A Seattle Week in November, from First Avenue to Ballard
Five Seattle dates in one week: two nights at the Showbox, a club set on South Washington Street, a Pacific Northwest Ballet program at McCaw Hall, and a Ballard honky-tonk with Silverada.
🗓️ Five Dates, One Short Week
Seattle's second week of November runs on five dates in a handful of rooms. It starts Monday at the Showbox on First Avenue, where Lucy Bedroque shares the bill with pinponpanpon, and returns to the same room on Wednesday for Allison Russell with Autumn Nicholas: Autumn Nicholas opens, then Russell's folk-rooted songs. Thursday moves to Baba Yaga on South Washington Street for Suzy Sheer with Patch+, a Minty Boi bill in a small room. Friday is the week's one seated night: Pacific Northwest Ballet's Ghost Stories at McCaw Hall, Balanchine's La Sonnambula back after a decade away, two contrasting Cerrudo pieces, and a world premiere from principal dancer Kyle Davis inspired by Poe's The Raven, 7:30 pm. Saturday ends in Ballard at the Tractor Tavern, where Silverada plays with Emily Nenni for $31.26 a night or $51.86 for both. Two of the five dates are the same room on the same street, which is this week's quiet advantage: you learn the Showbox once, and it covers Monday and Wednesday. Everything else is in the calendar; only the Tractor Tavern needs a real trip north.
🎻 Where the Week Turns
The week turns on Thursday. Before it, the two Showbox nights are a pair, same door, same room on First Avenue, and the comparison is the point: a Monday bill built around Lucy Bedroque and pinponpanpon, then a Wednesday built around Allison Russell's songs with Autumn Nicholas opening. One venue to learn, two registers. Thursday breaks the pattern at Baba Yaga, where Suzy Sheer and Patch+ play a Minty Boi bill on South Washington Street, and the size of the room is as much the reason to go as the lineup is. Friday goes formal: McCaw Hall seats you, and Pacific Northwest Ballet gives you Balanchine's La Sonnambula, two Cerrudo works and a Kyle Davis premiere drawn from Poe. That is the pivot of the week, because after a ballet at 7:30 you do not want another club, which is exactly why Saturday lands in Ballard instead. The Tractor Tavern is the one date that costs you a real trip north, and it earns the trip by the shape of the ending: a honky-tonk room, Silverada with Emily Nenni, $31.26 for the night or $51.86 for both. Take the two Showbox nights as one decision and the last two dates as another; the week reads best as a small-room pair, a ballet, and a Ballard finish.
