Welcome to the weekend! From luxury seaweed baths to Seattle Independent Bookstore Day, here are the latest local things to do in the Seattle area.
Food and drink
- A popular Southern-influenced pasta pop-up has set up shop at Holy Mountain Brewing on Phinney Ridge every other Thursday and Friday. Get there early, though — its menu sold out within two hours earlier this month.
- It’s your last chance to dine at Thai Siam in North Seattle before it closes at the end of April, though there’s also hope for a reopening.
- Take your pick of 28 new eateries coming to the Eastside and beyond, including two sweet doughnut spots.
- For a quick and easy at-home meal, this shawarma-style sheet pan chicken recipe can easily scale up to feed a crowd.
Community events
- With the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon happening April 30, the Vietnamese American community is reflecting on its resilience in Washington state with an art exhibition, author events and more.
Outdoors
- Float your worries away at this Vancouver Island spa that specializes in soothing seaweed-filled baths.
- What seven activities would you include in a Seattle heptathlon? Our readers share their faves, from urban nature hikes to ferry-hopping around the Sound.
- Itching to get outdoors this spring? Check out the Washington section of the Orogenesis, a 5,000-mile bike trail dubbed “the PCT of bikepacking.” Plus, here’s a primer on outdoor climbing so you can boulder your way across the PNW.
Arts, theater and movies
- Seattle dance theater duo Drama Tops is premiering “DADS” at 12th Avenue Arts on April 24, showcasing a story that goes beyond fatherhood.
- Tackling 23 Shakespearean characters in heroic fashion, British actor-comedian Eddie Izzard brings a solo adaptation of “Hamlet” to Seattle Rep from April 30 to May 18.
- Heading to the theater? See what our reviewers think of “On Swift Horses,” “The Shrouds” and “The Accountant 2.”
Books
- At this year’s Seattle Independent Bookstore Day (which actually spans a whole week), book lovers have a chance to visit the city’s 29 participating stores and complete the Bookstore Day Passport Challenge.
- Love — and dragons — are in the air with these six romantasy books that blend magical worlds with the intrigue of a romance story.
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