Events

7 things to do this weekend: Feb. 17-19

JAZZ: Marc Seales with Piano Jazz, Friday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. This event will take place on the UW campus, Brechemin Auditorium. From the school website: A noted pianist, composer and leading figure in the Northwest jazz scene, Marc Seales has shared stages with many of the great players of the last two decades. The event is free. Follow this link for details.

Black History Play: "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott," Saturday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m. & Sunday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. The play will be at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse. From theater website: 60 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks is remembered as "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." With deep intensity and uplifting songs of the struggle, this play tells her uniquely moving American story. Follow this link for details.

The Fly Fishing Show, Saturday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will have seminars, casting demos, classes and more. You can also find out about all the local and exotic fishing locations. The event will take place at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA. Follow this link for details.

Red Wine & Chocolate in Yakima, WA - Feb. 18-20, 2017. It starts 10 a.m. There will be more than 40 wineries that will pair chocolate desserts with their very own wines. For cost and a map of area wineries, follow this link for details.

Improv: Seattle Festival of Improv Theater (SFIT) – remaining show dates, Feb. 17-19. Visit two locations: Jet City Improv or The SFIT Second Stage, both in Seattle. The shows showcase performers from 12 cities from around the world. Follow this link for details.

String Instruments: Barry Lieberman and Friends Master Class: Chris Burns, double bass, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. & recital performance on Feb. 19, 2 p.m. The events will take place on the UW campus, Brechemin Auditorium. From the school website: Originally from South Florida, Chris Burns has been principal bassist of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra since 2009. The Tacoma News Tribune has described his playing as "effortlessly clear and lyrical…with calm virtuosity and thoughtful expression." The events are free. Follow this link for details.

Musical: "Little Women," Saturday's show – Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday's show – Feb. 18, 2 p.m. The performance will be at the Seattle Musical Theatre. The performance captures novelist Louisa May Alcott's timeless novel depicting the lives of four sisters' transition from childhood to womanhood during Civil War America. 7120 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA. Follow this link for details.