Harpist Baby Dee
Wednesday
- Dr. Joan Fitzgerald, author of Emerald Cities, talks about how cities are leading the eco-conscious way @ Town Hall
- For something completely different, circus sideshow vet Baby Dee offers up transgendered harpist cabaret @ the Triple Door
- Their big floor model store kicks off May 1, but you can get a sneak peek (and first dibs on the merchandise) through Friday @ 14th Ave home decor store Whimsy
Thursday
- Arthur Sze, Zhang Er, and Andrea Lingenfelter speak about contemporary Chinese lit @ the Seattle Asian Art Museum
- Fang Island, Red Sparrowes, and Caspian deliver a one-two-three knockout punch @ Neumo’s
- The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) kicks off at the EMP Sky Church and runs through Sunday, mainly @ SIFF Cinema
- Majestic Texans Shearwater, along with Wye Oak and Hospital Ships, make beautiful music together @ the Triple Door
- Definitely have dinner out tonight, as it’s both the last night of Seattle Restaurant Week and the only night for Dining Out for Life @ restaurants all around town
Friday
- Elaine Pagels “decodes the Gnostic Gospels” for SAL @ Benaroya Hall
- Soundtrack for a Revolution, a documentary exploring the protest music of the Civil Rights movement, opens @ NWFF
- Break out the hackysack for Phish 3D @ Lincoln Square Cinemas and @ the Neptune
- Experimental ambient band Eluvium plays for the kids @ the Vera Project
- World famous Beat Junkie J Rocc will dj to mix the three hip hop films of Timeless into one cohesive whole @ SAM
- There’s all kinds of events around town this week related to sustainable agriculture doc Fresh, which opens @ Central Cinema, while No One Knows About Persian Cats takes a look at the Iranian underground rock scene @ the Varsity
Saturday
- The historic property narrowly saved from the wrecking ball is having a grand re-opening/housewarming party @ Washington Hall
- It’s the Kentucky Derby, so wear your finest hat to the annual Run for the Roses party @ the Bottleneck
- Liars and Fol Chien bring intense, messy, loud rock @ Neumo’s
- Art Brut’s lead singer Eddie Argos introduces his new side project Everybody Was in the French Resistance…Now @ the High Dive
- The Stranger presents stupid human tricks with their Fourth Annual Gong Show @ the Croc
- May Day! May Day! is a 12-hour new music marathon @ Town Hall
Robert Spano (Photo: Andrew Eccles)
Sunday
- It’s the last day for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival @ Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
- It’s the last day to catch Robert Spano conducting the Seattle Symphony through Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 @ Benaroya Hall
- It’s the only day to see an all-day Open House Free for All with acts from Caspar Babypants and Indian classical dance, to Waugh readings and classical music @ Town Hall
Monday
- ‘Stache Bash, a fundraiser for The Offshore Project (the modern dance/theatre troupe cleverly masquerading as variety performers, whose newest show The Buffoon has its debut at NW New Works this June) parties @ The Can Can
- Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon rock star, speaks as part of SAL @ Benaroya Hall
- Comedian Geoff Lott keeps it clean and smart @ the Broadway Pagliacci
- The World Affairs Council gives out their yearly World Citizen and World Educator awards to Washingtonians Bill Stafford and Ben Wheeler at a fete @ MOHAI
Tuesday
- El Hijo Prodigo opens @ Annex Theatre
- Los Campesinos! are among the few bands that deserve the exclamation point in their name. The seven-piece Welsh band give high-energy filthy lyrics delivered at breakneck poppy pace @ the Showbox
- Relationship researcher John Gottmann looks into the souls of married couples @ Town Hall
- Seattle cityscape and portrait artist Ethan Jack Harrington’s newest series, “Jewels,” features the couture gowns of young new designer Cameron Levin @ Amber Lounge