Not all of Seattle's great restaurants are new. NWsource presents Seasoned Seattle, an opportunity for you to sample a prix-fixe dinner at the best of the city's old-timers -- Elliott's Oyster House, Salty's on Alki, The Georgian and nine others -- for just $25 a person. That modest investment gets you an appetizer and an entrée, or an entrée and dessert -- to say nothing of a sense of supporting the old Seattle, the one you fell in love with all those years ago.

Dining
Rose Petals offers a taste of the soul
Feast on cornbread, oxtails, meatloaf, and corn, okra and tomato salad at this wonderful Rainier Valley restaurant.
More comfort food

Music
X marks the Showbox
The L.A. band's original members -- John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and D.J. Bonebrake -- torch the Showbox at the Market like a burnin' house of love.
More music this weekend

Life Behind Bars
New tastes at Tini Bigs
Meet the new stars of Tini Bigs' endless cocktail menu, including the Mind the Gap, the Best Damn Gin & Tonic Tini and a minty beverage that is as yet unnamed.
More Queen Anne bars

Music
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Four decades after the E Street Band announced its presence with "Blinded by the Light," the Boss still runs a tight shop. Check out this rock institution at KeyArena, if you can find a ticket.
Check our classifieds for tickets

Community
'Seattle Architecture: Outsides & Insights'
Our cityscape may look like nothing but condos and chaos from the bottom floor looking up, but there's a method to the madness. This Saturday, take a walking tour to learn the secrets of our skyline.

Music
So long, Ministry
The legendary industrial band -- and the word "legendary" is not too strong -- is packing it in. The band plays one of its last-ever shows at the Showbox at the Market. Get just one more fix.

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Ride low to Highway 99 Blues Club, where War's Lee Oskar is having his monthly jam session.
Female ex-convicts will read their pieces about life, both inside and out, at Bottleneck Lounge.

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