Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks: May 17-19
It's mid-May and in Seattle, that means one thing: the Seattle International Film Festival! With more than 400 films to choose from, it can be overwhelming, but KUOW's Marcie Sillman has some suggestions.
FRIDAY, May 17:
6:00 p.m., SIFF Cinema Uptown: "The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, a documentary about Canadian zoologist Anne Innis Dagg.
SATURDAY, May 18:
12:30 p.m., SIFF Cinema Uptown: "Running with Beto," about Beto O'Rourke's Texas Senate campaign.
1:00 p.m., Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinemas: "Botero," a documentary about famed Columbian artist Fernando Botero.
2:00 p.m., SIFF Egyptian: 1925's "Phantom of the Opera" featuring live musical accompaniment.
Find the full SIFF schedule and ticket links at www.siff.net
ALSO ON SATURDAY: Seattle Children's Theatre presents the closing weekend performances for "The Diary of Anne Frank."
ALL WEEKEND: Classic Work Boat Show at the historic tug, Arthur Foss in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.
