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A funny thing happened on the way to the opera

Baritone Hurt breaks out comedy stylings in ‘Falstaff’

Artist puts his touch on Seattle

Is Ryan Henry Ward the next big thing?

An accident on a quad out in Enumclaw changed Ryan Henry Ward's life for the worse and, depending on one's point of view, for the better.

McGinn meeting on youth and families levy draws big crowd

More than 200 community members - including former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice -gathered at Northgate Elementary School on Monday night to advise Mayor Mike McGinn and his staff on what issues the city should focus on when designing the Youth and Families levy later this year.

Mother's Day a day of reunion

Adult children flooded with fond memories

Of all the made-up holidays, Mother's Day is likely the most revered and obeyed since Anna Jarvis, a West Virginian, thought it up in 1907 and had it nationally recognized by 1914.

Gymnastics a balancing act at Seattle Pacific

The Falcons need to step up their performance at the next three gymnastics meets to have a chance to compete in the national competition.

A sumptuous ensemble

‘Falstaff’ cast keep pace in Shakespearean comedy

Seattle Opera's production of "Falstaff" is as light on its feet as Dame Quickly, one of the women who outfoxes the conniving title character in Verdi's career-crowning comedic masterpiece.

A green day in the Emerald City

Seattle Irish Festival a fun affair

Gloomy clouds could not damper Seattle's 39th annual Irish Festival as parade-goers lined up on the sidewalk of Fourth Avenue to watch and hear marchers fill the streets with the sounds of bagpipes, chants and a celebration of Irish heritage.

Code changes would add flavor to neighborhood

Proposed changes to the lowrise sector of Seattle's Multifamily Code could make it more difficult for developers to build cookie-cutter townhouses that don't reflect their neighborhoods and if approved, the provisions will keep cars from being the focal design point.

Mary Ann Strong

Mary Ann Strong lost her 11 month struggle with pancreatic cancer on March 1, 2010. She died in the same manner she tried to live, "quietly elegant."Until about 10 days ago, Ms. Strong was working in her yard, playing with her kitten Daisy, walking and enjoying time with her family.

SCT's Hartzell celebrates 25 year

Theatre leader has directed 45 plays

Aside from the amazing, full-length view of the Space Needle outside her office window, one of the most notable items in Linda Hartzell's work space is a typed letter from all-star playwright Arthur Miller.

'Remember Me' desperately needs to be forgotten

Plot twist trivializes real-life disasters

For most viewers, the obsession with Robert Pattinson would make any of his films magical. But there is not enough love for that man to keep "Remember Me" from being abysmal.

Return of the SIFF

Entering a new reality, every couple of hours

Much more often than not, film festival opening-night features - in Seattle and elsewhere - are colossal stinkeroos. So mark the 35th edition of Seattle's fest already ahead on points. "In the Loop," selected to beguile the chichi crowd at the Paramount Theatre this Thursday evening, is one zany, rapier-sharp, rib-crushingly funny movie about that possibly most absurd and foredoomed field of endeavor: international diplomacy.

Mariners visit Seattle Schools, Lawton

Seattle Mariners Lee Tinsley, Russell Branyan, Jason Phillips, Franklin Gutierrez, Jose Lopez and David Aardsma thrilled the student body at Lawton Elementary School last week.

Magnolia Historical Society to start membership drive

The Magnolia Historical Society is nearing its 10th anniversary with more than a little anxiety about its future.

Writers spreading the word

Literary lunch coming April 21

The world of writers is an incestual one: they know one another's work, they know their agents, friends of agents and they help one another when they can.