U District Cherry Blossom Festival Coming Soon!

March 13 – 29 | As peak bloom approaches, 90 local businesses get ready to celebrate with the 5th annual festival featuring cherry and blossom-themed specials across the neighborhood!

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Happy 55 Years to The Woolly Mammoth Shoes!

For 55 years, The Woolly Mammoth shoe store has been a neighborhood fixture where family legacy meets community heart.

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University Book Store Turns 125!

Celebrating 125 amazing years, and 100 on the Ave, the University Book Store connects people through the power of books, culture, and community.

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Upcoming Events

Tina Friml

Laughs Comedy Club (5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle)

March 13 & 14 | 7:15pm or 9:30pm

Tina Friml is a standup comedian who uses animated optimism to talk about living with cerebral palsy. In 2024, she was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch.

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Andrew Bird with Ted Poor

Meany Center for the Performing Arts

March 14 | 8:00pm

Grammy-nominated violinist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird joins acclaimed jazz drummer Ted Poor for a night of genre-defying music.

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Samantha Bee

Neptune Theatre

March 19 | 8:00pm

Samantha Bee has quickly established herself as having one of the most unique and sharp comedic voices on television.

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UW Drama presents "Bunny"

Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way NE)

March 12 - 21 | Times Vary

Play by Hannah Moscovitch, directed by MFA student Ren Langer | No one really noticed the studious Sorrel until she turned seventeen, when late puberty suddenly transformed her into a hot dork.

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