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October 23, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Music
Uptown
Fusing Bruno-Mars-caliber stage presence with top-tier vocals and wall-to-wall choreography, the men of UPTOWN combine the smooth stylings of R&B with the fresh hits of today in a unique and modern show that gets every crowd on their feet! Born…
Oct 18- Nov 2, 2025
Theater
Shrew
Falls Theatre @ ACT Contemporary Theatre
Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy. Girl agrees to marry boy against her will so her sister can get married, too. Got it? Experience Shakespeare’s play of matrimonial misery as you’ve never seen it before. Shrew uses the classic text—inverted, upended, and overturned—to offer a modern-day perspective on…
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Music
Jerusalem Quartet
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
For over a quarter century, the Jerusalem Quartet has toured the world, earning rave reviews for its warm, full sound — a balance so finely tuned that The New York Times described the ensemble as “a single instrument with 1…
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Lecture | Visual Arts | Book Review
Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud: The Cartoonists Club
If you’re into comics and graphic novels, you probably know of Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Telgemeier rose to “first-name-only status” among middle-grade readers with her adaptations of The Babysitters Club and award-winning autobiographical graphic novels including Smile and Guts. Scott McCloud is a leading…
Oct 18, 2025
Festival
Diwali: Lights of India
OVERVIEWSeattle Center Festál presents Diwali: Lights of India in partnership with Northwest Share. This year’s festival features music, dance, visual art, martial arts, a cooking demonstration and more.HISTORYDiwali (Festival of Lights) is a major cultural celebration observed throughout India every…
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Exhibit
Riding Together: 135 Years of Cycling in Seattle
For over 135 years, Seattle’s cyclists have shaped the city’s streets, culture, and activism. This small display features objects from MOHAI’s collection alongside loans from local bicycle clubs and nonprofits. Beginning with a 19th-century women’s safety bicycle and cycling suit…
Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30 PM
Music
Brilliance & Beyond
Sarah Ioannides, conductorBella Hristova, violinBonis: Femmes de légende: SaloméBarber: Violin ConcertoStravinsky: PetrushkaStep into a world of fierce legends and dazzling intensity, opening Music Director Sarah Ioannides’ final season on the Symphony Tacoma podium with powerful emotion, masterful technique, and eloquence.Experience the…
Oct 18 2025 | 7:30 PM
Music
Tales, Stories & Myths
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
Join us for a mysterious musical evening where we explore music that has roots in storytelling.Repertoire:Johann de Meij — The Lord of the Rings (Symphony No. 1)Julie Giroux — Riften Wed
Oct 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Music
Portland Cello Project
The Portland Cello Project was formed in 2006 when a group of 9 cellists came together for a fun one-off gig to perform Western classical music in an informal setting. In the ensuing years, the Portland Cello Project has evolved…
October 18, 19, 24, 26, 28, 29, November 1 2025
Music | Opera
The Pirates of Penzance
Music by Arthur SullivanLibretto by W.S. GilbertA swashbuckling good time! Ahoy mateys! Get ready for opera on the high seas with Gilbert and Sullivan's popular piratical comedy. The story begins as young Frederic is due to be released from his…
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Theater
Proof
Love, loss, and the pursuit of knowledge. Catherine’s father is a famous mathematician who struggles with severe mental illness. Catherine, a genius in her own right, is terrified of following in his footsteps. When Hal, one of her father’s students…
Friday, October 17, 2025
Music
Mariachi Herencia de México
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
¡Viva el mariachi! A new generation takes mariachi to whole new heights. Two-time Latin Grammy-nominee Mariachi Herencia de México pushes the boundaries of mariachi music with swaggering jazz, driving horns and a vibrant percussion line. The virtuosic band puts their…
October 15 - November 2, 2025, Run time: 2hrs and 30mins (incl. intermission)
Theater
The Little Foxes
ABOUT THE SHOW:Using ruthless cunning, Regina Hubbard wields manipulation, blackmail, and deceit to claim her stake of the family fortune—no matter the cost. The Little Foxes is a searing portrait of greed, ambition, and betrayal in the American South. LEARN MOREFor…
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Lecture | Music
This Beautiful Earth
Auburn Symphony’s season begins with This Beautiful Earth, a program that embraces music’s deep connection to nature and culture. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Elegía Andina reflects on her Andean heritage with lush, folk-inspired melodies, while Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez transports…
October 11-12, 2025
Miscellaneous
Turkfest
OVERVIEWSeattle Center Festál presents Turkfest in partnership with the Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington (TACAWA). The festival boasts a lively marketplace, food, music, dance, and more.Turkfest is an annual cultural festival in Seattle, whose mission is to foster friendship…
October 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Dance
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, India’s foremost Odissi dance company, invites audiences to journey across time to witness KHANKANĀ, the sound of dancing feet. Performing with live musical accompaniment, and featuring highly acclaimed pieces created over the last three decades by…
Oct 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Dance | Music | Miscellaneous
Balkan Night
VCA hosts Balkan Night is a cultural celebration! This lively evening will showcase the live music, folk dances, art, and the food of the Balkan culture, which is found in the many diverse countries of southeastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia…
Friday, October 10, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Music
Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan
In 2017, Grammy-nominated artist Joan Osborne released the critically acclaimed album, Songs of Bob Dylan. Her artistic and soulful reinterpretations of the selection of Dylan songs was an eye-opening moment in an already celebrated career.Eight years after milestone recording, Osborne…
Oct 9- Oct 11, 2025 | 8PM
Dance
Eiko Otake & Wen Hui | What Is War
Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance
Dance luminaries Wen Hui and Eiko Otake create a complex tapestry of language, movement, and video to share their personal memories related to war.Wen Hui (b.1960) is Chinese and currently working in Europe. She grew up in China during the…
October 5, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Improv | Musical
Jet City Improv at ArtsWest | An Improvised Musical
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Are you ready for a night of laughter and musical magic?Join us at ARTSWEST as Jet City Improv presents "An Improvised Musical!"You give us a show name, and we do the rest for an exclusive one-night-only event where musical theater…