Hello Seattle! May is flying by and the festival season is definitely upon us. Mother’s Day, Seattle Beer Week, Pierogi Fest, and more are all this weekend! As always, we have a great list of Seattle events including festivals, parties, music, theater, film, as well as upcoming May and Mother’s Day events. Also, over $900 in ticket giveaways.
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Featured: Seattle Mother’s Day Events: Brunch, Specials, Gift Ideas, & More
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win Tickets, ($80) Minxes of Middle Earth @ Re-Bar | Lord of the Rings Burlesque Show (May 9-10)
- Win Tickets, ($32): The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (May 10)
- Win Tickets ($30): The Love Dogs + The T-Town Aces @ Highway 99 Blues Club | R&B, Horns, New England Band (May 10)
- Win Tickets ($24): Westsound Reunion @ Nectar Lounge | Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra, Rippin Chicken, Unsinkable Heavies, The Bucks, DJ Izzy*wize (May 10)
- Win Tickets ($44): Stripped Screw Burlesque presents: Undressed to Kill at Columbia City Theater | Mystery Themed Burlesque (May 10)
- Win Tickets ($30): Science Fiction Burlesque @ Re-bar | A Wormhole Of The Sexiest Proportions (May 11)
- Win Tickets, ($20) BollyGrooves Presents 9 Year Anniversary @ Hard Rock | Bollywood, Giveaways, DJ (May 11)
- Win Tickets ($75+): Rat City Rollers Championship @ Key Arena | Roller Derby, School of Rock, Ceremony (May 11)
- Win Tickets ($73): Richard Thompson Electric Trio @ Showbox at the Market | Acoustic, Electric, Top 20 Rolling Stone Best Guitarist (May 12)
- Win Tickets ($44): Mother’s Day Show – Language of Flowers, A Burlesque Bouquet to Remember (May 12)
- Win Tickets ($200+): Mother’s Day Dinner Cruise On Royal Argosy | Live Music, Champagne Greeting, Special Gift (May 12)
- Win Tickets ($50): Dru Hill w/ Tiffany Wilson w/ AudioSuite + Blakksoul @ Neumos | Funk, Soul, R&B, Gospel (May 14)
- Win Festival Passes ($300): Northwest String Summit @ Horning’s Hideout | National & Regional Acts, Artisan Food Trucks, Family-Friendly, String Band Competition (From PDX Pipeline, July 18-21)
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Seattle Thursday Events, May 9:
- Art Celebration: Artist’s Choice – SAM Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Celebration @ Seattle Tower | Artist Pairs, Tower Architecture
- Art Walk: Capitol Hill Blitz Art-Walk | Many Gallery Openings Including Visual Arts, Musical Performances, Food & Beverage Specials, Second Thursday of Every Month
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Burien: Thursday Farmers Market | Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, Crafts, Food, Live Music, Free
- Burlesque: Ultimate Grand Supreme! A Night of Burlesque Royalty @ Oddfellows Halls | Miss Exotic World 2005, King of Burlesque
- Burlesque: Minxes of Middle Earth @ Re-Bar | Lord of the Rings Burlesque Show (Win Tickets, $80)
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Dinner Theater: Cafe Nordo Presents Smoked! @ The Kitchen By Delicatus | 5 Craft Cocktails, 4 Seasonal Courses, 1 Man’s Last Meal
- Film Festival: Translations | Seattle Transgender Film Festival
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Northwest African American Museum | First & Second Thursdays
- Music: Grand Hallway, Night Tapes, Drew Victor, Keith Abbott at Fremont Abbey Arts Center
- Music: Javelin, Helado Negro, Jamaican Queens at Barboza
- Music: The Ruffled Feathers, Sad Little Men, Julia Massey & The 5 Finger Discount, The Jesus Rehab at Comet Tavern
- Oregon Beer: Two Live Brew: Hopworks and Fort George Beer Tasting @ Vino Verite (more info)
- Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew @ The Playhouse at Seattle Center | Trailer Park Comedy
- Theater: Dinner At Wotan’s | Teatro ZinZanni’s Latest Dinner-Theatre Extravaganza
- Theater: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Uncensored @ Book-It Reperatory Theater, $23-45 (more info)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Trivia: Geeks Who Drinks @ Bars All Over | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Friday Events, May 10:
- Art Festival: Tasveer Presents 8th Annual Aaina @ Seattle Asian Art Museum | Performance, Visual Art, Speakers (more info)
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Burlesque: Minxes of Middle Earth @ Re-Bar | Lord of the Rings Burlesque Show (Win Tickets, $80)
- Burlesque: Stripped Screw Burlesque presents: Undressed to Kill at Columbia City Theater | Mystery Themed Burlesque (Win Tickets, $44)
- Festival: Manson Apple Blossom Festival – Flying To The Festival | Community Celebration, Parade, Fun Run, Pageant
- Film: Friday Night Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Film: STIFF: Seattle True Independent Film Festival | 9 Days, 3 Venues, 100+ Movies
- Film: The Usual Suspects @ Central Cinema | You know the name. You know the number. You know the eye. $6 (more info)
