Scoop: The Must List

Our top to-do's for July

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1. Lebowski Fest
It’s been 11 years since The Big Lebowski hit the silver screen, but fans still feel inspired to celebrate the Coen brothers’ hilarious ode to White Russians, competitive bowling and mistaken identity. This year’s fest takes place in two places over two nights: a screening and party at Fremont Outdoor Cinema, and a bowling party at Tukwila’s Acme Bowl. Costumes are highly encouraged, so put on your best baggy cardigan and hit the proverbial lanes. 7/20: Movie party at Fremont Outdoor Cinema. $20. 6 p.m. 3501 Phinney Ave. N. 7/21: Bowling party at Acme Bowl. $25–$30. 7 p.m. 100 Andover Park W, Tukwila.

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2. Pike/Pine: Cars, Bars and Dead Rock Stars Tour
There’s a reason all those cool bars and restaurants in Capitol Hill’s Pike/Pine corridor have huge windows, high ceilings and floors that could withstand a truckload of hipsters: In the 1910s and ’20s the area was an “auto row,” where dealers sold shiny vehicles to upwardly mobile Seattleites. The Seattle Architecture Foundation will tell you all about it on this two-hour walking tour—which will arm you with awesome ice breaker material the next time you’re out cocktailing on Pike/Pine. 7/11. 10 a.m. $15–$20. Tour starts at Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway; 206.667.9184; seattlearchitecture.org/tours.cfm  

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3. Loggerodeo in Sedro-Woolley
If you’re feeling so over the Lake Union fireworks show, head 70 miles north to Sedro-Woolley, where the small-town Fourth of July celebration is so big it lasts five days. Called the Loggerodeo, it’s considered the oldest July 4 festival in the state and includes a carnival, a rodeo, chainsaw carving, a logging show, a whisker and beard contest, an antique tractor show, a hot-dog-eating contest, two parades and, of course, fireworks (at Riverfront Park after dusk on 7/4). Wow! No wonder Ivar’s said uncle this year. 7/1–7/5. Times, prices and venues vary. loggerodeo.com 

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4. Ansel Adams: Masterworks
The historic Maryhill Museum in Goldendale has an excellent excuse for a summer road trip: an exhibit of 47 photographs by Ansel Adams. The renowned nature photographer personally selected these images as part of a “museum set” he felt aptly represented his life’s work—including his famous shots of Yosemite. 7/18–9/13. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $2–$7. Maryhill Museum, 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale; 509.773.3733.

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5. Death Cab for Cutie at Marymoor Park
The first Death Cab for Cutie show at Marymoor Park sold out instantly, but at press time there were still tix left for the added second night, so act fast to see these local-indie-boys-made-good. On the grass at Marymoor, you’ll hear songs from the recently released The Open Door EP as well as hits from 2008’s Grammy-nominated Narrow Stairs, and all those other plaintive, melancholy songs you love to mope to. 7/18–7/19. 6 p.m. $35. Marymoor Park, 6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond; concertsatmarymoor.com