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"Day 202/366 - Arches" by Tony Case ( tonyjcase ), from our Flickr pool

                     

From Everest first taking the stage, through the various moments of audio and comedic bliss throughout the long weekend, to the last chords strummed by Metric's James Shaw, we were incredibly thankful for all that Bumbershoot--this city's oldest music festival--has to offer. As we recollect, we invite you to spend some time clicking through this photo gallery made up of shots from the Seattlest Flickr Pool.

OK, so the Huskies match against the Tigers didn’t exactly give us the outcome we were hoping for, but at least the heartfelt performances by all in purple and gold made the city proud. While that game has come and gone, there is still one main event that is in full force. Of course, we speak of Bumbershoot, our city’s own music festival that was born as a city-funded event in 1971.

Despite what some may lead you to believe, music in Seattle is incredibly rich in its diversity. Sure, we go through obsessive periods honed in on specific genres-- last year it was all about harmony-rich folk, this year it seems to be more about straight-ahead rock—but there is certainly something here that should please every music fan.

Lots of great live music possibilities this weekend!

If you’re one of those people who can’t even sew on a button, then you might be dubious about the extent to which such a skill could translate into a lucrative business. Well, it most certainly can and, based on the high number of giddy participants at Urban Craft Uprising this weekend, it often does.

KEXP FAVORITES LIVE & FREE!: Kick off the weekend tonight by heading to KEXP's Concerts at the Mural, the first of the free all-ages concert series put on at the Seattle Center. Tonight's tunes will feature a few of KEXP's favorite bands: Blitzen Trapper and Throw Me The Statue. The show is tailored to the culturally curious, seeking out best of the area’s independent music scene. Most importantly, the beer garden opens at 5 p.m. with the show shortly after. 6:00-8:00 p.m., Fri. // Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, 305 Harrison St // Free (not including beer)

Hey, we made the Los Angeles Times: "In a ruling with potentially wide implications for street artists throughout the West, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday struck down curbs imposed by Seattle on those performing at the popular Seattle Center, home of the landmark Space Needle."

Another big chunk of Bumbershoot acts were announced last night. Apparently, we'll have the full festival line-up by mid-July, but for now we'll have to make due with the list of newest additions:

"Viewing the Lawn" by cloverity, from the Seattlest Flickr Pool

           

On our way to a festival film at SIFF Cinema, we took a brief tour through Folklife. Five minutes was more than enough.

We're mentioning this mainly so you don't try driving hurriedly around McCaw Hall this morningas many: the city says "as 7,600 people are expected" to show up for the Starbucks 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting, which starts in half an hour, at 10 a.m. It lets out at noon, so you might want to give Seattle Center a miss over lunchtime, too.

Pulling off a Merchant at all is not easy. It's a play that pokes its nose into disreputable harbors, taking in the sights in a queasy, sea-voyaging way that keeps you pining for dry land. And it turns around an infamously over-determined character, Shylock, the Jewish loan broker.

"Seattle Center Carousel" by Bill Bowdish, from the Seattlest Flickr pool

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR LINDA'S: Capitol Hill mainstay and Linda Derschang's namesake bar celebrates its 15th birthday tonight, starting at 4 p.m. The first 100 people to show up get a free commemorative t-shirt, but for the rest of us, it's $2.99 cheeseburgers and 1994 beer prices all night. That's when beer was like, what, a nickel? Music care of DJ Damaged Goods.

Comedy is hard work--our first thought on leaving The Servant of Two Masters (playing at Seattle Shakespeare Company through February 1, tickets $22-$36) was that the cast members must lose about 12 pounds per night. A Cuisinart of one part mustachioed melodrama with one part vaudeville clowning around, this goosed-up production of Carlo Goldoni's commedia play is determined to make you laugh or die trying, and the actors soon erase any conditioned expectation of Shakespearean gravitas.

We just got this email from KCTS inviting us to stop in next Saturday, January 10, for a 3 p.m. sneak preview screening and discussion with Rick Steves about his new travel special, Rick Steves' Iran: Yesterday and Today.

might blow, and sure, Kirk Hammett & co. are getting pretty old, but somehow, they've managed to sell out the house. Scalpers are busy at it, though, so if you've got $250 (going price at Continue reading "Can't Miss It: Monday"