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The dating game

The missus and I have been married for 10 years now, so we are far removed from the whole dating scene. Yeah sure, we have solicited the services of the neighborhood baby-sitter and grandparents from time to time to go to dinner before seeing a show. But that’s not the

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The dating game

The missus and I have been married for 10 years now, so we are far removed from the whole dating scene. Yeah sure, we have solicited the services of the neighborhood baby-sitter and grandparents from time to time to go to dinner before seeing a show. But that’s not the

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Olympia’s pickings

Washington Center for the Performing Arts has announced its upcoming season, and it offers a bit of something for everyone. The One World season will have comedy, concerts and character. First on deck is the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra with the Bravo! Vancouver Chorale on Oct. 2. The show promises to be a

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Olympia’s pickings

Washington Center for the Performing Arts has announced its upcoming season, and it offers a bit of something for everyone. The One World season will have comedy, concerts and character. First on deck is the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra with the Bravo! Vancouver Chorale on Oct. 2. The show promises to be a

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Irish stew

The Beauty Queen of Leenane is so suspenseful and subtly sinister that Edgar Alan Poe likely would have felt jealous. It is one of those plays that ... well, can’t be explained without giving it away. But here is just a snapshot since Olympia Little Theatre is ending its season

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Irish stew

The Beauty Queen of Leenane is so suspenseful and subtly sinister that Edgar Alan Poe likely would have felt jealous. It is one of those plays that ... well, can’t be explained without giving it away. But here is just a snapshot since Olympia Little Theatre is ending its season

Bogus beer?

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Bogus beer?

It is not often that the worlds of international finance and beer consumption collide, but such is the case with an undercover effort by the Wall Street Journal, which uncovered a growing trend in tavern operations. At issue is a dilemma bar owners face as the price of beer increases faster

Bogus beer?

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Bogus beer?

It is not often that the worlds of international finance and beer consumption collide, but such is the case with an undercover effort by the Wall Street Journal, which uncovered a growing trend in tavern operations. At issue is a dilemma bar owners face as the price of beer increases faster

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Time warping

The Rocky Horror Show is a different sort of a play. It was largely a flop when it first arrived on a London stage, but it then grew a strong cult following. So it became a movie. It was a flop of a movie, but then it became a cult

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Time warping

The Rocky Horror Show is a different sort of a play. It was largely a flop when it first arrived on a London stage, but it then grew a strong cult following. So it became a movie. It was a flop of a movie, but then it became a cult

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Fall arts anchor

The theater business is tough even during the good times, and a slowdown in the economy that leads to tighter wallets of ticket buyers as well as corporate donors leads to those tough times becoming unbearable and unsustainable for some theaters. So it is always nice to see a theater reach

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Fall arts anchor

The theater business is tough even during the good times, and a slowdown in the economy that leads to tighter wallets of ticket buyers as well as corporate donors leads to those tough times becoming unbearable and unsustainable for some theaters. So it is always nice to see a theater reach

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Mind over manor

Lakewood Playhouse gets a bit dark with its staging of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a theatrical adaptation by Dale Wasserman of the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. The novel isn’t all roses and mountaintop, and neither is the movie by the same name starring Jack Nicholson in the iconic

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Mind over manor

Lakewood Playhouse gets a bit dark with its staging of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a theatrical adaptation by Dale Wasserman of the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. The novel isn’t all roses and mountaintop, and neither is the movie by the same name starring Jack Nicholson in the iconic

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Solid beer for the season

I was waddling into The Swiss the other day to look for my first summer brew of the season. I hadn’t hit the Swiss in a while and totally missed its 15th birthday party last week since I was double booked. So it seemed only fitting that I would venture into

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Solid beer for the season

I was waddling into The Swiss the other day to look for my first summer brew of the season. I hadn’t hit the Swiss in a while and totally missed its 15th birthday party last week since I was double booked. So it seemed only fitting that I would venture into

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Doubleshot theater

The Northwest Playwrights Alliance is well into high gear as the summer theater season begins around the South Sound. NPA has again partnered with the University of Puget Sound to stage the Double Shot Festival this weekend. This year’s festival will feature 16 playwrights and directors and more than 60 actors representing

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Doubleshot theater

The Northwest Playwrights Alliance is well into high gear as the summer theater season begins around the South Sound. NPA has again partnered with the University of Puget Sound to stage the Double Shot Festival this weekend. This year’s festival will feature 16 playwrights and directors and more than 60 actors representing

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The spirit of man

The last time Man of La Mancha was playing in the South Sound, Micheal O’Hara was rocking out the title role at Lakewood Playhouse. It was the show of the season. Such is apparently the case when Capital Playhouse stages its version of the musical about the windmill battling knight. This time,

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The spirit of man

The last time Man of La Mancha was playing in the South Sound, Micheal O’Hara was rocking out the title role at Lakewood Playhouse. It was the show of the season. Such is apparently the case when Capital Playhouse stages its version of the musical about the windmill battling knight. This time,

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