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SIFF acquires historic Uptown theater
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) announced on August 6 the acquisition of the Uptown Theater in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. The historic neighborhood theater will re-open to the public October 20 in conjunction with the grand opening of the new SIFF Film Center at Seattle Center, which SIFF says will 'ush more |
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Aleksandra Kurzak's CD debut on Gioia!
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Allow me to begin my praise of this CD by quoting from my 2010 review of an unforgettable debut at Seattle Opera: 'Aleksandra Kurzak, in her first time as Lucia, scored the kind of triumph one seldom gets to witness. And not just for her singing. Oh yes, she has a gorgeous, warm, large, and perfectl more
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Drag Race's glamorous Raven returns to Le Faux
by Anthony Greer -
SGN Staff Writer
Raven at Le Faux
August 12-13
Julia's on Broadway
Raven, the runner-up of RuPaul's Drag Race's second season, will be performing at Julia's on August 12 and 13 at 9 p.m. Earlier this week she was interviewed by SGN to talk about the advent of Raven, her e more
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A Dyke About Town: Storm vs. Sun game thrilling
by Mercy Moosemuzzle
SGN Contributing Writer
Seattle Storm vs. Connecticut Sun
Mercy and Cuteness joined their friends Jousts, Consistency, and Levity to enjoy the August 5 Storm vs. Sun game. Svetlana Abrosimova, who has left the team, appeared to receive her championship ring.
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In The Next Room a worthwhile comedy
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play
ACT Theatre
Through August 28
The beautifully realized Sarah Ruhl play at ACT Theatre, In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, creates a delightful scenic vision of a 19th-century manor (designed by dependab more
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More mature Arctic Monkeys deliver different sound
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Arctic Monkeys
August 10
The Showbox SoDo
The Arctic Monkeys who became overnight rock stars weren't the same Arctic Monkeys on stage Wednesday night at The Showbox SoDo. The punkish rascals from 2006 have gradually morphed into a full-on psychedelic, exper more
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Wynter time: Pop artist talks music industry burnout, finding her Gay following, and foreshadowing J. Lo's divorce
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
Of course Wynter Gordon is named after Diana Ross, at least before the 'Dirty Talk' singer changed it so she didn't have to explain that she wasn't that Diana. But she still has something in common with the Supremes legend - lots of Gay fans.
Not only did she just relea more
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Yellow Face a smart exploration of race
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Yellow Face
ReAct Theatre
Through September 3
A mix of truth and fiction is behind David Henry Hwang's mockumentary Yellow Face. That's certainly an excellent description of this layered, funny, wry, and above all, deeply moving piece.
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