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Why you should watch the gorgeous ‘In the Mood for Love’ | Movies with Moira

In this new feature, Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald shares her love of certain movies and what makes them great — in the hope of inspiring some of your at-home entertainment choices. First up: Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film "In the Mood for Love."

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A patron of the library sits inside the main part of the Columbia branch of the Seattle Public Library, located at 4721 Rainier Ave. S. in Seattle Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Mayor Jenny Durkan is proposing a new 7-year, $213 million Seattle library levy to replace the 7-year levy expiring at the end of this year. The new measure would include $14 million for seismic retrofits of the Columbia, Green Lake and University branches. 209614
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Want a poem, short story or historic news item read to you? Try Seattle Public Library’s Lit Line

Jon Kimura Parker, pianist, and Aloysia Friedmann, artistic director of Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
Classical Music

No need to leave home to enjoy chamber music this summer as festivals go virtual

“Fancypants,” by artist David Hytone, will hang at Linda Hodges Gallery as part of the Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair.
Visual Arts

Who needs Vulcan? Seattle-area galleries put together their own DIY art fair  VIEW

Gabriel Teodros, associate music director and host of “Early” at KEXP
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KEXP changes its DJ and programming lineup as part of effort to become ‘an anti-racist organization’

Books

“The Sea” by John Banville.

Here’s the Booker Prize-winning novel Moira’s Book Club will read next

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Sharon Stone writes memoir that doesn’t ‘pull any punches’

NEW YORK (AP) — Sharon Stone has taken on a new, real-life role — memoir writer. “I have learned to forgive the unforgivable," says Stone, whose ”The Beauty of Living Twice" comes out in March. "My hope is that as I share my journey, you too will learn to do the same.” Alfred A. Knopf...

Music & Nightlife

“Sigh, Gone” by Phuc Tran.

In a time of isolation (and reading, hopefully), memoir ‘Sigh, Gone’ strikes resonant chord

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To be included in the Nightlife and Future File listings, send information to nightlife@seattletimes.com. For Datebook listings, send information to weekend@seattletimes.com.

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A woman is surrounded by blueberry bushes as she picks blueberries at Bybee Farms in North Bend Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The farm is one of the many places close to Seattle where you can drive less than an hour and go pick berries this summer. The picturesque farm is at the foot of Mt Si and is open for blueberry picking seven days a week from 9am-8pm. Hours may vary later in the season. Please check their website at bybee-farms.com/index2.html. 214555

Activities to do this weekend in the Seattle area

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An aerial view of the Black Lives Matter mural on E. Pine, Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Seattle. Artists completed the mural Thursday night. The artwork is in the CHOP, after being renamed from the CHAZ. 214251

‘Am I supposed to say thank you?’ One Black Seattleite’s take on the Black Lives Matter protests

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Visual Arts

Preparator (CQ) Vickie Vellinga hangs an oil painting by Alfredo Arreguin on the upper level at Linda Hodges Gallery in Pioneer Square, part of the Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair. The annual art fair at CenturyLink Event Center has been cancelled and 40 local galleries will be showing work throughout the city during the month. At right is a mixed media piece by David Hytone. More information at Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair, 2020 (SDAF) Wednesday August 5, 2020 214692

Photos: Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair

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Ed Sozinho family home. Caption to come from Sandy Dunham.

A Seattle photographer redevelops his architectural skills to codesign a once-in-a-lifetime home

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