FEATURED

• Yellow Co. Tour - Seattle: How to Take Ownership of Your Self-Care - May 5
• Bulldog Haven NW's 3rd Annual Bulldog Ball - May 5
• Asian Pacific-Islander Heritage Month Celebration at Seattle Center - May 6
• Allegory: Stories That Shape the Soul - May 11 - 13
• Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, & Mickalene Thomas at Seattle Art Museum - Through May 13
• Sponsor a fish for salmon conservation in Survive the Sound! - by May 6
• Tickets now on sale for Cirque du Soleil's Volta - shows starting September

MOTHER'S DAY

• Brunch at The Restaurant at Alderbrook Resort & Spa - 8am - 2pm // $55 ($20 children 10 & under)
• Brunch at Bramble House - 10am - 3pm // $40 (via The Lodges on Vashon)
• Brunch at Dunbar Room - 8am - 1pm // $34 ($12 for children 5 - 10 yo) 
• Brunch at Eques - 10am - 2:30pm // $58 ($29 children)
• Not in the mood for a special brunch menu? Have an easy, casual Mother's Day at Feed Co. Burgers
• Brunch and dinner at Goldfinch Tavern - 10am - 3pm // $75 brunch ($25 children 12 & under); 5pm - 9pm // $65 dinner
• Brunch at Ivar's locations - 9:30am - 2:30pm 
• Moms get in free at Pacific Science Center's Curiosity Days: Seeds to Eats - May 12 - 13
• Brunch & papier puppenspiel shows at Rhein Haus Seattle - Noon & 1:30pm shows
• Treat mama to a service at Seattle Sun Light Spa and/or Urban Float!
• University Village deals - May 12 - 13
• Brunch at Urbane - 10am - 3pm // $29

EAT / DRINK

• Mayfest at Queen Anne Beerhall - May 11 - 12 and 18 - 19
• Elysian Brewing's Capitol Hill Series Release -Schwartz the Beer - May 18
• Jack's BBQ is coming to South Lake Union
• New menus at Goldfinch Tavern!
• Pike Place Market now has its own CSA (community supported agriculture) subscription box called the Pike Box!
• Poquitos Bothell is now open!
• Petit Galerie is now open in Madison Valley

FUN THINGS TO DO

• The Art of Play at Seattle Children's Museum - all May
• South Lake Union Saturday Market opening day - May 5
• Crafted Vancouver - May 4 - 25
• Kentucky Derby Viewing Party at Hotel Sorrento - May 5
• Pike Place Market 10th Annual Flower Festival - May 12
• Spirit of Africa Festival - May 12
• Microsoft Store STEM Summer Camps - starting late May
• Ladies Night at Bellevue Indoor Skatepark - every Tuesday
• Gay Bingo Nights at Belltown Pub - Wednesdays
• K-8 students! Nominate your favorite teacher for Ivar's Teacher of the Year or Kidd Valley's Teacher of the Year! - through May 20

ARTS / CULTURE

• Wham! Bam! Pow! Opening Reception at Wing Luke Museum - May 3
• Aida at Seattle Opera – May 5 – 19 (Family Day May 13)
• Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at MoPOP - through January 2019
• Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses re-opens at MoPOP w/new features – Now open
• A Dragon Lives Here: Bruce Lee Exhibit Part 4 at the Wing Luke Museum
• #MyClimateHero: An Interactive Comic Exhibition by Amplifier 
• Native Portraiture at Tacoma Art Museum
• Immigrant Artists and the American West at Tacoma Art Museum 

THEATER

• Aida at Seattle Opera - May 5 - 19
• Tickets for Porgy & Bess at the Seattle Opera now on sale!

FILM (at Northwest Film Forum unless otherwise noted)

• Cambodian Rock 'n Roll: Film, Talk, and DJ Party - May 4
• Salesman - May 4 - 6
• Half-Life at Fukushima - May 4 - 10
• Northwest Film Forum is seeking film submissions for the Local Sightings Film Festival!

MUSIC / DANCE

• Emerald City Music presents Metamorphosis - May 4 - 5
• Will Jordan's Deep Sleep EP Release Party - May 12
• Upstream Music Festival - June 1 - 3

SHOP

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / NETWORKING

COMING

• Mother's Day Brunch at Tacoma Art Museum - May 13
• Body Party by Trap Vinyasa - May 20
• Pike Place Markets kick off - May 21
• Sustainable Scoops: An Evening with Molly Moon at Pacific Science Center - May 22
• Vancouver Craft Beer Week - May 25 - June 3
• Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) Arts Fest - June 2
• Rainforest Gala & Masquerade Ball - June 9
• Dita Von Teese at the Moore Theatre - June 17
• Rainforest Gala and Masquerade Ball with Fashion for Conservation and Hoja Nueva - June 20
• PROOF Washington Distillers Festival - July 7
• Skookum Festival - September 7 - 9
• Leon Bridges at WaMu Theater - September 14
• Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights is coming to Seattle Rep! - Late 2018

*Editor's note: Please email jess@freshjess.com to submit your event for consideration. All events roundup posts are deleted after six months!