As has become custom, local children are again starring in this year's "The Nutcracker" presented by the Pacific Northwest Ballet.
The Center School's production class will put on their rendition of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Center House Theatre.Molly Prichard, the Center School teacher running the show, described this 75-year-old play as "kind of a classic of American theater."
While watching "The Company Men" I kept wondering, what point was writer-director John Wells trying to make? Are we supposed to feel sad for the hardship that the three characters in this movie face? But then feel happy for the comebacks they make at the end? The reading I got from it was pretentious and arrogant businessmen getting knocked down a peg in the 2008 financial recession. Having to hand in their luxuries like Porsches and private jets for average living. Big deal.
In the subversive tradition of the best children's fiction, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" pokes gentle fun at the hypocrisy of adult authority figures, leaving a ragtag group of children to reveal the true spirit of the holidays.
The 1983 film "A Christmas Story," based on the semi-autobiographical stories of raconteur and radio personality Jean Shepherd's childhood in 1940s Hammond, Ind., has become an annual holiday staple for many fans. Opening at the Fifth Avenue Theater last week was a revamping of the 2006 musical version of the movie (More songs! More dances! More cast members!) that is being test marketed in Seattle in hopes of eventually opening on Broadway.
The holiday concert of "Sacred Music by Duke Ellington," will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26 at Town Hall Seattle (1119 Eighth Ave.).
Winter is here! And with winter come cold, rainy, dark days. What is a parent to do with kids who have a lot of unspent energy? Exercise!
Queen Anne Community Center to host the third annual Holiday Antique/Collectable Show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 18 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 19 at the community center at 1901 First. Ave. W. Early bird admission $5 from 8-10 a.m., Saturday. General public $10. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Gina Saxby at (206)386-4240 or email gina.saxby@seattle.gov.
The city of Seattle's fleet has been named the "number one green fleet in North America" for 2010 by the 100 Best Fleets Program.
Adam Richman is an affable man, the kind of guy most people would like to have a beer with, or some food, maybe lots of food. We are talking about the host of the popular television program Man vs. Food, which airs on the Travel Channel several times a week.
Norman Shaffer has been involved with Queen Anne Little League for five years but this is his first foray as clean up.
A Seattle woman's car was broken into sometime between 8 and 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 10 while it was parked at the Discovery Park Visitor Center.The woman went for a jog in the park as she does two to three times a week, a routine she's had for eight years.
Unwanted AttentionThe manager of a store located in the 1600 block of West Dravus Street called police at about 3:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29 to report a man was pacing in front of the store screaming to people on the street and in the store. Police have dealt with this man at this particular store in the past.
In a not-very-widely noticed postscript to this year's election, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced two weeks ago that she was appointing Suzan DelBene to head the state's Department of Revenue.
Seattle Public Schools' student reassignment plan has been in effect since the 2010-11 school year began. Its primary goal is to have students attend those schools closest to their homes, which would save the district money on bus-transit costs and theoretically provide more opportunity for parents to participate in their children's education.