Seattle Weekend Date Ideas: Splurge vs. Steal!

It's that time of the week again: Thursday! Which means in TWO DAYS Brett and I will be up at Crystal Mountain for our first run of the season (and my maiden voyage to Crystal - I'm so nervous!)!

That is, however, if Brett snaps out of this whole 'being sick' thing... he woke up this morning feeling like a truck hit him. Which, let me tell you, is not the BEST feeling in the world. This means that tonight's Date Night will consist of me in one of these:

Feeding him some of this:

While i do this (so i, too, don't get sick!):

And nurse him back to health so we can do this:

With that said, i will pass on to you my jewels of wisdom for the fun things happening this weekend. Yes, it's this week's installment of Splurge vs. Steal!

While my ULTIMATE Splurge date idea for you is to purchase a $500 - $900 season's pass at one of the 11 AMAZING mountain ski areas we are lucky enough to have within a 5 hour driving range of this city... that is just TOO expensive for a Date Night. (Although, definitely stay tuned for some snow-related Date Night posts in the future!)

So instead, I thought I'd share with you This Saturday's Wine Dinner at Volunteer Park Café. Saturday at 7pm, for $95, come and enjoy a multi-course meal paired with wine from Efeste Winery.

Wine dinners at the Volunteer Park Cafe are not your grandfather’s wine dinner — no white linen tablecloths, no intimidating line-up of crystal stemware, no uncomfortable silence while guests swirl, sniff, and sip. Volunteer Park Cafe wine dinners are much like the cafe itself — funky, casual, and tons of fun! Reservations are required and can be made by calling VPC at (206) 328-3155. For more information, click HERE! Cheers!

And, if $95/per person is a bit too steep for you, but you still want to do something fun and cultural... For only $7 per person, you can go and check out the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra while they play at Town Hall this Saturday at 7.30.

This season-opener at Town Hall (1119 8th Ave, Seattle) will include Helios Overture, one of the most famous short orchestral works by Danish composer Carl Nielsen; Brahms’ Variation on a Theme by Haydn, first performed in 1873 by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Brahms’s baton; Wagner’s Prelude to Act I (from Lohengrin), marked by a grand, all-encompassing climax; and the dramatic one-movement Symphony No. 1 by Samuel Barber, the first American work performed at the Salzburg Festival.

Start the evening off three blocks west at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar (1225 4th Avenue (206) 829-2280‎)) where you can order a couple of inexpensive nibblies from the 'taste bar' ($3-$6/each) and a flight of wine (only $6 for white, $7 for red)!

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Thanks to @seattle_events for BOTH these great date ideas! Follow @seattle_events on Twitter for even more amazing ideas for great dates!

(Also deserving a mention, This weekend is Columbia Winery's Taste of Red! The winery's annual red wine event features barrel tasting, food vendors & music. Tickets are $10 for members, and $20 for the general public!)

Happy weekend, and Happy Dating!

xo,

B&M