April is National Pickleball month, National Brussels and Cabbage month, and my favorite: Emotional Overeating Awareness month! It’s also got a lot of random holidays like Hostess Twinkie Day (April 6), Dog Farting Awareness Day (April 8), and of course 4/20, which is National Cheddar Fries day.
There's a lot to celebrate this month, and tons of fun activities that we’re recommending for you, both here and on the podcast. Let's jump in!
Here’s Jane (front center) at her first Centrifuge show in the pre-pandemic era. (Jane C. Hu / City Cast Seattle)
Jane:
- Nonfiction for No Reason will feature readings from five local writers at Antipode on Sunday, April 5. We’re having NFNR’s founder Katie Ellison on the show on Friday, so tune in then to hear more about the series!
- Infinity Box Theater Project’s show Centrifuge brings together science writers, playwrights, actors, directors, and designers to put together 10-minute science-themed plays over the course of five days. Shows are at Theater Off Jackson on April 24 and 25!
Sam (left) met Lindy West back in 2017 with some friends. (Sam J Leeds / City Cast Seattle)
Sam:
- Plate of Nations is a celebration of south Seattle restaurants, with more than 50 businesses participating. Each restaurant builds a sample plate for people to try ranging from $15 to $40. It runs through April 12.
- On April 18, Charlie’s Queer Books is hosting a Professional Portrait Day where you can get a free headshot along with a suggested donation for the Lavender Rights Project.
- For the lovers of gossip among us, Lindy West’s book event at Town Hall on April 3 should keep you well fed.
- And finally, on April 4, I gotta recommend Glory Hole presents Glowy Hole: a fully blackout event where performers generate their own illumination however they see fit. It’ll be drag and burlesque mixed with shadow puppetry and silhouette projection.
Cherry blossoms are officially everywhere! (Sam J Leeds / City Cast Seattle)
Liam:
- The cherry blossoms are out and there's lots of Japanese cultural events going on this month. Check out the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival April 10 - 12, bring your kids to Origami and the Tea Ceremony at the Seattle Japanese Garden.
- Check out some Japanese cinema! My main pick is Chime/The Serpent’s Path at SIFF on April 7. Chime is a 45-minute film that will never stream, so this is your chance to see it. Northwest Film Forum is also screening Yasujiro Ozu’s Early Spring, which is beautiful.
I don’t think Lupo is participating in SRW, but a lot of other delicious Italian restaurants + pizza places are! (Ashley Smith / City Cast Seattle)
Lex Vaughn, founder of The Needling:
- Seattle Restaurant Week is an affordable way to try lots of different foods in the city. I always try to pick the weirdest thing.
- I also really love the cherry blossom mochi from Tokara in Phinney Ridge. It's so beautiful that it's been like my desktop picture for years. So I love that mochi.
