More things to do on Mother’s Day weekend
< The Seattle International Film Festival officially kicks off tonight (May 9) with the comedy Thelma, starring Oscar winner June Squibb as a 93-year-old grandmother hellbent on getting her money back from a phone scammer. The festival is showing 261 films over the next 11 days; read my picks for local flicks in last week’s newsletter.
< Pacific Bonsai Museum is celebrating its annual BonsaiFEST! (May 11-12), featuring a whole lotta artfully pruned trees in spring bloom. If you haven’t been to this outdoor ode to tiny trees set among tall evergreens, this is the perfect reason to go (bonus: great weather predicted!).
< If Mom prefers printed matter to plants, consider the Seattle Art Book Fair (at Washington Hall, May 11-12). This charming festival of more than 80 vendors celebrates handcrafted and small-press books, cards, screen prints and other paper gems.
< Here’s a novel combo: Seattle rock-and-roll band Thunderpussy is playing with the Seattle Symphony (May 10) to commemorate the band’s 10th anniversary and the release of a new album. Special musical guests and local dancers will take the stage amid guitar solos and string sections and plenty of high kicks.
Meanwhile, Black Arts Legacies: Season 3 continues with 10 stellar artists who’ve made a big impact on the Seattle arts scene, past and present. We’re revealing the names of these artists once a week through June. Missed this week’s reveal? It’s painter Moses Sun, whose abstract works dance with music and movement.
Sign up for the Black Arts Legacies newsletter to be among the first to discover each new artist in this year’s cohort.
Brangien Davis
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