Seattle

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

Film at the Beacon:
• David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange (2025)
playing through SUN FEB 9 — $5

Performance at Seattle Public Theater:
• Where is Here?
playing thru SUN FEB 2 — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $10

Film at Luther's Table in Renton:
• How We Grow (2017)
WED JAN 29, 7:00 PM — FREE

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
WED JAN 29 – SUN FEB 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Slacker (1991)
WED JAN 29 – SUN FEB 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at Mt. Baker Community Club:
• Seattle Black Panthers: Fight for Justice & Freedom (2024)
THU JAN 30, 6:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Seattle Rep:
• Blues for an Alabama Sky
Previews THU JAN 30 - TUE FEB 4, 7:30 PM — TICKETS START AT $22 Running THU FEB 6 - SUN FEB 23 — TICKETS START AT $25 FOR SOME SHOWS

• Celebrating the National Park Service at the Steam Plant
SAT FEB 1, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

• Firepit social at Pier 62 and Overlook Walk
EVERY SUNDAY (WEATHER PERMITTING) 3PM-6PM — FREE

Performance at Church of the Ascension:
• A Little Afternoon Music
SUN FEB 2, 2PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon:
• Knightriders (1981)
WED FEB 5 - THU FEB 6 — $12.50

Performance at UW North Allen Library Lobby:
• UW First Wednesday Concert
WED FEB 5, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at ArtsWest:
• Covenant
Preview: WED FEB 5, 7:30 PM — $10 (Regular run FEB 6 – MAR 2 is unaffordable)

FREE FIRST THURSDAY at most Seattle museums:
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
THU FEB 6 — AND EVERY FIRST THURSDAY

Play at Annex Theater:
• Gold
Playing thru SAT FEB 8, 7:30 PM — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $5

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Sing Sing (2024)
FRI FEB 7 – SUN FEB 16 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

• Georgetown Wet Weather Facility Tour
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

• Tour of the Moore Theater
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Film at Auburn Library:
• The Black Panthers-Vanguard of the Revolution
TUE FEB 11, 5:30 PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon:
• Secret Cinema
TUE FEB 11, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Central Library:
• Ladies Musical Club
WED FEB 12, NOON — FREE

Performance at at Benaroya Hall:
• Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
THU FEB 13, 7:30 PM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• The Cartoons of Max Fleischer (1928-38)
TUE FEB 14, 7:00 PM — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Conversation at Town Hall:
• US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Washington Rep Liz Berry (D-38th)
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM — SLIDING-SCALE TICKETS START AT $10

Performance at Lapis Theater:
• Works in Progress (open mic literature)
TUE FEB 18, 6PM — FREE BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Film at Northwest Film Forum:
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 – SUN MAR 2 — $15; $10 FOR KIDDIES/STUDENTS/OLD FARTS; $7 FOR MEMBERS

Film at First United Methodist Church:
• The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
SUN FEB 23, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum:
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM — COST IS NOT MENTIONED ON WEBSITE

ALWAYS FREE
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Frye Art Museum
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park