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March 11, 2010

Pork Filled Players Present PORK TO THE FUTURE
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The Pork Filled Players, Seattle’s oldest sketch comedy group tosses a prime time salute to that halcyon decade of Republican presidents, enmeshing a superpower in Afghanistan, riding herd over the Third World, bad Seattle baseball teams, and--say, didn’t we just have a bad flashback to that???

With assorted special guest stars, like Canada’s Assaulted Fish, Seattle's burlesque artists and many others!

This show rated PG-13 for language, violence, affirmative action to wise humorists and other attitudes offensive to Palin-publicans

Location: Odd Duck Studio
1214 10th Ave.
Seattle, WA

Sponsor: Pork Filled Players

Contact: Roger Tang, oink@porkfilled.com, 206-323-9443

Category: Etc.

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Stone Soup Theatre Presents Fool For Love By Sam Shepard
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A story of obsession, love & denial in a relationship between two lovers who try to come to terms with their past is riveting and horrific, funny and bitter. Sex, love, hate, passion and jealousy are all here. Featuring Annie Lareau, Anders Bolang, John Clark and Danny Arreola, Stone Soup brings this haunting, little-produced tale, arguably Shepard’s best-known, to the stage this season.

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage
4029 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynne@stonesouptheatre.org, 206-633-1883

Category: Drama

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Willamette Valley Wineries Block Party
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Join us for a rare opportunity to taste the exceptional wines of the Willamette Valley. More than 50 Oregon winemakers will pour their Pinot Noir and a surprising diversity of other wines in a casual and personal setting. Sip current releases, taste wine-friendly appetizers and meet the faces behind the wine.

Tickets are $45 per person before March 1. $55 after March 1. Visit www.willamettewines.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

Join the Block Party! Meet your neighbors to the south and enjoy a taste of our unique place.

**For details regarding trade tasting event visit www.willamettewines.com

Location: Sodo Park By Herban Feast
3200 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Http://www.herbanfeast.com/

Contact: Lynnette Anderson, info@willamettewines.com, 503-297-2962

Category: Etc.

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Rain City Rotary
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Rain City Rotary presents Perry Greene from SecurComputing, LLC. Mr. Greene will talk about Simple Steps for Safer Computing.

Rain City Rotary meets most Thursdays at 6:15 PM in the Pagoda Union Building (PUB) at Shoreline Community College.

Time 6:15 PM

Location: Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue N, Shoreline WA 98133

Sponsor: Rain City Rotary

Contact: Kim Lancaster, 2063673122

Category: Groups

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Public Meetings To Save Basic Health Plan
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Every October Thursday at 7pm. Organizing meeting to save Washington’s Basic Health Plan. New Freeway Hall in Columbia City, 5018 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle. Sisters Organize for Survival, a Radical Women campaign, is seeking volunteers to help collect signatures on a petition calling on Governor Gregoire to restore the $238 million she cut from the health plan. For more information, call Radical Women at 206-722-6057 or email rwseattle@mindspring.com

Time 7:00 PM

Location: New Freeway Hall
5018 Rainier Ave S., Seattle WA 98118

Sponsor: Radical Women

Contact: Margaret Viggiani, rwseattle@mindspring.com, 206-722-6057

Category: Community Fun

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New Play Workshop: Lidless
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Celebrating new plays and new connections, UW Drama, in partnership with Seattle Repertory Theatre presents a new play reading series featuring current graduate
student actors and professional actors from the Seattle community. Working with local and national playwrights in rehearsal, professional directors, and
experienced actors, UW graduate students will deeply benefit from thisincredible opportunity. Audiences will be treated to a first look at brand new,
freshly unveiled plays.

Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu, won the 2009 Yale Drama Series Award.

Time 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way NE. Seattle, WA)

Sponsor: University Of Washington School Of Drama

Contact: Kris Bain, prcomm@washington.edu, 206-543-4880

Category: Etc.

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A Musical Evening With Langston Hughes
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Musical program of compositions based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, featuring Awilda Verdejo, soprano, with piano, cello, and choir. An event to help celebrate Black History Month.

Time 7:30 PM

Location: University Of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, Schneebeck Auditorium

Sponsor: University Of Puget Sound

Contact: Margaret Thorndill, mthorndill@pugetsound.edu, 253-879-3582

Category: Fine Arts

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Public Readings Of Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Christmas Carol
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Taproot Theatre presents two public readings of John Longenbaugh’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol to benefit the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Tickets will be available on a pay-what-you-can basis at the door only, with proceeds benefitting the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Located at Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Time 8:00 PM

Location: Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Sponsor: Taproot Theatre Company

Contact: Taproot Theatre Company, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707

Category: Fine Arts

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March 12, 2010

Sex In Seattle 17
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"Sex in Seattle" returns with another brand new episode! But not to fear if you've never seen a previous one - they're easy to jump right into. Join Seattle's longest-running quirky romantic comedy about contemporary Asian American women, their lives and their loves. Relationships are messy. Too much is left unsaid. So what's a gal to do? Tess, Jenna and Elizabeth get a little divine inspiration in how to deal with the men in their lives. "Sex in Seattle" - smart and sexy with a sense of humor!

