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MUST DANCE

Seattle International Dance Festival Winter Mini Fest

(1/25–1/26) Cyrus Khambatta and his Khambatta Dance Company have anchored this festival since its 2006 founding, and he’s invited three other choreographers this year to create dances for the company: Shura Baryshnikov (you’ll remember her famous dad), New York–based Gabriel Forestieri and Singapore’s Danny Tan, soon to become the festival’s associate artistic director. 8 p.m. Prices vary. Erickson Theater Off Broadway, Capitol Hill, 1524 Harvard Ave.; 888.377.4510; seattleidf.org

MUST MOCHI

Mochitsuki at the ‘J’

(1/27) Mochitsuki is an annual Japanese tradition which takes place around the start of the New Year, a social event that involves making mochi, the sweet, chewy rice cake that often deliciously encases ice cream. The ‘J’ invites everyone to watch and participate in the process that involves pounding sweet rice with a large mallet in order to form the cake, and learn the history surrounding this tradition. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Free ($5 donation requested). Japanese Cultural and Community Center of WA, Atlantic, 1414 S Weller St.; 206.568.7114; jcccw.org

MUST SAY CHEERS

Winter Drams Spirits Festival

(1/25) Get in the midwinter “spirit” with the Seattle Spirit Society’s third annual Winter Drams Spirits Festival, a benefit for the nonprofit Washington Distillers Guild. Meet distillers and other spirit enthusiasts while sampling more than 100 local craft spirits and international favorites. 7–10:30 p.m. Prices vary. WithinSodo, SoDo, 2916 Utah Ave. S; winterdrams.com