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Capitol Hill Block Party grows to impressive proportions
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
CAPITOL HILL
BLOCK PARTY
JULY 25 - 26
SOUTH CAPITOL HILL
Perhaps it's a good thing that the Block Party was on a Friday and Saturday this year so that all of Capitol Hill could collectively nurse their hangovers, be they literal or just an overdose of revelry. This year's street festival was hand more
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ANGELS IN AMERICA
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
ANGELS IN AMERICA:
MILLENNIUM
APPROACHES
BY TONY KUSHNER
DIRECTED BY
MARIDEE SLATER
ABSURD REALITY
THEATRE
THROUGH AUGUST 10
ANGELS IN AMERICA:
PERESTROIKA
BY TONY KUSHNER
DIRECTED BY
DAVID SHIEH
REACT THEATRE
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Shakespeare in the Park and 14/48 Festival
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
You have a couple more days to see Wooden O Productions' uproarious version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing for free Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 1-3 at 7pm, at Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island.
Set in vintage Las Vegas, the sight gags and droll looks keep thi more
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Chris & Don
a beautiful love story
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY
VARSITY THEATRE
OPENING AUGUST 1
Chris & Don: A Love Story is the type of documentary that sneaks up and surprises you in ways you just don't see coming. As simple and as direct as it is, the film reso more
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Come To The Cabaret, My Dears, Come To The Cabaret
You've seen all of the blockbuster movies, and gone to all the other festivals, and now you want to have fun doing something that's both erotic and political, and go to a great party after. Well, you can do that this weekend, if you show up for the second annual Kaleidoscope, People of Color Cabaret, which will take place at the Columbia C more
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Coldplay earns superstar billing with standout performance
By: Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A & E Writer
Coldplay
July 27 @ Pemberton Festival
The privilege of headlining the inaugural three-day Pemberton Festival was bestowed to Coldplay, a task that could've easily been given to fellow performers Jay-Z, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, or Nine Inch Nails more
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Jason Mraz in Seattle, tickets on sale August 8
By: Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A & E Writer
After a longer than expected wait, Jason Mraz is finally headed to Seattle to promote his new album We Sing We Dance We Steal Things. The California-based singer-songwriter, an artist we've come to love dearly over the past five years, is scheduled to perform at the Paramount Theatre more
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Festival Latino at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Marian Michener -
SGN Contributing Writer
Last weekend, Oregon Shakespeare Festival put on Festival Latino, a celebration of Latino culture. It included singing and instrumental music from Estudiantina de la Universidad de Guanajuato, a college student group, that had the outdoor audience tapping their toes and clapping. more
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Infinity Plus Super Hero Equals ??
By Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer
interlace [falling star]
written and directed by Scotto Moore
Annex Theatre
Through August 30
The latest production at Annex Theatre, interlace, is written and directed by Scotto Moore, which is a challenging thing to do, since very often plays get much be more
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Fun, exciting & sexy makes Mummy tops
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
There are three of my favorite actors (Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, and Brendan Fraser) in the newest installment in the Mummy movies, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, and it's also good to know that off screen, Jet Li helps run a foundation (The One Foundation, www.theonefoundation more
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Costner's Vote a Presidential Curiosity
By Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Texico, New Mexico isn't on the map. It's small town Americana, quickly disappearing to reckless abandon, waste and the short attention spans of a nation more interested in their own selfish desires than they are of a few hundred residents of depressed burg smack dab in the more
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Powerful Teen an energizing reminder
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
AMERICAN TEEN
OPENING AUGUST 1
Hannah Bailey is smart and beautiful, but she's also a bit of a depressive misfit, far too worried about what others think. Other than his acne problem, Jake Tusing could be considered her male counterpart, the scho more
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Dolly Parton Seattle show, a rare treat
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A & E Writer
DOLLY PARTON
AUGUST 8 - 8PM
WAMU THEATER
$39.50-$85
Years ago, my friend and I made mental lists of artists we had yet to see in concert during our lifetime. On each of our lists was Dolly Parton. The country music icon has been a favorite of more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): We're all getting older with each breath. The trick to doing it well is to stay mentally and physically active. Your big challenge there is to keep both moderate and constant. Harder and faster have their place, but not in exercise or debate.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): If your creative efforts seem l more
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