Arts & Culture
Mark Kurlansky
Master of the single-ingredient history (Salt, Cod), Mark Kurlansky stumbled a decade ago on a stack of unpublished…
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Sita Sings the Blues
Alt-cartoonist Nina Paley’s imaginative, giddily witty, visually delicious animated take on the Ramayana, the ancient Sanskrit epic was…
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American String Project
Bernard Herrmanns lushly morose 1965 Echoes for string quartet shows a master film composers ability to wring maximum…
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Jesse Burke
Last year, Rhode Island photographer Jesse Burke showed his work at a gallery situated between two homeless shelters…
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Benvenuto Cellini
As much as the use of supertitles has changed the face of opera, the high-def broadcasting of stage…
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University District StreetFair
Ive been involved in a love/hate relationship with the U District ever since I first moved to Seattle…
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Ben Folds
Ben Folds quirky sense of humor has always informed his music, even on songs dealing with messy breakups…
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Warren St. John
Its easy to talk about tolerance and world understanding when the most exotic opponents your kids face on…
News
Why Do We Talk to Dogs, But Not Each Other?
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I have trouble arranging social occasions with Seattleites. People say we should get together sometime,…
Music
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Jeremy Enigk ~ Thursday, May 14 In the past 15 years, Jeremy Enigk has presented himself as a…
Arts & Culture
The Weekly Wire: This Weeks Notable Events
WEDNESDAY 5/13 Books/Sports: Globalism Begins at Home It’s easy to talk about tolerance and world understanding when the…
Arts & Culture
Opening Nights: Schmee and Balagan Play With History
Family secrets and a wild and crazy meeting of minds.
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The Marriage of Figaro
The niftiest bit of stagecraft in Seattle Operas production of Mozarts bubbliest comedy is director Peter Kazaras decision…
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I Was a Rat!
In Barbara Fields charming adaptation of I Was a Rat by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass), a young…
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Victoria Haven
Victoria Havens geometry-inspired minimalist works sometimes allude to natural forms, though more often, they simply muse on line…
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The Oddwoman of Pioneer Square
What to do with professional actors who are between gigs but eager to keep up their skills? Theatre…
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The Weekly Wire: The Weeks Notable Events
WEDNESDAY 5/6 Theater: Transatlantic Battle British playwright Peter Morgan does what he must to magnify the entertainment value…