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SIFF returns with
opening night gala
by Scott Rice -
SGN Contributing Writer
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 21 - JUNE 14
The 35th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) returns on May 21 and runs through June 14. Get ready for the largest film festival in the United States, sporting 392 films in 25 days. Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a fabulous ride. < more
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Conchords soar
at Paramount
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
FLIGHT OF
THE CONCHORDS
MAY 11
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Monday night at the Paramount Theatre was buzzing with concertgoers who were ready for their 7:30 p.m. flight. All passengers had tickets in hand and seemed anxious to get the journey underway. We had first-class tickets for a rid more
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SGN's 2009 summer movie previews
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
I'm finding it difficult to get worked over this summer at the multiplex. Yes, yes, I know, J.J. Abrams has his big-budget reboot of Star Trek currently playing to packed houses, and anytime Pixar has a new movie coming out (Up!, opening May 29) there is certainly reason to get more
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Outrage and the politics of the closet
by Ron Anders -
SGN A&E Writer
OUTRAGE
OPENING MAY 15
VARSITY THEATRE
There was a delicious sense of anticipation in the air at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last month, when I attended the world premiere of Outrage, a film sure to raise eyebrows and set tongues wagging in the worlds of more
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Guys and Dolls wins audiences over
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
GUYS AND DOLLS
SEATTLE MUSICAL THEATRE
THROUGH MAY 24
Classic musicals are a joy, and Guys and Dolls is one of the best. The production currently running at Seattle Musical Theatre is a joyful experience. Director Christopher Nardine has great feeling for t more
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Mozart rescued from the museum
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
SEATTLE OPERA'S
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
MAY 8
MCCAW HALL
I'm trying to figure out why Seattle Opera's current production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is so fresh and entertaining. This opera, certainly one of the greatest ever written, can fall flat more
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A Dyke About Town: Mercy visits Iowa
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
IOWA SAME SEX MARRIAGE
Mercy is just back from a visit to her aunt and cousins in Iowa. She asked them why Iowa wound up being among the first states to legalize Gay marriage. They told her farmers are self-determining people, who don't like others telling them what more
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Lea Salonga: A beautiful woman, a beautiful voice
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
LEA SALONGA
MAY 4
SNOQUALMIE CASINO
Lea Salonga, the beautiful 38-year-old singer performed Monday night at the Snoqualmie Casino to a fully packed ballroom. The Philippine siren sang a collection of songs from her illustrious career on the con more
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Under U4 Men hosts underwear designer Andrew Christian tonight
By Tim Peter -
SGN Staff Writer
Are you a person who likes a variety of colors and designs in your underwear drawer? Always looking for something new and unique? Well, here's your opportunity not only to shop, but also to meet one of America's top fashion designers. Yes, that's right, Andrew Christian, host of Bravo network's T more
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Wink a sexy, original Seattle documentary
by Jessica Price -
SGN Contributing Writer
A WINK AND A SMILE
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
THROUGH MAY 21
In case you didn't know, Seattle is one of the top cities for the burgeoning neo-burlesque movement. The Academy of Burlesque and its founder/headmistress Indigo Blue are responsible in large more
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Straightlaced: Getting dressed can be tough
by Scott Rice -
SGN Contributing Writer
STRAIGHTLACED
FUNDRAISER SCREENING
MAY 17, 2 PM
AMC PACIFIC PLACE CINEMA
Watching Straightlaced, the new documentary by Academy Award-winning director Debra Chasnoff and produced by GroundSpark, reminded me of my freshmen year of high school. more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Your competitive streak is coming out a bit hard and fierce. Being the best you can be is even better than being better than everyone else. Excellence is important, but try to channel that energy into being the nicest person around.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Don't beat yourself up. At times everyon more
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