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September 03, 2010
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Taproot Theatre's "Man Of La Mancha"
Show details... Hide details...Don Quixote is mad... mad enough to dream an impossible dream. Taproot’s adventurous new staging of Cervantes’ immortal classic reunites you with a story and songs that will capture your imagination and set you dreaming again. A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman. Music by Mitch Leigh & Lyrics by Joe Darion. Original Production Staged by Albert Marre. Originally Produced by Albert W. Selden and Hal James.
DATES & TIMES: Now through August 21! Wed-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2:00 p.m.
Read more: http://calendar.bellinghamherald.com/seattle-wa/events/show/88344892-man-of-la-mancha##ixzz0v1MEhEVN
Time 7:30 AM
Location: Taproot Theatre 204 N 85th St Seattle 98103
Contact: Taproot, info@taproottheatre.org, 2067819705
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.taproot.org
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Taproot Theatre's Creative Dramatics Jr Daycamp
Show details... Hide details...Creative Dramatics Jr Daycamp This class offers your young one a great introduction to drama and is a guaranteed imagination builder. Students will have a great time cultivating their creativity and working together to create a presentation that shows off everything they’ve learned in camp. Pre-K and kindergarten Monday-Friday- 1 week 10 am-2 pm $185 Performance: Last day of camp, 1 pm Location TBA *Offered weekly. Please denote which week(s) you’d like when you register.
Time 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Taproot Theatre 204 N 85th St Seattle, WA
Contact: Zandi Carlson, studio@taproottheatre.org, (206) 529-3668
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / taproottheatre.org
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Free Books For Summer Reading
Show details... Hide details...If you could have any book for free, what would it be?
Come and choose a free book from over 55,000 titles. All kinds and genres, with thousands more added daily, so there's something for everyone. One per person per visit - no strings attached!
Encourage your family and kids to spend time reading this summer with free books!
Time 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Location: Once Sold Tales Bookstore Outlet 22442 72nd Ave. S. Kent, WA 98032
Contact: Eric Jenott, bookstore@oncesoldtales.com, 253-833-1911
Category: Community Fun
More Info: http:/ / www.oncesoldtales.com
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Unleashed, A 6th Day Dance Concert
Show details... Hide details...“Unleashed” challenges its audience to discover endless possibilities by asking, “What do you imagine?” It will premiere on May 22 at 8:00pm and May 23, 2010 at 3:00pm. Tickets for the show are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors over 65 and children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by phone at 206-406-5465. For more information about purchasing tick
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A Midsummer's Night's Dream
Show details... Hide details...By John Fletcher & William Shakespeare
directed by Geoff Korf
Set on the UW Campus and infused with real-life stories, this adaptation, based on the classic tale of two cousins who fall in love with the same woman, is joyously performed by diverse UW student populations. Join student athletes, ROTC, Early Entrance, Returning, and First Generation Students as they weave personal experiences into this unique musical adaptation.
No late seating for School of Drama events.
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Membership Drive For Gay City Seattle LGBT Library!
Show details... Hide details...Get Your Read On!
Get your READ!The Gay City Seattle LGBT Library is having a membership drive throughout the summer months. ID required to signup for membership to check out up to 5 books for a month. TheGay City LGBT Library is a member generated organization and needs you to become a member in order to grow and become a success and staple in the LGBT Community. The LGBT Resources and Referrals (206)323-LGBT
Location: 511 E. Pike Street Seattle,WA 98122
Contact: Nevin Jefferson, info@gaycitty.org, 206-323-LGBT
Category: Community Fun
More Info: http:/ / www.gaycity.org
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SIS Productions Presents CHING CHING CHINAMAN
Show details... Hide details...SIS Productions presents the Northwest premiere of Ching Chong Chinaman a play by Lauren Yee Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm. Tickets are $15 for general and $10 for students/seniors and are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Ching Chong Chinaman is a satire about an Asian American family that doesn’t realize they’re Asian. Ed likes to play golf, Grace wants another child, Desdemona is desperate to get into Princeton, and Upton works to gaming superstardom. When Upton gets an indentured Chinese servant to help with his homework, life in the Wong household flips every cliché about Asian American identity upside down.
