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Beat the Bridge	Special Events	8am	Husky Stadium
Seattle Beer Week	Food & Drink	10am to 10pm	Not Listed
Beyond Books: The Independent Art of Eric Carle	Art	10am	Tacoma Art Museum
The Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States	Art	10am	Seattle Art Museum
Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London	Art	10am to 5pm	Seattle Art Museum
Zoom. Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo	Art	11am	Bellevue Arts Museum
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
Crash	Family	11am	Seattle Children's Theatre
Love Me Tender	Art	11am to 5pm	Bellevue Arts Museum
Out [o] Fashion Photography	Art	11am to 4pm	Henry Art Gallery
Paul Laffoley: Premonitions of the Bauharoque	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
SIFF 2013: Our Nixon	Film	1:30pm	Harvard Exit Theater
Boeing Boeing	Theater	2pm	Seattle Repertory Theatre
Chicago	Theater	2pm	Village Theatre
Grey Gardens	Theater	2pm	ACT Theatre
Crash	Family	2:30pm	Seattle Children's Theatre
Food Truck Roundup	Food & Drink	3pm to 7pm	Phinney Neighborhood Center
Frank Olivier's Twisted Cabaret	Theater	3pm	Hale's Ales Brewery and Pub
Sunday Feast at Tavolata: Suckling Pig	Food & Drink	6pm	Tavolàta
Grey Gardens	Theater	7pm	ACT Theatre
Made in Seattle: Ezra Dickinson	Dance	7pm	Velocity Dance Center
Chicago	Theater	7pm	Village Theatre
Whim W'Him: Third Degree	Dance	7pm	Intiman Playhouse
Saint Genet: Paradisiacal Rites	Theater	8pm	On the Boards
Lucis: Music of Light	Classical Music	8pm	St. James Cathedral
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Vox Mod	Concerts	9pm	Barboza

Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
Robert G. Kaiser	Books & Talks	7:30pm	Town Hall
Temple Grandin	Books & Talks	7:30pm	Town Hall
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Fleetwood Mac	Concerts	8pm	Tacoma Dome
Monday Movies at King's Hardware: Be Prepared	Food & Drink	8pm	King's Hardware

John Grade: After the Wawona	Art	10am to 5:30pm	Davidson Galleries
The Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States	Art	10am	Seattle Art Museum
Alfredo Arreguin	Art	10:30am	Linda Hodges Gallery
Zoom. Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo	Art	11am	Bellevue Arts Museum
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Love Me Tender	Art	11am to 5pm	Bellevue Arts Museum
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Theater	7:30pm	The Playhouse
Grey Gardens	Theater	7:30pm	ACT Theatre
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Theater	10pm	The Playhouse

The Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States	Art	10am	Seattle Art Museum
Beyond Books: The Independent Art of Eric Carle	Art	10am	Tacoma Art Museum
John Grade: After the Wawona	Art	10am to 5:30pm	Davidson Galleries
Alfredo Arreguin	Art	10:30am	Linda Hodges Gallery
Zoom. Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo	Art	11am	Bellevue Arts Museum
Love Me Tender	Art	11am to 5pm	Bellevue Arts Museum
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Paul Laffoley: Premonitions of the Bauharoque	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
MinstralKitchen Hosts Numanthia	Food & Drink	6:30pm	MinstralKitchen
Camp Cooking Basics	Food & Drink	7pm to 8:30pm	REI Flagship
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Theater	7:30pm	The Playhouse
Grey Gardens	Theater	7:30pm	ACT Theatre
Chicago	Theater	8pm	Village Theatre
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Theater	10pm	The Playhouse

The Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States	Art	10am	Seattle Art Museum
Beyond Books: The Independent Art of Eric Carle	Art	10am	Tacoma Art Museum
John Grade: After the Wawona	Art	10am to 5:30pm	Davidson Galleries
Alfredo Arreguin	Art	10:30am	Linda Hodges Gallery
Out [o] Fashion Photography	Art	11am to 9pm	Henry Art Gallery
Love Me Tender	Art	11am to 5pm	Bellevue Arts Museum
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Zoom. Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo	Art	11am	Bellevue Arts Museum
Free Food from Skillet	Food & Drink	11:30am	Skillet Street Food
Ruby Room Prom Gown Boutique Events	Shopping	4pm to 7pm	The Ruby Room
tasteBOKA	Food & Drink	5:30pm	BOKA Kitchen and Bar
Public House Dinner at Dahlia Lounge	Food & Drink	6pm	Dahlia Lounge
Steve Keen	Books & Talks	6pm	Town Hall
FareStart’s Guest Chef Spectacular	Food & Drink	6:30pm	Showbox SoDo
SIFF 2013 (Renton Opening Night): Touchy Feely	Film	7pm	Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
Frank Olivier's Twisted Cabaret	Theater	7:30pm	Hale's Ales Brewery and Pub
Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut: French New Wave Masters	Film	7:30pm	Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Grey Gardens	Theater	8pm	ACT Theatre
The Twilight Zone: Live!	Theater	8pm	Theater Schmeater
Chicago	Theater	8pm	Village Theatre

Sasquatch! Music Festival	Special Events	9am	The Gorge Amphitheatre
John Grade: After the Wawona	Art	10am to 5:30pm	Davidson Galleries
The Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States	Art	10am	Seattle Art Museum
Beyond Books: The Independent Art of Eric Carle	Art	10am	Tacoma Art Museum
Alfredo Arreguin	Art	10:30am	Linda Hodges Gallery
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty	Art	11am	Henry Art Gallery
Northwest Folklife Festival	Special Events	11am	Seattle Center
Chihuly Garden and Glass	Art	11am	Chihuly Garden and Glass
Zoom. Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo	Art	11am	Bellevue Arts Museum
Love Me Tender	Art	11am to 8pm	Bellevue Arts Museum
Out [o] Fashion Photography	Art	11am to 9pm	Henry Art Gallery
Frank Olivier's Twisted Cabaret	Theater	7:30pm	Hale's Ales Brewery and Pub
Grey Gardens	Theater	8pm	ACT Theatre
The Twilight Zone: Live!	Theater	8pm	Theater Schmeater
Chicago	Theater	8pm	Village Theatre
Seattle Independent Film Festival	Film	8pm	SIFF Cinema
Frank Olivier's Twisted Cabaret	Theater	10:30pm	Hale's Ales Brewery and Pub

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