Upcoming events for Seattle-area cheapskates
Upcoming events for Seattle-area cheapskates
This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.
You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one protest against the coup.
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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla
• Tesla Takedown
THU MAR 27, 4:15 PM
Protest at Westlake Mall
• Free Mahmoud Khalil!
THU MAR 27, 4:30 PM
Protest at Redmond Downtown Park
• Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights
THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM
Play at West of Lenin
• Cornelia's Visitors
THU MAR 27 thru SAT APR 19 — $5 and up
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Crash (1996)
NOW PLAYING thru SAT MAR 29 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Play at Annex Theater
• Blue to Blue
NOW PLAYING thru SAT APR 12 — "Pay what you can"
Films at North Bend Theater (double feature)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
THU MAR 27 thru SUN MAR 30 — $5
Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• Hinds
THU MAR 27, NOON — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Laura (1944)
THU MAR 27, 4PM — $12.50
Films at Central Cinema
• Family Cartoon Happy Hour
THU MAR 27, 5PM and EVERY THURSDAY — FREE
Concert at Armory Stage (Seattle Center)
• Lady A with Shakura S'Aida
THU MAR 27, 6PM — FREE
Comedy at Club Comedy
• Free Form Thursday
THU MAR 27, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)
Comedy at Club Comedy
• Free Form Thursday
THU MAR 27, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)
Concert at Red Lounge
• Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae)
THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE
(age 21+ only) (reservations required)
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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building
• Federal Building Fridays
FRI MAR 28 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Protest at Lynnwood Conventions Center
• Refuse Fascism Fridays
FRI MAR 28 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM
Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.
Film at Bellevue Library
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
FRI MAR 28, 4PM — FREE
Dance at Armory Stage (Seattle Center)
• Rhythmic Impressions: A Celebration of Black Women Chorus Line Dancers
FRI MAR 28, 6PM — FREE
TV episode filming at Harbor Island Studios
• The Uncertain Detective
FRI MAR 28, 7PM — $10 and up
Film at Central Cinema
• Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 , 9:30 PM— $12
Monologues at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI MAR 28, 7:30 PM — $?
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Jean-Luc Godard's A Woman is a Woman (1961)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $12.50
Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• Amyl and the Sniffers
FRI MAR 28, NOON — FREE
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Protest at every Tesla location
• Tesla Takedown
SAT MAR 29
at Bellevue NE 20th, 10AM
at Bellevue Square, 10AM
at Fife, 10AM
at Lynnwood, NOON
at Renton Tesla, 10AM
at SoDo, 10AM
at South Lake Union, 10AM
at University Village, 10AM
Jazz at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Émile Parisien, Vincent Peirani
SAT MAR 29, 7:30 PM — $15 and up
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion (2017)
SAT MAR 29, 1PM — $10
Dance at Cornish College of the Arts
• Terpischore’s Landing
SAT MAR 29 and SUN MAR 30 — FREE (reservations encouraged)
Lecture at Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center
• Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
SAT MAR 29, NOON — FREE (reservations required)
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Competition at Town Hall
• King/Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee
SUN MAR 30, 1PM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950)
SUN MAR 30 thru TUE APR 1 — $12.50
Dance at Chop Suey
• Flammable
SUN MAR 30, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-$15 at the door (age 21+ only)
Concert at Central Library
• Rainbow City Orchestra
SUN MAR 30, 4PM — FREE
Concert at Good Times Bad Bar
• Alchemy Music School Presents: A Tribute to Glam Rock
SUN MAR 30, 7:30 PM — $10 (age 21+ only)
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Concert at The Funhouse
• Filthy Traitors with For Closure, Punchin' Grumpy
MON MAR 31, doors 7:30, show 8PM — $10 (age 21+ only)
Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative
• The Whags: On Cinema
MON MAR 31, 7PM — FREE (age 21+ only)
(but it's a nightclub, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
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Film at Beacon Cinema
• Smooth Talk (1985)
TUE APR 1 and THU APR 3 — $12.50
Comedy at Club Comedy
• Chuckle Bucket
TUE APR 1, 8PM and EVERY TUESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)
April Fools at The Dragon House
• Saboteur
TUE APR 1, 6PM to 10PM — FREE
Concert at Roosevelt High School Auditorium
• Roosevelt High School Orchestra: April Foolz Concert
TUE APR 1, 7PM — FREE
Poop Donuts for April Fools
• Mighty-O Donuts
TUE APR 1, 6AM to 3PM — $5 (pre-order recommended)
Benefit for Doney Coe Clinic at Sunset Tavern
• Royal Blunder with Johnny & The Moles
TUE APR 1, 8PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)
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Lecture at Greenwood Senior Center
• Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums
WED APR 2, 1:00 PM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
WED APR 2, 7:30 PM — FREE
• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'n Thistle
WED APR 2, 5:30 PM, and EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY — FREE
(but it's a restaurant, ya cheap bastard, buy dinner)
Comedy at Club Comedy
• Cheap Laughs
WED APR 2, 8PM and EVERY WEDNESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)
Concert at UW North Allen Library
• Students of the UW School of Music
WED APR 2, 12:30 PM and EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY — FREE