Location: Richard Hugo House
1634 11th Ave.
Seattle, WA

Sponsor: SIS Productions And The Richard Hugo House

Contact: tickets@sis-productions.org, 206-323-9443

Category: Drama

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Pork Filled Players Present PORK TO THE FUTURE
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Cue the DeLorean...

The Pork Filled Players, Seattle’s oldest sketch comedy group tosses a prime time salute to that halcyon decade of Republican presidents, enmeshing a superpower in Afghanistan, riding herd over the Third World, bad Seattle baseball teams, and--say, didn’t we just have a bad flashback to that???

With assorted special guest stars, like Canada’s Assaulted Fish, Seattle's burlesque artists and many others!

This show rated PG-13 for language, violence, affirmative action to wise humorists and other attitudes offensive to Palin-publicans

Location: Odd Duck Studio
1214 10th Ave.
Seattle, WA

Sponsor: Pork Filled Players

Contact: Roger Tang, oink@porkfilled.com, 206-323-9443

Category: Etc.

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Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Christmas Carol
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These then are the facts: The year, 1894. The date, Christmas Eve. The location, 221B Baker Street. After being presumed dead for three years, a hardened Sherlock Holmes resurfaces, turning his back on the people who need him most. Three unexpected callers arrive on Christmas Eve uncovering clues from the detective's past, present and future. Can they save Holmes and his world from a dire end? They must "do it all in one night" to accomplish the task. A mystery full of Christmas spirits your whole family will enjoy. By John Longenbaugh.

DATES & TIMES: Tues-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2:00 p.m. No performances o

Location: Taproot Theatre Company
204 North 85th Street
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Taproot Theatre Company

Contact: Taproot Theatre's Box Office, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707

Category: Drama

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Stone Soup Theatre Presents Fool For Love By Sam Shepard
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A story of obsession, love & denial in a relationship between two lovers who try to come to terms with their past is riveting and horrific, funny and bitter. Sex, love, hate, passion and jealousy are all here. Featuring Annie Lareau, Anders Bolang, John Clark and Danny Arreola, Stone Soup brings this haunting, little-produced tale, arguably Shepard’s best-known, to the stage this season.

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage
4029 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynne@stonesouptheatre.org, 206-633-1883

Category: Drama

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Stone Soup Theatre Presents A Child's Christmas In Wales
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A child's Christmas in Wales
Adapted from the story by Dylan Thomas
Immerse yourself in the nostalgic magic of Thomas' childhood Christmas when everything was brighter, better and more alive. Dylan comes to realize the experience of Christmas doesn't change with time, but holds a place in our hearts that nothing else can fill!

Performed by young actors from our youth conservatory, as well as professional performers, this production promises to be a treat for young and old alike!

Time 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage (Wallingford)
4029 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynn@stonesouptheatre.org, 206-633-1883

Category: Drama

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New Play Workshop: Lidless
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Celebrating new plays and new connections, UW Drama, in partnership with Seattle Repertory Theatre presents a new play reading series featuring current graduate
student actors and professional actors from the Seattle community. Working with local and national playwrights in rehearsal, professional directors, and
experienced actors, UW graduate students will deeply benefit from thisincredible opportunity. Audiences will be treated to a first look at brand new,
freshly unveiled plays.

Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu, won the 2009 Yale Drama Series Award.

Time 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way NE. Seattle, WA)

Sponsor: University Of Washington School Of Drama

Contact: Kris Bain, prcomm@washington.edu, 206-543-4880

Category: Etc.

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A Musical Evening With Langston Hughes
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Musical program of compositions based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, featuring Awilda Verdejo, soprano, with piano, cello, and choir. An event to help celebrate Black History Month.

Time 7:30 PM

Location: University Of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, Schneebeck Auditorium

Sponsor: University Of Puget Sound

Contact: Margaret Thorndill, mthorndill@pugetsound.edu, 253-879-3582

Category: Fine Arts

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Stone Soup Theatre Presents Durang 7 By Christopher Durang
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Durang 7 by Christopher Durang, Directed by Maureen Hawkins
7 one-acts lead you on a journey from comically outrageous to thought-provoking. Sex ed, politics and family dynamics are lampooned, while parodies of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Medea" are give n appropriate (or not so...) contemporary send-ups. A clear cure for the recession blues by the award-winning playwright of "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You".

