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What to do this weekend

By Seattle Magazine Staff September 19, 2013

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!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Park It/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/19ge4H5” target=”_blank”brPARK(ing) Day/abrFriday (9/20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) — Parking spaces throughout the city will morph into lounge-worthy mini-parks chock full of activities, music and more for the city’s annual PARK(ing) Day. We especially recommend the artful approach in front of Seattle Art Museum./p
pstrongMust Browse/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15DJNol” target=”_blank”brSeattle Public Library Book Sale/abr(9/21 to 9/22, times vary) — Bibliophiles should make their way to Magnuson Park in Sand Point for this behemoth annual book sale featuring seriously cheap reads./p
pstrongMust Swoon/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/18acaLa” target=”_blank”brSimon Doonan Book Signing/abrTuesday (9/24, 5 to 7 p.m.) — Our favorite brash Brit is back in Seattle (the Barneys New York creative ambassador was here just months ago for a few fashionable soirees) to sign copies of his latest book: The Asylum: A Collage of Couture Reminiscences…and Hysteria, at—where else?—Barneys downtown./p
pstrongMust See/strongbra href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/nancy-guppy-interviews-seattle-operas-…” target=”_blank”Rick Araluce at Bellevue Arts Museum/abr(Through 2/2, times vary) — The Seattle Opera’s lead scenic artist unveils his painstakingly crafted miniatures during his first solo exhibit, The Minutes, the Hours, the Days. For more on Araluce, check out theem /ema href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/nancy-guppy-interviews-seattle-operas-…” target=”_blank”emSeattle /emmagazine QA/a./p
pstrongMust Get Spooked/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/14utN43” target=”_blank”brMark Mitchell: Burial/abr(9/21 to 10/20, times vary) — The Frye Art Museum celebrates Seattle costume designer Mark Mitchell’s beautiful takes on burial garments, which opens with a hauntingly stylish fashion show./p

 

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