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Must List: May the Fourth Festivities and Seattle Opera’s ‘Ariadne’
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff April 30, 2015
Must Jedi
May the 4th Be With You at EMP
Monday (5/4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Don your finest Luke or Leia costume for a family-friendly intergalactic bash in honor of Star Wars Day, which (naturally) happens on May 4th. Expect Star Wars-themed arts and crafts, a roaming R2-D2, trivia, photo ops and Darth Vader masks. While you’re there, stroll the museum’s Star Wars and the Power of the Costume exhibit.
Must Boat
Opening Day of Boating Season
Saturday (5/2, times vary) Boating season officially begins this weekend, so if you don’t have your own water vessel, it’s time to make friends with someone who does. Here now, for your cruising pleasure, are eight Seattle restaurants at which you can dock your boat and dine.
Must Hear
Trimpin’s World-Premiere Work at Seattle Symphony
Saturday (5/2, 10 p.m.) As part of Seattle Symphony’s daring “[untitled]” series (yes, even the name is daring!), Seattle sound sculptor Trimpin presents a world-premiere experimental work, featuring his invented instruments triggered by conductor Ludovic Morlot’s movements.
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera Presents Ariadne auf Naxos
(5/2 to 5/16, times vary) It’s a question for the ages: Which pleases the public more, high art or lowbrow antics? The Seattle Opera poses it by way of 1912’s Ariadne auf Naxos, which delights in the depiction of both.
Must Tour
Mark Your Calendar for a Modern Home Tour
Saturday (5/2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) This self-paced, self-driven circuit—from Austin, Texas-based Modern Home Tours—features total access to five to eight private Seattle-area residences chosen for their unique modern design aesthetics.
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