Planning on a movie for Christmas week? Check out these steals and deals at Seattle area theaters.
AMC Pacific Place is showing several family movies: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G), The Muppets (PG), The Adventures of Tintin (PG), and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13). First show of the day (11:25-11:30 a.m.) is just $6, a $3 discount off the regular price. Make it an afternoon of fun; check out the dining offers, like free offers, discounts, and happy hour prices at Pacific Place eateries.
Grand Illusion is showing “It’s A Wonderful Life” through Christmas Day. Regular tickets are $8. Or buy a $30 membership, and get $3 off your ticket price for an entire year. The Grand Illusion Cinema is a non-profit volunteer run theater and Seattle’s oldest continuously running theater. Help support this cinematic treasure by becoming a member or volunteering your time.
Central Cinema features E.T. the Extra Terrestrial December 26-31. Save $2 when you purchase advance tickets (at least 24 Hours before the show tix are just $6.00. Day-of-show general admission: $8.00 ).
Always $3 and always worthwhile, Crest Cinema Centre in north Seattle is featuring Puss in Boots (PG) and the sci-fi thriller In Time (PG-13), plus several other indie and foreign films.
Take a break from the colored lights of modern Christmas festivities and travel back in time to the candlelit world of the Middle Ages, where wintertime meant hoping for enough food to last till spring and Christmas meant some of the best music ever. Returning from their standing-room-only Early Music Discovery performance last year, the kids of Seattle Historical Arts don period costume and join their voices and instruments with grownup performers beloved by Seattle families. It’s Christmas like you’ve never heard it before!
Join Unexpected Productions funniest Christmas Show in Seattle! Get away from your family – or bring them along! First performed in 1985, A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol brings Charles Dickens’s Christmas classic to the stage with a twist! What if Scrooge owned a pet store? What if the Ghost of Christmas Past was a Film Noir detective? What if Tiny Tim wasn’t so tiny? The audience gives suggestions up front, and UP’s improvisers use these suggestions to tell an all new tale of how Christmas can (or can’t!) change Ebeneezer Scrooge’s life! This is a great show for families, shoppers, tourists, and audience members of all ages!
The Arboretum Foundation “Gifts & Greens Galore” holiday sale offers a wonderful selection of holiday decorations, including wreaths, swags, and fresh-cut greens. It’s also a showcase for the Arboretum Shop, which features an excellent selection of gardening and nature books, plant-themed jewelry, natural body products, tools for green thumbs, and much more. The sale features many fun activities and unique gift merchandise:
Live seasonal music
Free hot drinks
Michael Michaud Silver Season botanical tableware and jewelry
Handmade holiday cards
The sale is held at the Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle, WA 98112 (Google map). Free parking and admission. For more information, visit Gifts & Greens Galore.
Saturday, December 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, December 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Arboretum Foundation, a non-profit membership organization, has provided stewardship for Washington Park Arboretum since 1935. The mission of the Foundation is to promote, protect and enhance the Washington Park Arboretum for current and future generations by strengthening and building a diverse and engaged community of donors, volunteers and advocates.
A Northwest tradition for 60 years, the Christmas Ship Festival brings Seattle and Eastside communities together to celebrate the holiday season. From the flotilla of ships to the crowds of people who gather onshore, this celebration is one of the gems of the holiday season.
Each night, from Saturday, November 26 through December 23rd, 2011 the Argosy Christmas Ship™ sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities, over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities, all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system.
On shore, thousands of people gather around roaring bonfires anticipating the arrival of the Christmas Ship™. You can join Argosy on board the Christmas Ship™ or one of the Parade ships that follow, or join with friends and neighbors on shore to gather together for your own caroling tradition. If you own your own boat, feel welcome to add lights to your vessel and join in the flotilla!
Thrill The World is an annual worldwide simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” for world records and charity. Thrill the World events are held each year at Redmond Town Center and Seattle’s Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. Each event has the option to raise money for a local charity of their choice. All official Thrill the World events are included in the numbers for setting and breaking World Records.
Public events in Seattle and Redmond where you can watch 2011 Thrill The World on October 29
Redmond Town Center for Zombies of all ages. The party starts at 4 pm with activities and entertainment, and culminates in the worldwide simultaneous “Thriller” dance at 7:00 pm. All proceeds from Thrill the World – Redmond will benefit Secondstory Repertory. Redmond Town Center, Redmond Towne Center, 7525 166th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA 98052 (Google map). For more information: www.RedmondZombies.com.
Seattle Thrillers performs at 7:00 pm at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square, Occidental Avenue South and South Main Street, Seattle, WA 98104 (Google map).
Arts Crush is a month-long festival that features hundreds of free events, special discounts and once-a-year interactive arts opportunities for all ages, 31 days of creative adventures in art, literature, music, theatre, dance, film and more! Art Crush is presented by Theatre Puget Sound in cooperation with other community arts leaders.
Date Night! Get two-for-one tickets or admission to specific events on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the month. Check Date Night for specific details.
Attend Kids Crush, special activities, workshops and performances aimed at engaging youth and families. Whether you’ve got toddlers, tweens or teens, you’re certain to find something to spark their creativity
Find one-of-a-kind FREE events! Arts Crush pulls back the curtain with special performances, interactive events, open rehearsals, public parties, readings, workshops, meet-the-artist events, community art projects, site-specific works, and much more.
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