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National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985
Continuing at SAM: Paul Gauguin's Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carriere.
Andry Laurence
Denis Arndt (left) and Connor Toms in Red, at the Rep.
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Ongoing–March 2 Oklahoma! SEE REVIEW. 5th Avenue Theatre, 5thavenue.org
Ongoing–March 4 I Am My Own Wife SEE REVIEW. Seattle Repertory Theatre, seattlerep.org
Ongoing–April 29 Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise SAM's spring mega-show puts the famous Frenchman in an anthropological context. It's got its own gift shop, too! Seattle Art Museum, seattleartmuseum.org
Ongoing–May 6 Pollen and Paint Winslow Homer and Wolfgang Laib are contrasted via works made 125 years apart. Henry Art Gallery, henryart.org
Ongoing–May 16 Around the Bend and Over the Edge Clay, clay, and more clay. The Henry surveys local ceramics made between 1964 and 1977. Henry Art Gallery
Ongoing–June 17 Asian American Arcade All manner of video-game ephemera and kawaii artifacts are on display. Wing Luke Museum, wingluke.org
15 James Scurlock The documentary filmmaker (Maxed Out) and author returns to his hometown with King Larry: The Life and Ruins of a Billionaire Genius, about the eccentric co-founder of DHL. Elliott Bay Book Co., elliottbaybook.com
15 Nathan Englander His story collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank has drawn excellent reviews. Elliott Bay Book Co.
16 Paula Broadwell Her authorized new biography is All In: The Education of General David Petraeus. Town Hall, townhallseattle.org
17 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Northwest writers Heather McHugh and Lidia Yuknavitch join performance artist Chad Goller-Sojourner to answer questions no one wants to ask. Richard Hugo House, hugohouse.org
17 Sebastian Seung The MIT neuroscientist and author (Connectome) peers inside the wiring of your brain. Town Hall
17–23 American. Film. Week. SEE THE WIRE. Northwest Film Forum, nwfilmforum.org
18 Seattle Rock Orchestra They perform the music of Muse. If you go for that kind of thing. The Moore, stgpresents.org
18–19 Seattle Women's Chorus Shot Through the Heart includes classics by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Benaroya Hall
18–19 Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly Evergreen City Ballet adapts the children's book by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Meydenbauer Center, meydenbauer.com
18–April 8 Li Chen The Chinese sculptor has his first U.S museum show, called Eternity and Commoner, which offers big, Buddhist-influenced pieces rendered out of clay, rope,and other materials. He'll visit to help open the show. Frye Art Museum, fryemuseum.org
19 Flowers of Asia Everett Herald critic Robert Horton gives a free talk, with clips, on filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, and Jia Zhangke. Frye Art Museum
19 Poetry + Motion Local dancers and writers collaborate in this interdisciplinary eventing. Town Hall
19 Jargon The vibrant modern-jazz quartet features Bryan Smith (saxophone), Gregg Belisle-Chi (guitar), Isaac Castillo (bass), and Max Wood (drums). The Triple Door, tripledoor.net
19–20 12 Minutes Max The spring mini-theater festival will include local notables like Sarah Burgess, Kaitlin McCarthy, and Kiplinn Sagmiller, and Vancouver, B.C.'s Triadic Dance Works. On the Boards, ontheboards.org
20 Julia Fischer The violinist plays Schubert, Debussy and more, with Milana Chernyavska on piano. Benaroya Hall
20 John Nichols In his book Uprising, he discusses how Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker went to war with public-employee unions. Town Hall
20 Eric Topol His book The Creative Destruction of Medicine addresses new technology in the old profession. Town Hall
21–26 Beauty and the Beast Disney's smash Broadway musical is kid-friendly entertainment. The Paramount, stgpresents.org
22 William Dietrich The Pulitzer Prize–winning former Seattle Times journalist discusses our precious national parks. Town Hall
22 Vonda Shepard Her mellow pop has sold 12 million albums and earned two Emmy Awards. Jill Cohn opens. The Triple Door
22–23 Seattle Symphony Violinist Itzhak Perlman, increasingly these days a conductor too, leads the SSO in Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven. Benaroya Hall
23–March 31 Tim Roda shows elaborate new photographic tableaux, and Ben Waterman exhibits his sculpture and painting. Greg Kucera Gallery, gregkucera.com
24 ASUW GBLTC Drag Show The annual student bash features the drag performers of tomorrow. Wait, are kids still doing drag? Meany Hall
24 Seattle Symphony "Celebrate Asia" is a mixed program of Western (Gershwin, Tchaikovsky) and Eastern music. Benaroya Hall
24 Michio Kaku He continues his pop-science crusade with Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100. Town Hall
24 Rachel Lloyd Yes, sex trafficking is evil. The author of Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, an Activist Finds Her Calling and Heals Herself was herself briefly involved in that trade. Elliott Bay Book Co.
24 Red Winner of six Tony Awards, John Logan's play stars Denis Arndt as abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko; Connor Toms plays his eager assistant. Seattle Repertory Theatre
24–March 1 The Lady Vanishes From 1938, Alfred Hitchcock's thriller grows from a friendly chat on a train to international espionage, with Europe's future in the balance! Grand Illusion Cinema, grandillusioncinema.org
24–March 1 My Reincarnation In a Seattle premiere, Jennifer Fox's family drama was filmed with the same actors over 20 years. Northwest Film Forum
24–March 1 Noir City Film scholar Eddie Muller returns to introduce titles including Laura, Gilda, and Pickup. SIFF Cinema at the Uptown, siff.net
25 Massy Ferguson Get out your John Deere caps for these local masters of the new Americana. The Triple Door
