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Gay crowd goes GaGa for hot diva
by Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer

Lady GaGa
March 16
The Showbox Market


With a pinch of performance art, dashes of glitz and plenty of sass to boot, Lady GaGa commanded an exuberant performance this week at The Showbox Market. I say command because this was a rare instance in which an artist had the entire audience in her grasp fro
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A sexy twist on a beloved classic
by Jessica Price - SGN A&E Writer

Through the Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice in Wonderland
March 24-26 - 7 and 10 PM
The Triple Door


When Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann (full-time cast members of the annual holiday blitz Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker throw a party of
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Multi-cultural event warms chilly weekend
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer

Though the weather was truly frightening at times last weekend, a warm and sunny place was made inside the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center as a program of music, dance, and spoken word brought together the cultures of Latin America and African America, showing off the best o
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A new kind of opera arrives in Seattle
by Rod Parke - SGN A&E Writer

Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses
March 13
The Moore Theatre


What a wide variety of opera fare we have seen in Seattle in the last couple weeks! All the way from painfully emotional through dark horror to downright cerebral. Live from the Met in NYC we saw a no
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Interviewing the composer and writer of Stunt Girl
by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer

Stunt Girl
Village Theatre
Through May 24


The Village Theatre continues its love affair with new musicals by world-premiering Stunt Girl this week. "World-premiering" is becoming a regular thing there, where they are pulling productions appearing first in thei
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Russian pianist disappoints at Meany
by Rod Parke - SGN A&E Writer

Recital by Dmitri Alexeev
March 17
Meany Hall


Dmitri Alexeev has a long pedigree of prestigious awards and concerts since he won the Marguerite Long competition 40 years ago. Unfortunately, there was little of such special merit to be seen in his recital on
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The Outfield: Five reasons Gay sports make us GLAAD
by Dan Woog - SGN Contributing Writer

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Olympians. Logo television's broadcast of "Shirts and Skins." Growing attention from the LGBT media. ESPN's outreach to the Gay sports world. Athletes in support of marriage equality.

Those significant events - all from the past few months - under
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A Dyke About Town: Song, poetry, and dance
by Mercy Moosemuzzle - SGN Contributing Writer

Seattle Women's Chorus
Mercy listened excitedly to a rehearsal of Seattle Women's Chorus' (SWC) upcoming concert, Lullaby of Broadway. The performance will take the songs we all love and put them in a Lesbian context. "When You're Good to Mama," from Chicago, and
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Local Queer artists "expose" themselves
by Matt Wencl - Special to the SGN

Exposed: A Celebration of Queer Artistry
April 3, 7 PM
Century Ballroom


To make visible. To subject to light. To make vulnerable. To reveal the true nature. The words are few to define "exposure," but their implications are unlimited, which is why you'l
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Sunshine Cleaning cloudy and untidy
by Eric Andrews-Katz - SGN Contributing Writer

Sunshine Cleaning
Opening March 20


I'm not sure why it didn't work. The cast was stellar, with Amy Adams (Enchanted, Psycho Beach Party), Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada). Between them there are many accolade
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Duplicity the best thriller/comedy this year
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer

Duplicity
Opening March 20


After a discussion on the merits and faults of tops and bottoms, my date of the evening and I tucked in for the action on the screen, as Duplicity unfolded itself like an origami work of art. And honestly whether you're into
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Go gently into that good theater
by Scott Rice - SGN Contributing Writer

The Edge of Love
Opening March 20


I should have loved The Edge of Love. It has everything I desire in a film: beautiful stars, expert art direction, lovely photography, unexpected deaths and entrances; and a main character based on one of my favorite write
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): For now, you are everybody's darling and could get away with almost anything. Dedicate that power for good, not selfish motives. You have so much of yourself to offer; select your beneficiaries wisely to be fully appreciated.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Take some private time with your nearest and
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