Must-see entertainment in Washington

  • Grand Illusion Cinema

    Seattle

    Totally unique! Far from being a reincarnated Gilded Age movie house, the Grand Illusion sits in an old dentist's office. Run by volunteers and…

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    Neumos

    Seattle

    This punk, hip-hop and alternative-music joint is, along with the Crocodile in Belltown, one of Seattle's most revered small music venues. Its storied…

  • Neptune Theater

    Seattle

    Providing an ideal pulpit for young indie bands and smirking comedians sharpening their teeth on the university-gig circuit, the Neptune, a historic…

  • Husky Stadium

    Seattle

    With room for 70,000, the Husky is a scenic giant with splendid water and mountain views. Once Seattle's largest sports stadium, it has undergone four…

  • Atlas Theater

    Seattle

    Spend more than five minutes in Fremont and you'll quickly glean that it's got a healthy sense of humor. So it'll come as no bombshell to discover this…

  • Central Cinema

    The CD, Madrona & Madison Park

    Welcome to a bona fide dine-in cinema. What might be par for the course in Portland, OR, is a rare sight in Seattle, which makes this small neighborhood…

  • Chop Suey

    Seattle

    Chop Suey is a small, dark space with high ceilings and a ramshackle faux-Chinese motif. Reborn under new ownership in 2015, it now serves burger-biased…

  • Nectar Lounge

    Seattle

    This small and comfortable live-music venue in Fremont outgrew its humble beginnings to become a well-established club that includes a covered patio with…

  • LANGSTON

    The CD, Madrona & Madison Park

    LANGSTON is a new non-profit arts organization in the CD dedicated to 'cultivating black excellence.' It hosts programs at the Langston Hughes Performing…

  • Northwest Film Forum

    Seattle

    A film arts organization whose two-screen cinema offers impeccable programming, from restored classics to cutting-edge independent and international films…

  • High Dive

    Seattle

    A bit of a dive – but not an unpleasant one – this is one of two local live-music stalwarts in Fremont. It hosts rock primarily for small-name bands on…

  • Richard Hugo House

    Seattle

    Established in honor of famed Northwest poet Richard Hugo, and the nexus of Seattle’s literary community, the Hugo House hosts readings, classes and…

  • Annex Theatre

    Seattle

    Seattle’s main experimental-fringe theater group is the Annex whose 99-seat theater (with bar) inhabits the Pike–Pine corridor. The highlight for many is…

  • Little Red Hen

    Seattle

    This is Seattle’s only real venue for pure live country music. Nightly entertainment includes country karaoke and good-time honky-tonk bands – or you can…

  • New City Theater

    The CD, Madrona & Madison Park

    A small but long-standing artist-run theater in the CD with a good back catalog of plays under its belt including excellent stripped-down productions of…

  • Bathhouse Theater

    Seattle

    The Bathhouse Theater on the western side of Green Lake was a 1928 bathing pavilion that was converted into a live-performance venue in 1970. It's…

  • University of Washington Huskies

    Seattle

    The nickname of all of the University of Washington's 19 college sports teams. The NFL football team plays at the massive Husky Stadium.

  • Varsity Theatre

    Seattle

    Independent and international art-house films are shown at this 1940 cinema, the scene of many an undergraduate date night.

  • TicketWeb

    Seattle

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