11 things to do around the Seattle area this weekend
by Nicole Pasia · The Seattle TimesWelcome to the weekend! From late summer soft-serve to a multicultural celebration with a focus on Muslim culture, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area.
Food and drink
- It’s not too late to enjoy summer soft-serve — two new Seattle-area trucks offer this sweet treat.
Outdoors and community events
- Wander through thick green bushes and harvest delicious blueberries for free at Charlotte’s Blueberry Park in Tacoma.
- Muz Fest, a free multicultural festival built around music, food, art and community, with a special focus on Muslim culture, takes place Saturday at Victory Hall at The Boxyard.
Theater and dance
- Local thespians are spoiled for choice with plays and musicals to see around town, from supernatural casino show “ALL IN” in Belltown to “Jar of Fat” at Theatre Battery.
- Three young female choreographers will debut their work under Olivier Wevers’ contemporary company Whim W’Him in its fall season opener.
Movies, TV and video games
- Heading to the theater? See what our reviewers thought of “Hope,” “Onslaught” and other recent releases.
- From “Reacher” spinoff “Neagley” to the newest season of the critically acclaimed “Slow Horses,” there’s no better time than fall to find a new show to binge.
- Wolverine fans can sharpen their claws in “Marvel’s Wolverine,” another stellar superhero video game from Insomniac Games.
Books
- Browse the historic shelves of Pine Books, the latest bookseller to set up shop in a long-running storefront at Pike Place Market.
- Alexis Nikole Nelson, known to many on the internet as Black Forager, shares her new cookbook Monday evening in one of several author events happening this fall.
- And you can refresh your TBR list with over a dozen anticipated fall book releases.