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Queen Anne resident Tory Peil in Triple Door's "Burlesco DiVino: Wine in Rome"

Queen Anne resident Tory Peil appears as Tory Tiara in a wine-soaked, time-travel burlesque at the Triple Door.

"For a Good Time"...a parable of our times

With an Aug. 31 release date, “For A Good Time, Call…” directed by Jamie Travis and written by Lauren Miller with Katie Anne Naylon, celebrates good old-fashioned American ingenuity. 

School-age bullying: It's not new, just more media savvy

During the last school year, children in elementary and secondary schools in Seattle crowded into their auditoriums, buzzing with the excitement of a non-routine assembly...

BOOKBEAT: "Gaze:" Haunting poetry from Christopher Howell

Christopher Howell’s first book after the publication of “Dreamless and Possible: Poems New and Selected,” in 2010, does not disappoint. Howell, born in 1946, shows no signs of flagging, as mature poets often do. 

Excellent local voices in "Rent" revival

Winner of multiple Tony’s and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996, “Rent” is currently enjoying a revival at the Fifth Avenue. 

Indigenous Cultures Day set for August 18 at Seattle Center

Dancing, chanting, drumming, video, food, art and craft sales are some of the highlights of this year’s Indigenous Cultures Day, to be held Sat., August 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Seattle Center. All activities are free.

"Step Up Revolution:" Please, don't speak - just dance

In “Step Up Revolution,” people dance. They dance in the streets, in high-class art museums, in fancy-pants restaurants. They dance on top of tables, on top of cars and on top of big crates by the docks. For the most part these people dance for performance art reasons, but later on when a hotel tycoon comes to their neck of the woods and threatens to develop in their home, it becomes protest dance, hence the “Revolution.”

Sunday, Sept. 2 Bumbershoot impressions

As a teenager, the Bumbershoot crowds seemed manageable to me.  As a young adult, they seemed teeming, unstoppable, and anxiety-provoking; a weekend spent trapped inside a can of ants.

Magnolia Village Auto Show makes its donation to Northwest Harvest

This year’s Magnolia Village Auto Show resulted in a $1500 donation to Northwest Harvest, according to sponsor Eric Berge of Werner’s Crash Shop. 

At EMP: Life photographer left no Stone unturned

The lights are low.  The images on the walls, and a few laid across display tables, emerge from the sinister darkness.  And “Exile On Main Street,” possibly the greatest album from the band being feted in these photos, plays on a loop....

New artwork with local perspectives at Magnolia United Church of Christ And a free concert, too

The photographs of Nathan Brend and woodcut prints of Joya Marie Marsh are on exhibit in the Narthex Gallery at Magnolia United Church of Christ Aug. 12 through Sept. 7.

'Inbetweeners' walk firmly on side of 'knock-off'

Ben Palmer’s “The Inbetweeners,” is essentially a British version of “American Pie” in Europe. It’s about four friends who go on a wild and crazy, sex-and-alcohol fueled trip. Except it’s British, so that means there’s a whole new lingo.

'The Words" has too many...read out loud

“The Words” marks Bradley Cooper’s second cinematic outing as a struggling writer — the first time was in the 2010 sci fi actioner “Limitless” — and the second time I’ve been unconvinced by his performance.

Falcons Release 2012 women's soccer schedule

Nine home games at Interbay Stadium highlight the 18-game schedule for the Seattle Pacific women’s soccer team that begins pursuit of its 10th consecutive playoff appearance on the road.

Construction noise coming at Terminal 61

Construction noise from a project at Terminal 91 is in the works.  Crews began work Aug. 6 and expect to be done by mid-September.  Normal construction hours will be between 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.