Must List: Cocktail Party Dance Show, Political Thriller on Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle Magazine Staff April 16, 2015
Must Interact
On The Boards Presents Complex Movements
(4/16 to 4/19, times vary) A hip-hop activist, a graphic designer and a creative technologist walk into a bar. Or something like that. This innovative, interactive, futuristic Detroit collective blends music, high-tech visuals and immersive activism as they invite viewers to imagine themselves as post-apocalyptic survivors.
Must See
Monica Bill Barnes and Company at Velocity Dance Center
Thursday (4/16, 7:30 p.m.) Choreographer Monica Bill Barnes holds up a mirror to our most awkward and ambitious moments and makes us laugh at our shared humanity. See her dance with Anna Bass in Happy Hour, “the world’s first-ever cocktail party dance show.”
Must Eat
The 10 Best New Restaurants In and Around Seattle
Poor us. We spent the year eating delicious things at new restaurants, and there were more than a few. Our list of 10 knockout restaurants you absolutely cannot miss starts right here.
Must Watch
Political Thriller Comes to Life on Stage
(Through 5/17, times vary) The immigration issues explored in Chris Cleave’s bestselling book, Little Bee—a political thriller about a Nigerian teenage refugee—are brought to life on stage by the Book-It crew.
Must Hear
New Book Gives a Personal Take on Pot Legalization
Tuesday (4/21, 7:30 p.m.) Hear local writer Bruce Barcott read from his book Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America when he speaks at Town Hall with Christian Hageseth, author of Big Weed: An Entrepreneur’s High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business.
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Studio Sessions: Jo Cosme
The Seattle-based multimedia artist and 2026 Neddy Award winner challenges the postcard version of Puerto Rico and centers the persistence of its people.
Jo Cosme knows how seductive a postcard can be. The Seattle-based Boricua (Puerto Rican) multimedia artist works across photography, installation, video, sound, and interactive elements to examine and pull apart how Puerto Rico is seen, sold, and misunderstood from the outside. Trained in photojournalism, with a BFA in photography from Puerto Rico School of Fine…
Seattle’s Drag Brunch Has History
The city’s Sunday shows started long before the mimosas got bottomless.
There was a time not too long ago, when drag performances—now a mainstay of Seattle’s queer scene—were kept under wraps. And when brunches, complete with singing and dancing queens dressed in dazzling drag as you sipped mimosas, weren’t a Sunday staple. During the 1940s and ‘50s, an era largely shaped by restrictive laws and bias…
Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar
Working at the confluence of history, culture, and various painting traditions, UW associate professor Sangram Majumdar is one of this year’s Neddy Artist Award winners.
Discover the art of UW professor Sangram Majumdar, a 2026 Neddy Artist Award winner. Learn about his inspiration and upcoming Seattle exhibition at Cornish.
Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
A new life for old clothes To celebrate one year in its current studio, the FXRY—a clothing repair service available via in-person appointments, home pickup, or mail-in drop off—is dropping its first collection. A small batch of reworked pieces, Second Mark will feature 13 vintage barn jackets, cropped, chain-stitched, and renewed into a completely unique, one-of-one…