ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Christmas Ship Festival - Argosy Cruises
  Pier 55 Suire 201 • Seattle, WA 98101
  206-623-1445
  Enjoy a beautiful cruise aboard a ship decked out for Christmas.

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  305 Harrison Street • Seattle, WA 98109
  Held at the Seattle Center
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. The International Gem & Jewelry Show in Seattle begins on March 26 and ends on March 28, 2010.

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  305 Harrison Street • Seattle, WA 98109
  Held at the Seattle Center
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. The International Gem & Jewelry Show in Seattle begins on June 25 and ends on June 27, 2010.

Cinema

• SIFF Cinema
  321 Mercer Street at 3rd Avenue, McCall Hall • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-633-7151
  Discover extraordinary films every day of the year.

• Seattle IMAX Dome Theater
  Theatre Pier 59, Waterfront Park • Seattle, WA 98101
  Pike Place Market
  206-622-1868
  Be surrounded by the images and sounds of incredible films in this 180-degree domed-screen IMAX theater. The 3,600 square foot screen, and seating that is limited to only 250, makes one feel closer to the action than other comparable theatres.

Night Life

• Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Restaurant and Nightclub
  2033 Sixth Avenue • Seattle, WA 98121
  Located in Downtown Seattle
  206-441-9729
  Seattle's premier jazz club, Dimitriou's, features the living legends of jazz and blues with a state-of-the-art sound and light system. Enjoy a delicious meal while hearing delicious sounds! Ask about Senior Citizen and student discounts on specific nights.

• Jet City Improv
  5510 University Way Northeast • Seattle, WA 98105
  206-781-3879
  Seattle's premier improvisational comedy club, Jet City Improv. Shows every Thursday/Friday/Saturday at 8pm, Friday/Saturday at 10:30pm, and Saturday night at half past midnight.

• Chopstix
  11 Roy Street • Seattle, WALocated at the Base of Queen Anne Hill
  206-270-4444
  A dueling piano bar and restaurant. "Two uniquely talented piano players take the stage behind two baby grand pianos to host what promises to be a memorable evening of music, comedy and entertainment."

Concerts & Performances

• Seattle Chamber Music Society
  10 Harrison Street, Suite 306 • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-283-8808
  Each year, Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) treats audiences to internationally renowned musicians in innovative and exciting ensemble performances of traditional, contemporary and seldom-heard chamber music repertoire.

• Pacific Northwest Ballet
  301 Mercer Street • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-441-9411
  This local professional ballet company offers many performances during the season and features a 45-minute ballet "preview" before each program describing the ballet to be performed.

• Seattle Symphony
  200 University Street • Seattle, WA 98101
  Benaroya Hall
  206-215-4700, 866-833-4747
  Since 1903, the renowned Seattle Symphony has been offering symphony concerts and other forms of music to the Seattle area.

• Century Ballroom
  915 East Pine, 2nd Floor • Seattle, WA 98122
  206-324-7263
  Featuring worldwide talent and one of the largest dance floors in Seattle (2,000 square feet), in addition to a full bar and popular restaurant.

• Seattle Opera
  Performances at the Seattle Center
  206-389-7676 , 800-426-1619
  Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is a leading American opera company. The company presents the classics of the European repertoire as well as new works of American opera. They perform five operas per year.

Plays & Productions

• INTIMAN Theatre
  201 Mercer • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-269-1901
  INTIMAN Theatre was founded with an emphasis on international dramatic literature, a focus that reflected the background of its founder and first artistic director, director and translator Margaret Booker.

• ACT - A Comtemporary Theatre
  700 Union Street • Seattle, WA 98101
  Kreielsheimer Place in Downtown Seattle
  206-292-7660
  Seattle's premier theatre for contemporary plays presents bold and innovative productions on four unique stages from April through November, the classic "A Christmas Carol" in December, and numerous smaller productions and workshops throughout the year.

• Fifth Avenue Theatre, The
  1308 Fifth Avenue • Seattle, WA 98101
  Downtown
  206-625-1418
  This non-profit, historic theatre produces and presents the best in musical theatre entertainment, and, in addition, offers free tours of the theater's extraordinarily restored and ornate Chinese interior.

• Paramount Theatre, The
  911 Pine Street • Seattle, WA 98101
  206-467-5510
  The Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to operating Seattle's historic Paramount & Moore Theatres, presenting diverse programming and maintaining extensive Education & Community Programs.

• Seattle Repertory Theatre
  155 Mercer Street • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-443-2222
  Seattle Repertory Theatre was founded in 1963. It was awarded the 1990 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Seattle Rep produces a season of plays on two stages along with educational programs and new play workshops.

• Teatro ZinZanni
  222 Mercer Street • Seattle, WA 98109
  206-802-0015
  Teatro ZinZanni is a big night out unlike any other, a three-hour whirlwind of cirque, comedy and cabaret all served up with a five-course feast designed by celebrated Northwest chef Tom Douglas.

Festivals & Fairs

• Tibet Fest
  305 Harrison Street • Seattle, WASeattle Center
  206-684-7200
  Stories and legends are told through melodies and movements, symbolic masks and costumes. A bazaar features handmade items, prayer flags and more.

Sporting Events

• Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
  PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194
  Safeco Field
  206-622-HITS
  The Mariners play at Safeco Field. Catch an exciting game of Major League Baseball.

• Seattle Seahawks
  800 Occidental Avenue South, Suite 200 • Seattle, WA 98134
  206-381-7555
  Catch a professional football game during the Seahawks season, August through January.

• Seattle SuperSonics & Storm
  1201 Thrid Avenue, Suite 1000 • Seattle, WA 98101
  206-281-5800
  The Seattle SuperSonics play from late October to April. The Seattle Storm play mid-May to August.

• Seattle Sounders
  PO Box 80966 • Seattle, WA 98108
  Qwest Field
  206-622-3415
  USL First Division action with the Seattle Sounders.