MUSEUMS

Apr 2–Aug 23
American Spirits
MOHAI beckons visitors back to the tumultuous times of the roaring ’20s with American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. The exhibits boast more than 100 artifacts—from copies of the 18th and 21st Amendments and Al Capone’s guilty verdict to moonshining equipment and flapper fashion—that capture the illicit underground spirit of the era. Museum of History and Industry, $17

SPECIAL EVENTS

Apr 2–5
Norwescon
Don’t expect Game of Thrones spoilers when George R.R. Martin appears at the sci-fi and fantasy convention Norwescon, but maybe he’ll help with your Dothraki pronunciation? DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport, $40–$50; Weekend pass $75

FOOD & DRINKS

Fri & Sat, Apr 3 & 4
Hop Scotch Beer and Scotch Festival
In terms of once-a-year popup bars, few can compare to Fremont’s Hop Scotch Beer and Scotch Festival. Mill about and choose your own scotches, beers, whiskey, and wines, or let the organizers do the work for you and try premade samplers like the Northwest whiskey flight or the scotch vertical flight. Fremont Studios, $30–$70

DANCE

Apr 2–5
Kate Wallich/The YC: Splurge Land
Seattle choreographer Kate Wallich can make “modern dance” seem like an outdated term. Splurge Land, her first evening-length piece at On the Boards, combines detached movements, Johnny Goss’s electronica music, and the slacker visual art of JD Banke in a display of post-postmodernism that reflects on a generation that grew up with the Internet. On the Boards, $12–$23

Apr 3–5
Shen Yun
New York’s Shen Yun performance arts company strives to keep alive the dazzling display of colorful dance and invigorating orchestrated music of ancient Chinese ceremony. While the last seven decades of communist rule have intentionally muted the country’s five millennia–long history, Shen Yun has picked up the torch and carried it with cultural pride. McCaw Hall, $70–$180

CLASSICAL & MORE

Fri, Apr 3
Untuxed: Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 2
Among classical composers, Frédéric Chopin stands out for unparalleled devotion to the pianoforte. While most of the canonical names composed works for a number of instruments and orchestras, he almost exclusively wrote for solo piano, and his mastery of the instrument remains undeniable. As part of Seattle Symphony’s casual Untuxed series, Argentinian virtuoso Ingrid Fliter takes a crack at Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. Benaroya Hall, $17–$81

CONCERTS

Thur, May 2
The Sonics
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Seattle garage band’s influential debut album, Here Are the Sonics, the Sonics got back together to record a new album, This Is the Sonics. Experience a blast from the past when the band brings its trademark blend of noisy rock and saxophone wailing (and Mudhoney) to the Moore. Moore Theatre, $27–$47

THEATER

Thru May 2
Lizard Boy
Inspired by the musical Spring Awakening, the Scott Pilgrim comics, and the music of Ra Ra Riot, Lizard Boy is your average, run-of-the-mill, coming-of-age love story about a gay Seattleite struggling with his identity and his lizard superpowers that also happens to be a cello-based rock musical. Nerd out as the way-outside-the-box tale by Justin Huertas makes its world premiere. Seattle Repertory Theatre, $32–$52

VISUAL ART

Thru Apr 5
Live On: Mr.'s Japanese Neo-Pop
Mr., a protege of Japanese pop art master Takashi Murakami, crafts works much louder than his modest moniker might suggest. In the wake of 2011’s tsunami and ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster, Mr. created a series of paintings that set colorful anime-inspired characters against scenes that hint at the devastation. Live On, Mr.’s first solo U.S. museum exhibit, presents his mix of vibrant spectacle and sorrowful tribute. Catch the exhbit in it's final weekend. Asian Art Museum, $9

Apr 2–May 16
Buster Simpson: Double Bound
The man who helped create Seattle’s eco-art movement heads to Greg Kucera Gallery to present his latest collection of sculptures. Whether crafting pieces from salvaged wood or creating unusual material studies out of ceramic glazes and wire mesh, Simpson always strives for work that’s simultaneously challenging and interesting. Greg Kucera Gallery, Free