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🐉 It’s the Year of the Dragon

Where to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Seattle
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The Wing Luke Museum’s celebration also includes a wide variety of family activities. | Photo by Sunita Martini
Though its official dates vary across different Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration of the start of spring and a new year on the lunisolar calendar.

2025 is the Year of the Snake, an animal representing sensitivity, adaptability, and calm + collective nature.

Expect plenty of lion dances, firecrackers, gifts of money in red envelopes, and other festivities around the Seattle area in the coming weeks. Here are just a few Lunar New Year events to check out .
  • Wing Luke Museum’s Lunar New Year Fair | Saturday, Feb. 3 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Wing Luke Museum | $10-$17 | Enjoy lion dances, ceramics classes, crafts, snacks, raffles, and calligraphy courses.
  • Bellevue Lunar New Year Celebration | Saturday, Jan. 25 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Bellevue Collection | Free | Festivities include live performances, martial arts, craft making, and photo pop-ups.
  • Tet in Seattle | Saturday, Jan. 25-Sunday, Jan. 26 | Various times | Seattle Center | Free | As a part of the Seattle Center’s Festal series, this big event celebrates Vietnamese culture with opera performances, live dancers, fashion shows, music, and eating competitions.
  • Lunar New Year Night Market | Saturday, Feb. 8 | 3-10 p.m. | Magnuson Park Hangar 30 | $15-$25 | This 21+ market will showcase 40+ local AAPI-owned businesses, lion dance performances, and a dance party.
  • Chinatown-International District’s Lunar New Year Celebration | Saturday, Feb. 22 | 11-4 p.m. | Chinatown-International District | Free | One of Seattle’s biggest events will include a food walk featuring local businesses, lots of vendors, and performances.
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Events
Monday, Jan. 29
  • Skip the Small Talk | Monday, Jan. 29 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Locust Cider Market Place, 2003 Western Ave., Seattle | $15 | Sip on nonalcoholic drinks or a cider and get to really know the heart of the people around you through captivating conversation prompts.
Tuesday, Jan. 30
  • Paint and Sip: Mason Jar Bouquet | Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 6-8 p.m. | Ancestry Cellars, 13590 NE Village Square Dr., Woodinville | $45 | Enjoy a wine and cheese plate with friends while you hang out and paint some cute art.
Wednesday, Jan. 31
  • Not Your Mother’s Spelling Bee | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 8 p.m. | Clock-Out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle | $10 | Think you can spell better than the average adult? Try out those skills that you’ve been harboring since you were 10.
  • Bronze Babez | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 9-10 p.m. | Queer/Bar, 1518 11th Ave., Seattle | Free | Party it up with local Black and brown burlesque dancers and new guest performers each week.
  • Pun Intended: Punslam | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 7-9 p.m. | Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar, 210 Broadway E., Seattle | $10-$15 | Prep your best idioms, acronyms, and puns for a night of really painful fun and laughter.
Thursday, Feb. 1
  • The Moth StorySLAM: Ouch | Thursday, Feb. 1 | 8-10 p.m. | Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle | $15 | Feeling a little anti-Valentine’s Day? This event asks attendees to provide a five-minute tale about a time when love really hurt.
  • “House of Hearts” | Thursday, Feb. 1-Sunday, March 3 | Times vary | Can Can Culinary Cabaret, 95 Pine St., Seattle | $69-$105 | During this cabaret performance, things get a little saucy at the Broken Hearts Ball when a princess falls in love with the town fool.
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News Notes
Announced
  • He’s bringing sexy back to Seattle. Popstar Justin Timberlake recently announced that he’ll be taking The Forget Tomorrow Tour to Climate Pledge Arena on May 2. Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m.
Transit
  • The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Seattle $64.2 million for the construction of the RapidRide J Line as part of the Small Starts grant program. The project’s budget is set at $128.5 million — additional funds will come from a variety of city departments.
Legacy
  • Seattle restaurateur Sarah Penn died at the age of 57 from ovarian cancer. Penn owned Frank’s Oyster House + Champagne Parlor and Pair in Ravenna. Pair closed during the pandemic in 2020 but now houses the James Beard Award-nominated Pancita. (Seattle Times)
Traffic
  • Taking transit in Redmond will be a little easier now that the Overlake Village Station Bridge is open. The pedestrian/biking passage crosses Highway 520, connecting the forthcoming Eastside Redmond Technology Light Rail station to Microsoft offices. (Seattle Times)
Community
  • Seattle Parks and Rec is looking for community input as it unveils designs for the Garfield Super Block project. Attendees will be able to learn more about the project plans and ask the managing team questions. The event takes place Thursday, Feb. 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Garfield Community Center Multi-Purpose Room.
Closing
  • Bellevue restaurant the Lunchbox Labratory is now closed after 12 years in business. The burger joint faced financial challenges in 2018 from a flooding issue that it hasn’t recovered from. The space at 989 112th Ave. NE is now for sale. (Bellevue Downtown Network)
Holiday

❤️ Sugar pie, honey bunch

Valentine’s Day treats for your sweetheart
A person holds out one of Flora Bakehouse's pink and white marble iced cookie that's been cut into the shape of a heart. Another tray of the same cookie type sits below on a table. They all look delicious.
Flora Bakehouse’s heart-shaped iced sugar cookies look like an absolute dream. | Photo via Flora Bakehouse
Whether Valentine’s Day is your thing or not, it is at the very least the season of very cute desserts and cookies. We’ve got all the heart eyes for them these days.

So, whether you’re buying treats for a partner, crush, friend, family member, or yourself — here are some sugar sweet spots to find yummy pink treats.

Flora Bakehouse
In addition to rose-shaped chocolate cupcakes, this bakehouse is hosting a cookie decorating party on Saturday, Feb. 10

Macrina Bakery
You’ve got a lot of flavor choices at this local spot — pick among almond torta cakes, heart-shaped brown sugar cookies, and mini strawberry mousse cakes.

Deep Sea Sugar and Salt
This already incredible bakery will blow your mind with cake flavors like pink champagne and strawberry fudge.
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Today’s edition by:
Alina
From the editor
I wish I had some more exciting updates for you all about my life today, but truth be told, I spent most of this weekend hunkered down under a throw blanket on the couch and eating a beef stew I made. I’ll get back up and have more interesting tales for you soon — I promise.
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