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This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one rally against the coup. There's one on SAT FEB 22 at University Village.

Open mic (stories) at Town Hall Seattle
• Ignite Seattle #47
THU FEB 20, 6:30 PM — $20

• The Urbanist’s Seattle Social at Big Time Brewery
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)

Film at North Bend Theater
• Neverending Story (1984)
THU FEB 20 and FRI FEB 21, 11:00 AM — FREE

Lecture at Edmonds School District Center (in Lynnwood)
• UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black
THU FEB 20, 1:00 PM — FREE

Performance at the Rabbit Box
• Between Two Worlds: A David Lynch Tribute
THU FEB 20, 5:00 to 11:00 PM
$20 advance tix; $25 at the door (age 21+ only)

Poetry at Push/Pull
• Part-Time Poets Club
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at the Beacon
• Kikujiro (1999)
FRI FEB 21 thru MON FEB 24 — $12

Performance at Substation
• Gamma Knife, plus Filthy Traitors and more
FRI FEB 21, doors at 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Conor Byrne Co-op
• Supermother with Hank Lemon and Public Pool
FRI FEB 21, 9:00 PM — $12 (age 21+ only)

Fundraiser for Annex Theatre
• Lip Sync for Our Lights
FRI FEB 21, doors 7:00 PM, show 7:30

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Good on Toast
FRI FEB 21, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12

Performance at Jack Straw Cultural Center
• Aleatory Music in February: Beauty & Silence against Darkness
SAT FEB 22, 2:00 PM — FREE

Snakes, alligators, and lizards at Ounces Taproom
• The Reptile Lady
SAT FEB 22, 2:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a bar, ya cheap bastard, buy a beer)

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Pint & Dale
SAT FEB 22, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore and sammich shop, ya cheap bastard, so buy something)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
SUN FEB 23 thru WED FEB 26 — $12.50

Performance at the Sunset Tavern
• Vanished with The Ragav Project and Schmutz
SUN FEB 23, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Rainbow Coalition Death Cult
SUN FEB 23, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Jules Maes Saloon
• Drunken Owl Theatre
SUN FEB 23, 4:30 PM
$10 admission; $30-35 for dinner including show

Performance at Brechemin Auditorium
• UW Baroque Ensemble
MON FEB 24, 7:30 PM — FREE

• Open Mic Night (literary) at Folio
MON FEB 24, 5:30 PM
Pay what you can (registration required)

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary
MON FEB 24, 3:45 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON FEB 24, 4:15 and 7:15 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated
MON FEB 24, 7:30 PM — $6

Film at Central Library
• Ip Man (2008)
WED FEB 26, 2:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Conor Byrne Co-op
• Westbound City Train
WED FEB 26, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED FEB 26, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

Performance at Brechemin Auditorium
• UW School of Music Piano Series
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at 12th Avenue Arts
• Time Stands Still
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM
"Pay what you can" preview

Performance at Tagney Jones Hall
• Ladies Musical Club: Music of Steven Luksan
THU FEB 27, 11:30 AM — FREE

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Lost Highway (1997)
FRI FEB 28 thru WED MAR 5 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Concert at the Black Lodge
• Stoneyard, Hewn, Lawn Darts, Sexting My Friends
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM — $15.66

Film at North Bend Theater
• Blue Velvet
FRI FEB 28 thru SUN MAR 2 — $10
(discounts for kiddies, military, old farts)

Poetry at Open Books
• Girlhood x A Haunting; Jessica Rae Bergamino with EJ Colen
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM

Performance at the Great Hall
• Cappella Romana presents Canon for Racial Reconciliation
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
Tickets start at $15

Performance at the Great Hall
• Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra's Winter Concert
SAT MAR 1, 7:30 PM
Tickets start at $8

Performance at Sunset Tavern
• Hockey Teeth with waltzerr and Die Right
SAT MAR 1, 8:30 PM — $15.45

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Songwriter Showcase Seattle
SAT MAR 1, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Film at the Beacon
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
SUN MAR 2 thru WED MAR 5 — $12

Performance at the Vera Project
• Happy Minds School of Music concert
SUN MAR 2, 2:30 PM — $13.39

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON MAR 3, 4:15 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated
MON MAR 3, 7:15 PM — $6

Film at Here-After (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Battle Royale (2000)
TUE MAR 4, 7:00 PM — $11 (age 21+ only)
(discount for members who preorder)

• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'N Thistle
WED MAR 5, 5:30 PM — FREE
(but it's a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Washington Park Arboretum walking tour
THU MAR 6 — FREE

Film at the Beacon
• Inland Empire (2006)
THU MAR 6 thru THU MAR 13 — $12

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Rat Film (2016)
THU MAR 6, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Film at Broadview Library
• Nosferatu (1922)
THU MAR 6, 1:00 PM — FREE

