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Rolling Stones movie Shine a Light delivers satisfaction
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
SHINE A LIGHT
OPENING APRIL 4
EXCLUSIVELY AT
BOEING IMAX
For anyone who's ever seen The Rolling Stones in concert, the experience is monumental. A stadium packed with thousands and thousands of screaming fans, on hand to witness the best rock 'n' roll group on the planet - it's a thrill beyond more
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The gentleman is a lady (Day)
by Maggie Bloodstone -
SGN Contributing Writer
Joey Arias
The Triple Door
April 9
$25
It's a long and winding road from belting "Bibbity Bobbity Boo" in Maleficent horns on the stage of the legendary Limelight to center stage in Cirque Du Soleil's Zumanity. But such a trajectory wou more
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Controversial pianist Lang Lang at Benaroya
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
RECITAL BY PIANIST
LANG LANG
MARCH 26
BENAROYA HALL
"In a word, dreadful!" That was my beloved friend's evaluation, as a pianist himself, of this recital.
Whenever an artist comes along who is unlike any other (for instance, Maria Callas), there wi more
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Alvin Ailey's golden years
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Paramount
March 28-30
To say the golden years of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater have come is an understatement. Yes, the nationally known and highly awarded dance company is turning 50 years old, bu more
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Fifth annual Moisture Festival off to a great start
by E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN A&E Writer
MOISTURE FESTIVAL
THROUGH APRIL 13
HALE'S BREWERY, FREMONT
THROUGH APRIL 6
ACT THEATRE, SEATTLE
The fifth annual Moisture Festival got off to a great start on March 27 with very entertaining acts both old and new to this year's festival. A vari more
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Varla Jean Merman speaks on foreign tongues and spray cheese
by Sylvia O'Stayformore -
Special to the SGN
VARLA JEAN MERMAN
LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
APRIL 11-12, 8 PM
RE-BAR
$25
Sylvia O'Stayformore: Hello, Varla. My name is Sylvia O'Stayformore, a local Seattle gal who is gaga for the idea of seeing you live and in person. As a big boned g more
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Taproot Theatre's Doubt a chilling must-see
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
DOUBT
TAPROOT THEATRE
THROUGH APRIL 26
$26-$33
John Patrick Shanley's Doubt is one of the most respected dramas of the past decade. It won every major prize - Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize - in its New York and Broadway debut in 2004, and it is one of t more
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Seattle Women's Chorus celebrates Lesbian literature and so
by Shaina Hinton -
Courtesy of
Seattle Women's Chorus
SEATTLE WOMEN'S CHORUS'S
VIXEN FICTION/SIREN SONG
APRIL 12, 9 PM AND APRIL 13, 2 PMV
MEANY THEATER
$17.50-$50
This spring the Seattle Women's Chorus takes us back to the provocative and racy birth of women's literature and music in more
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Splashy Salsa in a Sari a sassy choice for young teen readers
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
How to Salsa in a Sari
By Dona Sarkar
Kimani Press
Did you love watching bad girl Sophia Bush do her thing on One Tree Hill, or just have to watch The OC when it was on? Then Dona Sarkar's splashy and deliciously sassy How to Salsa in a Sari will more
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Clooney's fast-talking Leatherheads fumbles
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
When you look back at the great screwball comedies of the 1930s and '40s - films like Some Like it Hot!, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, The Awful Truth and The Philadelphia Story - they hold one major trait in common (other than the fact a heck of a lot of them starred Cary Grant): more
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Gritty Sleepwalking a raw gem of a film
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Sleepwalking
Now playing
I've always said you can pretty much tell when a person was born by their name. There was the whole "Jennifer" year, then everyone was named "Amber" - in the black community, "Shatiqua" or some variation. Now "Tara" or "Terra" seems to be t more
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Three Dollar Bill spotlights Gay club movies in April
by Nick Ardizzone -
SGN Staff Writer
I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE!
FILM SERIES
APRIL 10, 17 AND 24, 7 PM
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
1515 12TH AVE
$10
Upon its theatrical release in 1980, William Friedkin's Cruising was met with protests by the Gay community. In the film, Al Pacino plays a strai more
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The Atomic Bombshells make stripping an art
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
The Atomic Bombshells
April 1-2, 7/10 PM
The Triple Door
$22
The Atomic Bombshells are, without a doubt, Seattle's hardest-working women in show business. On top of that, they're dazzling and can charm the pants off an audience. Come to think of it, more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Wondering where you really belong while climbing the ladder of success can be confusing. Making new friends who can help your career is important - not to replace old friends, but all the better to help them with your new advantages.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): To find yourself, you first have to be l more
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