Oct. 30 – Nov. 22
Preview Thursday, October 29
Thurs - Sat. at 8:00 pm
Sun. Matinees at 2:00 pm
General Admission: $16-$20
Seniors: $16
Under 30: $13
All Thursdays Pay-What-You-Will

Tickets at www.brownp

Time 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage
4029 Stone Way North (Wallingford)
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynn@stonesouptheatre.org, 206.633.1883

Category: Drama

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Public Readings Of Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Christmas Carol
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Taproot Theatre presents two public readings of John Longenbaugh’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol to benefit the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Tickets will be available on a pay-what-you-can basis at the door only, with proceeds benefitting the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Located at Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Time 8:00 PM

Location: Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Sponsor: Taproot Theatre Company

Contact: Taproot Theatre Company, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707

Category: Fine Arts

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Seattle Dance Project -- Project 3
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Seattle Dance Project is back for a third season at ACT Theatre with the Central Heating Lab! Project 3 is an exciting collection of new works, including world premieres by choreographers Edwaard Liang, former soloist with NYCB and Kent Stowell, founder and former director of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Also featured is a Seattle premiere by Mark Haim, as well as selections from our rock-and-roll inspired collaboration with Simple Measures choreographed by James Canfield, director of Nevada Ballet Theatre/founder and former director of Oregon Ballet Theatre and Betsy Cooper, Director of University of Washington dance department.

Time 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Location: ACT - A Contemporary Theatre [www.acttheatre.org]
Kreielsheimer Place
700 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101

Sponsor: Seattle Dance Project

Contact: info@seattledanceproject.org, (206) 292-7676

Category: Music & Dance

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Northwest Seaport Chantey Sing With Capt. Dan Quinn
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Free! Songs of the sea are easy to learn and fun to sing. All ages welcome. Capt. Dan Quinn will be on board as songleader to keep the music rolling, with opportunity for anyone to lead a song or just join in the chorus. Dano, a professional captain of sail and motor, sings great tunes and shows a bit of the blarney in his tall tales of the sea. The historic steamship Virginia V will be docked at the Historic Ships Wharf during the sing. Refreshments & maritime CDs for sale. Wayne Palsson host.

Time 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM

Location: Virginia V
Historic Ships Wharf At Lake Union Park
860 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

Sponsor: Northwest Seaport

Contact: Northwest Seaport, walice1@qwest.net, 206-448-0707

Category: Music & Dance

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Remember Being Born?
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Late Night at Taproot brings Remember Being Born?, Solomon Davis’ one-man show, to the Taproot Theatre Mainstage this fall. The comedy of Bill Cosby, Steve Martin and Kevin Kling merge into a style that’s distinctly his own in this comic show. Show starts shortly after Enchanted April performances end.

$10 at the door, or $8 for patrons staying after the performance of Enchanted April (by Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim).

Time 10:15 PM

Location: Taproot Theatre Company
204 North 85th Street
Seattle, WA 98103

Contact: Taproot Theatre, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707

Category: Drama

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March 13, 2010

Pork Filled Players Present PORK TO THE FUTURE
Show details...
Hide details...
Cue the DeLorean...

The Pork Filled Players, Seattle’s oldest sketch comedy group tosses a prime time salute to that halcyon decade of Republican presidents, enmeshing a superpower in Afghanistan, riding herd over the Third World, bad Seattle baseball teams, and--say, didn’t we just have a bad flashback to that???

With assorted special guest stars, like Canada’s Assaulted Fish, Seattle's burlesque artists and many others!

This show rated PG-13 for language, violence, affirmative action to wise humorists and other attitudes offensive to Palin-publicans

Location: Odd Duck Studio
1214 10th Ave.
Seattle, WA

Sponsor: Pork Filled Players

Contact: Roger Tang, oink@porkfilled.com, 206-323-9443

Category: Etc.

More Info: WWW

 
Stone Soup Theatre Presents Fool For Love By Sam Shepard
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A story of obsession, love & denial in a relationship between two lovers who try to come to terms with their past is riveting and horrific, funny and bitter. Sex, love, hate, passion and jealousy are all here. Featuring Annie Lareau, Anders Bolang, John Clark and Danny Arreola, Stone Soup brings this haunting, little-produced tale, arguably Shepard’s best-known, to the stage this season.

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage
4029 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynne@stonesouptheatre.org, 206-633-1883

Category: Drama

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Pendulum, Dowsing And Radiesthesia
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This is an on-going class. Beginners are welcome. We are learning to develop an "educated pendulum", focusing on using the pendulums for healing, but also discussing diagnostics, life studies, finding objects, dowsing, etc.

This is a great opportunity to develop your divination skills with whatever tools you find most useful, Karyl has worked with many teachers, and has provided us with very useful feedback on the techniques and systems we have been using. Karyl is a Master Teacher, very modest, very knowledgeable, with a high degree of sensitivity that has been tuned by decades of devoted practice.

