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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: September 21–24

A new season of Pacific Northwest Ballet kicks off with 'Jewels,' an unmissable exhibition from Humaira Abid opens at the Bellevue Arts Museum, and sea otters take over the Seattle Aquarium.

09/21/2017 By Darren Davis

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: August 31–September 3

PAX West weekend means a flood of nerd-centric activities in the city, from an independent video game showcase to a boozy cosplay contest. Also, Bumbershoot.

08/31/2017 By Darren Davis

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: August 17–20

An evening food festival at the revamped Pike Place Market, a not-so-mini block party in Capitol Hill, and a whole lot of tattooed people around Seattle Center.

08/17/2017 By Darren Davis

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 27–30

Collaborate with Seattle performers at Velocity Dance Center, heckle bad movies alongside the 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' crew, and spend two nights of funk with George Clinton.

07/27/2017 By Darren Davis and Jaime Archer

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 13–16

Take in a Jane Austen musical, queue up for food trucks at the Seattle Street Food Festival, and campout with 'The Hunger.'

07/13/2017 By Darren Davis and Jaime Archer

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 15–18

Close out solstice at South Lake Union's first-ever night market, discuss blackness in contemporary art at the Northwest African American Museum, and celebrate nine years of Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar.

06/15/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 8–11

Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists join forces for a good cause, comedian Michael Ian Black pays a visit to the Showbox, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet says goodbye to two of its finest.

06/08/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 25–29

Spend Memorial Day weekend at SIFF's short film festival, chow down on international cuisine at Folklife, and hear new work from Hugo House's emerging crop of writers.

05/25/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 11–14

Jim Henson Con brings puppets to life, Upstream Music Fest takes over Pioneer Square, and two days of "Art Up, Chown Down" in PhinneyWood.

05/11/2017 By Darren Davis

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 4–7

'The Magic Flute' dazzles at McCaw Hall, Translations gives the transgender community a cinematic voice, and PJ Harvey rocks during a rare Seattle visit.

05/04/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 27–30

Roger Federer hits the court at KeyArena, Cherdonna Shinatra takes on Henry Ibsen's 'A Doll's House,' and NFFTY shows off the top young filmmakers.

04/27/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 20–23

Enter the sonic realms of Oscar-winning film composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, revel in the political disco musical 'Here Lies Love,' and get lost in 'The Secret Garden.'

04/20/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 13–16

Minus the Bear enters the 'Voids,' Pacific Northwest Ballet goes Broadway, and Alec Baldwin chats at the Paramount.

04/13/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 6–9

Terracotta Warriors storm Pacific Science Center, Hugo House focuses on betrayal, and the Henry presents another Jacob Lawrence exhibit.

04/06/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 30–April 2

'Mamma Mia!' and APRIL Festival say goodbye, the Maldives and Sera Cahoone release new albums, and Northwest Sinfonietta, Spectrum Dance, and the Museum of Glass come together for arts' sake.

03/30/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 23–26

Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron bring their standup humor to town, Taste Washington overtakes CenturyLink Event Center, and the Seattle Symphony winds down its Beethoven cycle in style.

03/23/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 16–19

Japandroids makes its blissfully noisy rock return, the minds behind 'Serial' visit the Paramount, and PNB showcases choreographic diversity with its 'Director's Choice' program.

03/16/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 9–12

Dance Theatre of Harlem gets a boost from Seattle Symphony, top authors convene for McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, and KT Niehoff's latest choreographic creation takes flight.

03/09/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 2–5

Spectrum Dance Theatre highlights the work of immigrants, Seattle Symphony gets 'Looney,' and the MLS Cup Champion Sounders return to the pitch.

03/02/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

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The Top Things to Do This Weekend: February 23–26

'Rent' squats at the Paramount, Dave Attell delivers comedy club bliss, and Seattle Opera stages the Czech classic 'Katya Kabanova.'

02/23/2017 By Seattle Met Staff