The Must List: ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Opens, ‘Citizen Activist’ Talk
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff January 14, 2016
Must Pay Homage
David Bowie Tribute Events Galore
(Dates and times vary) Just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album, Blackstar, rock legend David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer. Celebrate the music genius’ life at several tribute events around the city.
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera Presents The Marriage of Figaro
(1/16 to 1/30, times vary) This production of Mozart’s most popular operatic sex romp will be Seattle Opera’s new general director Aidan Lang’s directorial debut.
Must See
Replica of Great Northern Train Tunnel on Display
(1/17 to 2/27, times vary) Artist Rick Araluce, a 2015 Guggenheim fellow and lead scenic artist for Seattle Opera, has created a replica of the 1905 Great Northern train tunnel that still runs beneath downtown Seattle. Luce’s piece will be stationed in the MadArt Studio in South Lake Union.
Must Sip
Skål! Scandinavian Spirits at Nordic Heritage Museum
(Through 2/28, times vary) Head to Ballard to learn how the Scandinavians stay in high spirits at the Nordic Heritage Museum’s exhibition covering the cultural history of adult beverages in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. “Skål! Scandinavian Spirits” explores beer as well as aquavit, a traditional spiced grain liquor.
Must Act
‘Citizen Activist’ Talk at Town Hall
Tuesday (1/19, 7:30 p.m.) Want to change the world? Former Seattle City Council member Nick Licata explains how grassroots campaigns like #shoutyourabortion and Occupy Wall Street make a difference during his “Take Power, Become a ‘Citizen Activist'” engagement at Town Hall.
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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…