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Bringing the Love
Seattle drag standout Fraya Love spills her secrets
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
On March 31, 2011, Fraya Love arrived in Seattle from Oxnard, California, and Capitol Hill hasn't been the same since. In just two short years Fraya Love has gone from 'guest performer' to 'cast member' and established herself as a go-to queen for any prom more
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MAGIC MIKA
Coming out (and stripping down) with the British pop star
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
After years of speculation, Mika has finally confirmed it: He's Gay. Totally Queer. One hundred percent into men.
Now, moving on: The Grammy-nominated (Best Dance Recording, 2008) Briti more
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Carried away
LGBT-positive country singer Carrie Underwood takes Seattle by storm
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
KEY ARENA
October 6
Reality TV sometimes gets it right. Despite all the crappy singing and 15-minute egos it's given us over the years, it more
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Pullman Porter Blues flawed but worthwhile
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
PULLMAN PORTER BLUES
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE
Through October 28
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous... but. Seattle Rep's world-premiere production of Cheryl L. West's play Pullman Porter Blues has a gorgeous set (a gleaming brass representation of a Pullman car more
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Remaking history
Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse gives an old musical new relevance
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
FLORODORA: REIMAGINED
FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER OF SEATTLE
October 19 & 20
Pinoy Words Expressed Kultura Arts, a Filipino arts and literary organization, presents Fl more
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Past, Present & Future
SCT's Cat in the Hat delights all ages, Count Basie Orchestra sizzles at Jazz Alley
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
'We look to the future though our pasts,' an old adage revived for the American Bicentennial in 1976, is a phrase that often haunts this writer. Last week, two shows in two days broug more
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Argo a tensely terrific true-life thriller
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
ARGO
Opens October 12
Ben Affleck's third film as a director, Argo, is his best effort yet, and while it doesn't necessarily do anything new or tell a story whose outcome is ever in doubt, watching it is such a tensely terrific experience it's hard to more
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Gossip more than just talk at Showbox
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
GOSSIP
SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET
October 9
Thank heaven for big girls! Beth Ditto, who proudly shows off her full figure in fashion-mag spreads, is boldly telling the world that plus-size women are indeed beautiful. She also possesses one of the most more
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SLGFF 2012: Part One of our exclusive guide to the 17th annual event
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
Last night at Seattle's landmark Cinerama Theatre, the 17th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) kicked off with a gala screening of Struck by Lightning, a high school coming-of-age comedy about a young man hit by lightning who subsequently finds a way to blackmail his fel more
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'We have re-closeted ourselves'
Ira Sachs' latest film is a much-needed corrective to current Queer cinema
by Gary M. Kramer -
Special to the SGN
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN
Opens October 5
In an empty hotel bar on a summer Sunday morning, openly Gay filmmaker Ira Sachs spoke - in hushed, more
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Many perks to viewing near-perfect Wallflower
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
Opens September 28
It's been longer than I care to admit, but I still can recall my high school years like they were yesterday. I remember wandering the halls without a pass, heading out on the practice field after stretchin more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
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Her roots are showing
A Fine Frenzy channels her native Seattle on new album
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
She's a hometown girl. Born in Seattle, Alison Sudol is very proud of her roots. Best known by her stage name, A Fine Frenzy, the 27 year-old is a blossoming singer-songwriter in the U.S. and Europe. Her newe more
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Northwest News
REGISTER TO VOTE
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If you moved since the last election and haven't submitted a change of address, contact the Washington State Elections Office, 360-902-4180 to find out what your vot-ing options for the November 6 election are. more
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