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Oscar NIGHT: Who will win Sunday night?
OSCAR NIGHT:
Who will win Sunday night?
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
Now that the Writers Guild of America and their arch nemeses The Producers have finally worked out their differences and signed a contract, it looks like I can talk about this Sunday's Academy Awards with something close to a straight face. Yes, there will be Oscar, but don't think t more
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Lights&camera...party! Oscar bash at Purr is the place to be on Sunday
Is your couch too small for a Javier Bardem cheering section? Then move your Academy Award festivities to Purr Cocktail Lounge on Sunday afternoon, where you'll find plenty of space to root for your favorites, not to mention a pick-the-winners contest, Absolut cocktail specials, movie freebies, and wall-mounted flatscreens to view all the actio more
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Talking sex and shirtlessness with Chico Teixiera, Gay director of Alice's House
by Gary M. Kramer -
SGN Contributing Writer
Openly Gay Brazilian filmmaker Chico Teixiera has created an absolutely stunning drama in his gritty debut feature, Alice's House, where the title character (Carla Ribas) gives a superb (and award-winning) performance as a working-class woman in a state of almost constant despair.
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Is this your suburb?
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
SUBURBIA
BY ERIC BOGOSIAN
DIRECTED BY BEAU PRICHARD
ECLECTIC THEATER COMPANY
ODD DUCK STUDIO
THROUGH MARCH 8
There is a barely-suppressed sense of imminent danger in this play. You have a bunch of young adults hanging out outside a conven more
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Odd Be Kind Rewind stuck in neutral
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
Like most of the films sprung from the mind of director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep), Be Kind Rewind is a bit of an odd duck. Which is a good thing, mainly because it acts in ways different than most Hollywood comedies and goes in directions more
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V-Day 2008 and the National Council of Jewish Women bring The Vagina Monologues to Seattle
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
FEBRUARY 24, 4:00 AND 7:00 PM
MUSEUM OF HISTORY
& INDUSTRY
2700 24TH AVE E.
$36 - $150
Last year more than 1150 communities hosted V-Day benefits around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women. These highly successful events raised o more
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Art shows brighten winter days
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
For two days now - at least in the early part of this week - there have been blue skies and sunshine. Can spring, with all of its abundant color and lovely noise, be far behind? Well, this is Seattle, so maybe so, but even if spring is another few months away, you can still delight yo more
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The Blakes give full-throttle performance to packed house
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
THE BLAKES
FEBRUARY 15
CHOP SUEY
My, oh my! I've never witnessed such a startling performance by a rising local artist as I did Friday night at Chop Suey.
The Blakes, a garage punk trio on everyone's radar these days - including Seattle more
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A first-timer falls in love with Mame
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
MAME
DIRECTED BY
DAVID ARMSTRONG
STARRING DEE HOTY ,
CAROL SWARBRICK,
KAT RAMSBURG
NICK ROBINSON, BEN GONIO,
SEAN G. GRIFFIN, MATT OWEN
TIMOTHY MCCUEN PIGGEE,
RICHARD WHITE
(AND MANY MORE)
5TH AVENUE THEATRE
THROUGH MARCH more
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100 Heartbreaks heartbreakingly bad
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
100 Heartbreaks
Written and performed by Joanna Horowitz
Directed by Jennifer Zeyl
February 22, 23, 29 and March 1
Capitol Hill Arts Center
You really, really want to like Charlane Tucker in every way. She's a hard-living, country-traveling, dive more
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Admirable Alice's House a true slice of life
by Nick Ardizzone -
SGN Staff Writer
ALICE'S HOUSE
OPENING FEBRUARY 22
ONE WEEK RUN ONLY
Very rarely do films come loaded with as much truth - beautiful and ugly - as the Brazilian Alice's House, which plays in Seattle for a brief one-week engagement.
Alice (Carla Ribas) lives with her more
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Director of Ancient Music makes magic
by Sharon Cumberland -
SGN Contributing Writer
THE ACADEMY OF
ANCIENT MUSIC
EARLY MUSIC GUILD
TOWN HALL
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Anyone who spent last Saturday night with the Early Music Guild at Town Hall was lavishly rewarded. The Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) led from the harp more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): You could listen, learning a lot that could sharpen your perspective on goals and coming events, or you could tell the world what you already know and hope for. Can you provoke discussion with a few words and then listen and learn?
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Thinking the boss loves you and that you more
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