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CELEBRATE AT SEATTLE CENTER! Share your holiday season with Seattle Center, where no two visits are alike. Seattle Center is your one stop shop for holiday fun and Winterfest activities.

Join us for everything from ice skating, to our antique model train village, you might even run into Santa Clause at the top of the Space Needle. Enjoy world- class arts and entertainment like George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, Corduroy at Seattle Children’s Theater, Shout Sister Shout! at Seattle Rep or Howl’s Moving Castle at Book-It Repertory Theatre.

This is your guide to planning an unforgettable Winterfest season. Visit seattlecenter.com/winterfest or our Facebook page for a list of events, attractions, and performances sure to dazzle the entire family.

Seattle Center Winterfest is sponsored by Coca-Cola, Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, Seattle Center Foundation, and the City of Seattle.

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WINTERFEST STUDENT SHOWCASES FREE WINTERFEST Artistic performances by youth from local schools and community organizations. EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Nov 29 – Dec 22, various times

You are invited to enjoy our fun-filled, free and affordable activities! Armory • FREE Celebration kicks off with Our Big Neighborhood, presented by Northwest Folklife, and ends with a blast at our New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring live music by blues and soul band, Left Turn on Blue, and a Fountain of Light Dance Party. Seattle Center Winterfest, Nov 29 – Dec 31 Ice Rink thru Jan 5, 2020

WINTERFEST ICE RINK Skate, glide and slide into the holiday season. Nov 29 – Jan 5, 2020 Fisher Pavilion Sunday – Thursday, 11am – 8pm Friday – Saturday, 11am – 10pm Special Hours: Dec 24: closes at 4pm; Dec 25: closed; Dec 31: closes at 11:30pm Admission/Skate Rental Fees: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard WINTER TRAIN & VILLAGE An enchanting turn-of-the-century village and train. Nov 29 – Dec 31, 10am – 6pm Seattle Center Armory • FREE Special Hours: Dec 24: closes at 4pm; Dec 25: closed Take a turn controlling the model train: 10:30am-12 noon; 1pm-2:30pm and 3:30pm-5:30pm daily. Armory • $2 suggested donation WINTERFEST ICE SCULPTING Award-winning artists create seasonal ice sculptures. Saturdays: Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21, 28; 12 noon – 2pm Outside Fisher Pavilion • FREE

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NOVEMBER EVENTS WINTERFEST TICKETS START AT $20, BUY NOW! ICE SCULPTING SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! Experience rock goddess Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s incredible life through this NOVEMBER 21 – DECEMBER 29, 2019 rousing musical portrait. Nov 8 – Dec 22, various times Seattle Rep CORDUROY Based on the beloved book by Adapted for stage by BARRY KORNHAUSER Don Freeman. Based on the books by DON FREEMAN Nov 21 – Dec 29, various times Directed by KATHRYN VAN METER Seattle Children’s Theater ICE RINK OUR BIG NEIGHBORHOOD Late at night while the world AT WINTERFEST sleeps, a curious bear named Ring in the holiday season at Our Big Corduroy searches every inch of Neighborhood at Winterfest, a full day a department store in pursuit of of activities and special performances featuring Seattle JazzEd Girl Combo, his missing button. Tailored for D’Vonne Lewis Trio, and Rhapsody Project. imaginations young and old, Don Nov 29, 10am – 3pm Freeman’s beloved picture book Armory Free comes to vibrant life in this fun and highly physical adaptation. WINTERFEST ICE RINK WINTER TRAIN & VILLAGE WINTERFEST ICE SCULPTING WINTERFEST STUDENT SHOWCASES For full details see pages 4–5

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HOLIDAYS AT THE NEEDLE 2019 SEATTLE MARATHON See Seattle sparkle with Santa’s all new & KIDS MARATHON glass sleigh this holiday season. The First Tech Federal Credit Union Nov 29 – Dec 24, check website for times Seattle Kids Marathon. Space Needle Nov 30 – Dec 1 Exhibition Hall & Grounds HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Admission Fee A holiday fantasy for the whole family. Nov 29 – Dec 29, various times Book-It Repertory Theatre at the Center Theatre DECEMBER EVENTS YOGA UNDER GLASS HOT DOG USA Ignite your mind, body and spirit with BAILADORES The Hot Dog USA Jump Rope Team is the unique experience of Yoga in the YOGA UNDER DE BRONCE dedicated to inspiring, motivating and Glasshouse. GLASS educating people of all ages. Nov 30 Dec 1 Chihuly Garden and Glass Armory • FREE HOLIDAY HARMONY POP DAZZLING DECEPTIONS Holiday carolers performing up-tempo, Acclaimed illusionist astounds with holiday a cappella harmony. extraordinary feats of magic. Nov 30 Dec 1 Armory • FREE Armory • FREE ZANIAC COMEDY SHOW DANCER & PRANCER Alex is a two-time Guinness World The greatest holiday surf band of all time! Record holder who was voted Seattle’s Dec 1 Funniest Prop Comic. Armory • FREE Nov 30 Armory • FREE HOLIDAYS OF DIVERSITY Celebrate the holidays with art from BAILADORES DE BRONCE around the world. Mexican folkloric dancers bridge Dec 3 – 28 cultural barriers through movement. A/NT Gallery • FREE Nov 30 Armory • FREE LA MARZOCCO FEATURING ONDA ORIGINS Dec 3 – Jan 6, 2020 La Marzocco Café at the KEXP Gathering Space KEXP YULE BENEFIT CONCERT KEXP and Redhook Present Yule Benefit LA MARZOCCO with Neko Case and Calexico. Proceeds RESIDENCY from ticket sales benefit KEXP. Dec 5 McCaw Hall at Seattle Center