Time 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Richard Hugo House 1634 11th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Kathy Hsieh, tickets@sis-productions.org, 206-323-9443
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.sis-productions.org
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Pork Filled Players Present PORK FICTION
Show details... Hide details...Heroes! Villains! Good guys! Bad Guys! Gods! Demons! And the fans who love them! The Pork Filled Players, in association with the Theatre Off Jackson, presents Pork Fiction, a new sketch comedy show inspired by the pulps of yesteryear (Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm). Pork Fiction celebrates fanatics and the pulp stories they love. And, since PFP has the most female writers and performers of any sketch group in the Northwest (writing the vast majority of the show), we ain't talking just testosterone fantasies–plenty of girl power, too!
Time 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Theatre Off Jackson 409 7th Ave. S Seattle, WA 98104
Contact: Roger Tang, oink@porkfilled.com, 206-365-0282
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.porkfilled.com
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US Presents The Last 5 Years By Jason Robert Brown
Show details... Hide details...A contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up... or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. Starring Samantha Camp & Bruce Story. Brown Paper Tickets. 800-838-3006
Time 8:00 PM
Location: Odd Duck Studio 1214 10th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Bruce Story, uspresentstheatre@gmail.com, 253-254-6755
Category: Drama
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US Presents The Last 5 Years By Jason Robert Brown
Show details... Hide details...A contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up... or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. Starring Samantha Camp & Bruce Story. Brown Paper Tickets. 800-838-3006
Time 8:00 PM
Location: Odd Duck Studio 1214 10th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Bruce Story, uspresentstheatre@gmail.com, 253-254-6755
Category: Drama
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Jeremy Facknitz And Lindsay Weidmann
Show details... Hide details...Two award-winning singer-songwriters on tour from Colorado bring their acoustic guitars and charisma to Bellingham.
Time 9:00 PM
Location: The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern 902 North State St. Bellingham Washington 98225
Contact: The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, (360) 756-1213
Category: Music & Dance
More Info: http:/ / www.acoustictavern.com
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Taproot Improv Comedy
Show details... Hide details...Audiences will burst their corsets and ascots with laughter this spring as Late Night at Taproot brings Taproot Improv Comedy back to the Mainstage. Building on the hilarity of the Victorian farce Charley’s Aunt running May 12 through June 12, Taproot’s rollicking, uproarious improv team hits the stage every Friday night with their best material. Of course, it’s not written yet, because the audience supplies the ideas! With split-second timing and talent galore, audiences are bound to have a good time.
Time 10:30 PM
Location: Taproot Theatre Company 204 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103
Contact: Taproot Theatre Company, box@taproottheatre.org, 206-781-9707
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.taproottheatre.org
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Taproot Theatre's Late Night Improv
Show details... Hide details...Taproot Comedy Improv hits the stage July 16, 23 and 30 and August 6, at approximately 10:30 p.m., or shortly after the performance of “Man of La Mancha” ends.
Tickets are just $10, or $8 with a ticket to “Man of La Mancha.” Group pricing is available for parties of 8 or more. Tickets are available at the door only, no advance sales.
Time 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Location: Taproot Theatre 204 N 85th St Seattle 98103
Contact: Taproot Theatre, info@taproottheatre.org, 2067819707
Category: Etc.
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September 04, 2010
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Taproot Theatre's "Man Of La Mancha"
Show details... Hide details...Don Quixote is mad... mad enough to dream an impossible dream. Taproot’s adventurous new staging of Cervantes’ immortal classic reunites you with a story and songs that will capture your imagination and set you dreaming again. A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman. Music by Mitch Leigh & Lyrics by Joe Darion. Original Production Staged by Albert Marre. Originally Produced by Albert W. Selden and Hal James.
DATES & TIMES: Now through August 21! Wed-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2:00 p.m.
Read more: http://calendar.bellinghamherald.com/seattle-wa/events/show/88344892-man-of-la-mancha##ixzz0v1MEhEVN
Time 7:30 AM
Location: Taproot Theatre 204 N 85th St Seattle 98103
Contact: Taproot, info@taproottheatre.org, 2067819705
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.taproot.org
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Meditation Retreat In The Sun
Show details... Hide details...Is fight or flight your usual response to people and situations?
De-stress for health and wellness by using the relaxation response. Walking and sitting meditation followed by a talk and discussion. Practitioners of all levels are welcome.
This summer series until end of August will include more walking meditation outdoors. We could hold the circle at Green Lake if people are so inclined.
