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Spectators watch the multi-colored fireworks show on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Gas Works Park. (Kjell Redal / The Seattle Times)
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12 things to do in the Seattle area this Fourth of July weekend

Check out this Seattle Times list of outdoor happenings, local events, food recommendations and other activities for Fourth of July weekend in the Seattle area.

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Stefanie Iblings and Steve Iblings, of Lake Stevens, dance during the Teatro ZinZanni’s show “Love, Chaos, and Dinner” in Redmond, Wash. Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Ariana Savalas sings, above.
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Teatro ZinZanni plans Seattle return after financial struggles

People line the shores of Lake Union Park to the watch this year’s fireworks display on July 4, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times) 206883
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Where to see fireworks and other Fourth of July 2022 events in the Puget Sound area

The costume that Angela Bassett wore as Queen Ramonda in “Black Panther” is on display at MoPOP’s exhibit “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design,” Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Seattle.
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'Black Panther' costume designer shares the stories behind her works in Seattle exhibit

Actor Rainn Wilson was born in Seattle and spent most of his youth in the area. Instantly recognizable for his turn as neurotic paper salesman Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” the actor has played an expansive array of characters during his career, most recently portraying Devoted Dan on AMC’s “Dark Winds.”
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Rainn Wilson talks about his new show ‘Dark Winds,’ ‘Office’ rumors

Books

Ottessa Moshfegh, author of “Lapvona: A Novel.”

‘Lapvona’ author Ottessa Moshfegh on her writing process and divisions in society

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, and Stuart in a scene from “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP) NYET802 NYET802

4 movies open July 1 at Seattle-area theaters; here’s what to see WATCH

Music & Nightlife

Canadian rock legend, Randy Bachman reunites with his stolen Gretsch guitar during the Lost and Found Guitar Exchange Ceremony Friday, July 1, 2022, at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. 45 years later, the guitar founds its way to Japan in the hands of a Japanese musician, TAKESHI. Bachman meet TAKESHI for a long awaited guitar exchange. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) XEH121 XEH121

Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar VIEW

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Television

Sarah and Juan Rodriguez are yearly competitors in the July 4th Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest. They’re traveling to New York again this year to compete. 220837

Meet the Seattle-area participants in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

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Theater

Stefanie Iblings and Steve Iblings, of Lake Stevens, dance during the Teatro ZinZanni’s show “Love, Chaos, and Dinner” in Redmond, Wash. Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Ariana Savalas sings, above.

Teatro ZinZanni plans Seattle return after financial struggles

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Classical Music

Seattle Chamber Music Society Artistic Director James Ehnes leads a masterclass at the Center for Chamber Music.

A roving concert truck and downtown space mark a new era for this Seattle music group

Visual Arts

Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s “Nordic Swan” is guided onto a forklift during installation at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard. The sculpture Is made of hundreds of recycled plastic buckets and wood. It represents the country’s national bird. With a wingspan of about 13-feet, the sculpture weighs 200-pounds and will sit upon base at the entrance to the museum. On July 7, the Danish ambassador, her excellency Lone Dencker Wisborg, will visit the museum to celebrate the installation and do a presentation on sustainability and art. It’ll be on display until the end of the year. Dambo uses discarded and recycled materials in his art. Here’s a link to a video: https://thomasdambo.com/works/nordic-swan-2/ Ref to more photos online LO Linesonly Thursday June 30, 2022 220847

A giant swan arrives at the National Nordic Museum, with a message WATCH

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Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On” about the Columbia River (this is the Grand Coulee Dam on the river in Eastern Washington), and it was approved as the official Washington state folk song in 1987. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2008)

The stories behind Washington’s official state symbols

Dance

Manisha Mathur from India takes the oath of citizenship at the 36th Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center Friday. Sixty new citizens from 26 countries from Australia to Vietnam participated. The pandemic led to the cancellation of the event last year at Seattle Center. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez administered the oath. Ref to more photos online Friday July 2, 2021 217545

A summer cooking class, vintage car show and more fun around Seattle