A roundup of this weekend’s Valentine’s-themed art happenings
Comedy of Love @ Unexpected Productions THEATRE/COMEDYThe veteran improvisors at Seattle's longest-running TheatreSports show create love-themed comedy based on your suggestions. Friday, February 12th & Saturday, February 13th at 8:30 pm, Sunday, February 14th at 7:00 pm. More info at unexpectedproductions.org.
Break a Heart @ On the Boards DANCE
9 of Seattle's most talented choreographers take on the worst holiday of the year. Thursday, February 11th - Sunday, February 14th at 8:00 pm. More info at ontheboards.org.
Bury Your Secrets in a Sculpture Park @ Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park VISUAL ART
"Through the creation of written accounts of loves that were better off lost, we will put past humiliations in a shredder, dump them in a worm bin and turn them into compost that will be spread in the sculpture park." Saturday, February 13th, 2 - 4 pm. More info on SAM's facebook. NOTE: no Teen Tix for this workshop. Student tickets are $16.
Romeo & Juliet: A Valentine's Day Concert @ Seattle Symphony MUSICPortuguese-born Guest Conductor Joana Carneiro will lead Seattle Symphony in a program inspired by the world’s most renowned love story, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The program will include Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, as well as selections from Bernstein’s West Side Story, featuring soprano Hila Plitmann and tenor Ross Hauck. Sunday, February 14th at 2:00 pm. More info at seattlesymphony.org
Speech & Debate @ Seattle Repertory Theatre THEATRESeattle Rep offers Teen Tix members the opportunity to call ahead and purchase advance tickets to their Valentine's day performances of the hit teen comedy Speech & Debate, which our teen reviewers call "hilarious" and "disturbingly accurate." To buy your advance tickets (limit 1 per Teen Tix pass for the 2 pm show and 2 per Teen Tix pass for the 7:30 show) call the Rep's box office at 206-443-2222 and mention the code word CUPID. Sunday, February 14th at 2:00 and 7:30 pm. More info at seattlerep.org. Recommended for ages 14 and up.