Film at North Bend Theater
• John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
WED APR 2, 7PM — FREE (reservations recommended)
Readings and more at Hugo House
• Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club
WED APR 2, 6:30 PM — FREE (reservations required)
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Protest at Redmond Downtown Park
• Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights
THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM
Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Seattle Japanese Garden
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Washington Park Arboretum walking tour
THU APR 3 — FREE EVERY FIRST THURSDAY
Films at Central Cinema
• Family Cartoon Happy Hour
THU APR 3, 5PM and EVERY THURSDAY — FREE
Play at Seattle Public Theater
• Squeeze
THU APR 3 thru SUN APR 13 — $10 and up
Comedy at Club Comedy
• Free Form Thursday
THU APR 3, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)
Film at Broadview Library
• Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)
THU APR 3, 4PM — FREE
Concert at Métier Brewing Company
• Demarcus Baysmore
THU APR 3, 7PM — FREE (age 21+ only)
Concert at Red Lounge
• Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae)
THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE
(age 21+ only) (reservations required)
Comedy at Great American Diner & Bar
• Rod Long plus auditioning comics
THU APR 3, 8PM — $10
Film at Central Cinema
• Tommy Wiseau's The Room (2003)
THU APR 3, 8PM — $14
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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building
• Federal Building Fridays
FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Protest at Location Lynnwood Conventions Center
• Refuse Fascism Fridays
FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Mahmoud Khalil in The Encampments (2025)
FRI APR 4 thru THU APR 10 — $12.50
Concert at Jules Maes Saloon
• Stevie & the Blue Flames
FRI APR 4, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $10 (age 21+ only)
Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Blue Velvet (1986)
FRI APR 4 thru WED APR 9 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.
Art at Federal Way Library
• No Expectation Art for Adults
FRI APR 4, 3:30 PM — FREE
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
FRI APR 4 thru SUN APR 13 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Concert at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
• Ravenna String Orchestras: Winter Concert
FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE
Concert at Conor Byrne Pub
• Brittany Collins & Company with the Pairs, and Lo-Liner
FRI APR 4, 9PM — $12 advance, $15 at the door (age 21+ only)
Concert at Brechemin Auditorium
• Bennardo Larson Duo
FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE
Film at Central Cinema
• Lady Bird (2018)
FRI APR 4 thru TUE APR 8, 7PM — $12
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Protest at Seattle Center
• Hands Off!
SAT APR 5, NOON to 3PM
Also Bainbridge Island at NOON
Bothell at 11AM
Issaquah at 10AM
Redmond at 10:30 AM
Renton at NOON
Shoreline at 1PM
Protest & march at Cal Anderson Park
• Remove, Reverse, Restore
SAT APR 5, NOON to 8PM
Concert at Substation
• Zero
SAT APR 5, 10PM — $15 and up (age 21+ only)
Film at Beacon Cinema
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
SAT APR 5, 7PM — $12.50
Roller Derby doubleheader at Everett Community College
• Rainier Roller Riot, then Tilted Thunder Roller Derby
SAT APR 5, 5PM — $15 advance, $20 at the door
(discount for kiddies)
Concert at El Corazon
• The Pancakes with Booze Art Show
SAT APR 5, 8PM — $15 (age 21+ only)
Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative
• John Prine tribute
SAT APR 5, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $12 in advance (age 21+ only)
Concert at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Northwest Folklife presents House of Tarab
SAT APR 5, 11AM — $10 and up
• Tour the Paramount Theater
SAT APR 5 and EVERY 1ST SATURDAY, 10AM — FREE (reservations required)
Films at Japanese Baptist Church
• Reel Memories: Asian American Home Movies Screening
SAT APR 5, 1PM — FREE (registration required)
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Film at Beacon Cinema
• Jacques Tati'S Mon Oncle (1958)
SUN APR 6 and TUE APR 8 — $12.50
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Carnival of Souls (1962)
SUN APR 6 and MON APR 7 — $12.50
Readings at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Short Stories by John Cheever, Lydia Davis, Percival Everett, and Alice Walker
SUN APR 6, 4PM — $10 and up
Poetry at Unexpected Productions Market Theater
• This is for you: an improvised theatre poetry experience
SUN APR 6, 7PM — $12 and up
Concert at Redmond Library
• Peter Ali: A Musical Journey with Native & Mesoamerican Flutes
SUN APR 6, 1PM — FREE (reservations required)
Dance at Chop Suey
• Flammable
SUN APR 6, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-$15 at the door (age 21+ only)
Concert at Sunset Tavern
• Clash Valian with Sam Cobra, Accendino
SUN APR 6, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)
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As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research."
Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.
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ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays thru Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays thru Saturdays)
• Low tide on the Sound — great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park
• Pike Place Market
• Plunge and Potluck (Sunday mornings)
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden
NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
• Charlie's Queer Books
• Club Comedy Seattle
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Grumpy Old Coots' Breakfast Club
• Highline Heritage Museum (Thursdays thru Sundays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed Mondays)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop