EIGHT DAYS TO go before the next Story Slam: a convergence of people telling and listening to true, personal tales. This slam thing is practiced… Continue reading
THE PICTURE PALACE. It’s a place many of us have never seen. Esther Morgan-Ellis takes us there: on a time- and space-travel jaunt, to grand… Continue reading
A flock of stories — on love, art, miracles, parenthood, gambling and middle school — are soon to play out here. Key… Continue reading
Up she walks to the stranger. Onto his neck she plants a kiss. Uh-oh. Meet Georgie Burns, a sexy, middle-aged receptionist with… Continue reading
SWEET, BITTER, SPICY: The fare at the local playhouse varies. It comes to us fresh, thanks to those working in the theatrical kitchen. This column… Continue reading
Young Julian tried out 10 or 12 musical instruments before finding the one. This formidable stringed… Continue reading
The sound of automatic weapons fire filled the Superior Court. Stone-faced, Noah Frisch stood before the crowd, turning his body slowly around… Continue reading
The evening get-together is just starting. People walk into the room, eyeing the strangers who are already there. Each one takes a… Continue reading
THIS KID JUNIOR is one of the great heroes of literature. Near the close of Sherman Alexie’s novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time… Continue reading
When you see a good movie, one that sweeps you off your feet, you bring with you an emotional memory. It’s the… Continue reading
With a little-known piece from a female composer, Lauren Waldron wowed the judges. Waldron, 18, took first prize in the 32nd annual… Continue reading
The big marches in Port Townsend and Seattle were all done by Saturday evening, yet the people of Sequim had plans of their… Continue reading
A new name, 14 competitors and a day of live music. All are part of a public event Saturday. The Nico Snel… Continue reading
WE’RE HUNGRY, WE humans, sometimes starving: for splendor, love, experiences that make us feel alive. Some years back, Alice Derry started out writing about the… Continue reading
I WAS CURIOUS about this woman, this traveler. So I sent a note asking for an interview, thinking she’d never have time, what with the… Continue reading
THE WORDS OF Salvadoran priest Oscar Romero (1917-1980) are a salve to me, a meditation to which I return. “It helps, now and then, to… Continue reading
The “Snow Maiden Suite,” “The Adoration of the Magi,” an Overture on Hebrew Themes and a “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” — these… Continue reading
A QUESTION THAT has me thinking lately: When we talk about this community, who is “us”? Who are the ones we believe belong here, sharing… Continue reading
Her performances are deeply felt; dazzling. She plays — without histrionics — in the tradition of the great soloists of history. That’s… Continue reading
