Plus, the “Secret Seattle” walking guide to the best coal chutes, fire hydrants and footbridges in the city.

Plus: This weekend’s Seattle Design Festival and a Kitsap art mystery solved.

Plus, luminous light stack sculptures at Winston Wächter and signs of the times at Seattle galleries.

With a robust cultural agenda (and too few snacks), an arts editor heads up I-5 north to explore beyond the Seattle bubble.

A medal-worthy arts road trip to Port Townsend, Port Angeles and the land of the “strong people.”

Plus, the return of outdoor concerts — including a free show by Digable Planets — and Pilchuck Glass School turns 50.

Plus, a new show of contemporary Native art at Washington State History Museum, and free outdoor concerts at Hing Hay Park.

Plus, art walk revivals in Georgetown and Ballard and the chance for a Tsutakawa summer.

Plus, Monet minus water lilies at Seattle Art Museum, and Sámi ballerinas in the snow at National Nordic Museum.

Plus, a pandemic time capsule at Photographic Center Northwest, a snake den at Method Gallery and new music from Ahamefule J. Oluo.

Plus, eye-opening new shows blending African American art and Black history at the Frye Art Museum and Tacoma Art Museum

Plus, Memorial Day weekend vibes from the Folklife festival and Northwest band True Loves.

Plus, Finnish landscapes at the National Nordic Museum, an underground soundscape at On the Boards and a rainbow of colorful gallery shows.

Here are eight concerts, dance performances and theater shows you can see in person this spring.