Paul Dorpat's 65th birthday, held at the Masonic Temple on Queen Anne the day after Halloween, must be a contender for Seattle's 2003 Party of the Year.
Intiman Theatre has announced a special advance screening of the Mike Nichols-directed HBO film "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," the first of two parts of the highly anticipated movie adaptation of Tony Kushner's epic play.
I've known some columnists who complain they have difficulty discovering subjects to write about after awhile. Lately, my problem is exactly the reverse.
On Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Coliseum was filled with 13,000 fans. The governor would punt for charity at halftime, with the help of local TV stars. Everyone came to see the hometown boys prove their worth. "I don't remember if we were ranked," Connie says, over the clatter of dishes. "But each game just built the momentum."
Two of "Saturday Night Live"'s most beloved and successful alumni, Mike Myers and Will Ferrell, are at the heart of holiday films this year. Sadly, it's hard to care about either movie.
Two of "Saturday Night Live"'s most beloved and successful alumni, Mike Myers and Will Ferrell, are at the heart of holiday films this year. Sadly, it's hard to care about either movie.
Approximately 40 stagehands work backstage during each "Nutcracker" performance to make sure that nothing goes wrong. For the last 20 years, the man in charge of all this Christmas madness has been Randall G. Chiarelli, better known as Ricco.
Fans of those wacky film comedies from the 1930s and '40s will feel right at home with Seattle Repertory Theatre's current production, "Over the Moon." Rather than high art, it's good fun as a terrific ensemble of actors knock themselves out to entertain you.
Come and join the celebration! This Friday, Dec. 5, from 4 to 8:30 p.m., Queen Anne Avenue will come alive with Holiday Magic - the name for a neighborhood celebration marking its first decade. There will be live music, live animals and Santa and his elves.
A 20-year-old agreement governing development at Terminals 90 and 91 was feted last week at a special ceremony at Port of Seattle headquarters. Called the "Short Fill Redevelopment Agreement," the landmark accord was signed in October 1983 by members of the Neighbors Advisory Committee (NAC), which is made up of Port staff and board members of the Queen Anne Community Council (QACC) and Magnolia Community Club (MCC).
It's about 150 yards from the south entrance at Discovery Park to a thick stand of pine trees just off the Loop Trail, where murder suspect Demar S. Rhome led police to the body of 17-year-old Lashonda Shantell Flynn last week.
Queen Anne can experience weather-related emergencies at any time. The following information provides emergency telephone numbers and tips on how to protect yourself, your property and your community.
Smells, it has been said, help to rekindle memories more than any of our other senses. The scent of popcorn may take you back to a circus you once attended as a small child, or the smell of a fresh, just-baked apple pie has you traveling back to the days when your mother pulled pastries out of the kitchen oven.
I'm angry. Mad, furious, upset - whatever you want to call it, I'm IT. You can tell I'm mad because I'm sitting here eating a bag of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips. They were bought, ostensibly, for baking chocolate chip cookies. They're not making it into any cookie dough anytime soon.
Amid the baronial splendor of the Episcopal Diocesan House of St. Mark's on Capitol Hill on a recent Sunday after-noon (Nov. 9), the Seattle branch of the English Speaking Union hosted a reception and a talk by Peter John Westcombe on breaking the Enigma code. Westcombe also talked about Bletchley Park, where it all happened, and the special relationship between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
Did you ever stop and think about all the ways we avoid talking to each other and yet never shut up?Writing a column and then reading the responses to it highlights one of the great human difficulties we all have, and that is truly communicating.
Suddenly, the lights are appearing again. The roof structure outlined, the tree branching lit up, the dripping cascades of light dancing in the breezes.This season of lights has just begun. I find the job entirely too laborious, and therefore have great admiration for those who have the patience to make the installations. How do they do it?
It's about 150 yards from the south entrance at Discovery Park to a thick stand of pine trees just off the Loop Trail, where murder suspect Demar S. Rhome led police to the body of 17-year-old Lashonda Shantell Flynn last week.
I'm angry. Mad, furious, upset - whatever you want to call it, I'm IT.You can tell I'm mad because I'm sitting here eating a bag of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips. They were bought, ostensibly, for baking chocolate chip cookies. They're not making it into any cookie dough anytime soon.
Smells, it has been said, help to rekindle memories more than any of our other senses. The scent of popcorn may take you back to a circus you once attended as a small child, or the aroma of a fresh, just-baked apple pie has you traveling back to the days when your mother pulled pastries from the kitchen oven.
