Seattle - January 22, 2009

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Solemnly swear to faithfully execute your weekend.

SEE
What We Do Is Also Secret
What: Get all warm and fuzzy over Coco Howard and Spencer Moody’s plush, needle-felted world (or eight-by-ten room installation).
Why: Get felt up.
When: Thru Feb. 28. Opening reception, Sat., 4-9 p.m.
Where: Vain, 2018 First Ave. (206-441-3441).

Nathalie Djurberg
What: Explore what happens when story narratives go wacko during the initial four (of eight) short stop-action animation dramas featuring Plasticine puppets.
Why: Make a claydate.
When: Sat.-Apr. 26. Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Where: Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave. (206-622-9250).

Project Two
What: Experience new works by the innovative modern dance troupe Seattle Dance Project (veteran dancers from the Pacific Northwest Ballet, New York City Ballet, and The Joffrey Ballet).
Why: You need a lift.
When: Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.
Where: ACT, 700 Union St. (206-292-7676).

SHOP
3.1 Phillip Lim Trunk Show
What: Preorder from Lim’s spring collection, inspired by the violence and romanticism of Spain.
Why: Fill up your closet.
When: Thurs., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Nordstrom, 500 Pine St. (206-628-2111).

HEAR
The Whore Moans
What: Seattle’s premiere punk pack commands the stage with tunes, humor, and garage guitar off their latest LP, Hello from the Radio Wasteland.
Why: Yours are raging, too.
When: Thurs., 8 p.m.
Where: Neumos, 925 E. Pike St. (206-709-9442).