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Entertainment in Seattle DIRECTORY

With Seattle’s varied offerings, from baseball to ballet, and Ticket Outlets
book readings to Broadway musicals, visitors won’t be lacking Ticketmaster
for entertainment. The city is home to one of the top opera Tel General: (800) 745­3000.
companies in the US, a critically acclaimed symphony orchestra, Arts: (800) 982­2787.
and a Tony Award-winning repertory theater company. ∑ ticketmaster.com
Film
Festival (SIFF), which screens Landmark Theatres
more than 300 new works Tel (206) 633­0059.
during May and June. ∑ landmarktheatres.com
Northwest Film Forum
Theater Tel (206) 329­2629.
∑ nwfilmforum.org
Many of Seattle’s performing
arts venues are located at the SIFF
Tel (206) 633­7151. ∑ siff.net
Seattle Center, including the
respected Seattle Repertory Theater
Theatre, which presents nine
plays from September to May, Intiman Theatre
and the Intiman Theatre, which Tel (206) 441­7178.
Window of the Crocodile Café, a Belltown stages classic and contem­ ∑ intiman.org
favorite for live music porary plays March through Seattle Children’s Theatre
December. The popular Seattle
Information Children’s Theatre, the second­ Tel (206) 441­3322. ∑ sct.org
The city’s daily newspaper, the largest children’s theater in the Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Times, offers complete country, stages performances Tel (206) 443­2222.
entertainment listings for from September to June. ∑ seattlerep.org
the week in its Friday “Ticket”
supplement. For daily listings, Dance Dance
visit the newspaper’s website Pacific Northwest Ballet
at www.seattletimes.com. Internationally acclaimed, Tel (206) 441­2424. ∑ pnb.org
the Pacific Northwest Ballet
performs at Marion Oliver McCaw Music
Buying Tickets Hall. Its Nutcracker is a must­see
Tickets for sporting events and during the holiday season. Seattle Opera
many performing arts events Tel (206) 389­7676.
can be purchased through Music ∑ seattleopera.org
Ticketmaster. Seattle Symphony
The distinguished Seattle Tel (206) 215­4747.
Symphony performs ∑ seattlesymphony.org
Free Events
September through June at
Free art and literary events the stunning Benaroya Hall (see
abound in Pioneer Square: First p133). Marion Oliver McCaw Hall many venues to choose from
Thursday Gallery Walks through at Seattle Center is home to the in Pioneer Square, as well as in
museums, galleries, bars, and acclaimed Seattle Opera, which Belltown and Ballard.
shops occur on the first attracts audiences from around
Thursday evening of each the world with its productions Spectator Sports
month; and the Elliott Bay Book of Wagner’s Ring Cycle every Spectator sports are big in
Company hosts author readings four years. For live blues, jazz, Seattle. Seattleites are justi fiably
several times each week. rock, and folk music, there are proud of their two stadiums –
Safeco Field (see p156), home
of the Seattle Mariners baseball
Film
team, and CenturyLink Field
Seattle has a thriving film scene, (see p156), where the National
with the Landmark Theatres Football League’s Seattle
group and Northwest Film Seahawks play. The city’s
Forum screening art­house and professional women’s basketball
independent films. One of the team, the Storm, plays at the
most respected and compre­ Seattle Center’s KeyArena
hensive film festivals in the US Young musicians performing in (see p152). For sporting events
is the Seattle International Film downtown Seattle tickets, call Ticketmaster.

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