12 things to do around the Seattle area this weekend

Welcome to the weekend! From World Cup watch parties to interactive theater, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area.

Spend your summer weekends sampling dozens of new restaurants around town, from Korean-Chinese barbecue in Bellevue to Salvadoran comfort food in Renton.
This Stone Way spot has been hailed as a hidden gem — that is until recently, when it landed on Esquire’s best bars list.
The wildly popular Asian fusion burgers from Capitol Hill’s Ox Burger are now available to Ballard denizens, found at Fair Isle Brewing on Sundays and Mondays.
This fresh salad recipe transforms cilantro from humble garnish to star ingredient, our recipe writer raves — perfect for battling toasty summer days.

FIFA fever is about to hit Seattle: Check out all the festivities beyond the field, from local watch parties to the unspoken rules of soccer culture.
Outdoor enthusiasts can pay tribute to local mountaineer and first American to summit Mount Everest, Jim Whittaker, at a celebration of life on Sunday at The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center.
With these scenic Seattle-area bike trails, you can still fit in a bit of exercise into busy summer weekends.

Dacha Theatre’s “Dream, Carl, Dream,” running through June 27 at 12th Avenue Arts, takes audience members through a delightful bout of interactive improv, our reviewer writes. A Frida Kahlo play and stage readings of new works round out the newest theater to see this month.

Heading to the theater? See what our reviewers thought of “Disclosure Day,” “Time and Water” and “Scary Movie.”
Calling all history buffs: “Seattle: A History in Short Stories,” chronicles the city’s fascinating past in a three-part docuseries on Tacoma’s KBTC-TV.

Looking for your next read? Keep the Pride month party going with six romance reads featuring bisexual characters. Or, check out a new urban fantasy novel that’s hitting the shelves — the result of a collaboration between Seattle musician Peter Orullian and Brandon Sanderson. And Soundgarden fans can dive into guitarist Kim Thayil’s new memoir ahead of a few in-town events.
Make your way down to Tacoma and peruse the shelves of Grit City Books, an “unapologetically queer-owned and queer-positive” place beloved by Seattle booksellers.