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The Must List: Last-Minute Boozy Gifts, Jazz at Town Hall and a New SLU Art Installation
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff December 18, 2014
Must Groove
Duke Ellington’s ‘Sacred Music’ at Town Hall
Saturday (12/20, 7:30 p.m.) Earshot Jazz presents the 26th annual concert, a swinging show featuring Ellington’s personal take on “sacred music.” Tickets can be purchased now at Brown Paper Tickets.
Must Shop
5 Boozy Presents Sure to Please
Playing Santa for someone fond of a good drink? This bottled gift guide was designed especially for all you last-minute gift givers.
Must See
New Public Art Installation in South Lake Union
This time of year can start to feel like you’re trapped in a crinkling vortex of wrapping paper with “Jingle Bell Rock” on repeat. But with his new, permanent work of public art, “There Is Another Sky,” suspended four stories above a walkway between two Amazon buildings in South Lake Union, New York artist Spencer Finch reminds us to slow down and look up.
Must Smell
Watch Willy Wonka in Smell-O-Vision
(Through 1/4/2015, times vary) Snozzberries are back! Indulge in the 1971 classic the best way possible—with a complimentary “Wonkariffic” goodie bag of sweets.
Must Go East
Mercer Island’s Big Chanukah Show
Saturday (12/20, 7 p.m.) Celebrate Chanukah with a vaudeville-style performance featuring Jewish Chanukah-related music, comedy and other entertainment.
Follow Us
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As a teenager, former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley fell in love with the works of Alexander Calder. He’s now sharing his passion with the public.
For me, moving around The Eagle, taking it in outside of traditional gallery walls and interacting with it, choosing how I saw the work, was a totally new way to experience art...
The Art in This Leschi Backyard is Literally Immersive
One local collector’s transformed yard features a new swimming pool with a custom installation
When architect Ian Butcher signed on to design an outdoor space for a local philanthropist and art collector, it turned out to be a double dose of revisiting the past...
