This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It’s only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I’ll be the fat old fart in the back row.

You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump’s impeachment and Elon Musk’s arrest, and been to AT LEAST one rally against the coup. There’s one on SAT FEB 22 at University Village.

Open mic (stories) at Town Hall Seattle
• Ignite Seattle #47
THU FEB 20, 6:30 PM — $20

• The Urbanist’s Seattle Social at Big Time Brewery
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE
(but it’s a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)

Film at North Bend Theater
• Neverending Story (1984)
THU FEB 20 and FRI FEB 21, 11:00 AM — FREE

Lecture at Edmonds School District Center (in Lynnwood)
• UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black
THU FEB 20, 1:00 PM — FREE

Performance at the Rabbit Box
• Between Two Worlds: A David Lynch Tribute
THU FEB 20, 5:00 to 11:00 PM
$20 advance tix; $25 at the door (age 21+ only)

Poetry at Push/Pull
• Part-Time Poets Club
THU FEB 20, 6:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at the Beacon
• Kikujiro (1999)
FRI FEB 21 thru MON FEB 24 — $12

Performance at Substation
• Gamma Knife, plus Filthy Traitors and more
FRI FEB 21, doors at 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Conor Byrne Co-op
• Supermother with Hank Lemon and Public Pool
FRI FEB 21, 9:00 PM — $12 (age 21+ only)

Fundraiser for Annex Theatre
• Lip Sync for Our Lights
FRI FEB 21, doors 7:00 PM, show 7:30

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Good on Toast
FRI FEB 21, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12

Performance at Jack Straw Cultural Center
• Aleatory Music in February: Beauty & Silence against Darkness
SAT FEB 22, 2:00 PM — FREE

Snakes, alligators, and lizards at Ounces Taproom
• The Reptile Lady
SAT FEB 22, 2:00 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bar, ya cheap bastard, buy a beer)

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Pint & Dale
SAT FEB 22, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore and sammich shop, ya cheap bastard, so buy something)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
SUN FEB 23 thru WED FEB 26 — $12.50

Performance at the Sunset Tavern
• Vanished with The Ragav Project and Schmutz
SUN FEB 23, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Rainbow Coalition Death Cult
SUN FEB 23, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Jules Maes Saloon
• Drunken Owl Theatre
SUN FEB 23, 4:30 PM
$10 admission; $30-35 for dinner including show

Performance at Brechemin Auditorium
• UW Baroque Ensemble
MON FEB 24, 7:30 PM — FREE

• Open Mic Night (literary) at Folio
MON FEB 24, 5:30 PM
Pay what you can (registration required)

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary
MON FEB 24, 3:45 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON FEB 24, 4:15 and 7:15 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated
MON FEB 24, 7:30 PM — $6

Film at Central Library
• Ip Man (2008)
WED FEB 26, 2:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Conor Byrne Co-op
• Westbound City Train
WED FEB 26, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 — $12 (age 21+ only)

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED FEB 26, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

Performance at Brechemin Auditorium
• UW School of Music Piano Series
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at 12th Avenue Arts
• Time Stands Still
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM
“Pay what you can” preview

Performance at Tagney Jones Hall
• Ladies Musical Club: Music of Steven Luksan
THU FEB 27, 11:30 AM — FREE

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Lost Highway (1997)
FRI FEB 28 thru WED MAR 5 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Concert at the Black Lodge
• Stoneyard, Hewn, Lawn Darts, Sexting My Friends
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM — $15.66

Film at North Bend Theater
• Blue Velvet
FRI FEB 28 thru SUN MAR 2 — $10
(discounts for kiddies, military, old farts)

Poetry at Open Books
• Girlhood x A Haunting; Jessica Rae Bergamino with EJ Colen
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM

Performance at the Great Hall
• Cappella Romana presents Canon for Racial Reconciliation
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
Tickets start at $15

Performance at the Great Hall
• Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert
SAT MAR 1, 7:30 PM
Tickets start at $8

Performance at Sunset Tavern
• Hockey Teeth with waltzerr and Die Right
SAT MAR 1, 8:30 PM — $15.45

Performance at Couth Buzzard
• Songwriter Showcase Seattle
SAT MAR 1, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Film at the Beacon
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
SUN MAR 2 thru WED MAR 5 — $12

Performance at the Vera Project
• Happy Minds School of Music concert
SUN MAR 2, 2:30 PM — $13.39

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON MAR 3, 4:15 PM — $6

Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated
MON MAR 3, 7:15 PM — $6

Film at Here-After (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Battle Royale (2000)
TUE MAR 4, 7:00 PM — $11 (age 21+ only)
(discount for members who preorder)

• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'N Thistle
WED MAR 5, 5:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Washington Park Arboretum walking tour
THU MAR 6 — FREE

Film at the Beacon
• Inland Empire (2006)
THU MAR 6 thru THU MAR 13 — $12

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Rat Film (2016)
THU MAR 6, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Film at Broadview Library
• Nosferatu (1922)
THU MAR 6, 1:00 PM — FREE

Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Facing Rejection
THU MAR 6, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Eraserhead (1977)
FRI MAR 7 thru SUN MAR 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Broadview Library
• Live experimental musical arts with video projection by Rob Angus
SAT MAR 8, 3:30 PM — FREE

Lecture at Vashon Library, by Robert Horton
• Un-American Activities: The Blacklist Era and Hollywood
SAT MAR 8, 4:30 PM — FREE

Film at Rainier Beach Community Club
• Free for All: The Public Library (2024)
SAT MAR 8, 7:00 PM — FREE

Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT MAR 8, 10AM-2PM — $20

• Georgetown Steam Plant Open House featuring poetry by Xochitl Clare
SAR MAR 8, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM — FREE

Performance at West Seattle Library
• Ladies Musical Club concert
SUN MAR 9, 3:00 PM — FREE

Performance at UW’s Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
• Late, A Cowboy Song
THU MAR 11 thru SUN MAR 15 — $10-22

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
WED MAR 12, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 12, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Starting the Conversation
THU MAR 13, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Works in Progress
TUE MAR 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

Lecture at White River Valley Museum in Auburn
• Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty
WED MAR 19, 5:30 PM — FREE

Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Conversation Cafe
THU MAR 20, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy a book)

Performance at Baba Yaga
• Weep Wave with Family Worship Center and Little Venom
SAT MAR 22, doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 — $15 (age 21+ only)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
TUE MAR 25, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 26, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12

As the nincompoops say, “Do your own research.” Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie’s Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (ticket price varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop