This is only a sampling of upcoming cultural events in the greater Seattle area. For more events, please visit Seattle’s Convention & Visitors Bureau online calendar at www.visitseattle.org/cultural. The calendar is updated twice monthly and features a wide variety of arts and cultural events, festivals, museums, special programs and more.
OnGoing - On Stage/On View Now:
Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound, ongoing, EMP, www.empsfm.org
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass, Museum of Glass, through Sept. 2, www.museumofglass.org
Creating a World, Making a Life: Jacob Lawrence and James W. Washington, Jr., NW African American Museum, through Feb. 18, 2009, www.naamnw.org
Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle Center, ongoing, www.zinzanni.org
Cirque du Soleil “Corteo,” Marymoor Park, through May 25, www.cirquedusoleil.com
Fathers and Sons, ACT Theatre, through May 25, www.acttheatre.org
Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1891-1915, The Burke Museum, through June 8, www.burkemuseum.org
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music, Experience Music Project, through September 7, 2008, www.empsfm.org
Beginning in May 2008:
I Puritani, Seattle Opera, May 3-17, www.seattleopera.org
Northwest New Works Festival, On the Boards, May 9-18, www.ontheboards.org
Seattle International Children’s Festival, May 12-17, www.seattleinternational.org
Mark Morris Dance Group and Seattle Symphony, The Paramount Theatre, May 16-18, www.theparamount.com
Disney’s High School Musical On Tour, The Paramount Theatre, May 20-25, www.theparamount.com
Seattle International Film Festival, May 22-June 18, www.seattlefilm.org
Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 23-26, www.nwfolklife.org
Rep VI: All Robbins, Pacific Northwest Ballet, May 29-June 8, www.pnb.org
Namaste Man, INTIMAN Theatre, May 30-June 22, www.intiman.org
Grand Re-opening Weekend, Wing Luke Asian Museum, May 31 & June 1, www.wingluke.org
Beginning in June 2008:
Coming to America II: Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, June 5 & 7, www.seattlesymphony.org
Avenue Q, The Paramount Theatre, June 10-22, www.theparamount.com
A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration, ACT Theatre, June 13-July 13, www.acttheatre.org
Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade, June 21 & 22, www.fremontfair.org
The Impressionists and the Art of the Past, Seattle Art Museum, June 19–September 21, www.seattleartmuseum.org
Seattle Pride Parade, June 29, www.seattlepride.org
SEAFAIR Festival, June 29-August 3, www.seafair.com
Beginning in July 2008:
Tall Ships Tacoma, Thea Foss Waterway, July 3-7, www.tallshipstacoma.com
A Streetcar Named Desire, INTIMAN Theatre, July 3-August 2, www.intiman.org
32nd Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, Center for Wooden Boats, July 4-6, www.cwb.org
Seattle Chamber Music Festival, July 7-August 15, www.seattlechambermusic.org
Seattle's Chinatown-International District Summer Festival, July 12 & 13, www.cidbia.org
Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, July 25-27, www.bellevuearts.org
Ballard Seafoodfest, July 26 & 27, www.seafoodfest.org
Beginning in August 2008:
Aida, Seattle Opera, August 2-23, www.seattleopera.org
A Chorus Line, The Paramount Theatre, August 5-10, www.theparamount.com
SHREK the Musical, (World Premiere), The 5th Avenue Theatre, August 14-September 21, www.5thavenue.org
The Little Dog Laughed, INTIMAN Theatre, August 15-September 3, www.intiman.org
Intimate Exchanges, ACT Theatre, August 15 – September 14, www.acttheatre.org
Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival, August 30-September 1, www.bumbershoot.org
Further Out (September 2008 and beyond):
The Phantom of the Opera, The Paramount Theatre, September 10-October 4, www.theparamount.com
The RING Cycle, Seattle Opera, August 9-30, 2009, www.seattleopera.org/tickets/ring/
Fremont Oktoberfest, September 19-21, www.fremontoktoberfest.com
All the King’s Men, INTIMAN Theatre, September 26-November 8, www.intiman.org
Spring Awakening, The Paramount Theatre, October 14-19, www.theparamount.com
13th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 3 Dollar Bill Cinema, October 17-26, www.seattlequeerfilm.com
Elektra, Seattle Opera, October 18-November 1, www.seattleopera.org
S’Abadeb (The Gifts): Coast Salish Art and Artists, Seattle Art Museum, Oct. 23-Jan. 11, 2009, www.seattleartmuseum.org
The Drowsy Chaperone, The 5th Avenue Theatre, October 28 –November 16, www.5thavenue.org
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Village Theatre (Issaquah & Everett), Nov. 12-Feb. 1, 2009, www.villagetheatre.org
Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, UW World Series at Meany Hall, November 20-22, www.uwworldseries.org
A Christmas Carol, ACT Theatre, November 28-December 28, www.acttheatre.org
Black Nativity, INTIMAN Theatre, November 29-December 27, www.intiman.org
The Color Purple, The Paramount Theatre, December 16-28, www.theparamount.com
Northwest Flower & Garden Show, February 18-22, 2009, www.gardenshow.com
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