Continuing with the premise that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", here is another handy pros-vs.-cons guide to Dying City, now playing at Green Lake's Bathhouse Theater (honestly! Green Lake is not that bad!). Cons: 9/11, The Iraq War, Abusive Families, Infidelity, Homophobia, Lies, Suicide - too much of a downer, man! That actor dude playing twin brothers, I don't get it Why do good women fall for bad men? Pros: The actor dude has terrific stage presence and…
Long-time readers know we're big fans of the Wallingford Art Walk: wandering from shop to shop, grazing on nibbles, drinking cheap wine from plastic cups, chatting with the neighbors...and art! After a winter hibernation, Wallingford's First Wednesday will be returning in May, and don't worry, we'll be reminding you when the time is ripe. In the meantime, if you're a business that's interested in participating, the deadline to let them know is March 31st. Visit the Wallingford Art Walk web site…
Okay, you may be asking yourself, "Did anything happen worth knowing about outside of Wallingford last week?". To expand your horizons (a bit), here are the highlights from blogs in the surrounding 'hoods: Gertie the Hippo: Sadly, Phinneywood reports that the oldest animal in the Woodland Park Zoo, at 47 years and 5,000 pounds, was euthanized. Let's hope that you and I fare better. Hazel Heights P-Patch: Opened on March 21st at NW 47th St. and Baker Ave. NW according to…
If you read last year's "Good Pesach!" post, you know how we feel about Passover: a truly bad-ass Jewish Holiday. The God of the Old Testament rains His wrath on those who enslaved His people, plagues fire from His fingertips, blood flows in the rivers, frogs pour from heaven, boils erupt on the skin of the oppressors, an avenging angel sweeps across the land in the dark of night, the very earth rises from the bottom of the sea to carry…
Did you ever have one of those weekends where you felt like you needed another weekend just to recover? That was my past weekend. Most of the chaos revolved around partially renovating our kitchen to make way for some new appliances; but somehow, I also foolishly talked myself into running the Mercer Island Half Marathon on Sunday. By the time Sunday evening rolled around, I was too spent to do anything about supper. Then I remembered that St. Benedict School was…
Ever have one of those days where it feels like things are falling apart and you can't keep it together? Wouldn't it be nice to take all those broken pieces and arrange them into a lovely and meaningful work of art? Such is the concept behind Seattle Mosaic Arts, a studio on 46th between Stone and Interlake filled with rows and rows of jars of broken glass in intriguing colors, shapes and textures. You begin by laying out the pieces on…
Saturday Night the Space Needle will go dark along with hundreds (thousands?) of businesses and homes across Seattle. Why? It's Earth Hour! Earth Hour is a call to action on climage change, supported by the World Wildlife Fund. The movement started in Sydney in 2007 and has grown exponentially ever since. So don't be wiggin' out when millions and millions of people around the planet shut off non-essential lights from 8:30-9:30pm Saturday (local time). In case it's been a while, here are some things you can do…