Must List: ‘Tosca’ Opens, Seahawks Take on the Panthers
What to do this weekend in Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff January 8, 2015
Must Bravo
Seattle Opera’s Opening Night of Tosca
Saturday (1/10, 7:30 p.m.) A power-crazed chief of police. Fake bullets replaced with real ones. A fatal plunge off a parapet! Puccini’s Tosca is the archetypical opera, with more melodrama than an episode of Scandal and a spicy score that keeps things racing toward the foregone conclusion. Don’t miss out on the snazzy after party, where guests are whisked backstage for champagne, dinner and dancing.
Must See
Frank Boyd’s The Holler Sessions at On The Boards
(1/8 to 1/18, times vary) Actor/writer/director Frank Boyd gained acclaim for his work with prominent performance group Elevator Repair Service. In The Holler Sessions, he introduces the character of Ray, an animated radio DJ from Kansas City whose passionate devotion to jazz results in dancing, swearing and a lot of loud music in his booth.
Must Ohm
4 Meditation Options In and Around Seattle
Going for more calm, balance, joyfulness and efficiency this year? Learning to sit still may be what will put it all in motion.
Must Cheer
Seahawks Take on The Carolina Panthers
Saturday (1/10, 5:15 p.m.) Show your 12th man/woman fever by cheering on the boys in green and blue Saturday at 5:15 p.m., when the ‘Hawks take on Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. No tickets to CenturyLink? The Seattle Central Library will screen the big game on its massive screen for free.
Must Shop
A New Twist on Monogrammed Necklaces
This Bellevue artist uses a bold, modern font to create one-of-a-kind pieces cast in sterling silver, white or yellow gold.
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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…