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Seattle Gay News hits the slopes at WinterPRIDE 2008 in Whistler, BC
by David Luc Nguyen -
SGN A&E Writer
Join me next week as I travel to one of the hottest places to be this time of year, where many Gays and Lesbians from Seattle, Canada, and both US coasts are expected to converge. I'm referring to Winter Pride at Whistler, BC, taking place February 3-10. Formerly known as Whistler Gay Ski week, the 17th annual event has evolved to more
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David Armstrong and Mame at the 5th Avenue Theatre
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
MAME
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
JERRY HERMAN
BOOK BY
JEROME LAWRENCE AND
ROBERT E. LEE
DIRECTED BY
DAVID ARMSTRONG
STARRING DEE HOTY,
RICHARD WHITE
FEBRUARY 9 -MARCH 2
THE 5TH AVENUE
THEATRE
The next exciting production opening at more
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Brilliance and warmth in recital
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
BENAROYA HALL
Gil Shaham is blessed with every virtue one could wish for in a recitalist: talent and technique to spare, great musical insight, and an engaging charm that immediately connects with h more
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A fresh, endearing production of Barefoot in the Park
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
BY NEIL SIMON
DIRECTED BY JEFF STEITZER
STARRING JESSICA SKERRITT,
MJ SIEBER, ELLEN MCLAIN,
JOHN PATRICK LOWRIE
VILLAGE THEATRE, ISSAQUAH
THROUGH MARCH 2,
MARCH 7-23, EVERETT
This is a slight but tota more
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Riverdance: The farewell tour
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
RIVERDANCE
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER
THROUGH FEBRUARY 3
$26 - $62
When I sat in my seat for the farewell tour of Riverdance, it was moments after I was informed a good friend of mine had recently died. I wasn't sure if an entertaining show was wh more
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GayWhistler's WinterPRIDE unveils sensual side of Cirque du Soleil at February festival
Whistler's WinterPRIDE 2008 - a winter version of the many summer pride events that are held around the world - has added to its already star-studded entertainment line-up with the addition of Cirque du Soleil.
Cirque du Soleil will offer a signature performance from one of its resident Las Vegas shows at the annual WinterPRIDE Ban more
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Brace for Relentless Heartache this Valentine's Day
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
RELENTLESS HEARTACHE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
CAPITOL HILL ARTS CENTER
Over the past ten years, "14/48 - the world's quickest theatre festival" has produced more than 350 short new plays. The plays are developed in two 24-hour periods for two weekends in a row. Fi more
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Two Hours' Traffic presents the Seattle premiere of Matt and Ben
MATT AND BEN
FEBRUARY 8-16, 8 PM
BALAGAN THEATRE
1117 EAST PIKE ST.
SLIDING SCALE $10-$30
In keeping with the grand tradition of unforeseeable and unstoppable disaster that all low-budget fringe theatre unwillingly clings to like Jamie Lynn Spears to the fetus within her, the Two Hours' Traffic more
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Book-It Repertory stages Jane Austen's Persuasion
FEBRUARY 8 - MARCH 2
CENTER HOUSE THEATRE
$15 - $32, $40 OPENING-NIGHT
TICKETS WITH
AFTER-SHOW PARTY
Anne Elliot, heroine of Jane Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. Persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved more
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Unwatchable Untraceable an exercise in hypocrisy
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
UNTRACEABLE
NOW PLAYING
I don't remember the person who said it, but I'll never forget the quote by a professor of journalism that my Junior College teacher quoted to our classroom of future journalists. The quote says that the American public basically watch more
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Hardcore Rambo an overly violent adventure
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
RAMBO
NOW PLAYING
If there has ever been a film that showcased the hypocrisy of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) more than Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, I'm pretty positive I've never seen it. It has been a longstanding truth that the orga more
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Seattle Baroque Orchestra presents If Music Be the Food of Love
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE
FEBRUARY 9 AT 8:00 PM AND
FEBRUARY 10 AT 3:00 PM
BENAROYA HALL'S
NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL
$35, $30 (SENIORS) $10 (STUDENTS)
Get in the mood for love before Valentine's Day this year; join Seattle Baroque Orchestra for If Music be the Food of Love, an intimate chamber progr more
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Jill Scott kicks off tour at Paramount, Oregon native Chris Botti at Jazz Alley
by Albert Rodriguez and
Richard Kennedy -
SGN A&E Writers
JILL SCOTT
W/ RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 - 7:30 PM
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
$43.50 - $53.50
First off, let me tell you why Jill Scott is so damn cool! She grew up in Philadelphia and began her performing career by reading her more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Friends who seem relentless in urging you on are actually doing you a favor. You're capable of more than you realize. Going it alone would weaken you. Let them help you, and you'll go far!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Question authority, but pay attention to what those in power say. Expert advice needs more
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