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Facing Rejection
THU MAR 6, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Eraserhead (1977)
FRI MAR 7 thru SUN MAR 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Broadview Library
• Live experimental musical arts with video projection by Rob Angus
SAT MAR 8, 3:30 PM — FREE

Lecture at Vashon Library, by Robert Horton
• Un-American Activities: The Blacklist Era and Hollywood
SAT MAR 8, 4:30 PM — FREE

Film at Rainier Beach Community Club
• Free for All: The Public Library (2024)
SAT MAR 8, 7:00 PM — FREE

Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT MAR 8, 10AM-2PM — $20

• Georgetown Steam Plant Open House featuring poetry by Xochitl Clare
SAR MAR 8, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM — FREE

Performance at West Seattle Library
• Ladies Musical Club concert
SUN MAR 9, 3:00 PM — FREE

Performance at UW's Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
• Late, A Cowboy Song
THU MAR 11 thru SUN MAR 15 — $10-22

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
WED MAR 12, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 12, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Starting the Conversation
THU MAR 13, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Works in Progress
TUE MAR 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

Lecture at White River Valley Museum in Auburn
• Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty
WED MAR 19, 5:30 PM — FREE

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Conversation Cafe
THU MAR 20, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Weep Wave with Family Worship Center and Little Venom
SAT MAR 22, doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 — $15 (age 21+ only)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
TUE MAR 25, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 26, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie's Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (ticket price varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

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Title Edit: To Be Announced -> Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one rally against the coup. We're picketing SAT FEB 15 at every Tesla dealer, and MON FEB 17 at every state capitol and city hall.

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books
• Conversation Cafe
THU FEB 13, 6:30 PM — FREE (registration required)

Performance at at Benaroya Hall
• Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
THU FEB 13, 7:30 PM — FREE (registration requested)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• America: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed Of (1971-73)
THU FEB 13, 8:00 PM and MON FEB 17, 4:30 PM — $12.50

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• The Cartoons of Max Fleischer (1928-38)
FRI FEB 14, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

• No Expectation Art for Adults at Federal Way Library
FRI FEB 14, 3:30 to 5:30 PM — FREE

Film at Central Cinema
• Wild at Heart (1990)
FRI FEB 14 thru WED FEB 19 — $12

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Whateverly Brothers
FRI FEB 14, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Swap Meet at Punk Rock Flea Market
• Capitol Hill Swap Meet (CHASM)
SAT FEB 15, NOON to 6PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; emailed inquiry got me an irrelevant form letter)

Performance at Town Hall
• Srivani Jade Ensemble
SAT FEB 15, 11:00 AM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

Performance at Southgate Roller Rink
• Rainier Roller Riot vs. South Sound Roller Derby
(includes pre-match drag show)
SAT FEB 15, preshow 5:00 PM; match 6:30 PM — $20

Performance at Bagley Wright Theatre
• Blues for an Alabama Sky
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM
"Pay what you choose performance"

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Sing Sing (2024)
thru SUN FEB 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Conor Byrne Cooperative
• Music on the Porch with Brian Trinen
SUN FEB 16, 12:NOON — FREE
(but it's a bar, ya cheap bastard, buy a drink)

Conversation at Town Hall
• US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Washington Rep Liz Berry (D-38th)
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

• Performance at Folio
Flying: Trapeze Poems, by Lillo Way
SUN FEB 16, 4:00 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10 (registration required)

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON FEB 17, 4:15 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary
MON FEB 17, 7:00 PM — $6

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
TUE FEB 18 thru THU FEB 20 — $12.50

Film at North Bend Library
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) with free popcorn
TUE FEB 18, 5:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Storytelling works in progress
TUE FEB 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

• How a covered I-5 can transform Seattle at Town Hall Seattle
WED FEB 19, 5:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at Renton Library
• 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021) with free popcorn
WED FEB 19, 5:30 PM

Film at Northwest Film Forum (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
WED FEB 19, 7:00 PM — $12
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Open mic stories at Town Hall Seattle
• Ignite Seattle #47
THU FEB 20, 6:30 PM — $20

• The Urbanist’s Seattle Social at Big Time Brewery
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)

Film at North Bend Theater
• Neverending Story (1984)
THU FEB 20 and FRI FEB 21, 11:00 AM — FREE

Lecture at Edmonds School District Center
• UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black
THU FEB 20, 1:00 PM — FREE

Poetry at Push/Pull
• Part-Time Poets Club
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at the Beacon
• Kikujiro (1999)
FRI FEB 21 thru MON FEB 24 — $12

Performance at Substation
• Gamma Knife, plus Filthy Traitors and more
FRI FEB 21, doors at 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Jack Straw Cultural Center
• Beauty & Silence against Darkness
SAT FEB 22, 2:00 PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
SUN FEB 23 thru WED FEB 26 — $12.50

