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Theater festivals are the tapas of the stage world, giving patrons a chance to sample lots of little…

Saratoga Sake

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Saratoga Sake

After flipping through countless Victorian-era photo albums he’d dug up at flea markets and antique stores, tattoo-artist-turned-painter Saratoga…

International Wagner Competition

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International Wagner Competition

One of the biggest cheers at the International Wagner Competition two years ago came after the announcement they’d…

The Gang's All Here

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The Gang’s All Here

Screened outdoors at dusk, courtesy of Three Dollar Bill, this 1943 musical was directed by Busby Berkeley, though…

Tintin et Moi

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Tintin et Moi

Screened in conjunction with Alliance Française’s salute to the French graphic novel this week (with related events at…

Most female rockers in their 50s fade into oblivion. Or turn to

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Most female rockers in their 50s fade into oblivion. Or turn to

Most female rockers in their 50s fade into oblivion. Or turn to the casino circuit. There’s nothing wrong…

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More love for Roderick, and some "Best Of Seattle" courrections.

Chimes at Midnight

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Chimes at Midnight

Orson Welles as Falstaff? Talk about casting from life. Character and actor/director converge in this 1966 Euro-stew, cobbled…

Thomas Frank

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Thomas Frank

It was a very different time in 2004 when Thomas Frank published his much-discussed What’s the Matter With…

Fuzzy Anatomies

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Fuzzy Anatomies

An underwater seascape pelted with red droplets descending from above: This is what you’ll see walking along University…

David Stoesz

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David Stoesz

A few months ago, one of our contributing writers, David Stoesz, wrote a caustic and mean-spirited article called…

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Quest For A Queendom

This Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 7-10, Teatro ZinZanni places its performers in the strangest setting yet: a five-story…

Seattle Tattoo Expo

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Seattle Tattoo Expo

Tattoo artist Jason Drager has been inking art for eight years now, and one tattoo has always remained…

Tacoma Screw'd

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Tacoma Screw’d

Noelle Walker often has trouble getting galleries to show her artwork because of its explicit focus on transsexuality.…

Olympic Music Festival

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Olympic Music Festival

Three works in the chamber-music repertory are guaranteed standing ovations, whenever and wherever they’re played, thanks to their…

New Photo

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New Photo

Photographer Fred Muram is a hands-on type of guy. So before shooting his short film Stuck, he super-glued…

South Lake Union Block Party

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South Lake Union Block Party

Yeah, sure, the Capitol Hill Block Party may have had the Fleet Foxes, but the folks down in…

Movies at the Mural

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Movies at the Mural

This popular outdoor summer screening series (at dusk) continues with The Goonies (Fri.), the 1985 fantasy-adventure family flick…

Metro Classics

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Metro Classics

This Wednesday night repertory series concludes with the reconstructed long version of The Big Red One, Sam Fuller’s…

Godard's 60s

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Godard’s 60s

Godard’s fourth feature, My Life to Live (1959), is a rocket from Pandora’s Box. It’s sectioned into 12…