- Film: Goldeneye @ Central Cinema | To solve this crime, you are going to have to look closer. $6 (more info)
- Film Festival: Translations | Seattle Transgender Film Festival
- Games & Seahawks: Game Night 2: Game Over @ EMP Museum | Gaming Industry Experts, Donkey Kong Champion, Food Trucks, Seahawks Players
- Impersonators: Le Faux @ Julia’s on Broadway | Seattle’s Longest Running Celebrity Impersonator Show $20-45 (more info)
- Improv: Seattle Theatresports @ Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater | Comedy, Competitive Improv Match , $15 (more info)
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Music: Mothers Day Event All Star Concert @ The Renton Pavilion Event Center | Blues, DJ
- Music: The Love Dogs + The T-Town Aces @ Highway 99 Blues Club | R&B, Horns, New England Band (Win Tickets, $30)
- Music: Westsound Reunion @ Nectar Lounge | Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra, Rippin Chicken, Unsinkable Heavies, The Bucks, DJ Izzy*wize (Win Tickets, $24)
- Music: Dude York, Vaporland, The Pytons, We are Golden at Highline
- Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew @ The Playhouse at Seattle Center | Trailer Park Comedy
- Theater: Dinner At Wotan’s | Teatro ZinZanni’s Latest Dinner-Theatre Extravaganza
- Theater: Team Of Heroes: No More Heroes @ Annex Theatre | Superhero Team, $12-20 (more info)
- Theater: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Uncensored @ Book-It Reperatory Theater, $23-45 (more info)
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Vikings: Free Film Series @ Swedish Cultural Center | The Viking influence on history, culture, language and the arts (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Fridays @ European Vine Selections on Capitol Hill | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Pike & Western | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Gilbert Cellars | 5-8PM (more info)
- Wine: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars, Wallingford | 5-7PM, $3-5, Refundable w/ Wine Purchase (more info)
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Saturday Events, May 11:
- Art Festival: Tasveer Presents 8th Annual Aaina @ Seattle Asian Art Museum | Performance, Visual Art, Speakers (more info)
- Art Walk: Georgetown Art Attack | Monthly Neighborhood Art Walk, Participants, Map, Free
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Beer: Erik and Rob’s First Annual Brewgrass Festival 2013 @ Hale’s Palladium | 10 One-of-a-kind Beers
- Burlesque: Wormhole: Science Fiction Burlesque @ Re-bar | A Wormhole Of The Sexiest Proportions (Win Tickets, $30)
- Cannabis: Cannabis Freedom March @ Volunteer Park | A Funeral Procession for Prohibition
- Dance Party: BollyGrooves Presents 9 Year Anniversary @ Hard Rock | Bollywood, Giveaways, DJ (Win Tickets, $20)
- Dance Festival: Evoke Productions presents Full Tilt @ Velocity Dance Center | $15 (more info)
- Gardening: Spring Vegetable Garden Starter Sale @ W.W. Seymour Conservatory | Free, Garden, Chocolate Tomato
- Festival: Spirit of West Africa @ Seattle Center | Hop Hop, Jazz, Rock, Free, Live Performances
- Festival: Manson Apple Blossom Festival – Flying To The Festival | Community Celebration, Parade, Fun Run, Pageant
- Festival: Seattle Maritime Festival: Tugboat Races, Chowder Cook-Off, Free Harbor Tours, & More
- Film: Goldeneye @ Central Cinema | To solve this crime, you are going to have to look closer. $6 (more info)
- Film: Goldeneye @ Central Cinema | You know the name. You know the number. You know the eye. $6 (more info)
- Film: STIFF LAST NIGHT: Seattle True Independent Film Festival | 9 Days, 3 Venues, 100+ Movies
- Film Festival: Translations | Seattle Transgender Film Festival
- Flowers: Flower Making Demo w/ Izzie Lewis @ Clementine Shoes | Local Hat Maker, Fabric Flowers, Free
- Flowers: 5th Annual Flower Festival @ Pike Place Market | Mother’s Day, Flowers, Card Making
- Jazz: Ten Grands Seattle @ S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium | Classical, Jazz, R&B, Pop
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Moms: Toast to Moms – Haiti Babi’s Mother’s Day Fundraiser @ Northcut Landing | Wine, Food, Live Music
- Music: Born Ruffians, Moon King at Barboza
- Music: Seattle Rock Orchestra Performs The Beatles @ Moore Theater | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band & Magical Mystery Tour, $20-22.50 (more info)
- Music: Eilen Jewell, Joy Mills Band at Tractor Tavern
- Opera: La Voix Humaine & Suor Angelica @ McCaw Hall | Puccini, $25-$205 (more info)
- Parade: Mother’s Day Parade @ Stevens Place Park | Act Now for Women and Kids, 2PM (more info)
- Pierogi: 8th Annual Seattle All-You-Can East Pierogi Fest @ Polish Cultural Center | Food, Beer, Music
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Roller Derby: Rat City Rollers Championship @ Key Arena | Roller Derby, School of Rock, Ceremony (Win Tickets, $75)
- Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew @ The Playhouse at Seattle Center | Trailer Park Comedy