Performance at Jules Maes Saloon
• Drunken Owl Theatre
SUN FEB 23, 4:30 PM
$10 admission; or $30-35 for dinner including show

• Open mic literary at Folio
MON FEB 24, 5:30 PM
Pay what you can (registration required)

Film at Central Library
• Ip Man (2008)
WED FEB 26, 2:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Conor Byrne Co-op
• Westbound City Train
WED FEB 26, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)

Film at North Bend Theater
• Blue Velvet
FRI FEB 28 thru SUN MAR 2 — $10
(discounts for kiddies, military, old farts)

Poetry at Open Books
• Girlhood x A Haunting with Jessica Rae Bergamino and EJ Colen
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Songwriter Showcase Seattle
SUN MAR 1, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Film at the Beacon
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
SUN MAR 2 thru WED MAR 5 — $12

Film at Here-After (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Battle Royale (2000)
TUE MAR 4, 7:00 PM — $11 (age 21+ only)
(discount for members who preorder)

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Washington Park Arboretum walking tour
THU MAR 6 — FREE and every first Thursday

Film at the Beacon
• Inland Empire (2006)
THU MAR 6 thru THU MAR 13 — $12

Performance at Broadview Library
• Live experimental musical arts with video projection by Rob Angus
SAT MAR 8, 3:30 PM — FREE

Film at Rainier Beach Community Club
• Free for All: The Public Library (2024)
SAT MAR 8, 7:00 PM — FREE

Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT MAR 8, 10AM-2PM — $20

Performance at West Seattle Library
• Ladies Musical Club concert
SUN MAR 9, 3:00 PM — FREE

Performance at UW's Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
• Late, A Cowboy Song
THU MAR 11 thru SUN MAR 15 — $10-22

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Storytelling works in progress
TUE MAR 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie's Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (ticket price varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

ORIGINAL LINK

There's a group of us that might want to go, but some of them are watching their spending. Is there a price to expect? I can't find any info online.

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/zootunes-2025-summer-concert-series-lineup-announced/

https://www.zoo.org/zootunes

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

Please note: You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest.

Film at the Beacon
• Knightriders (1981)
WED FEB 5 thru THU FEB 6 — $12.50

Performance at UW North Allen Library Lobby
• UW First Wednesday Concert
WED FEB 5, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at ArtsWest
• Covenant
Preview: WED FEB 5, 7:30 PM — $10

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
THU FEB 6 — FREE
and every first Thursday

Film at the Crest
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
NOW PLAYING thru THU FEB 6, 5:00 PM — $7

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Sing Sing (2024)
FRI FEB 7 thru SUN FEB 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Music Center of the Northwest
• Ladies Music Club — Spanish, American, and Italian music
FRI FEB 7, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Highline Performing Arts Center
• Northwest Symphony Orchestra’s Valentine’s Concert
FRI FEB 7, 7:30 PM — $20
(discounts for seniors, FREE for children)

• Equinox Studios Art Walk
SAT FEB 8, 6-9PM — FREE

Performance at Seattle Center Armory Stage
• Benin to Brazil
SAT FEB 8, 4:00 PM — FREE

• Georgetown Wet Weather Facility Tour
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE (registration required)

• Tour of the Moore Theater
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE (registration required)

Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT FEB 8, 10AM-2PM — $20

Performance at Annex Theater
• Gold
NOW PLAYING thru SAT FEB 8, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $5

• Firepit social at Pier 62 and Overlook Walk
SUN FEB 9, 3:00-6:00 PM (weather permitting) — FREE
and every Sunday

Film at the Beacon
• David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange (2025)
NOW PLAYING thru SUN FEB 9 — $5

• Pop-up Weddings at Charlie's Queer Books
SUN FEB 9, 9:00 AM - NOON — FREE

Performance at University House Wallingford
• Ladies Music Club — Woodwind trios; piano works by Piazzolla & Gershwin
MON FEB 10, 7:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Town Hall Seattle
• Debra Revere and The Mitzvot Quartet with Rebecca Crichton
MON FEB 10, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

Film at Auburn Library
• The Black Panthers-Vanguard of the Revolution
TUE FEB 11, 5:30 PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon
• Secret Cinema
TUE FEB 11, 7:30 PM — FREE

Film at Ballard Library
• Interstellar (2014) with popcorn
WED FEB 12, 1:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Central Library
• Ladies Musical Club
WED FEB 12, NOON — FREE

Performance at at Benaroya Hall
• Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
THU FEB 13, 7:30 PM — FREE (registration requested)

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books
• Conversation Cafe
THU FEB 13, 6:30 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• America: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed Of (1971-73)
THU FEB 13, 8:00 PM and MON FEB 17, 4:30 PM — $12.50

