature, food, still life painting, and…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980, Orange County, California; based in Berlin, Germany) is a groundbreaking artist exploring sound's social and political dimensions. In her first Seattle exhibition at the Henry, Kim presents Ghost(ed) Notes, a mural animating the museum’s east…
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Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Culture is Living @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The Culture is Living gallery breaks down traditional museum authority and brings the expertise and knowledge of communities to the forefront.Cultural belongings at the Burke Museum aren’t tucked away on shelves. They are alive, embodying the knowledge, language, and stories of…
All Day
Miscellaneous
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens
The Bellevue Botanical Garden features cultivated display gardens, natural wetlands and a woodland trail, displaying the best plants and gardening practices for healthy, beautiful Northwest gardens. Visitors are welcome any day, from dawn to dusk.
All Day
Exhibit
Daily Admission @ Lakewold Gardens
Lakewold Gardens provides intentional encounters with the life-changing power of nature, fostering peace, creativity, and healing in our communities.
All Day
Miscellaneous
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Located next to the global headquarters of the Gates Foundation in Seattle, the Discovery Center is a free public space open to all. Through our exhibitions and programs, we share stories and data from our partners, grantees, and foundation employees…
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Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Fossils Uncovered @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history is a continuing saga of dynamic change.Events from ice ages to splitting continents influenced what survived, how life evolved, and what went extinct.See the only real dinosaur fossils on display in Washington state (including one of…
All Day
Film
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema!
The Grand Cinema is pleased to participate in a pilot program funded by Tacoma Creates. Students and EBT/Quest card holders living within Tacoma city limits may now attend most* public showings at The Grand Cinema. Any student of any age…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional…
All Day
Visual Arts | Museum Tour
Permanent Collection: Nordic Journeys
The National Nordic Museum’s core exhibition, Nordic Journeys, spans centuries, from prehistoric migrations to Viking adventures to modern-day challenges and triumphs. Go on a journey across 1.3 million square miles and twelve thousand years to explore the Nordic region. Then…
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Exhibit
Permanent Collections @ MOPOP
MoPOP's permanent collections feature a wide variety of artifacts and art highlighting the relevance of music, movies, and other popular culture experiences. Exhibits include: Nirvana: Taking Punk to the MassesInfinite Worlds of Science FictionIndie Game RevolutionFantasy: Worlds of Myth and MagicScared to…
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Exhibit
REMEMBRANCE THE LEGACY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 IN WASHINGTON STATE
The Washington State History Museum
REMEMBRANCE: The Legacy of Executive Order 9066 in Washington StateExplore the intergenerational impacts and legacy of the incarceration of people of Japanese descent during World War II.In this gallery, visitors will experience history through photographs, art, objects, letters, and film. …
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Visual Arts
SAM Teen Arts Group Presents: [REDACTED]
Born from a desire to stand against censorship and suppression online, SAM Teen Arts Group (TAG) presents [REDACTED]. TAG's response to these restrictions is to use their platform at the museum to amplify the self-expression of their community.[REDACTED] honors the…
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Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture is focused on the life of Mexican Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as from the earliest times to the present. Through the voice of the people themselves, as well as documents and photos, this museum…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Shifting Ground: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection
This presentation is the second rotation in a two-part series showcasing new additions to the Henry’s permanent collection. This rotation features paintings, sculptures, and drawings that explore ideas of space, time, and perception. Referencing spaces and geographies both real and…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Tala Madani: Be flat
Be flat is Tala Madani's (b. 1981, Tehran, Iran; lives in Los Angeles, CA) debut solo exhibition in Washington State, featuring recent and newly commissioned works that explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics and individual…
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Visual Arts | Museum Tour | Exhibit
The MiG-21 Project
The Museum of Flight’s dazzling new exhibit is the world premiere of The MiG-21 Project, SouthAfrican artist Ralph Ziman’s 5-year, multidisciplinary project transforming a decommissionedCold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet into a stunning work of art entirely covered intens of…
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Film | Theater | Television
Theatre: Dead or Alive?! (Streaming)
In 2023-24, 2 remarkable teens inaugurated the positions of Young Core Company Representatives. Fish Harrison and Hersh Powers led youth engagement efforts on a variety of fronts, and were inspiring, galvanizing artistic leaders. Their biggest project was a hilarious, absurd, deeply…