Events in seattle tonight9/22/2023 Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents: Mira Jacob Past Event Like List (Neptune Theatre, University District) READINGS & TALKS The Staves - The Good Woman Tour Past Event Like List Indie folk sister trio The Staves support their new album, Good Woman, which rides a wave of newfound fearlessness fueled by a troubling year of grief and heartbreak through powerful harmonies and heart wrenching strings. Luna Li Past Event Like List Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Luna Li creates a world full of fantastical glittering daydreams with her playful indie-pop full of lyrics like "I'm a fairy, I was birthed from a flower, feeling all sweet and sour." (Chop Suey, Capitol Hill) CHARLES MUDEDE (SIFF Film Center, Uptown) MUSIC It's like some rare bird that's not only striking because of its unusual colors but because of the perfection of its form. You must watch Daughters because you will not find a film like it anywhere. Black women are the stars of this work, which has a profoundly (if not surprisingly) American ending. Helena Island), and negotiates a strange cultural zone (between black Africa and black America) with a poetry that, though romantic, has anthropological sophistication. Dash, in my opinion, is the most talented of the big three, and I base this opinion on the lyrical greatness of Daughters of the Dust, a film set in a strange time (1902) on a strange island (Georgia's St. (The Beacon, Columbia City)ĭaughters of the Dust Past Event Like List The fingers on one hand can count all of the major black female directors in the history of American cinema without depletion: Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons, and Ava DuVernay. The psychodrama's isolating effect is heightened by its setting within the washed-out, surreal desert of Southern California. Starring young Shelly Duvall and Sissy Spacek, the film revolves around a love that teeters on obsession. (Village Books, Fairhaven) TUESDAY FILMģ Women Past Event Like List Robert Altman's 3 Women lent a mystical, dreamlike edge to 1970s New Hollywood cinema. (Spoiler: one of them, John Wilkes Booth, changes the family's reputation forever.) Joining Fowler is Spokane-based writer Jess Walter ( The Cold Millions, The Angel of Rome And Other Stories), another master of historically-set fiction. Karen Joy Fowler with Jess Walter Past Event Like List PEN/Faulkner Award-winner and Man Booker Prize finalist Karen Joy Fowler packs a punch with her seventh novel, Booth, shedding light on one of American history's leading theater families. Find out what the fuss is all about or just let loose and enjoy their mainstream hits like "Radioactive," "Thunder," or "Believer." (Climate Pledge Arena, Uptown) READINGS & TALKS Regardless, there is something special about a band that causes such a divide. Imagine Dragons: Mercury Tour Past Event Like List Depending on who you ask, Imagine Dragons' sound is either emotionally charged dance-heavy pop gold or absolute top 40 radio trash. Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Multi-Day MONDAY MUSIC Speaking of omicron, we advise checking directly with venues for the latest updates-including health guidelines, postponements, and cancellations-before heading out. Stay safe out there, Seattle! As always, get tested and stay home if you feel sick-and get your booster while it's hot. We've rounded up the best things happening this week, from Mitski to Glass Animals and from The Band's Visit to BBC’s The Arts Hour on Tour. If you need ideas for how to fill the reclaimed time, it's your lucky day. Well, we made it, y'all! Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, bringing brighter and longer days into view.
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