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Posted on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 4:47pm

Tonight in Seattle: A Free Play Reading from New Century Theatre Co

The local theatre troupe that brought you The Adding Machine and O Lovely Glowworm continues its free Pipeline series tonight with a dramatic reading of The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh, the twisted, yet talented, writer who brought you The Pillowman and In Bruges. Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 3:46pm

ZomBcon 2011, or Why I Shared Chapstick with a Stranger

By: 
Jessica Day

I am in line to meet True Blood’s Sam Trammell at Seattle’s second annual ZomBcon, a conference dedicated to zombie culture. Read more »

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Posted on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 1:03am

On Saving Aimee, Kathie Lee Gifford and the Sad Fortress of Solitude

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Chris Bennion

You probably already know that the new musical at 5th Avenue theatre, Saving Aimee, is written by American TV darling Kathie Lee Gifford.

Because of all the local press hovering around Gifford, however, you may not know that the musical is about the scandalous life of Aimee Semple McPherson, an infamous leader in the early twentieth century evangelist Christian movement. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:05pm

Behind the Scenes of Our November Issue: Influential Smackdown

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Kristen Russell
Dan Savage

It's not called "Our Favorite People of 2011."

No, when we set out to build our "Most Influential People of 2011" list, we are looking for impact, plain and simple. Big impact, even of the negative kind, so there are sure to be a few people you wouldn't play beer pong with, even if they were buying. I give you Mayor McGinn.  Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 4:45am

Check In: The Sorrento Hotel

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Cody Bay

This week I checked in on what's going on at The Sorrento this fall, as fall is such a perfect time to drop in to Pill Hill's iconic historic hotel. Fireplaces, books, fantastic brown liquor drinks and good old-fashioned hauntings -- what more does a cloud-plagued, sun-deprived Seattleite need?  Read more »

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