The Must List: Genre Bender, Bourbon Bash & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff March 5, 2015
Must Blend
Genre Bender Showcases Inspired Artist Collaborations
(3/6 to 3/7, 8 p.m.) It’s time once again for Genre Bender, an exceptional performance event that pairs up local artists from different fields and asks them to go forth and make something together. This year features five promising duos—including conceptual artist C. Davida Ingram with composer Hanna Benn, musician/animator David Nixon with poet Sarah Galvin, and vocalist Okanomodé with aerialist Lara Paxton—all of whom will reveal their new creations at the Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center.
Must Hear
Seattle Rock Orchestra Pays Tribute to Beck
Saturday (3/7, 8 p.m.) Many-stringed supergroup Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to alt-rock icon Beck by arranging and playing his songs with full orchestral accompaniment.
Must See
Kyle Abraham at the Moore
(3/5, 8 p.m.) Taking inspiration from the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the 20th anniversary of the abolishment of the South African apartheid and the 1960 civil rights record We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite, Abraham creates dance that bristles with history—and towering bouffants.
Must Shop
Where to Shop in Belltown
Designer and shop owner Moorea Seal shares favorite spots to sip, stay and spend your hard-earned cash in her Belltown stomping grounds.
Must Imbibe
4th Annual Bellevue Bourbon Bash
Saturday (3/7, 5 p.m.) More than 100 bourbons and rye whiskeys will be on display and ready to sample at this spirited soiree held at Daniel’s Broiler. Your ticket earns you tastings aplenty, a commemorative tasting glass and a slew of appetizers so you’re never running on empty.
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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…