Pacific Northwest Ballet honors five classic love scenes in one sweeping collection.

The 2011-12 season at Pacific Northwest Ballet takes a turn for the romantic with “Love Stories,”  a stunning collection of vignettes that showcases the many tempers of the heart. The show is scheduled to premiere Friday, Nov. 4, and will run until Sunday, Nov. 13. Tickets ($28–168) are available online.

The controversial comedienne will perform two shows in Seattle this weekend.

Love her or hate her, no one puts on a live show quite like Kathy Griffin — and this weekend, Seattleites get two opportunities to experience her fiery presence firsthand. The award-winning comic, actress, author and star of the hit reality show “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” is scheduled to perform at

For a sexy date, order some room service to remember.

Looking for a sexy date place to take the wife this weekend, but sick of the same old “dinner and a movie?” Consider dining out-but-in, and make a night of it at The Heathman Hotel in Kirkland. Through next week, the hotel offers an exclusive stay in their “Room for the Cure” — without a doubt the most colorful suite in town. The best part:

The Capitol Hill favorite debuts a new specialty ice cream parlor in Phinney Ridge.

With the promise of local, fresh and organic ingredients, Josh Reynolds started Bluebird Microcreamery in 2009, and it’s been a growing hit ever since. As a fat kid at heart, I jumped for joy when I heard about the recent opening of a second store in Phinney Ridge — almost concurrent with my move to the neighborhood.