The work of underground graphic (and we do mean graphic) artist R. Crumb will be on exhibit now through April 27 at the Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave. Crumb, who founded Zap Comix in the late 1960s and helped transform comic books into an adult literary form, created a cast of characters based on American archetypes-Flakey Foont, Angelfood McSpade, Devil Girl, Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat-who testify to the complexities of the human condition and universal spiritual and social searches.His work received worldwide attention via Terry Zwigoff's 1994 documentary, Crumb, and a 2003 retrospective at Cologne's Ludwig Museum. Admission to the Frye museum is free.
Written and directed by John C. StrouseRated PG-1385 minutesWhen we meet Stanley Philipps (John Cusack) at the beginning of the moving, family drama "Grace is Gone," he looks like a man who, literally, cannot bend. Seen walking through the bowels of a Home Depot-like superstore, where Stanley is a manager who mechanically psychs up his team with a blood-curdling group cheer that could easily be mistaken for a prelude to combat, the rather rigid father of two somehow conveys uncertainty about where he misplaced his will to live. As it turns out, that will is on hold. With his wife, Grace, a soldier on active duty in Iraq whom we never see, Stanley is on auto-pilot in the United States. Trying to raise two little girls-the discerning Heidi (Shélan O'Keefe) and her buoyant, younger sister Dawn (Gracie Bednarczyk)-by himself, Stanley has no joy in the effort. As the film's title suggests, he lacks Grace/grace as a parent.
Seattle Children's Theatre through Feb. 24206-441-3322 or www.sct.orgTwo weeks prior to seeing Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT)'s new production of "Hamlet," I saw another "Hamlet," courtesy of Eclectic Theatre Company (ETC), working out of Capitol Hill's intimate Odd Duck Studio. The latter was a labor of love for 42-year-old ETC founder, Rik Deskin. Deskin played Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark like a grownup whose awareness of squandered years adds to his hell-bent determination to avenge his father-without really having an idea how to do that. Deskin's Hamlet came across like a once-cool friend you avoid now that his pent-up frustration has joined blood fury in a perfect storm of tragedy.
Helen Pesola, a longtime resident of Magnolia, died Dec. 28, 2007, at Cristwood Residence in Shoreline. She was 95. Mrs. Pesola was born Oct. 5, 1912, to Stephen Hansen and Ione Meacham of Ashton, Idaho. She and her husband Bill Pesola lived for more than 45 years in Magnolia, where she operated a small salon out of her home on Condon Way. The couple also owned and operated Pesola's Beauty Studio in downtown Seattle.
British-born bricklayer was instrumental in much of early Seattle construction Longtime Magnolia resident William Leslie (Les) Henson Sr. died at his home Jan. 22 with his family at his side. He was 98. Mr. Henson was born in the seaside town of Margate, England, on April 20, 1909. He attended school in Margate during World War I. In 1917 the Henson family emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, relocating in 1921 to Toronto, Ontario, where Les went to Central Technical School. Two years later they moved to Seattle, where the Smith Tower at that time was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. He attended Broadway High School (now Seattle Central Community College). During the depression, when bricklaying jobs were scarce, Mr. Henson joined the "school of hard knocks" by working at anything he could pick up. This included stints at a candy company, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, janitor work, as well as stringing tennis rackets for Eddie Bauer. He and his brother Harry would perform in local theatres for bags of food, reciting Robert Service poetry and singing songs.
You can be forgiven if you don't remember when the last Capitol Hill Community Council monthly meeting took place. Held in June 2005 at Seattle Central Community Council, perhaps 10 people attended. In 15 minutes the meeting concluded with word that future meetings were in limbo.
Each weekday in Seattle, between 4,000 and 6,000 people bicycle to work, depending on time of year and weather conditions. Most of them arrive safely. However, drivers still need to keep a better eye out for pedestrians and bicyclists when on the roads to prevent accidents, according to Kate Martin.She is the leader of the Greenwood Bi/Ped Safety Coalition. It was formed in 2006 to provide more public education regarding bicycle and pedestrian safety, which she felt was still lacking.The coalition is a grass-roots volunteer organization advocating for the safe mobility of pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders in the greater Greenwood neighborhood and beyond. Because there are more transit riders in that area than in any other part of the city, she said, it is especially important to stress safer traffic laws, she said.
