Day 47, originally uploaded by chelseatatum.
Neither rain, Nor sleet, nor gloom of night. It may be frrrrreezing but there’s plenty to do. Take the On the List oath and get out there. Have an event we missed? [email protected] or add it to the CHS Calendar.
Don’t forget Saturday’s Walk for Choice Rally at Broadway and Pine.
Wednesday, February 23rd
- John Popper of Blues Traveler (yes, that John Popper, and yes, that Blues Traveler) @ Neumo’s
- Newly-signed local quartet Motopony plays @ High Dive
- Beans (Anticon) brings deft hiphop lyricism @ Chop Suey
- The Northwest Flower & Garden Show is just down the Hill at the Convention Center all weekend.
Thursday, February 24th
- If you missed it at SIFF last year, locally-made college reunion dramedy Perfect 10 screens for one night only @ SIFF Cinema
- Enter the high-stakes world of online journalism with The New New News: A Living Newspaper @ The Erickson Theatre
- Free Lecture: Naturopathic Medicine and Cancer at Gilda’s Club on Broadway
- Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Zoe Sundra plays her first Seattle show in Georgetown @ MIX Lounge
- Unanswerable question: Man or Astro-Man? @ the Croc
- Gee whiz, Officer Krupke, it’s just a West Side Story sing-along @ Central Cinema
- Otto Preminger’s Bonjour Tristesse (with Deborah Kerr, David Niven, and Jean Seberg) screens @ SAM
Friday, February 25th
- Rawk Paper Scissors Tournament at The Highline
- Brent Amaker brings his Rodeo @ the Croc
- The uncategorizable wily indie vets Deerhoof @ Neumo’s
- Hometown heroes Macklemore and Ryan Lewis headline the first of many long-since sold-out shows @ the Showbox
- Jobim and more with the two-time Latin Grammy Award–winning guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad @ Benaroya Hall
- Late night viewing! Sex wizards do gory battle in The Eternal Evil of Asia @ the Grand Illusion
Saturday, February 26th
- Celebrate 14 years of the Century Ballroom at their FREE! birthday party.
It’s hard to believe, but it’s time to celebrate our 14th Anniversary!
Help us celebrate 14 years of memories & dreams come true. We could never have done it without your support, so whether you are new to Century or have been here since the beginning, please stop by & say hello. Celebrate the past & the future with us!!
- Capitol Hill Health Building health and wellness fair
- eSe Teatro presents “Passport”
- There will definitely be no more wire hangers at the Mommie Dearest quote-along @ SIFF Cinema
- Climbing non-profit Alpine Club hosts their annual benefit black tie dinner @ Bell Harbor
- Talcum is back for your required end-of-month dose of northern soul @ Chop Suey
- Michael Gira tours with Swans again, but don’t call it a reunion, because Gira is scarily intense and doesn’t want you to use that word @ Neumo’s
- The Israeli Philharmonic plays Beethoven, Webern, and Mahler @ Benaroya Hall
- The Seattle International Piano Festival presents “From Russia to Brazil,” with Brazilian pianist Helena Azevedo @ the Frye Art Museum
Sunday, February 27th
- Oscar Brunch at Linda’s
- Watch the Oscars amongst film people for free (with purchase of $10 food coupon) @ Central Cinema or with Theo chocolates and drink specials @ the Bottleneck
- Wild Nothing and Abe Vigoda could be your Oscar afterparty @ Vera Project
- National Geographic presents wildlife photographer Joel Sartore discussing animal migrations (also Monday) @ Benaroya Hall
- “Ana Whim’s Mutant Freak,” a variety show with stand up comedy, videos, sketch comedy, and musical comedy elements, blows your mind @ the Can Can
- Foodies, the Seattle Food & Wine Experience is just sitting there @ the Exhibition Hall
Monday, February 28th
- It’s another National Theatre Live production, this time King Lear @ SIFF Cinema
- Tim Johnson discusses his book Tragedy in Crimson: How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle with China @ UW Johnson Hall
- Swedish pop collective the Concretes have a new lead singer to say something new @ Neumo’s
- Nancy Pearl just claimed another award (“Librarian of the Year”) and also released a travel-friendly Book Lust last October. Toast her with free wine and stick around for a talk @ Elliott Bay
Tuesday, March 1st
- FREE short stacks of pancakes all day, thanks to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals celebrating National Pancake Day @ your local IHOP
- Baths’ blunted maximalism and Braids’ smart spacey minimalism make for a peanut butter-and-chocolate perfect post-rock night @ Chop Suey
- Film historian and archivist Dennis Nyback screens a selection of shorts in “Subversive Animation” @ the Grand Illusion
- Lisa Dank (with Kevin Kauer), Fly Moon Royalty, Secret Shoppers, Pearl of Champagne Champagne, Metal Chocolates, and Blue Eyed Soul @ the Comet Tavern
- TechFlash meetup, techies @ Belltown’s Spitfire
- Vocalist Janiva Magness sings from her new album The Devil is an Angel Too @ Jazz Alley
- Havana adds a trivia night.