Time 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: TCN Buddhist Center 11024 2nd Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98125
Contact: Guo Cheen, TheCompassionNetwork@gmail.com, (253) 332-6752
Category: Groups
More Info: http:/ / www.meetup.com/ TheCompassionNetwork
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Taproot Theatre's Creative Dramatics Jr Daycamp
Show details... Hide details...Creative Dramatics Jr Daycamp This class offers your young one a great introduction to drama and is a guaranteed imagination builder. Students will have a great time cultivating their creativity and working together to create a presentation that shows off everything they’ve learned in camp. Pre-K and kindergarten Monday-Friday- 1 week 10 am-2 pm $185 Performance: Last day of camp, 1 pm Location TBA *Offered weekly. Please denote which week(s) you’d like when you register.
Time 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Taproot Theatre 204 N 85th St Seattle, WA
Contact: Zandi Carlson, studio@taproottheatre.org, (206) 529-3668
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / taproottheatre.org
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Free Books For Summer Reading
Show details... Hide details...If you could have any book for free, what would it be?
Come and choose a free book from over 55,000 titles. All kinds and genres, with thousands more added daily, so there's something for everyone. One per person per visit - no strings attached!
Encourage your family and kids to spend time reading this summer with free books!
Time 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Location: Once Sold Tales Bookstore Outlet 22442 72nd Ave. S. Kent, WA 98032
Contact: Eric Jenott, bookstore@oncesoldtales.com, 253-833-1911
Category: Community Fun
More Info: http:/ / www.oncesoldtales.com
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Pendulum, Dowsing And Radiesthesia
Show details... Hide details...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
Contact: karyl@seattlemetaphysicallibrary.org
Category: Etc.
More Info: http:/ / www.seattlemetaphysicallibrary.org
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Unleashed, A 6th Day Dance Concert
Show details... Hide details...“Unleashed” challenges its audience to discover endless possibilities by asking, “What do you imagine?” It will premiere on May 22 at 8:00pm and May 23, 2010 at 3:00pm. Tickets for the show are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors over 65 and children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by phone at 206-406-5465. For more information about purchasing tick
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A Midsummer's Night's Dream
Show details... Hide details...By John Fletcher & William Shakespeare
directed by Geoff Korf
Set on the UW Campus and infused with real-life stories, this adaptation, based on the classic tale of two cousins who fall in love with the same woman, is joyously performed by diverse UW student populations. Join student athletes, ROTC, Early Entrance, Returning, and First Generation Students as they weave personal experiences into this unique musical adaptation.
No late seating for School of Drama events.
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Nature Walks Teach Kids, Adults About Old Growth Forests, Mountain Ecosystems
Show details... Hide details...Forest Service interpretive walks teach about old growth forests and mountain ecosystems starting June 19 through Labor Day. Three programs take participants on short hikes in the Snoqualmie Pass area off of Interstate 90. Call 425-434-6111 to make a reservation. Special walks available by request. The Snoqualmie Pass Visitor Information Center hosts the program and is open Thu-Sun, 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. A $10 per person donation is requested.
Location: Gold Creek Pond Guided Interpretive Walk, One-mile ADA Accessible Trail Sundays 12:30-2:30 P.m. All Ages
Twin Lakes Guided Hike Through Old Growth Forest, Two Miles Round Trip Saturdays, 10 A.m.-noon All Ages
Kids In The Woods Guided Walks Te
Contact: Kim Larned, klarned@fs.fed.us, 509.852.1062
Category: Families
More Info: http:/ / www.fs.fed.us/ r6/ mbs/ news/ 2010/ nr-nature-walks-20100521.shtml
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Membership Drive For Gay City Seattle LGBT Library!
Show details... Hide details...Get Your Read On!
Get your READ!The Gay City Seattle LGBT Library is having a membership drive throughout the summer months. ID required to signup for membership to check out up to 5 books for a month. TheGay City LGBT Library is a member generated organization and needs you to become a member in order to grow and become a success and staple in the LGBT Community. The LGBT Resources and Referrals (206)323-LGBT
Location: 511 E. Pike Street Seattle,WA 98122
Contact: Nevin Jefferson, info@gaycitty.org, 206-323-LGBT
Category: Community Fun
More Info: http:/ / www.gaycity.org
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Seattle Dahlia Society Annual Show
Show details... Hide details...Hundreds of blooms in all colors and sizes will be exhibited at Seattle Dahlia Society's Annual Free Show at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE, September 4th and 5th. Hours are 12-5pm Saturday and 11am-4pm Sunday. Society member will provide cultural information. There will be gorgeous cut flowers for sale. For more info e-mail us at seattledahliasociety@comcast.net or visit our website at www.seattledahliasociety.org.