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#Holidaysatthecenter 9 ©2019 The Coca-Cola Company. BOYCHOIR NORTHWEST MOPOP MARKETPLACE MARKETPLACE GIVING Exhibition Hall •FREE Hall Exhibition 7–8 Dec Northwest. Pacific the and Seattle in event craft indie The largest UPRISING CRAFT URBAN Discovery Center • FREE Foundation Gates &Melinda Bill 6–7 Dec Back! Give that Gifts Holiday GIVING MARKETPLACE Armory •FREE Armory 8 Dec Ensemble. Pascoal Hermeto and Pop Afro Modern ensembles, music two presents Arts for the College Cornish Playhouse Cornish 7 Dec back! is tradition holiday favorite The 14/48cast. Projects’ the even not cast, the knows Nobody LIFE WONDERFUL A IT’S PRESENTS ANONYMOUS THEATER •FREE Armory 7,Dec 2pm classics! seasonal perform choir premiere from Young singers •FREE Armory 7 Dec choir. girls’ premier Seattle’s by sung favorites Seasonal MUSIC ENSEMBLES MUSIC Holidays at Center the featuring CORNISH COLLEGE BOYCHOIR NORTHWEST CHOIR GIRLS SEATTLE WINTERFEST WINTERFEST UPRISING URBAN CRAFT #Holidaysatthecenter 11 Holidays at the Center featuring WINTERFEST

MOPOP MATINEE: BILL LELAVISION & TED’S EXCELLENT GARFIELD JAZZ BAND Physical Music performance features ADVENTURE kinetic sculpture, music & dance. MoPOP’s family matinee series features Dec 22 this historical time travelling classic that’s Armory • FREE reaching its 30th anniversary this year. Dec 8 KLEZKIDZ Museum of Pop Culture Motley crew of klezmer musicians offer world Jewish music & mirth. DEMANDING Dec 23 INTERSECTIONALITY Armory • FREE IN DISABILITY JUSTICE MOVEMENTS NORTHWEST PASSAGE Join the conversation with local leaders BIG BAND on disability justice in the movement for 10-member big band plays colorful, racial justice. seasonal music. Dec 12 Dec 24 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • FREE Armory • FREE CLAYFEST NORTHWEST FIZZ POP BOOM! An exhibition featuring over 40 Dazzling science demonstration entertains, Northwest clay artists, from teapots delights and informs. to abstract sculpture. Dec 27 Dec 13 – 20 Armory • FREE Pottery Northwest • FREE PATCHWORK PUGET SOUND GARFIELD JAZZ BAND Explore Cultures Near and Far with SCM! THE NOT-IT’S Nationally renowned Garfield Jazz Dec 28 – 29 Band performs holiday concert. SANCA CIRRUS CIRCUS Seattle Children’s Museum Dec 14 Armory • FREE NANDA, ACROBATICALIST NINJA THEATER SANCA CIRRUS CIRCUS Chaotic action-packed theater combines SANCA Youth Company creates and comedy, kung fu & acrobatics. performs original acts in aerial arts, Dec 29 juggling, tightwire, clowning, unicycle Armory • FREE and acrobatics. Dec 15 STRAIGHT NO CHASER Armory • FREE Straight No Chaser is the real deal, the captivating sound of nine unadulterated GREATER SEATTLE human voices coming together to make TUBACHRISTMAS extraordinary music. Scores of tuba players gather in the Dec 30 Armory to play seasonal music. McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Dec 15 Armory • FREE PRINCE FROM MINNEAPOLIS Prince’s legendary image and identity on THE NOT-IT’S exhibit: photos, artwork, a Prince guitar, Music to be listened to under outfits from the Purple Rain Tour/film the supervision of children. plus more. Through Jan 5, 2020 Dec 21 PRINCE FROM Armory • FREE MINNEAPOLIS MoPOP GREATER SEATTLE TUBACHRISTMAS #Holidaysatthecenter 13 Holidays at the Center featuring WINTERFEST T-Mobile and the magenta color are registered T-Mobile trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2019 T-Mobile USA, Inc.

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NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENTS JANUARY EVENTS NYE FOUNTAIN OF LIGHT WORKOUT WEDNESDAYS It’s a dance party at International Zumba® Class Fountain! Groove into the new year with Jan 22 – Mar 25, 2020 DJ Arson Nicki, accompanied by a light FREE • Armory show on the fountain waters by visual artist Baryonyx. INTERNATIONAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAYS Dec 31 FOUNTAIN Yoga Class Int’l Fountain • FREE Jan 22 – Mar 25, 2020 FREE • Armory NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION WORKOUT WEDNESDAYS Ring in the New Year with a musical shot Outdoor Circuit Training with of blues, swing and soul with the band November Project Left Turn on Blue. Jan 22 – Mar 25, 2020 Dec 31, 8pm FREE • Campus Armory, Grounds • FREE EUGENE ONEGIN T-MOBILE NEW YEAR’S A Decadent Russian Romance AT THE NEEDLE Seattle Opera Taste, toast and dance the night away on CHIHULY GARDEN Jan 11 – 25, 2020 AND GLASS the world’s first revolving glass floor. McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Dec 31 Space Needle NEW YEAR’S PARTY AT CHIHULY GARDEN AND GLASS Dine, dance and delight in the most LEFT TURN extraordinary view of Seattle’s most iconic ON BLUE fireworks display through the glass ceiling. Dec 31 Chihuly Garden and Glass SPECTRA Set your New Year’s Eve ablaze at Spectra, OUTDOOR CIRCUIT the most sensational party in Seattle. TRAINING Dec 31 Pacific Science Center

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