Bar, Food

Mark Your Calendar: The SunBreak’s Happy Hour, The Hard Rock’s Rooftop Deck, and You

And before you say, “I’m not going to the Hard Rock Cafe, that’s for tourists,” YOU HUSH YOUR MOUTH AND LOOK AT THAT VIEW. The rooftop deck at the Hard Rock isn’t for tourists (they’re all in the gift shop or ordering meals with their sullen teenage offspring)–no, the Hard Rock’s rooftop deck is a bona fide SunBreak-Certified Summertime Pro-Tip.

So kindly save the date next for next Thursday, July 7th to soak up some sun and happy hour drinks on the deck, in our reserved cabana, no less. Continue reading Mark Your Calendar: The SunBreak’s Happy Hour, The Hard Rock’s Rooftop Deck, and You

Arts & Entertainment, Theatre

Shakespeare in the Park at Volunteer July 9 & 10

The Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival begins the weekend after the 4th of July, when summer traditionally arrives in Seattle. Theatre groups GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, Wooden O Productions, Open Circle Theater, Last Leaf Productions, Young Shakespeare Workshop, Balagan Theatre, and Wing-It Productions are all participating.

It’s not just Volunteer Park, of course. Play producers will be visiting parks all around Seattle. Continue reading Shakespeare in the Park at Volunteer July 9 & 10

Arts & Entertainment, Music

Enter Here to Sing Back-Up for Rod Stewart in Vegas

Will he see you that night? Rod Stewart is inviting aspiring vocalists to submit a video demonstrating their vocal talents for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Rod will personally select the winners and the selected vocalist will join him on stage for one song as a back-up vocalist for his concert at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in November 2011. Travel and 2 nights’ accommodation will be provided. Continue reading Enter Here to Sing Back-Up for Rod Stewart in Vegas

ACT’s <em>Pilgrims Musa and Sheri</em> Dream an American Dream

Arts & Entertainment, Theatre

ACT’s Pilgrims Musa and Sheri Dream an American Dream

It’s a good sign, then, that ACT’s Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World (through July 17) is a world premiere. Director Anita Montgomery saw in El Guindi’s script–back when it was just a script, just a workshop, just a festival entrant–the “humor and humility” that keep its exploration of the immigrant experience a personal and affecting story. Continue reading ACT’s Pilgrims Musa and Sheri Dream an American Dream

Environment, News

Video of Mount Rainier Rock Avalanche

Mount Rainier’s Nisqually Cleaver has been the site of some spectacular, major rock avalanches recently. Three major rock falls and several smaller ones occurred in just the past week, reports the Seattle Times. The newspaper quotes Stefan Lofgren, lead climbing ranger for Mount Rainier National Park, saying: “From my standpoint of looking at the mountain for 20 years, we’ve probably had rockfalls like this once every five or 10 years.” Continue reading Video of Mount Rainier Rock Avalanche

Eats, Food

Finding Sex, Food, and Inspiration in La Figa

Even more captivating is what Freedman’s camera captured: Beautiful photos of Simone’s artful way of decorating bodies with fruits, vegetables, chocolate, and more. Using flesh as a canvas for food, Simone and Freedman have collaborated to create a celebration of food, sex, and the connections between them. As much as I enjoy paging through La Figa, I find joy in watching other people look at the book for the first time. This is REAL food porn.

Take, for example, cucumbers. Simone recalls his days working on a cucumber farm, waiting for lunch break to taste the fruits of his labor, which resulted in “an explosion of job inside me—just like an orgasm.” Continue reading Finding Sex, Food, and Inspiration in La Figa

Arts & Entertainment, Music

Musical Mystery of the Day: Is Seattle’s Kultur Shock Being Ripped Off By a Turkish Artist?

Kultur Shock has always been mindful of avoiding the Bregović controversy and crediting trad whenever they use it. But now, a Turkish pop singer named Gökçe has released a tune called “Tuttu Fırlattı,” a Turkish transliteration of the phrase “Tutti Frutti,” which is scheduled to appear on her upcoming album this fall. As it happens, the song sounds nearly identical to Kultur Shock’s “Tutti Frutti,” the lead single from their 2004 album Kultura Diktatura, produced by Faith No More’s Billy Gould, whose label Kool Arrow released the album. Continue reading Musical Mystery of the Day: Is Seattle’s Kultur Shock Being Ripped Off By a Turkish Artist?