Have your ankles had it too easy this year? Is your tailbone
annoyingly free of bruises? Put on your cushioniest underpants and
head down to Seattle Center, where the indoor Winterfest Ice Rink is
back for another year. Skating is cheap—$5 for adults, $3 for
kids 12 and under, $2 skate rental—and the slapstick comedy
(humans plus ice equals hilarious) is free. (Fisher Pavilion
at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. 11 am–8 pm, $3–$5
entry, $2 skate rental, cash only, through Jan 6.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...