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Erika's weekend picks: Live music and Shakespeare for free!

Get excited for the weekend!

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Erika Lee Bigelow lives in Seattle with her husband, three kids, one dog and nine fish. On Fridays you can find her on Q13 at 9:15 a.m. with a hand-picked list of family-friendly activities for the weekend. Here's what's on this weekend.

 

Summer at SAM Kids' DIY Day, Sat 10:30-3. Olympic Sculpture Park. FREE. Engage in art, in the middle of art. Drop-in for family-friendly dogs, art activities, story time, Zumba and a park tour. seattleartmuseum.org

 

Living Voices Performances, Sat 2 & 3. MOHAI. Bringing history to live with live performances combined with archival film. Learn about President Roosevelt's executive order in 1942 which created the Japanese Internment Camps and follow one Japanese family's story. Included with admission. $17, $15 seniors, $14 students, teachers and military. Free ages 14 and younger. mohai.org

 

Evan the Great, Sat 2 p.m. Snoqualmie Forest Theater. Fabulous view, fantastic magic. Engage your senses as Evan attempts to deceive them. A show for all ages. $8-12. BYO bug spray and seat cushions and weather-appropriate clothing. foresttheater.org

 

Music Under the Stars, Sat 7:15 p.m. Freeway Park. FREE. Sit back and watch the live broadcast on King-FM of a Summer Festival concert. Chamber music followed by a student ensemble. BYO picnic and blanket. seattlechambermusic.org

 

Waterfront Whimsea Family Fun Day, Sun 11-3 Waterfront Park. FREE. Hey kids, Brian Vogan will be rockin' the dock with his good buddies. Then check out the games, balloon animals and all the fun the waterfront offers (don't forget to peek in on the super sea wall construction). 

 

Shakespeare in the Park: The Two Noble Kinsmen, Camp Long. Sat 7 p.m. FREE. Grab the blanket and munchies and stretch out at Camp Long to enjoy the tale of two jailed cousins who fall in the love with the same princess. Combat, dancing, madness and unrequited love with the classic Shakesperean tragicomedy ending. Donations welcomed. greenstage.org

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Erika Lee Bigelow