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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks for Seattle

caption: Seattle Theatre Group presents the touring production of "Fiddler on the Roof" January 14-19
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Seattle Theatre Group presents the touring production of "Fiddler on the Roof" January 14-19
photo courtesy Broadway at the Paramount, STG

Many of us are still recovering from holiday overload, but if you’re in the mood for a cultural outing, KUOW’s arts and culture reporter Marcie Sillman offers these suggestions for January 10-12, 2020.

LOCAL MUSEUMS

Seattle Art Museum: “Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum” continues through January 26

Frye Art Museum: Donald Byrd retrospective “The America That is to Be” continues through January 26

SAM Olympic Sculpture Park: “Kids Saturdays in the Park: Life Size Maze”

Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington Seattle Campus: “In Plain Sight” continues through April 2020

THEATER

Seattle Shakespeare Company: Richard Sheridan’s “The Rivals” opens Friday, January 10 at Center Theater

14/48 The World’s Quickest Theater Festival, first weekend at ACT Theatre

Broadway at the Paramount presents the touring production of the classic musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” directed by Bartlett Sher with new choreography by Hofesh Shechter, adapted from the original dances by Jerome Robbins.

MUSIC

National Nordic Museum: “Mostly Nordic: Impressions of L.A. Ring (Denmark)”

Seattle Symphony: Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto” plus Mendelssohn’s “Italian” symphony

OTHER

Café Nordo’s Knife Room presents “A Gateway to Becoming a Wine Addict,” stories and wine tasting the second Saturday of the month

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