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Black Tie Bingo a glamorous success
by David Luc Nguyen -
SGN Contributing Writer
Champagne and generosity flowed freely at Lifelong AIDS Alliance's Black Tie Bingo event this past weekend at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Seattle. Close to 300 socially conscious socialites and fashionistas came together to raise more than $100,000 for the local HIV/AIDS non-profit service organization. The fourth annual eve more
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ROME: Passion in the Eternal City
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
ROME, Italy - The vaguest thought of the city evokes ancient ruins, chanting priests, delicious food, and, of course, some of the most awe-inspiring art in the world. The words "sensual" and "homoeroticism" aren't usually associated with Rome, but they definitely have a place there more
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Romeo and Juliet live and die at Balagan
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Balagan Theatre
Through March 22
It's not often that you can experience both some really excellent acting and some really not-so-good acting in one show. Usually, it's mostly good or mostly fair or sometimes, really pretty good with maybe one guy you j more
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Reefer Madness: The Musical, gets high marks
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Reefer Madness: The Musical
By Kevin Murphy and
Dan Studney
Directed by Kate Jaeger
RK Productions at
Live Girls Theatre
Through March 22
If the 1936 movie Tell Your Children! was the truth, we'd all probably be dead by now, killed by the demon more
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The Evergreen Statement
by Martin Martinez -
Special to the SGN
In 2007 a deep rift divided the medical marijuana community in Washington concerning legislative revisions of the Medical Use of Marijuana Act of 1998. Marijuana patients and providers who favored an open market system found their hopes dashed as specific protections for medical marijuana more
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Mr. Nude Seattle Benefit Contest coming in April
It's that time of year again. Men who are willing to show the judges and the audience their full Monty. That's right, men stripping to music right in front of your eyes. Going all the way to their birthday suits and staying that way all evening during the contest.
Each year men compete in the Mr. Nude Seattle Contest for a cash p more
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Scatological humor and a splendid cast make Invalid memorable
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
THE IMAGINARY INVALID
DIRECTED BY DAVID SCHWEIZER
STARRING IAN BELL,
JULIE BRISKMAN, DAVID
PICHETTE, BRADFORD
FARWELL, ALICE PLAYTEN,
ROCCO SISTO, ANDREW
WILLIAM SMITH, ZOE WINTERS,
BRANDON WHITEHEAD
FEBRUARY 21 - M more
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Bully for SCT's 100 Dresses
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
100 DRESSES
ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY
ELEANOR ESTES BY
MARY HALL SURFACE
DIRECTED BY ALLISON NARVER
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATER
THROUGH APRIL 6
Bullying is a hot topic around the teachers' breakrooms all over the country. Some schools more
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The Raveonettes bring lust lust lustful sounds to Neumos
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
THE RAVEONETTES
W/ BE YOUR OWN PET
SUNDAY, MARCH 9 - 8 PM
NEUMOS - $12
The Raveonettes are hands-down one of the best new artists to come along in the musically ravaged '00s, and that's no exaggeration. Their brand of fuzzed-out, Spector-esque delinquen more
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Don't miss riveting Counterfeiters' grim period in history
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
The Counterfeiters
Opens March 7
Be warned; the images in The Counterfeiters, the new film based on the book, The Devil's Workshop, by Adolf Burger, will linger in your mind after the credits roll - and these are not warm, fuzzy images. But this is not t more
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Pettigrew a delightful cinematic holiday
Pettigrew a delightful cinematic holiday
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Miss Pettigrew
Lives for a day
Opening march 7
Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Oscar-winner Frances McDormand) is a middle-aged governess suddenly without a job and with no means for survival. The employment a more
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Interview with Miss Pettigrew's Amy Adams and Lee Pace
by Gary M. Kramer -
SGN Contributing Writer
Amy Adams is a screwball heroine in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, a fun period comedy in which she plays Delysia Lafosse, a woman with three hunky boyfriends: Phil (Tom Payne), Nick (Mark Strong) and Michael (Lee Pace). She gets some unexpected assistance from Miss Pettigrew (Frances more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Clean out your kitchen and get rid of at least a few things that aren't good for you. Some comfort foods are necessary, but whole grains can fit in that category as well as the sweet stuff!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Too many dreamy ideals can leave you paralyzed. Creative action in the real world ca more
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