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Pride Idol doubles down in week four
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Seattle Pride Idol, presented by Smirnoff, Seattle's Best Karaoke, Neighbours Seattle, Seattle Gay News, and MOViN 92.5, is back for week four. This week, three contestants came out to sing not one, but two songs for the judges and audience.
The 2012 Pride Idol is a citywide singing contest hosted by Seattle more |
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The real Mike Ruiz:
Photographer to the stars opens up about turning his fantasy childhood into a career catalyst
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
A child imagines life outside reality by creating a wild, monster-inhabited world of escapism in Pan's Labyrinth, a stylistic fantasy-art film released in 2006 from Guillermo del Toro. That world, or at least a version of it, is very familiar to Mike Ruiz.
As a kid, more
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Kristin Chenoweth: Her career, concert, and her new philosophies
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert
May 9
Paramount Theatre
Kristin Chenoweth stands only 4'11', but she packs a huge punch. Her career is as eclectic as her choices of material, and she has never disappointed. She is the triple threat appearing on Broadway (Wic more
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SGN EXCLUSIVE: A look inside EVO Tapas Kitchen & Cabaret
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
'Community,' said Todd Nordahl, owner of the soon-to-be-open EVO Tapas Kitchen & Cabaret, to Seattle Gay News. 'It's all about giving back to the community.'
That's the vision that Nordahl expressed to SGN during a sneak peak tour of the new Capitol Hill eatery, set to more
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SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Damn Yankees star Christopher Charles Wood
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Damn Yankees
5th Avenue Theatre
Through May 20
Christopher Charles Wood is the kind of unique man musical theater craves. He's young, talented, good-looking, and has a strong voice that lends itself to the stage. He's appeared on stage in the controversial shows Th more
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Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival preview
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Translations
May 3-6
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
Opening May 3 at SIFF Cinema Uptown in Queen Anne, Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival returns for its seventh go-round with the Northwest premiere of the award-winning The Ba more
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Art of Racing takes a few too many laps
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Book It Repertory
Through May 13
Book-It's newest adaptation is for you if you like dogs or NASCAR - or dogs and NASCAR. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a bestselling book by local writer Garth Stein. It was brought to Book- more
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The welcome return of Trpceski
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Simon Trpceski with the SSO
April 19
Benaroya Hall
The issue of a female conductor should be a non-issue, but there are so few of them that it still seems to be a big deal. When Susanna Mälkki strode out on the stage, she seemed eager and assured. And indeed the more
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Team of Heroes an evening of fun
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Team of Heroes: Behind Closed Doors
Annex Theatre
Through May 19
It's time again for the Annex comic-book style legends Team of Heroes! Following the success of Alecto: Issue #1 that launched the Team into the world, Annex decided it needed a prequel, and at l more
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Surprising Exit at ArtsWest
By Miryam Gordon, SGN A&E Writer
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
ArtsWest
Through May 13
Playwright Lauren Gunderson was entranced with what she thought was one of the best stage directions she'd read: Exit pursued by a bear. It's in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. She's crafted a whole play based on a more
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Scissor Sisters announce Paramount show, Sinead cancels
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Dyke About Town: Inti-Ilimani earns standing ovations
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Tuck and Patti
Zazen joined Mercy for Tuck and Patti at Jazz Alley April 17 because Cuteness was watching Equality play lacrosse. Mercy found Patti's voice in her multicolored gown glorious and Tuck's guitar playing outstanding. Zazen said, 'They are great. He is a more
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival in full swing
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, is in full swing for the spring season with six full productions occupying the Festival's two indoor theaters. Three outdoor productions start previews in early June and two more indoor stagings open in July as two winter/spring openings more
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Coldplay dazzles Seattle fans
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Coldplay
April 25
Key Arena
You won't hear Coldplay fans complain after seeing them in concert. That's because they get their money's worth, and then some.
One of the world's most celebrated rock bands, Coldplay was greeted by nearly 20,000 more
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Northwest Bears' Spring Thaw XVIII
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
Northwest Bears held its annual Spring Thaw the weekend of April 19-22. The event, now in its 18th year, raised more than $4,500 for Seattle Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
In addition to cocktail hours at participating bars like the Cuff Comple more
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Minority report
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Boston Camerata at EMG
April 21
Town Hall
The packed audience gave the performers mostly a standing ovation at the end, while I sat fuming over being made to sit without intermission for an hour and 40 minutes to extremely repetitive music in incomprehensible more |
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Justice unleashes mighty performance in Portland
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Justice
April 24
Roseland Theater (Portland, Oregon)
The illuminated white cross, staked front and center on stage, had nothing to do with health or any kind of rescue mission - least of all anything religious. Instead, it was a symbol of two bad-ass gu more |
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Last Call: Snow Patrol completes third week of British invasion
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
First came Radiohead. Then it was Coldplay. Now it's Snow Patrol.
The upcoming swing-through by Grammy-nominated band Snow Patrol on May 1 will complete a third consecutive week that Seattle has hosted one of England's finest. The group, who found an American audience with 20 more
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