Location: Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE
Contact: Karen Lorentzen, seattledahliasociety@comcast.net, 206-954-3336
Category: Gardens
More Info: http:/ / www.seattledahliasociety.org
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Seattle Dahlia Society Annual Show
Show details... Hide details...Hundreds of blooms in all colors and sizes will be exhibited at Seattle Dahlia Society's Annual Free Show at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE, September 4th and 5th. Hours are 12-5pm Saturday and 11am-4pm Sunday. Society member will provide cultural information. There will be gorgeous cut flowers for sale. For more info e-mail us at seattledahliasociety@comcast.net or visit our website at www.seattledahliasociety.org.
Location: Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE
Contact: Karen Lorentzen, seattledahliasociety@comcast.net, 206-954-3336
Category: Gardens
More Info: http:/ / www.seattledahliasociety.org
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Way Of The Qin - Guqin And Nourishing Life: An Exhibition On The Ancient Chinese
Show details... Hide details...The Qin, now known as Guqin -Ancient Zither- has been played in China for over 2000 years. Common in Chinese painting, poetry & literature, the Guqin is an integral part of Chinese culture & is one of the most refined of the arts of the Chinese scholar. Known as the ‘instrument of sages’, from ancient times the Qin has been used as a medium of cultivation & nourishing life.
Exhibition includes performances, paintings, calligraphy, rubbings, scholars’ objects, examples of the Guqin, & is accompanied by an array of public programs that focus on Chinese & Taoist culture & philosophy.
Time 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Taoist Studies Institute 225 N 70th Street Seattle, WA 98103
Contact: Harrison Moretz, info@taoiststudiesinstitute.org, 206-784-5632
Category: Fine Arts
More Info: http:/ / www.taoiststudiesinstitute.org
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US Presents The Last 5 Years By Jason Robert Brown
Show details... Hide details...A contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up... or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. Starring Samantha Camp & Bruce Story. Brown Paper Tickets. 800-838-3006
Time 2:00 PM
Location: Odd Duck Studios 1214 10th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Bruce Story, uspresentstheatre@gmail.com, 253-254-6755
Category: Drama
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SIS Productions Presents CHING CHING CHINAMAN
Show details... Hide details...SIS Productions presents the Northwest premiere of Ching Chong Chinaman a play by Lauren Yee Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm. Tickets are $15 for general and $10 for students/seniors and are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Ching Chong Chinaman is a satire about an Asian American family that doesn’t realize they’re Asian. Ed likes to play golf, Grace wants another child, Desdemona is desperate to get into Princeton, and Upton works to gaming superstardom. When Upton gets an indentured Chinese servant to help with his homework, life in the Wong household flips every cliché about Asian American identity upside down.
Time 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Richard Hugo House 1634 11th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Kathy Hsieh, tickets@sis-productions.org, 206-323-9443
Category: Drama
More Info: http:/ / www.sis-productions.org
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US Presents The Last 5 Years By Jason Robert Brown
Show details... Hide details...A contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up... or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. Starring Samantha Camp & Bruce Story. Brown Paper Tickets. 800-838-3006
Time 8:00 PM
Location: Odd Duck Studio 1214 10th Ave Seattle, WA
Contact: Bruce Story, uspresentstheatre@gmail.com, 253-254-6755
Category: Drama
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The Last 5 Years
Show details... Hide details...US Presents will present “The Last 5 Years” by Jason Robert Brown at the Mecca Building in downtown Tacoma, Sept. 4 & 11 at 8 p.m. as a fundraiser for Gold From Straw Theatre Company. “The Last 5 Years” will be directed by Erik Hill with musical direction by Jenifer Rifenbery.
Featuring Tacoma-based actors Samantha Camp and Bruce Story.
Time 8:00 PM
Location: 755 Broadway Tacoma. WA
Contact: Bruce Story, uspresentstheatre@gmail.com, 253-254-6755
Category: Drama
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Jeremy Facknitz And Lindsay Weidmann
Show details... Hide details...Two award-winning singer-songwriters on tour from Colorado bring their acoustic guitars and charisma to Bellingham.
Time 9:00 PM
Location: The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern 902 North State St. Bellingham Washington 98225
Contact: The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, (360) 756-1213
Category: Music & Dance
More Info: http:/ / www.acoustictavern.com
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