9 Things To Do This Weekend, May 24-27

posted 06:21 PM 05/23
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THROUGH THE WEEKEND -- Folksy festival: Seattle's Northwest Folklife Festival is synonymous with Memorial Day for many people -- and this year's festival will feature a handful of Olympia bands. (Read about them in Rosemary Ponnekanti's piece elsewhere at www.theolympian.com/living.) The festival runs 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday through Monday at the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Admission is by donation. For more information, go to nwfolklife.org/festival for a complete schedule (also available as a mobile app). Remember: Parking is difficult and expensive around the Seattle Center. You can take public transportation, or park at the South Renton Park and Ride (South Grady Way and Shattuck Avenue South) and take a King County Metro shuttle for $2.50 to the festival.

THROUGH THE WEEKEND -- A monster of a festival: The Gorge Amphitheatre kicks off its summer season with the super hip SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL. The 12th annual indie music festival offers four days (Friday through Monday) of famous and not-so-famous players at the amphitheatre near Quincy, overlooking the Columbia River. This year's headliners are Seattle's own MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, SIGUR ROS, MUMFORD & SONS, THE POSTAL SERVICE and THE LUMINEERS. Tickets are officially sold out. Four-day passes were going for more than $600 on the secondary online market on Thursday; single-day tickets were around $200 at stubhub.com earlier this week. If you still want more information, go to sasquatchfestival.com -- or just read about the fest elsewhere at www.theolympian.com.

THROUGH THE WEEKEND -- New musical premieres: Olympia Family Theater presents the premiere of Ted Ryle’s "Cinder Edna," an original musical adaptation of Ellen Jackson’s story about Cinder Ella and her spunky and little-known neighbor Edna. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $16 general admission; $12 for students, seniors and military; $9 for children 12 and younger. For more information, call 360-570-1638 or go to olyft.org or tickets.washingtoncenter.org -- or read Molly Gilmore's preview elsewhere at www.theolympian.com/living.

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