Thru Dec 28
It's A Wonderful Life
Per annual tradition, Grand Illusion Cinema brings the Christmas favorite It’s A Wonderful Life back to the big screen. Maybe this is the year the George Bailey finally ignores his guardian angel and leaps off of the bridge. ... Probably not. Grand Illusion Cinema, $9

Dec 24–31
The Hateful Eight: 70 mm Roadshow
For one week, cinephiles can catch Quentin Tarantino's latest film The Hateful Eight the way it was meant to be seen. Before it's national release, 70 mm prints of the violent wintry western with an all-star cast (Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Channing Tatum, etc.) tours select cities across the country.  Both AMC Pacific Place 11 and Bellevue's Lincoln Square Cinemas play host to the special screenings that include a musical overture, intermission between acts, and a souvenir program. AMC Pacific Place 11 & Lincoln Square Cinemas, $13–$19

Sun, Dec 27
Hot Chip (DJ Set)
Finish your Christmas weekend on the dance floor as acclaimed British electronic band Hot Chip gets the party started with a DJ set. If group’s taste in records is even half as boogie-inducing as its own music, it should be a killer night. Neumos, $17

Thru Dec 27
A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol
Unexpected Production’s annual production of a Christmas Carol is one of a kind each night. Every performance of A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol has its own fresh and hilarious spin because story plot points like Ebenezer Scrooge’s business or Tiny Tim’s illness change based on audience suggestions. It’s one yearly holiday tradition that you can revisit and keep being surprised. Market Theatre, $15

Thru Jan 2
Erika Sanada: Balancing Act
Some animals are soft, and fuzzy, and perfect for cuddling with on a cold winter night. Those are not the beasts that Erika Sanada sculpts. She dabbles more in nightmarish sights. The San Francisco-based artists latest collection of creepy ceramic critters highlights both her ability to find a perverse cuteness in these ghost-like animals and her perfected sense of color which accentuates each extremity and slit of the pale creatures. (Gallery open this week through Wednesday.) Abmeyer + Wood, Free