Shawn Ku’s film “Beautiful Boy” is one of those films that’s well made, well written and lends some terrific acting but won’t leave you with much more then a sentimental made-for-TV movie feeling. All in all it’s a nice subtle picture about a married couple’s struggle to get through the loss of their son. The married couple is Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate (Maria Bello), whose marriage takes a turn for the worse when they find out that their son Sam (played by droopy faced, sad eyed youngster Kyle Gallner) has committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. However, their marriage already seems to be on the rocks before the devastating event.
What scares you? Is it things that go bump in the night? Maybe it is strange animals or, perhaps, the neighborhood bully? Whatever it is, our reaction to fear and fright is a deep-seated part of our species. Exploring what fear and fright is and how our bodies cope with it is behind “Goose Bumps!,” the latest exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. Discover why our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared in The Science of Fear. Through this interactive exhibit, visitors will find challenges for all ages, Goose Bumps! uncovers the science behind the physical and emotional responses of the lifesaving emotion of fear.
As Duffy Bishop begins the final two weeks of her latest stint as the chanteuse for Treatro Zinzanni, Seattle’s blues icon said working with the creative people behind the combination of cabaret, circus and comedy show is always a thrill. “It never grows old,” Bishop said of performing the famed dinner theater near Seattle Center that completes the run of its current show on May 8. “The show is constantly changing and you have to think fast. It is such a crazy kind of theater in the round.”
Members of the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign (SeaMAC) are still trying to figure out exactly what happened to get their messages yanked off billboards around Seattle and near Queen Anne.The group, which supports Palestinian rights and is a vocal critic of Israeli policies in the Middle East, has been blocked once again from posting its message.
April was a better month for home sellers in Magnolia and Queen Anne with the Average home price ($582,724) and Median home price ($525,000) going up from March.
Your input is needed on the three proposed designs for Magnolia Manor Park. At the last public meeting April 9th, Site Workshop, hired by the Sustainable Magnolia Steering Committee to work with the community on a community generated Preferred Site Plan presented these designs. They took community suggestions from the previous public design workshop, survey results, written comments and have drawn up interesting ways to incorporate community wishes.
Congratulations go to two Queen Anne Little League softball teams who won city championships in their respective divisions. The Sound Seismic Earthquakes and Buckley's on Queen Anne both came away with victories on Monday, June 13 at Husky Stadium at the University of Washington Campus.
Divers working in Lake Union Saturday recovered the body of Phil Irwin, an active member of the Queen Anne community who had been missing since June 1st. Family members told media outlets that Irwin, 61, apparently took his own life by jumping off the Aurora Bridge. The divers were from the Center for Wooden Boat on Lake Union and were working on a regular dive for ship wreckage near the bridge when they found Irwin’s remains.
Farmers Insurance held off Brighton Jones to win the Magnolia Little League Championship on Monday, June 13 by a score of 9 to 6. Monday’s Championship game at Raye Field pitted season-long rivals Farmers Insurance and Brighton Jones.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” remains arguably one of the most popular opera productions performed at theaters around the world. And as Mozart intended when the production debuted Sept. 30, 1791 at the Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, so too did the powers at the Seattle Opera in its desire to reach a wide audience and inculcate children to opera.
Over the course of 100 minutes (which feel more like 150), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, plays the title role in the movie “Hesher," and does little of any import or worth. This bad arthouse flop isn't worth the time.
eattle is filled with environmentally friendly citizens who commute by using the bus system. What many of these people don’t necessarily realize is that some of the bus shelters that they stand at every day are painted with murals, and that anyone can take part in this art project.
Robert Holmstrom was always known for his positive outlook and generous heart. The Magnolia resident, couples counselor, house painter, beloved husband and father lost a 15-month bout with lung cancer June 9. He was 65.
If you’ve ever wondered about why a statue of Vladimir Lenin came to be placed not far from the center of the known universe, then you need to spend some time with the Fremont Fairy Godmother. Also known as Cherries Jubilee, the Godmother is among a new group of tour guides who are preparing to offer an introductory lesson into the oddities that make Fremont one of Seattle’s most eccentric and special neighborhoods.
Northwest Kidney Centers is honored to present the 2011 Clyde Shields Distinguished Service Award to Gladys Rubinstein. Rubinstein, a longtime Seattle philanthropist and resident of Queen Anne, is being given the nonprofit organization’s highest honor for helping thousands of needy individuals with kidney disease. Through her generous donations, she has launched the organization’s recent initiatives in patient education, transplantation and kidney research, and supported advancement of the home dialysis program.