August Arts
31 days, 31 things to do: Concerts, parties, plays, art shows, sports, and fairs for every day of the month.
By Nick Feldman
[ 1 ] Seafair
You’ve seen the pirates and you’ve dealt with the clowns. After a month of fun, the staple Seattle summer event wraps up its 60th year with the Chevrolet Cup, fireworks, and the always-spectacular Blue Angels air show.
[ 2 ] Catch Me If You Can
The real-life cat-and-mouse game between an FBI agent and a teen fraud genius takes on a new musical twist thanks to composer Marc Shaiman, his colyricist Scott Wittman, and the Tony-winning Hairspray creative team.
[ 3 ] Anna Macrae: Intuition
Erratic brushstrokes, spontaneous colors, and schizophrenic patterns define the abstract expressionist’s textured canvases.
[ 4 ] Alice Wheeler: Women Are Beautiful
Revered for epic photographs of the Seattle grunge scene, the local arts icon directs her lens toward women and the ways they shape their public identities.
[ 5 ] Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Barcelona
After welcoming England’s Chelsea FC last month, the Sounders again host a friendly with a big-name overseas team. This time it’s FC Barcelona and its superstar lineup of Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, and Andres Iniesta who invade Qwest Field.
[ 6 ] The Fray
Following a double-platinum smash debut and 2005 chart-topping singles “How to Save a Life” and “Over My Head (Cable Car),” the mom-rock quartet from Denver is back at it with their self-titled sophomore release.
[ 7 ] Dyme Def: Concerts at the Mural
The trio exploded onto the hip-hop scene with their 2007 debut Space Music and made a similar slamming impression with July’s follow-up, Panic. They make an appearance for KEXP’s Concerts at the Mural series.
[ 8 ] Penguins, Episode 1
Instigating big laughs in the mildly profane but utterly hilarious vein of Monty Python, playwright Scot Augustson expands on the success formula he found with his Sgt. Rigsby silhouette shows. Parodying gratuitous HBO dramas, Penguins stages an ongoing turf war between nuns and priests—hilarity and sacrilege ensue.
