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The Must List: Malcolm Gladwell Stops in Seattle, the Bezos Center Opens

What to do this weekend

By Seattle Magazine Staff October 10, 2013

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Go Glam/strongbrBellevuea href=” http://bit.ly/GNIXvT” target=”_blank”brGet Ready for Serious Style at DIFFA Glam: Tablescapes/abr(10/10, 6 to 9 p.m.) — Expect nothing but tip-top tabletop design at GLAM: Tablescapes, a style-filled soiree hosted by the Seattle chapter of Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA)./p
pstrongMust See/strongbrCentral Districta href=”http://bit.ly/1g3ppTR” target=”_blank”brSeattle’s Edgiest Theatre Company Stages The Walworth Farce/abr(Runs through 10/27, 8 p.m.) — New Century Theatre Company is known for putting on electrifying and often disturbing plays. That rep is strengthened further with “The Walworth Farce,” an Irish play that turns from hilarious to harrowing, often on a dime./p
pstrongMust Visit/strongbrSouth Lake Uniona href=”http://bit.ly/1g35i8m” target=”_blank”brOpening Saturday: The Bezos Center for Innovation/a/p
p(10/12, times vary) — Thanks to a $10 million donation from Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, the recently reimagined Museum of History Industry (MOHAI) is opening a new section devoted to Seattle’s rich history of ingenuity./p
pstrongMust Hear/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/16U0Ipp” target=”_blank”brCatch a Reading with Author Malcolm Gladwell/abrDowntownbr(10/11, 7:30 p.m.) — The New Yorker journalist fond of translating academic research into captivating social science in books such as The Tipping Point is back with a new eminently readable tome, David and Goliath./p
pstrongMust Rock/stronga href=”http://on.fb.me/1bK0sLj” target=”_blank”brIndustrial Revelation’s CD Release Party/abrBelltownbr(10/13, 8 p.m.) — Avant-garde Seattle jazz ensemble Industrial Revelation rocks the house with the release of its latest album, Oak Head./p
pstrongMust Get Tickets/strongbrPioneer Squarea href=” http://bit.ly/1bFM2vR” target=”_blank”brEarly Bird Tickets on Sale Today for BREW Seattle/abrSnap up your $35 early bird pass to Seattle magazine’s inaugural BREW Seattle, a beer tasting festival on November 14 with oodles of brews on tap. Your ticket earns you six tasting tokens, each one good for a five-ounce pour (in your own special BREW Seattle mini mug)./p

 

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