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Best Occult/Pagan Shop: Edge of the Circle
Well, it is cluttered. But Edge of the Circle is otherwise not at all like what you might…
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Best Non-English English-Baked-Good Purveyors: Nancy McFaul
Nancy McFaul is explaining just how a crumpet differs from other baked goods. “Bread dough is stiffest; when…
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Best Uptight-SeattleiteApproved Toy Store: Top Ten Toys
Greenwood’s Top Ten Toys brings a politically correct agenda to a part of the consumer market that has…
Arts & Culture
Well-Traveled New-Music Players Find Hope in Their New Venue, Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center
Nonprofits enable performances that aren't guaranteed blockbusters.
Arts & Culture
The Rite of Venus: Labor of Love Turns Ritual Into Rock Opera
It succeeds not only because of this devotion, but because of the brains behind it.
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Seattle Symphony Orchestra Fights Bloated Mahler Symphony to Something Better Than a Draw
Gerard Schwarz's season-ending Mahler performances with SSO are reliable triumphs. This was no exception.
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My SAM Favorites: Beyeren Celebrates His Virtuosity and Capitalism In Banquet Still Life
Next time you’re standing around eating cheese cubes at a First Thursday reception and someone asks what you’re…
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The School for Scandal Is a Finely Tuned Skewering of a Leisure Class
Richard Sheridan's vicious satire isthankfullyuntouched by Seattle Nice.
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Summer’s Events & Escapes
A fairly subjective clip-‘n’-save selection of the season’s major or curiosity-provoking happenings (excluding pop music and outdoor movies).…
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I don’t often get late-breaking arts news, so here you go: Just
I don’t often get late-breaking arts news, so here you go: Just added to Town Hall’s schedule, Gore…
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For a Look or a Touch Examines Seldom-Discussed Aspect of the Holocaust
Admirably, this project avoided any distasteful hint of me-too-ism.
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Seattle Opera Singers Enjoy Flawless Support in La Bohème
Seattle Opera’s handsome, impressively crafted La Bohème provides an ideal frame for the singers to work in. Director…
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Lombardi’s Happy Hour Is for Lovers and Gluttons Alike
Lombardi’s happy hours accommodate social extremes: The menu’s low prices and lavish portions invite festivity, while the pocket-sized…
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Is It a Musical? An Opera? Whatever, It’s Lovely
Light seems to have been composer-lyricist Adam Guettel’s main inspiration: Light dappled through trees or on water, shadows…
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Inside the YAP-ters Studio
Rising young stage performers learn to sing and actat the same time.