Seattle Events Calendar
10:00am
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…
10:00am
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…
5:00pm
Music | Visual Arts | Exhibit
First Friday Art Walk
In Downtown Bremerton and Manette you will find businesses and galleries that host local artists to show their fine art, ceramics, sculpture and other creations. Every month has different entertainment and live music sprinkled in breweries and cafes. Many businesses…
7:30pm
Theater
Hells Canyon
By Keiko GreenDirected by Amber TanakaAriel Lim, seven months pregnant, arrives at a remote cabin with a handful of old friends. Resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light, when the group hears something outside—trying to get in……
7:30pm
Theater
Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward, Japanese American high school girl, just trying to stay as invisible as possible. But her world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the poison spice…
7:30pm
Improv | Comedy
ComedySportz: Comedy for Everyone
ComedySportz is a fun, fast-paced comedy show that’s great for everyone -families, dates, birthday parties, business entertainment, church outings, bachelorette parties etc. Bring any group outing imaginable. Not only will everyone have a great time, but the rules of the…
7:30pm
Improv | Comedy
Spilling Tea: The Gossip Show
"Spilling Tea" is an audience-inspired longform improv show that delves into the world of gossip. Our talented improvisers transform audience suggestions into scandalous tales, hilarious misadventures, and intriguing mysteries. Get ready for a captivating experience as secrets are revealed, relationships…
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
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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
Kameelah Janan Rasheed: we leak, we exceed
Kameelah Janan Rasheed (b. 1985, East Palo Alto, CA; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a self-described “learner” who creates multi-media works that explore the poetics-pleasures-politics of Black knowledge production, information technologies, [un]learning, and belief formation. She often integrates…
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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. …
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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…