Seattle - March 26, 2009

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Brother, can you spare some time?

SHOP
Regina Chang Spring Collection
What: Preview the jewelry designer’s cache of silver, gold, quartz, and other semiprecious stones combined in modern clusters.
Why: Get your rocks off.
When: Thurs., 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: Hitchcock, 1406 34th Ave. (206-838-7173).

Winter Warehouse Sale
What: Seventy to 80 percent off last season’s wares from Polite Society, A Mano, Jack Straw, The Finerie, Impulse, and Totokaelo.
Why: Prepare for some clothes encounters.
When: Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 1113 1st Ave., b/t Seneca & Spring Sts.

Duet Spring Sale
What: Bellevue’s Posh on Main and La Ree Boutique take up to 85 percent off last season’s clothes and footwear.
Why: Shoes by Stella McCartney, Loeffler Randall, and Tory Burch; clothes by Tracy Reese, Rag & Bone, and Hanii Y.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Where: Posh on Main, 10245 Main St. (425-454-2022); La Ree Boutique, 11 103rd Ave. NE (425-453-7868).

EAT (and DRINK)
Poppy’s Happy Hours
What: Jerry Traunfeld’s minimenu includes curry leaf cabbage strudel, cauliflower sumac spread, naanwiches, and cheap drinks.
Why: Gosh thali mighty.
When: Tues.-Thurs. & Sun., 5-7 p.m. & 9 p.m.-close.
Where: 622 Broadway E. (206-324-1108).

HEAR
Steven Rinella at Words & Wine
What: Tales of the hunt, Columbia Crest wine, and a conversation with the American Buffalo author.
Why: Buffalo gals will come out tonight.
When: Thurs., 6:30 p.m.
Where: Pan Pacific Hotel, 2125 Terry Ave. (206-264-8111). Tickets online at brownpapertickets.com.