Must List: Dame Edna’s Farewell, Seahawks and Portland’s Pink Martini
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff January 15, 2015
Must Laugh
Dame Edna’s Final ‘Goodbye’ Starts in Seattle
(1/15 to 1/18, times vary) Australian comedy goddess Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is calling it quits after entertaining audiences for nearly a half-century. Catch her last show, Dame Edna’s Glorious Goodbye: The Farewell Tour at The Moore Theatre.
Must Hear
Pink Martini Teams up with Seattle Symphony
(1/20 to 1/22, 7:30 p.m.) Portland’s Pink Martini plays its jazzy swing sounds, backed by the Seattle Symphony.
Must Cheer
Seahawks Play in the NFC Championship Game
Sunday (1/18, 12:05 p.m.) The Seahawks battle it out this Sunday against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers for a chance to return to the Super Bowl. If you’re not joining the 12s at CenturyLink Field on Sunday and need a place to cheer on ‘Hawks, we’ve got a full list of spirited spots.
Must Eat
Your Guide to the Best Soups in Town
Warm up with a bowl of savory, house-made soup from some of the top restaurants in Seattle and on the Eastside.
Must See
Whim W’him Dance Company’s New Show
(Through 1/18, times vary) With Threefold, Seattle modern dance company Whim Whim (helmed by former PNB star Olivier Wevers) presents three new works, including one titled “We Are Not the Same,” which explores the choreographer’s peeve with the phrase “same love.”
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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…