December 13, 2017

10 Experiential Gifts For Five Kinds of Friends

An individual’s interests are even more important to consider when giving experiential gifts. Sports tickets, concert tickets, and spa packages are popular options, but we’re thinking a little more outside the gift box. Here are ten recommendations: five categories, each with two price points. We hope this gets you inspired to find perfect gifts for friends and family that love Culture, Thrills, Nature, Fitness, and Food. For the friend who craves Culture SIFF Enthusiast Membership: $55 and up Seattle International Film Festival is months away, but SIFF cinemas show great films from around the world year-round. An Enthusiast level SIFF membership gives discounts on festival and SIFF cinema tickets, plus invites to special free screenings. It’s perfect for cinephiles (and students and seniors get discounted passes, too). A post shared by SIFF (@siffnews) on May 29, 2017 at 12:32pm PDT Individual Seattle Art Museum Membership: $79 and up The Seattle Art Museum… Read More »

December 15, 2016

Team Diva’s Holiday Event Picks: The Nice List

The Nutcracker at PNB Pacific Northwest Ballet‘s beloved Nutcracker is the only ballet some people see all year. As dance lovers, we think that’s too bad, but we can’t deny the broad appeal of the holiday classic, choreographed by George Balanchine, especially for families. After years seeing PNB’s sets designed by Maurice Sendak of Where the Wild Things Are acclaim, long time fans experienced a new, more traditional production in 2015. Some balked at this decision, but many devotees of the old style seem to have been won over. If you steered clear last year because you already missed Sendak, here’s your chance to catch the new iteration. (If it’s still too soon, it will be back next Christmas, too, provided we aren’t drawn into World War III by then.) Get showtimes and tickets online. A Christmas Carol at ACT For some, it’s Tchaikovsky. For others, it’s Dickens that makes… Read More »