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posted Friday, October 16, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 42 |
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Arts and Entertainment
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Estelle Parsons shares a lifetime of stage work
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
August: Osage County
Paramount Theatre
October 27 -
November 1
Estelle Parsons may not be a name you immediately connect with a face, but she has a career you'll easily recognize. Most notably known for her role as Beverly on the sitcom Roseanne, Estelle Parson has an illustrio more |
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Lesbian and Gay Film Festival opens with Quentin Crisp
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
The Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) begins its 14th year with what is arguably its most diverse lineup yet, starting things off tonight at the Egyptian with a gala screening of the Quentin Crisp biopic An Englishman in New York. A pseudo-sequel to the 1975 British te more
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Amateur singers, veteran talent
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
American-Style
Cabaret Workshop
Julia's on Broadway
October 11
Julia's on Broadway hosted the first ever American-Style Cabaret Workshop Concert on October 11, showcasing the talents of five of Seattle's newest cabaret performers. The dinner show was more
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Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival highlights
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
American Primitive
Thursday, October 22, 7:30 p.m., Northwest Film Forum
When teenager Madeline (Danielle Savre) moves in with her father Harry (Tate Donovan) hoping to fit in, she quickly realizes that's going to be difficult when she discovers dad has a li more
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Zastrozzi an evening of fun and mayhem
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline
Balagan Theatre
Through October 31
Balagan Theatre's Halloween offering is a twisted tale full of mayhem - exactly what Halloween calls for. Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline is a dark and mostly delightful tale of a d more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig |
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MUSIC LOUNGE |
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Snow Patrol frontman Lightbody on his band, books, and Belfast
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WHERE IT'S AT |
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MOVIE REVIEWS |

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Deep Inside Hollywood - Romeo San Vicente
Manilow takes Stipe and Hanks to the Copacabana
The fallout from Mamma Mia! continues, and this time Michael Stipe, Tom Hanks and Barry Manilow are hatching a plan to woo you back into theaters to sing along with 35-year-old songs you only pretend not to love. Stipe and Hanks' production companies are joining forces to produce a mu more |
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Book Marks
by 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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Snow Patrol makes superb return to Seattle
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Snow Patrol
October 14
Paramount Theatre
Two and a half years is a long time to wait for a band to come back around, so the stakes are that much higher and the expectations that much greater when they finally make it here. On Wednesday night, Snow Patro more
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A Dyke About Town: Music, dance, opera and politics
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Dar Williams
Reality Greenwizard joined Mercy for Dar Williams' concert at the Triple Door. Williams' voice was outstanding, her songs sublime. Reality said she knocked his socks off. The performer introduced her song "The Babysitter's Here," saying she sees the s more
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The 'other side' in Burien and fun with the slave
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
I have seen the enemy - though I don't like thinking of other humans as 'enemies,' 'cause I'm not into that kind of energy - and it ain't me, or, heck, anyone I know. They live in Burien, probably other places, too. Traveling through Burien on the bus to see The Fabulous Daughter a weekend more
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