Time 12:00 PM

Location: Seattle Metaphysical Library
2220 NW Market St, Lower Level
Seattle, Wa 98107 (Ballard)
206-329-1794

Sponsor: Seattle Metaphysical Library

Contact: karyl@seattlemetaphysicallibrary.org

Category: Etc.

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New Play Workshop: Lidless
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Celebrating new plays and new connections, UW Drama, in partnership with Seattle Repertory Theatre presents a new play reading series featuring current graduate
student actors and professional actors from the Seattle community. Working with local and national playwrights in rehearsal, professional directors, and
experienced actors, UW graduate students will deeply benefit from thisincredible opportunity. Audiences will be treated to a first look at brand new,
freshly unveiled plays.

Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu, won the 2009 Yale Drama Series Award.

Time 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way NE. Seattle, WA)

Sponsor: University Of Washington School Of Drama

Contact: Kris Bain, prcomm@washington.edu, 206-543-4880

Category: Etc.

More Info: WWW

 
A Musical Evening With Langston Hughes
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Musical program of compositions based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, featuring Awilda Verdejo, soprano, with piano, cello, and choir. An event to help celebrate Black History Month.

Time 7:30 PM

Location: University Of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, Schneebeck Auditorium

Sponsor: University Of Puget Sound

Contact: Margaret Thorndill, mthorndill@pugetsound.edu, 253-879-3582

Category: Fine Arts

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International Women's Day
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International Women’s Day

“Palestinian Women Resist the Israeli Occupation” panel discussion on Saturday, March 13, 7:30pm, commemorates International Women’s Day and addresses the effort to build an international boycott of Israeli products. The event is at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. For more information, call Radical Women at 206-722-6057. www.radicalwomen.org

Time 7:30 PM

Location: New Freeway Hall
5018 Rainier Ave S
Seattle WA 98118

Contact: Christina Lopez, rwseattle@mindspring.com, 206-722-6057

Category: Lectures

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Public Readings Of Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Christmas Carol
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Taproot Theatre presents two public readings of John Longenbaugh’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol to benefit the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Tickets will be available on a pay-what-you-can basis at the door only, with proceeds benefitting the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund. Located at Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Time 8:00 PM

Location: Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, 3307 Third Avenue West.

Sponsor: Taproot Theatre Company

Contact: Taproot Theatre Company, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707

Category: Fine Arts

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March 14, 2010

SPREE AT ALPENTAL
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Outdoors for All’s second largest fundraiser, Spree at Alpental, returns for its thirteenth year. On March 14th, 2010 starting at 9:00AM, we will be bringing back some of the hottest 2011 ski and snowboard gear around from companies such as K2, Ride, Burton, Salomon, Rossignol, Head and more! Come rock out on the slopes with live music thanks to our friends at KZOK, a beer garden provided through the contributions of Pyramid Brewery, demo support by Sturtevant’s and a lunch by Red Robin.

Time 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Location: Summit At Snoqualmie

Sponsor: Summit At Snoqualmie, Sturtevant's, K2, KZOK, Pyramid Brewery, Sterling Savings Bank, Red Robin

Contact: Missy Gresen, outreach@outdoorsforall.org, 206-838-6030

Category: Etc.

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Pork Filled Players Present PORK TO THE FUTURE
Show details...
Hide details...
Cue the DeLorean...

The Pork Filled Players, Seattle’s oldest sketch comedy group tosses a prime time salute to that halcyon decade of Republican presidents, enmeshing a superpower in Afghanistan, riding herd over the Third World, bad Seattle baseball teams, and--say, didn’t we just have a bad flashback to that???

With assorted special guest stars, like Canada’s Assaulted Fish, Seattle's burlesque artists and many others!

This show rated PG-13 for language, violence, affirmative action to wise humorists and other attitudes offensive to Palin-publicans

Location: Odd Duck Studio
1214 10th Ave.
Seattle, WA

Sponsor: Pork Filled Players

Contact: Roger Tang, oink@porkfilled.com, 206-323-9443

Category: Etc.

More Info: WWW

 
Stone Soup Theatre Presents Fool For Love By Sam Shepard
Show details...
Hide details...
A story of obsession, love & denial in a relationship between two lovers who try to come to terms with their past is riveting and horrific, funny and bitter. Sex, love, hate, passion and jealousy are all here. Featuring Annie Lareau, Anders Bolang, John Clark and Danny Arreola, Stone Soup brings this haunting, little-produced tale, arguably Shepard’s best-known, to the stage this season.

Location: Stone Soup Theatre's DownStage
4029 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103

Sponsor: Stone Soup Theatre

Contact: Carolynne Wilcox, carolynne@stonesouptheatre.org, 206-633-1883

Category: Drama

More Info: WWW