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Published February 20th, 2025, 09:15 pm


Black History Month celebrations continue and this weekend at the Northwest African American Museum it's the Black Art Takeover. This is a celebration of local black communities and it's creative with a pop up market, guided tours of the museum,  panels, film screenings, STEM activities for the kids and lots more. You can enjoy all the activities as well as food and music on Saturday from 11-4. Get more details at naamnw.org

The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival has returned to the Seattle Convention Center! Get ideas for your spring cleaning plans and set your yard up for a summer of entertaining and soaking up the sun. You'll see plenty of design ideas as well as your chance to pick up just about everything you need to take care of your garden or yard. Get details and tickets at gardenshow.com 

The Chinatown-International District is hosting a free Lunar New Year celebration at Hing Hay Park this weekend. There will be plenty of vendors and the event's website says there will be over 40 food walk destinations to enjoy while soaking in live music and dancing. This is going on Saturday from 11-4. More details are available at seattlechinatownid.com. Also in the International District this weekend is the Chinese Expulsion Remembrance Rally and March. This will also start at Hing Hay Park beginning at 10 AM on Saturday. 


Enjoy old movies, with a twist! Jet City Improv is putting on Twisted Flicks! This has been a program since 1997 and the idea is taking old "B" movies and combining them with improv, music and lots more. This weekend's movie is Masters of the Universe and will be Saturday 7:30 PM at the UHeights Auditorium. Get tickets and details at twistedflicks.org 

Enjoy the Oscar nominated Short Films at the Grand Cinema this weekend, there's three different compilations of films across different showtimes throughout the weekend. You can get details on the films, which movies are in each compilation and get tickets at grandcinema.com 

 Here's a cool event for you and the kids, it's the 32nd Washington State Train Show and Marketplace at the Evergreen State Fairgrouds! There will be impressive model train displays and layouts, workshops that will sharpen your skills as a model maker and of course plenty of vendors to buy things to add to your collection.  Not only will there be plenty to see, but this is also a fundraising event for the Snohomish County 4-H foundation This event is free for those 9 and younger, and tickets are more information is available at UNWclub.com. This is running Saturday and Sunday. 

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