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• The Cartoons of Max Fleischer (1928-38)
FRI FEB 14, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

• No Expectation Art for Adults at Federal Way Library
FRI FEB 14, 3:30 to 5:30 PM — FREE

Swap Meet at Punk Rock Flea Market
• Capitol Hill Swap Meet (CHASM)
SAT FEB 15, NOON to 6PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; emailed inquiry got me an irrelevant form letter)

Conversation at Town Hall
• US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Washington Rep Liz Berry (D-38th)
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
TUE FEB 18 thru THU FEB 20 — $12.50

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Works in Progress
TUE FEB 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

• How a covered I-5 can transform Seattle at Town Hall Seattle
WED FEB 19, 5:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at Northwest Film Forum (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
WED FEB 19, 7:00 PM — $12
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Open mic (stories) at Town Hall Seattle
• Ignite Seattle #47
THU FEB 20, 6:30 PM — $20

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Film at First United Methodist Church
• The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
SUN FEB 23, 12:30 PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
SUN FEB 23 thru WED FEB 26 — $12.50

• Open Mic Night (literary) at Folio
MON FEB 24, 5:30 PM
Pay what you can (registration required)

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (open Thurs, Fri, Saturdays only)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays-Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (open Fridays & Saturdays only)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie's Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays-Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (admission varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

In West Seattle north of the Junction, the best one is Belvedere Park. Great hill length and speed without being too crazy for the little ones. Also Hamilton Viewpoint is a great spot.

Where's your spot?

In case anything was unclear

On ballots that went out last week, voters have two choices to make to determine the future of Seattle’s newest plan for housing.

The first is whether the developer should be funded at all. The next choice — regardless of the previous answer — is how.

Option 1A is with a new employer tax on all salaries over $1 million a year. Backers hope the 5% tax would raise as much as $50 million a year to be spent on buying and, eventually, developing housing that would be cost-controlled and owned by taxpayers.

Option 1B is to fund the developer with $10 million a year in existing city funding — specifically the city’s JumpStart tax on large corporations in Seattle.

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

Film at the Beacon:
• David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange (2025)
playing through SUN FEB 9 — $5

Performance at Seattle Public Theater:
• Where is Here?
playing thru SUN FEB 2 — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $10

Film at Luther's Table in Renton:
• How We Grow (2017)
WED JAN 29, 7:00 PM — FREE

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
WED JAN 29 – SUN FEB 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Slacker (1991)
WED JAN 29 – SUN FEB 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at Mt. Baker Community Club:
• Seattle Black Panthers: Fight for Justice & Freedom (2024)
THU JAN 30, 6:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Seattle Rep:
• Blues for an Alabama Sky
Previews THU JAN 30 - TUE FEB 4, 7:30 PM — TICKETS START AT $22 Running THU FEB 6 - SUN FEB 23 — TICKETS START AT $25 FOR SOME SHOWS

• Celebrating the National Park Service at the Steam Plant
SAT FEB 1, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

• Firepit social at Pier 62 and Overlook Walk
EVERY SUNDAY (WEATHER PERMITTING) 3PM-6PM — FREE

Performance at Church of the Ascension:
• A Little Afternoon Music
SUN FEB 2, 2PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon:
• Knightriders (1981)
WED FEB 5 - THU FEB 6 — $12.50

Performance at UW North Allen Library Lobby:
• UW First Wednesday Concert
WED FEB 5, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at ArtsWest:
• Covenant
Preview: WED FEB 5, 7:30 PM — $10 (Regular run FEB 6 – MAR 2 is unaffordable)

FREE FIRST THURSDAY at most Seattle museums:
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
THU FEB 6 — AND EVERY FIRST THURSDAY

Play at Annex Theater:
• Gold
Playing thru SAT FEB 8, 7:30 PM — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $5

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Sing Sing (2024)
FRI FEB 7 – SUN FEB 16 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

• Georgetown Wet Weather Facility Tour
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

• Tour of the Moore Theater
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Film at Auburn Library:
• The Black Panthers-Vanguard of the Revolution
TUE FEB 11, 5:30 PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon:
• Secret Cinema
TUE FEB 11, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Central Library:
• Ladies Musical Club
WED FEB 12, NOON — FREE

Performance at at Benaroya Hall:
• Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
THU FEB 13, 7:30 PM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• The Cartoons of Max Fleischer (1928-38)
TUE FEB 14, 7:00 PM — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Conversation at Town Hall:
• US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Washington Rep Liz Berry (D-38th)
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $10

Performance at Lapis Theater:
• Works in Progress (open mic literature)
TUE FEB 18, 6PM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 – SUN MAR 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at First United Methodist Church:
• The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
SUN FEB 23, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum:
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM — COST IS NOT MENTIONED ON WEBSITE

ALWAYS FREE
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Frye Art Museum
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park