America has imported its fair share of entertaining goods from Canada, including, but not limited to Celine Dion, hockey and Crown Royal whisky. However, it's possible the strangest thing borrowed from our neighbors lately is Gung Haggis Fat Choy, the Scottish/Chinese celebration being put on by The Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society of Seattle on Feb. 24. And if you're thinking to yourself, 'That sounds like a bizarre combination,' you're not alone."It's weird - it's totally weird," said creator Todd Wong.
Driving along Stone Way North in Fremont, it is impossible to miss the huge hole in the ground between North 39th and 40th streets. QFC bought the land with plans of building a grocery store with apartments and condos located above the store. The grocery-store chain recently sold the property, and Prescott Development is in the process of creating building plans.A design-review meeting, in which current plans for the property will be discussed, will take place this Monday, Feb. 4. The meeting is open to the public to voice their opinions on building plans.Prescott Development's development director Mike Derr said the company has an idea what it wants to do, but the developers "need to know what the shape of the building is that the community will be happy with."
Questions or comments about the following applications or actions should be directed to the Regulatory Services Division, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E., P.O. Box 43098, Olympia, WA 98504-3098, or call (360) 664-1600.LICENSE APPLICATIONSNATTHIYA CHUMDEE: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at Tour Thai Cuisine, 7821 Aurora Ave. N.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.BANK ROBBERYPolice responded to a bank robbery in progress in the 8400 block of 35th Avenue Northeast around 2:55 p.m. on Jan. 22. There, a man with a ski mask was reportedly screaming for everyone to get on the floor. He had fled eastbound from the bank, on North 85th Street, by the time police arrived.The police contained the area and spoke with witnesses, who said they saw the suspect standing outside the bank in the covered smoking area. The suspect wore a dark-blue hooded sweatshirt and black ski mask and light-blue latex gloves, and he pulled his hood over his head before entering the bank.The witnesses immediately called police.The suspect ran into the bank and jumped over the tellers' counter, screaming, "Everybody down!" He then demanded the tellers to open their cash drawers, from which he grabbed an undetermined amount of money into a cloth bag.He then said, "Is that all?"The suspect then jumped over the tellers' counter and ran out of the bank.The police found a possible suspect at Northeast 84th Street and 34th Avenue Northeast, but the witnesses couldn't positively identify him.The suspect dropped two $20 bills in the bank parking lot, which were recovered by a customer and submitted for analysis.The police found shoeprints on the tellers' counter; these were also submitted for evidence.
The following is the menu for Seattle Public Schools' elementary students. All breakfasts include toast, fruit, juice and milk. Lunches include vegetables, fruit and milk. The menu is subject to change.MONDAY, FEB. 4Breakfast: Hot or cold cereal.Lunch: Chicken drummies with barbecue sauce, French-bread cheese pizza or Yogurt and muffin Munchable.TUESDAY, FEB. 5Breakfast: Egg-and-turkey sausage taco with or without salsa.Lunch: Belgian waffle sticks with or without beef sausage and maple syrup, Toasted cheese sandwich or Yogurt and bagel Munchable.WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and turkey ham.Lunch: Turkey corndog, Breaded-fish sandwich on multigrain bun with or without tartar sauce or Yogurt and muffin Munchable.THURSDAY, FEB. 7Breakfast: Low-fat yogurt and whole-wheat cinnamon toast.Lunch: Mu shu beef with pancake, Vegetable egg roll with or without sweet-and-sour sauce or Yogurt and bagel Munchable.FRIDAY, FEB. 8Breakfast: Egg-and-cheese biscuit.Lunch: Turkey ham-and-cheese melt on multigrain bun, Bean-and-cheese burrito with or without salsa or Yogurt and muffin Munchable.
DONATION: The Assistance League of Seattle, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization at 1419 N. 45th St., donated several large household items - which had been left unsold after its recent Estate Sale fund-raiser - to the flood victims in Chehalis, Wash.Volunteers Cindy and David Lane delivered a stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer to the local fire department for distribution. They also gave an electric organ to a woman who had lost her own in the flood.
The banner, above-the-fold headline in the Friday, Jan. 25, issue of the Post-Intelligencer could not have been more definite: "Husky Stadium Funding Dead."Only one problem: It's not true.
Hopefully, obsessing has not already started on Valentine's Day. It can be a wonderful day, if the perfect plans to spend time with the perfect person proceed perfectly. Otherwise, trust me, it's too early to despair or be bitter.