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The Prairie Bitch confesses to SGN -
Alison "Nellie Oleson" Arngrim comes to Re-Bar
by Brian D. Peters -
Special to the SGN
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
Re-Bar
September 11, 13
Alison Arngrim, better known as Nellie Olesen on Little House on the Prairie, and I have known each other for the past year or two, but I tell you it feels like we have been friends for much, much longer. I was asked to join a few of the more
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Beck's high-energy show wows packed stadium
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Beck
August 30
Memorial Stadium
Going into last weekend's Beck concert at Bumbershoot, I'd seen him multiple times and had never been disappointed. I was quite giddy because he's an artist that seems to bring out the kid in me, evidenced by my squeezing near the front of M more
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Julie Goldman readies her offensive
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
The Julie Goldman
Offensive
September 11-14
Theatre Off Jackson
Is Julie Goldman is offensive? That's the question her title, The Julie Goldman Offensive, raises. Goldman's answer is: not to her. "I don't think I do offensive comedy. It's a double mea more
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Black Box's cabaret alluring and accessible
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Sondheim, Newman and
Weill (A cabaret)V
Directed by Arne ZasloveV
August 27 V
Columbia City Theater
Black Box Opera Theater performed an evening of songs chosen from the works of Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill and Randy Newman at the Columbia City Theatre. Five singing more
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Death Cab for Cutie treat hometown fans to peak performance
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Death Cab for Cutie
September 1
Memorial Stadium
Anyone who missed Death Cab for Cutie's appearance at Bumbershoot can begin kicking themselves immediately. This wasn't just another performance by the local pop-rock act, this was a showcase of their more
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An interview with singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson next week in "The Music Lounge"
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
His music was featured on TV's Nip/Tuck and he's the kind of artist that would appeal to fans of Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Joshua Radin, and Josh Rouse. His songs are delicate tales backed by soft guitar strums, like "Behind the Moon" and "This Time It Will," and he's just released a ne more
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Northwest Quest Softball Championships
by Ron Taylor -
Special to the SGN
After a week of action featuring more than 700 games, Northwest Quest Series 2008, the Gay softball World Series, wrapped this past weekend in Seattle. Jointly sanctioned by the Amateur Sports Association of North America (ASANA) and the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association (NAGAA more
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The Reel Spin: The DL Chronicles: Smart, sexy and seductive
by Ron Anders
SGN A&E Writer
In recent months, I seem to have been inundated with the here! Channel's large quota of entertaining guilty-pleasure DVDs: the skin-soaked soaps Dante's Cove and The Lair, among others - all intentionally campy spectacles. So, when I began watching The DL Chronicles, I didn't know what to more
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La France a Francophile's dream
by Scott Rice -
SGN Contributing Writer
La France br />
Opening September 5
I settled in to watch Serge Bozon's second film, La France, with no expectations. I was surprised to find a terrific little throwback of a movie that recalls some of the best French cinema ever made, especially the surrealist fil more
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Disaster Movie stinks up the theater
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Disaster Movie
Now Playing
I feel I need to preface this review by saying that I appreciate satire, and that I regularly watch re-runs of South Park, and even argued the merits of the same show with my ex and daughter recently. So, I do have a sense more
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I Served the King a unique annoyance
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
I Served the King of England
Opening September 5
Diminutive Jan Díte (Ivan Barnev) knows what he wants from life. His goal is to become a millionaire, and if that means selling sausages to train travelers or eagerly learning the ropes with wide more
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'90s cult icon Janeane Garofalo returns to Seattle
by Richard Kennedy -
SGN A&E Writer
Janeane Garofalo
Saturday, September 13 - 8 PM
Showbox at the Market
Janeane Garofalo is somewhat of a cult icon for the '90s generation. During my college years, my friends and I fell in love with her first as a stand-up comedian - like Margaret Cho, more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Individual initiative, your usual forte, is now your biggest stumbling block. Take time out to meditate, rely on your intuition, and talk over ideas with friends before moving forward. Keep any competition friendly!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Be careful of sweets and your kidneys, but don't worry too more
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