No weekend plans yet? Here’s an eclectic ticket

The weekend is upon us again, and there’s always something happening in the Seattle art world, pandemic or no pandemic. Jasmyne Keimig writes about arts and culture as a staff writer at The Stranger. She has some great ideas for events. Two are virtual, and one involves a drive-in you might not want to miss. She gave KUOW’s Kim Malcolm this tour.

Northwest Film Forum hosts the 2021 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour

You can see seven short films by seven spectacular indigenous filmmakers, and it’s completely free. One of my favorites from the tour is Christopher Auchter’s Now Is the Time. It’s a documentary that revisits August 1969, when renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson pushed to carve and erect the first totem pole in more than a century on British Columbia's Haida Gwaii archipelago. It's really emotional and moving. I think that everyone should see it.

Drive ‘N Drag

I'm actually trying to lure everyone out of their homes, into their cars, and into a parking lot in Southcenter. It's a drive-in show for drag queens and not just any drag queens. It's RuPaul’s Drag Race drag queens. There are some fan favorites: Asia O'Hara, Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo, Kim Chi, Plastique Tiara, Naomi Smalls, Gottmik, and Rosé. Drag queens were hit hard by the pandemic, just as much as music performers, and ballet dancers, and actors. I think it's a really great chance to show up and support them.

20th anniversary of Sound Off!

They’re doing a two-hour live stream on Saturday night from Sky Church, one of the coolest spaces in Seattle. It’s hosted by KEXP DJ Troy Nelson and features eight bands. It’s a pay what you can model, so if you're kind of broke but you still want to support you still can.

I'm actually really stoked to see Kiddus Fecto, a rapper, performer, and producer out of Federal Way. He was a part of Macklemore’s residency project for youth hip-hop artists. He does this kind of interesting blend of hip-hop and R&B.

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