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Emmy Awards boast tight races, Gay emcee ------------------------------
Hedda Lettuce sure to be delicious at Julia's------------------------------
Arthur Miller's Creation done right at The Schmee------------------------------
Confusing Cell Phone still brings the laughs------------------------------
Stage productions to enjoy this weekend
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Get inside the housing bubble in SUBPRIME!------------------------------
A Dyke About Town: From Patsy Cline to Dave Brubeck------------------------------
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Bright Star a sumptuous banquet ------------------------------
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One and Only '50s family melodrama a mixed bag------------------------------
Characters undefined in visually rapturous 9------------------------------
COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
Pink, Pet Shop Boys, and
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig------------------------------
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SGN Exclusive Interview: Mason Jennings writes music from inside out------------------------------
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Town hall rudeness and good times with my slave------------------------------
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Deep Inside Hollywood - Romeo San Vicente------------------------------
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Book Marks------------------------------
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| Emmy Awards boast tight races, Gay emcee by Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer American television is at its zenith; never before have we had such a stellar collection of programs, both comedic and dramatic, to choose from. Simply put, if you aren't watching TV, there's something wrong with you. From Bayou vampires (True Blood) to schoolkids singing their hearts out (Glee), from polygamists in hiding (Big Lo more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hedda Lettuce sure to be delicious at Julia's by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer Hedda Lettuce in EAT ME! September 24, 9 PM Julia's on Broadway New York City's premiere drag queen, Hedda Lettuce, is bringing her one-woman comedic tour de force, EAT ME!, to Julia's on Broadway September 24. The show will be a first for the gree more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Miller's Creation done right at The Schmeeby Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer The Creation of the World and Other Business Theater Schmeater Through October 10 It's a story as old as Adam and Eve. In fact, it is the story of Adam and Eve, and Satan/Lucifer, and God. The premise of Arthur Miller's play, The Creation of the W more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confusing Cell Phone still brings the laughsby Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer Dead Man's Cell Phone ArtsWest Through October 3 Say that you're sitting at a café and someone's cell phone rings and he just won't answer it. And it rings again. And again. And again. And you start asking him to please answer it. And he ignores you. So, f more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage productions to enjoy this weekend
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer Leaves are falling and turning those colors I love to emulate with clothing and tights, and there's that chill that tells even the most die-hard "summer's not over yet" fan that, yes, my season is upon us. Don't despair, Bunky; there's also another episode of Seattle's longest-runnin more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get inside the housing bubble in SUBPRIME!by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer SUBPRIME! Inside the Heart of the Mortgage Meltdown VoxBox, 1205 Pike Through September 19 A former subprime loan officer and past and current actor, Norman Bell wants to help you understand how this economic meltdown happened. To do that, he's created a one more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Dyke About Town: From Patsy Cline to Dave Brubeckby Mercy Moosemuzzle - SGN Contributing Writer Sweet Dreams Mercy and Cuteness particularly enjoyed the 77th birthday tribute to Patsy Cline at the Triple Door because they are enthusiasts for her music. Star Anna and her Band of Laughing Dogs opened with a nice rendition of "Strange." Her "Two Cigarettes in an more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bright Star a sumptuous banquet by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer Bright Star Opening September 18 When I tried giving my own presentation of reading Robert Burns' A Red, Red Rose, trying desperately to do an Irish accent in my junior year high school English class, I was met with giggles and some sneers. That put the kibo more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One and Only '50s family melodrama a mixed bagby Scott Rice - SGN Contributing Writer My One and Only Now Playing I wasn't expecting much. My One and Only, directed by Brit Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon), sounded like a vanity pic produced by a D-list has-been with too much money and too many connections who is way too fascinated with his o more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Characters undefined in visually rapturous 9by Sara Michelle Fetters - SGN Contributing Writer 9 Now Playing Based on his own 2005 Academy Award-nominated animated short film, director Shane Acker's 9 is a darkly imaginative post-apocalyptic thriller that is visually astonishing, viscerally exciting and disappointingly short on character an more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
Pink, Pet Shop Boys, and
Seattle's own Pearl Jamby Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer There's no shortage of great live shows in the month of September to choose from - in fact, the most difficult thing is narrowing down the dozens of possibilities to a single digit, so I've done it for you. Here are my top eight concert picks for the weeks ahead. Ledisi< more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q-Scopes by Jack FertigARIES (March 20 - April 19): Work isn't getting any easier, but bringing fun and creativity into your approach make it more productive and satisfying. Worries and doubts about your efforts can offer clues to making your work easier and more purposeful. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Hosting a get together with some creative friends a more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SGN Exclusive Interview: Mason Jennings writes music from inside outby Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer Imagine a guitar being used as an ice cream scoop, and then substitute your soul for the creamy, flavored goodness. This is what Mason Jennings does with each song he writes, digging down to the inner roots and bringing to surface those feelings, doubts, and occasional clarity that arise in more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q-Scopes by Jack FertigREGISTER TO VOTE If you live in King County and are not registered to vote or need to change your voter registration because you have moved, visit the King County Office of Records and Elections website at www.kingcounty.gov/elections or phone their office at 206-296-8683. There is extensive information about voter registration o more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHERE ARE THE APOLOGIES? British Prime Minister Tony Brown, in swift response to an online petition, very properly issued a public apology for the "barbaric" treatment by the British Government of Gay genius Alan Turing, whose arrest for a Gay relationship and resultant loss of security clearance and loss of his government job more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Town hall rudeness and good times with my slaveby Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer I don't like boxes. I am human. Boxes make me feel confined and not able to be my true self. I don't like people who like boxes, because they're usually uninteresting and have little imagination. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. And, speaking of boxes and the people who like the more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Work isn't getting any easier, but bringing fun and creativity into your approach make it more productive and satisfying. Worries and doubts about your efforts can offer clues to making your work easier and more purposeful. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Hosting a get together with some creative friends a more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep Inside Hollywood - Romeo San VicenteHaynes and Winslet bring Mildred Pierce back to life One thing you can definitely say about visionary Gay filmmaker Todd Haynes is that he's unpredictable, bouncing from the chillingly unsettling acclaimed '90s drama Safe to the Douglas Sirk homage Far From Heaven to the Dylan biopic fantasia I'm Not There. Now he's tackling an old more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book Marksby Richard Labonte - SGN Contributing Writer The Show That Smells by Derek McCormack (Akashic Books/Little House on the Bowery, $15.95) This 10th title in a sublime literary imprint, curated smartly by Dennis Cooper for Akashic, is a creepy gem that's both grotesquely horrific and terrifically more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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sorry, not in this weeks edition more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shortbus starts Seattle's Lesbian and Gay Film Festival with a bang, not a whimper - ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Work isn't getting any easier, but bringing fun and creativity into your approach make it more productive and satisfying. Worries and doubts about your efforts can offer clues to making your work easier and more purposeful. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Hosting a get together with some creative friends a more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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