The Magnolia Summerfest & Art Show is scheduled for Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30. The annual Magnolia Summerfest and Art Show is one of the summer’s big events for the community and bound to be an exciting time for the whole family. The highlights for Friday, July 29, include pony rides and a giant slide that will be placed on 33rd Avenue West. In the evening, Summerfest hosts the annual Youth Talent Show, in which kids from 6 years old to 14 perform. That event is followed by a free outdoor showing of “E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial,” on the wall of the Magnolia Community Center. The festival will be underway from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, July 30, the day begins with the Magnolia Seafair Parade & Kid’s Parade at 10 a.m. This year’s parade will include the Seafair Pirates and the Wells Fargo Stagecoach. Following the parades, the festival will include baby races, more live music from the Main Stage, a pie-eating contest. The Sunshine From Polynesia dance troupe will also perform. For more information about this year’s festival can visit the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce website at www.magnoliachamber.org.
The Magnolia Theater presents a Musical Workshop production of The Jungle Book for kids. The performances are at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 29 at the United Church of Christ, 3555 West McGraw in Magnolia. The cost is $5 at the door. The jungle is jumping with jazz in this exciting Disney classic. Join Mowgli, Baloo and the entire gang as they swing through madcap adventures as they thwart the ferocious tiger Shere Khan. For more information, call 206-356-1342 or visit themagnoliatheater.com.
Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival. Throughout King and Snohomish counties,July 7-August 7, various production companies are putting on free plays in the park. You will not need reservations or tickets but we do recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before the start of the show to secure a good spot on the lawn. For information on performances near you, visit www.seattleshakespeare.org or call (206) 733-8222.
The Seattle Shakespeare Theatre is performing MacBeth at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.
The 5th Avenue Theatre presents Disney’s Aladdin, July 7 through July 31. A madcap adventure and whirlwind romance come to life at The 5th Avenue Theatre’s highly anticipated premiere of Aladdin, a new stage musical adapted from Disney’s hugely popular Academy Award-winning animated feature film. For ticket information, visit www.5thavenue.org.
The 5th Avenue Theatre presents Les Miserables, Aug 9–27. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. For ticket information, visit www.5thavenue.org.
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Organized by EMP, Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses is the most extensive exhibition of memorabilia celebrating the music and history of Seattle grunge luminaries, Nirvana. The exhibit features more than 200 rare and never-before-seen artifacts and photography from the band, their crews, and families. The museum is located at 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. 206-770-2700, main line; 206-770-2702, box office; 1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free; www.empsfm.org <http://www.empsfm.org>
Teatro ZinZanni continues its highly popular late night varieté show series, Mezzo Lunatico, on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Featuring saucy cabaret, crazed circus, live music, dancing and drinks, Mezzo Lunatico is a 21 and older event and contains adult themes. Mezzo Lunatico (which translates as “half crazy”) is held at Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer Street. Doors open at 11:00 p.m. and the show runs from 11:45 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. Tickets are $25 with a $20 food and beverage credit.
Discover why our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared in Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear, opening at Pacific Science Center June 11, 2011. Through exciting, interactive challenges for all ages, Goose Bumps! uncovers the science behind the physical and emotional responses of the lifesaving emotion of fear. Guests explore their physical and emotional reactions to some of the most common fears in our society – from the fear of falling to the fear of creepy-crawly creatures. Along the way, they’ll encounter current research on the neurobiology, physiology and psychology of fear. Entry to Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear is included with the price of general admission, FREE for Pacific Science Center members. Admission to Pacific Science Center is $14 for adults; $9 for youth 6 to 15; $7 for kids 3-5 and $12 for seniors 65 and over. Children under three receive free admission. For more information, please call (206) 443-2001 or go to pacificsciencecenter.org.
ARC Dance is back! This summer’s program offers five separate works by different choreographers. There will be a world premier by Alex Ketley (The Foundry and San Francisco Ballet) titled Wave Atlas, as well as works by Betsy Cooper, Jason Ohlberg and others. We once again will be showcasing ARC’s professional and technically strong dancers at the Leo K Theater at the Seattle Center. The theater is small and intimate setting for dance; you get a sense of intimacy with the performers that can truly be felt as they dance. At the Leo K you can actually see and hear them breathe, you can see every muscle, every toe as it leaves the stage.
Shows will be July 21 through 23, 2011. Tickets are $28 and $18 in advance, $35 and $25 at the door. All three shows begin at 8 p.m.
The Annex Theatre; I was a Fat Kid…I Was a Really Fat Kid, The Strange Misadventures of Patty, Patty’s Dad, Patty’s Friend Jen and a Bunch of Other People, July 29-Aug. 27; Penguins, Ep. 5, Aug. 6-26; c. 1993 (you never step in the same river twice) Oct. 21-Nov. 19; Classy Nonsense, Oct. 26-Nov. 18. For more details visit www.annextheatre.org.
Join Seattle Repertory Theatre the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Seattle Rep PONCHO Forum at 155 Mercer Street to discover groundbreaking new works. Each reading is followed by a chatback with the playwright. This reading series is co-sponsored by the Rep’s New Play Program and the Northwest Playwrights Alliance. Admission is free (donations gladly accepted). No RSVP necessary—just show up!
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Gavino Shows His Mural Work at FCS Art Gallery: Weng Gavino knew that he was an artiste a priori even before he started doodling in kindergarten. He knew in his soul that he was meant to do art. It took him four decades to manifest his art and another two before he chose to fully pursue his obsession for the magnificent. Well known for his massive 5’ tall and 37.5’ long mural art installation entitled “Perlas ng Silanganan Fiestas” at the Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS), Gavino begins the “autumn” of his journey in his I-M-Art exhibit under the banner of “Beyond Perlas” at the FCS Art Gallery. The FCS Art Gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Filipino Community of Seattle Kultura Arts Program’s mission is to instill pride, identity and community through art, culture, heritage and history. It is chaired by Maria Batayola with Jessica Rubenacker as KA Arts Gallery Curator and Delia Vita as Communications Coordinator. For more information, friend Kultura Arts at Facebook , email KulturaArts@fcseattle and/or visit us at FCSeattle.org.
Author Esmeralda Santiago will read from her new novel, “Conquistadora, http://www.spl.org/locations/central-library/cen-events-at-the-central-library?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D94930599 ,” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $5 after 5 p.m. Auditorium doors will open at 6:30 p.m. “Conquistadora” is a story about love, discovery and adventure featuring a young girl in 19th century Spain who travels to Puerto Rico after reading the diaries of an ancestor.
For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian http://www.spl.org/using-the-library/get-help/ask-a-librarian.
Author John Burnham Schwartz will read from his upcoming novel, “Northwest Corner,” http://www.spl.org/locations/central-library/cen-events-at-the-central-library?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D94930580,” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $5 after 5 p.m. Auditorium doors will open at 6:30 p.m. “Northwest Corner” is a story about Dwight Arno, who has started his life over after several years in prison following a tragic accident. When his estranged son shows up without warning the two men must learn to deal with the past in their search for redemption.
Magnolia Book Club Meets monthly at 6:15 p.m. at the Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W. For dates or more information e-mail Kacey at kaceyk21@hotmail.com or visit readinginmagnolia.wordpress.com.
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