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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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Finding Place in Pictures
Artist Sky Hopinka’s first solo museum exhibit in the northwest showcases his creative approach to language and identity
“I had cassette tapes and workbooks, but it was hard because I was living in Washington, and my tribal language has roots in Wisconsin,” Sky Hopinka says. Learning alone, he could listen to prerecorded Hocak phrases and practice writing letters and words, but an essential component was missing — another person to speak with. Photo
Feeding Ghosts to Free Them
Artist Tessa Hulls creates a revealing graphic novel to help her deal with childhood trauma
Seattle artist Tessa Hulls’ new graphic novel Feeding Ghosts is a deeply stirring narrative of loss, mental illness, and intergenerational trauma. She says that she wrote it to answer this question: What broke my family? Much of the book is about repetition, and how three generations of women in Hulls’ family were emotionally crippled by