- Theater: Dinner At Wotan’s | Teatro ZinZanni’s Latest Dinner-Theatre Extravaganza
- Theater: Team Of Heroes: No More Heroes @ Annex Theatre | Superhero Team, $12-20 (more info)
- Theater: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Uncensored @ Book-It Reperatory Theater, $23-45 (more info)
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tour: Free Historic Tour of Moore Theater | 100+ Years Of Performances, 2nd Saturday Of Every Month (more info)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: The Fremont Tour, A Street Theater @ Solstice Pizza (more info)
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Sunday (Mother’s Day) Events, May 12:
- Art Festival: Tasveer Presents 8th Annual Aaina @ Seattle Asian Art Museum | Performance, Visual Art, Speakers (more info)
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Brunch: Mother’s Day Brunch @ Smith Tower Historical Chinese Room | Views of the Space Needle, Puget Sound, Olympic and Cascade Mountains, and Mount Rainier, $45
- Brunch: Mother’s Day Brunch @ Teatro ZinZanni Seattle | Dinner at Wotan’s, 4-course Banquet
- Burlesque: Mother’s Day Show @ Rebar | “Language of Flowers, A Burlesque Bouquet to Remember“ (Win Tickets, $44)
- Cruise: Mother’s Day Cruise on Waterways Yacht | 2 Hour Cruise, Champagne Toast, Skyline Views, Brunch Buffet, Live Music
- Cruise: Mother’s Day Dinner Cruise On Royal Argosy | Live Music, Champagne Greeting, Special Gift (Win Tickets. $200+)
- Dance Festival: Evoke Productions presents Full Tilt @ Velocity Dance Center | $15 (more info)
- Film: Goldeneye @ Central Cinema | To solve this crime, you are going to have to look closer. $6 (more info)
- Film: Goldeneye @ Central Cinema | You know the name. You know the number. You know the eye. $6 (more info)
- Flea Market: Hangover Flea Market @ Comet Tavern | Free, 2-6PM
- Flowers: 5th Annual Flower Festival @ Pike Place Market | Mother’s Day, Flowers, Card Making
- Free Parking: Free Parking on Mother’s Day on the Waterfront | Up to 4 hours, 6 locations
- Improv: Mother’s Day Improv Comedy Show @ Unexpected Production’s Market Theater | Special Rate For Moms
- Kids: Free Admission for Moms @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Create a Gift, Play Areas, Interactive Exhibits
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25 (more info)
- Library: Sundays are Special: Celebrate New Open Hours (more info)
- Market: Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 55+ Vendors, Local Produce/Meats, Honey, Eggs, Free
- Market: Fremont Sunday Street Market: 150+ Vendors, Crafts, Antiques, Food, English-Style Pub, Chocolate Factory, & More
- Market: Ballard Sunday Farmers Market | Local Produce, Dairy, Wild Salmon, Artisan Foods
- Mother’s Day: Seattle Mother’s Day Events: Brunch, Specials, Gift Ideas, & More
- Music: Bronze Radio Return, Spirit Family Reunion, Lonesome Shack at Tractor Tavern
- Music: Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Fresh & Onlys, Steve Gunn at Neumos
- Music: Seattle Rock Orchestra Performs The Beatles @ Moore Theater | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band & Magical Mystery Tour, $20-22.50 (more info)
- Music: Chris Thile & Michael Daves at Crocodile
- Music: Richard Thompson Electric Trio @ Showbox at the Market | Acoustic, Electric, Top 20 Rolling Stone Best Guitarist (Win Tickets, $73)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Run: Run Like A Mother @ Warren G. Magnuson Park | Post-Race Party, Family Friendly
- Run/Walk: Mother’s Day 5K Fun Run/Walk @ Seward Park | Free, Untimed, All Ages
- Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew @ The Playhouse at Seattle Center | Trailer Park Comedy
- Theater: Dinner At Wotan’s | Teatro ZinZanni’s Latest Dinner-Theatre Extravaganza
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Trivia: Geeks Who Drinks @ Quarter Lounge | Free (more info)
- Walk: Weekend Walks @ Washington Park Arboretum | Spring Tour, Blossoms, Free Event
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- MAY: Seattle May Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- Wednesdays: Seattle Bollywood & Bhangra Dance Lessons @ U-Studios | Dance With Mollie, New Classes
- May 14: Dru Hill w/ Tiffany Wilson w/ AudioSuite + Blakksoul @ Neumos | Funk, Soul, R&B, Gospel (Win Tickets, $50)
- May 16 – June 9: Seattle International Film Fest @ McCaw Hall | Premiere Of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Joss Whedon, Drinks, Dancing
- May 17: Seattle 17th of May Norwegian Constitution Day Festival in Ballard | 20,000+ Attendees, Parade Route, & More
- May 24: Crypticon @ Hilton Airport Conference Center | Pacific Northwest’s largest horror convention, Burlesque, Boylesque, Magic & Gorelesque
- May 24-27: 42nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival @ Seattle Center | Free, Music, Dance, Workplace Stories
- June: Seattle June Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
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