The Must List: Realish Housewives Parody, Valentine’s Day Dinners
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff February 11, 2016
Must Laugh
The Realish Housewives Parody at The Moore
(2/11 to 2/14, times vary) Watch out, Emerald City: The Realish Housewives of Seattle are moving in. In this original parody at The Moore Theatre, a cast of quirky women, including glamour queens and business tycoons, gather to gossip about local personalities and current events.
Must Love
Our Favorite Valentine’s Day Dinners and Drinks
(Dates and times vary) We present a few hotspots around town, including a pop-up in Tacoma and a mixology class in Ballard, where you and your date can celebrate the loviest day of the year.
Must See
Julia Debuts at On the Boards
(2/11 to 2/14, times vary) Rio de Janeiro–based author and film/theater director Christiane Jatahy has reimagined Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie in her piece Julia, making its Seattle debut this month.
Must Chat
Chat Room Discussion at Northwest Film Forum
Thursday (2/11, 8 p.m.) Prepare to dive deep into the intricacies of the World Wide Web during this quarterly forum, which explores art in the age of the Internet through discussion, games and PowerPoint presentations. In the inaugural session, expect topics on value, labor and the quantification of art work.
Must Honor
Black History Month Celebration at MOHAI
Saturday (2/13, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Immerse yourself in Seattle hip-hop culture and history through special film screenings, performances and photography, and participate in a panel discussion on the connection between Black Lives Matter and the civil rights movement.
Follow Us
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…