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Bette: The showgirl goes on
'Miss M' talks boys in heels, bullying, and 'bittersweet' bathhouse days

by Chris Azzopardi - SGN Contributing Writer

More than 30 years have passed since Bette Midler made her screen debut as a rocker with a self-destructive drug habit. The film, 1979's The Rose, turned the Hawaii native's dreams, and her nights performing for half-naked Gay me more
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'This is my cause' - Local musician Andrew Jons honors the brother he lost to leukemia
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Andrew Jons, a local recording artist, looked at me from across the table in a café where we met for coffee on December 21 and said, quietly, 'Twenty-one years ago, my best friend and baby brother lost his battle with leukemia.'

Now, you must understand: Andy never does more

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Arne and Gordon - Two stalwarts of Seattle theater talk early days
by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer

OUR TOWN
HIT AND RUN
THEATER COMPANY
December 28 - January 19

Recently, SGN sat down with two men who each represent over 40 years of theater history in Seattle. Many people recognize Arne Zaslove by name - if not by his slightly-deranged-professor loo more

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No drama queens here
Everyone's a winner at the Miss Community Pageant

by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Move over, stuffy drag pageants - there's a new pageant in town and this one is all about the community. On December 23, five queens vied for the title of Miss Community at R Place, and nobody left a loser. Each con more

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2013 concert alert: 10 big shows coming to the Seattle area
by Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer

It's almost 2013, and the first few months of the New Year are loaded with live concerts by some of the industry's biggest and most acclaimed performers. I could've easily made a list of 25 great artists coming to Seattle between now and early April, but alas, my editor says there's only r more

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A fond farewell - Saying goodbye to musical artists we lost in 2012
by Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer

As the year comes to a close and we finalize our New Year's Eve celebrations, it seems appropriate to bid adieu to the musicians who left us in 2012. Rest in peace ... your music will live on.

ETTA JAMES
January 20
James' timeless classic 'At Last' has more

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Out Gay rapper reveals his 'Meat'
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

ROB.B, an out Gay rapper, is launching his highly anticipated mixtape to include 'Meat,' his debut effort.

Buzz surrounding the release includes his rendition of Rick Ross's 'You the Boss,' featuring the hip-pop vixen Nicki Minaj, as well as his viral smash remix of Riha more

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Lush, operatic Les Misérables an emotional maelstrom
by Sara Michelle Fetters - SGN A&E Writer

LES MISÉRABLES
Now showing
There have been more cinematic incarnations of author Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables than you can shake a stick at. It's been filmed so many times it's something of a wonder that people still actually read the book itself (which, com more

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Undisciplined Django packs a bloody punch
by Sara Michelle Fetters - SGN A&E Writer

DJANGO UNCHAINED Now showing

There is a lot to love about writer/director Quentin Tarantino's latest effort - so much so, I'm not sure I can comment on it all in a single review. At the same time, though, there is almost nearly as much to complain about, the movie a l more

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2012 in cinema: Despite a slow start, it was a banner year for moviegoers
by Sara Michelle Fetters - SGN A&E Writer

Back in June, I wasn't sure 2012 was going to be that great a year for cinema. Sure, there were some terrific and ballsy flicks that I liked a lot (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Kill List, Moonrise Kingdom, Safety Not Guaranteed, and a handful of others) but there weren't m more

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MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY (MOHAI) - GRAND OPENING AT LAKE UNION PARK
On Saturday, December 29, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., be among the first to step inside the dazzling new MOHAI at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave. N., Terry Ave. N. & Valley St., take the South Lake Union Streetcar from 5th & Stewart St. to MOHAI) at this community-wid more

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