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The Must List: Carrie in Musical Form and the Seattle Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Be Afraid/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15NdgOA” target=”_blank”brGet in the Spooky Spirit with Carrie: The Musical/abr(Through 10/26, times vary) — Check out the Broadway take on Stephen King’s unsettling tale, as interpreted by Seattle’s own Balagan Theatre. Prepare for pig’s blood on prom night!/p
pstrongMust Dine/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/19bSeG2” target=”_blank”brHave Dinner and Cocktails at Monsoon East/abrMonday (10/21, 6:30 p.m.) — Wine pairings are a given. But Monsoon’s sibling chefs Sophie and Eric Banh, along with bar manager Jon Christiansen, will prove food tastes great with cocktails, too, at this three-course dinner./p
pstrongMust Read/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1bZChsv” target=”_blank”embrSeattle Health/em magazine is on Stands Now/abrThe fall/winter issue of Seattle Health magazine is officially on newsstands. Pick up your copy for the latest information on pregnancy and caring for your baby, plus a timely collection of local health care news you can use.brstrongbrMust Bravo!/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1fDU4qJ” target=”_blank”brA Lighter Take on Opera: Daughter of the Regiment/abr(10/19 to 11/2, times vary) — It’s not always about horned helmets and blond braids. To wit: Seattle Opera’s production of The Daughter of the Regiment, a funny take on 19th-century composer Donizetti’s tomboy story, set in the 1940s and sung en français./p
pstrongMust See/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/19kfNe2” target=”_blank”brLocally Penned One-Woman Play Bo-nita Opens/abr(10/18 to 11/17, times vary) — Acclaimed Seattle playwright Elizabeth Heffron penned this funny yet harrowing story about a girl forced to grow up way too soon. Young local actress Hannah Mootz stars, channeling seven distinct characters in this tour-de-force role./p
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
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At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
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Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…