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It's Cho time! - The pioneer comedian returns with an all-new show
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
MARGARET CHO
TULALIP RESORT CASINO
FEBRUARY 15
Margaret Cho hasn't just been around the block, she's paved the sidewalk of that block. The first mainstream Asian-American comic - a female one, at that - Cho launched her career in the early '90s as an improvisational stand-up comedian and then more |
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Tegan and Sara - The Quin twins on their musical evolution and the advantages of having a Lesbian sibling
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
They've been on the verge of straight-up pop music for years, but now Tegan and Sara are going all in with Heartthrob.
Don't think they're all happy and stuff, though.
'It's our most heartbreaking record,' Tegan reassures us. 'It's a great record for more
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A true original - Suzanne Vega brings genuine songs, stories to Seattle
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
SUZANNE VEGA
BENAROYA HALL
February 5
They don't make singer-songwriters like they used to. Case in point: Suzanne Vega. The veteran folk-pop artist is someone who writes songs that tell stories about real people. The kind of stories you can insert yourself more
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The Understudy deserves top billing
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
THE UNDERSTUDY
SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER
Through February 17
Seattle Public Theater has chosen another play by Theresa Rebeck. The company recently gave us Mauritius in a tightly directed production. Now, The Understudy, a three-hander with a terrific ensemb more
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Beating Up Bachman is a real bash
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
BEATING UP BACHMAN
BASH THEATRE/
RADIAL THEATER PROJECT
(at West of Lenin)
Through February 16
In a second iteration of a different process to generate a play, David Gassner and his Radial Theater Project partnered with BASH Theatre (former more
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The Peacock Goddess - Amaluna's Amy McClendon offers glimpse into new Cirque show
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
AMALUNA
Cirque du Soleil
MARYMOOR PARK, REDMOND
Through March 24
Women - they run the world. Indeed, in Cirque du Soleil's brand new production Amaluna, it's the ladies who dominate the foreground and background - the cast is two-thirds female. One more
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This Ring is better at home
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
WAGNER: DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN
METROPOLITAN OPERA
(Deutsche Grammophon DVD)
I have watched this new Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner's Ring cycle (all 15 hours of it, plus a nearly two-hour video on how it was staged) three times now. First, each of more
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Planning makes perfect
Tips for ensuring a memorable - and enjoyable - wedding day
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
When the freedom to marry came to Washington state, mass wedding ceremonies were planned at a rate that took the participants and their friends and families by storm. Gays and Lesbians married by the hun more
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Paca Pride Guest Ranch - Close to Seattle, yet a world away from urbanity
Located on the scenic touring route of the Mountain Loop Highway, just outside of Granite Falls, about an hour's drive from the heart of downtown Seattle or 30 minutes from Everett, is a 17-acre, Gay-owned, permaculture homestead campground named Paca Pride Guest Ranch. This is the perfect spot for weddings and events if you're searching for more
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Looking for a 'brief' encounter?
Check out SOSea's beauty pageant with a twist
by Daniel Hanks -
SGN Contributing Writer
Miss America meets Magic Mike at Social Outreach Seattle's upcoming fundraiser, 'Brief Encounters with JUSTUS,' scheduled for Thursday, February 28, at Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway), from 9 to 11 p.m. more
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This 'Valentine' could be sweeter
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
ARTSWEST PLAYHOUSE
Through February 16
The play currently at ArtsWest, Shirley Valentine, stars the talented and capable Heather Hawkins in a solo performance of substance. However, while Hawkins is a charming and easy-to-watch actor and more
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A holiday gift card user's guide
(or, how to spend money on yourself)
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
Every holiday season ends with the same dilemma: How to use those 'buy yourself something nice with this' gift cards and cash enclosures. Emerald City book lovers have a wide range of choices, of course - but several Seattle-writte more
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An interview with Warm Bodies author Isaac Marion
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
For Isaac Marion, talking about his bestselling book Warm Bodies isn't a new experience. Neither is speaking to people about the film adaptation directed and scripted by 50/50 filmmaker Jonathan Levine. But as regular as these occurrences have become, doing it here in Seattle has give more
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Sweet, Savory, and Scenic! Red wine and chocolate on the Olympic Peninsula
What could be better than sharing chocolate and a perfectly paired red wine surrounded by the natural beauty of the Olympic Peninsula? Take your Valentine - or a group of friends - and indulge the senses during the Olympic Peninsula Wineries' Red Wine & Chocolate Tour, to take place over two delicious weekends, February 9-10 and 16-18 (Pres more |
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Gollllll-ly! Jim Nabors marries his longtime partner in Seattle
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Actor-singer Jim Nabors, who won fame for his TV character Gomer Pyle, married his longtime partner, Stan Cadwallader, in Seattle on January 15.
Nabors and Cadwallader live in Honolulu but traveled to Washington state to be legally married, reported Hawaii News Now on January more |
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'Write your own ticket'
Planning to wed? You can help create new traditions for our community
by Daniel Hanks -
SGN Contributing Writer
Sebastian Aguilar is a lot of things. He is Sister Carlotta Love Tu'Cher (get it?), a Novice Sister with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Abbey of Saint Joan. He is in his mid-thirties more
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