‘Tis a Happy Hour Indeed…

Holiday shopping got you overwhelmed?

 

Swollen feet? Sore back? Pounding headache? No, I’m not getting ready to tell you about the latest and greatest super drug but rather exactly how you are going to feel after a full day of Christmas shopping and event hopping. For that, I do actually have a cure…Happy Hour! What better way to validate the mounds of money you’re spending by saving a little cash at some of Downtown Seattle’s best eateries.

When you’re ready to relax, refuel, or whatever, check out the restaurants below that feature weekend Happy Hours:

Boka

• Address: 1010 1st Avenue
• HH: Daily 2:30pm-6pm & 10pm-Close

Cutters Bayhouse

• Address: 2001 Western Avenue
• HH: Daily 4pm-6pm & 9pm-close

Gordon Biersch

• Address: 600 Pine Street, #401
• HH: Fri 4pm-6:30pm, No Sat, Sun 9pm-close

Lechoso

• Address: 85 University Street
• HH: Daily 3pm-6pm & 10pm-1am

Mistral Kitchen

• Address: 2020 Westlake Avenue
• HH: Daily 5pm-6:30pm

Palomino

• Address: 1420 5th Avenue
• HH: Daily 3pm-close

Sazerac

• Address: 1101 4th Avenue
• HH: Mon-Sat 4pm-8pm

Seatown Seabar

• Address: 2010 Western Avenue
• HH: Daily 3pm-6pm

Tap House Grill

• Address: 1506 6th Avenue
• HH: Fri 3:30pm-6:30pm & 11pm-close , Sat 11pm-close, Sun 3:30-close

Taste @ SAM

• Address: 1300 1st Avenue
• HH: Tues-Sun, 3pm-6pm

The Triple Door

• Address; 216 Union Street
• HH: Daily 4pm-6pm

Thoa’s

• Address: 96 Union Street
• HH: Daily 4pm-7pm

Twist

• Address: 2313 1st Avenue
• HH: Fri & Sat 4pm-8pm, Sun 4pm-12am

Where are YOUR favorite happy hour spots? Let us know in the comments!

Free First Thursdays!

Thursday’s are like ampm, “too much good stuff.”  

Gallery located above the New Orleans Cafe in Pioneer Square

 If you’re ready to get the weekend started or at least add some excitement to a long work week check out these First Thursday freebies (check venue website for details):

Museum of Flight
Wing Luke Museum
Seattle Art Museum 
Experience Music Project
Northwest African American Museum
Samuel Stubblefield Gallery (Pictured Above) 

 

***Do you know of others? We’d love to check ’em out and profile them in the future. Comment below***

 

Love, Lies and Legalism

Last week to catch the Scarlett Letter at the Intiman Theater

Remember the last time you were in love — and it broke your heart? Remember how unreasonable your parents were — until you became one?  Remember the cruel kids who didn’t understand you (and you didn’t understand them) — and it all made sense when you met their mean-spirited parents? This adaptation of The Scarlet Letter is overflowing with universal themes that anyone can relate to, whether or not we’ve worn an “A” on your chest.

I’m not a theater critic. I have no aspirations to be one. But, I know what I like. While I’ve read the Nathaniel Hawthorne classic and watched Demi Moore play Hester in the ’95 movie, Naomi Iizuka takes the storyline deeper. This play spans the childhood of Hester’s daughter Pearl, Pearl’s confusion about a father missing in action, her hatred for the town she was raised in and the disdain for a mother who should have done things differently. With some narration from Pearl as an adult, pieces of the past come together for both the audience and the “narrator” simltaneously.

It was a great way to spend 90 minutes for me and it likely will be for you as well! The last few shows are coming up, so get your tickets asap.  The cozy setting of the Intiman Theater is a treat year round, but especially during the winter season at the Seattle Center. You can even make a day of it with all of the winter activities in or around the Seattle Center. For 25 and under, rush tickets are available day-of for only $10; for everyone else, rush tickets are a steal at only $20!

Be sure to catch this unique adaptation of The Scarlett Letter while it’s still in town.

Rating: Cool, Sexy
Reminds me of: Parents Just Don’t Understand – Fresh Prince
Great for: Rolling solo, date night, culture