It’s theater season again in the North End and at long last the Roving Players won’t have to roam anymore.
After forming as a band of truly “roving” players putting on shows in parks and centers in Poulsbo, Bainbridge, Kingston and Bangor, the North End theater group had found a stable home for its productions in the Indianola Clubhouse.
Two metal supergroups with deep Northwest rock roots will be planting themselves in Bremerton along with the local Sower of Dischord Saturday night at Winterland.
With a combined list of rock-cred as voluminous as that which emits from their amps, the forces of Seattle bands Plaster and Witchburn matched with Kitsap’s own Sower could possibly melt one’s face clean off.
If you feel strange going to church to see art work, don’t. Despite any of it’s religious or social beliefs Grace Episcopal Church on Bainbridge Island is an artful place in itself with its serene location off Day Road, it’s greenery and impressive glass facade right down to the origami-looking metal sculpture near the building’s entrance.
Even the parking stalls are artfully arranged.
At first glance, theater buffs may scoff at the Port Orchard Community Theater’s choice of show for the opening of its inaugural season this weekend. But once you dig in to the genesis and objective of the newest theater on the Kitsap circuit, it’s easy to see why the POCT board selected “High School Musical.”
One world, one week, one festival.
That is the mantra of the Manhattan Short Film Festival which annually showcases the 5-15 minute spots from the top up-and-coming filmmakers in the world. The shorts are shown in succession in theaters in 99 theaters across three continents, and this year, the festival’s tenth, Bainbridge Island’s historic Lynnwood Theatre will be one of the figuratively red carpeted cities.
“Those newspaper guys, they don’t know what it’s like to have their hearts in a baseball club,” Washington Senators owner Mr. Welch decries.
Newspaperman or not, one can see firsthand what that may be like, or more precisely what it might be like if you sold your soul to improve your favorite team as the Central Stage Theatre of County Kitsap takes the fabled Faust out to the ball game in its season opener “Damn Yankees.”
Funnyman Cris Larsen looks around the Olympic Coffee shop in Bremerton at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and says, “This is Americana.”
Not looking at his coffee cup, Larsen, also known as comedian The Great Cris, is referring to the dozen-or-so folks who have gathered at the shop, conversing with friends, business partners, family or just simply having a cup of joe amidst the lively atmosphere.
“We’d be a much better community if we’d commune,” Larsen said.
With limericks or poetry dashed on top of a painting to a glowing red onomatopoeia or a portrait bordered by the story of its subject all seen on a stroll through the Bainbridge Arts and Crafts’ current exhibit — it seems letters and words are almost like extra colors on an artist’s figurative palate.
Chuck Smart is a man with some stories to tell.
His 66 years of life have led him from the Cleveland, Ohio home of a musician father and an arts-minded mother through the crossroads of Europe onto Brazil and Cuba, back to Ohio for a stint as the associate dean of students at Antioch College and finally to the Pacific Northwest where he found his artistic respite and consequently his life’s meaning.
The word “contra” stirs up quite a bit of memory and controversy at its mere mention.
For example there was the killer 1988 Nintendo game, then of course the real-life armed warriors said to be heavily involved in widespread murder, torture and brutality with United States’ and Argentine support, led by former members of the US National Guard during the early 1980s in Nicaragua.
With its comfortable and encompassing seating, comical stage conversation and undeniable hair styling abilities, the Jewel Box Theatre is taking its 2007-2008 season to the salon.
Not just for a haircut, for this isn’t just another beauty parlor. When life gets tough or times are slow in Chinguapin, La. it’s that time for a trip to Truvy’s — the place to get your gossip while you get your hair done.
The classical and flamenco guitar work of the currently Seabeck-based six-string virtuoso Craig Alden Dell is sonically reminiscent of a Sante Fe, New Mexico sunset.
The electrifying orange and golden rays splitting through the far-off mountains are harnessed through the nylon strings of his Brazilian rosewood chiseled guitars.
Way back when, model airplane enthusiasts would build their aircraft from scratch or from comprehensive kits, stripping the motor out of the weed whacker and modifying it to be able to fit in the plane, fill it up with gas and heading to the nearest open field for some fun.
The age-old merge between the Eastern/Western culture of art is being explored at the Roby King Gallery’s September show. And the eight artists weighing in make the point that perhaps we’re not so different after all.
There are few better ways to open a theatrical season than with a spiteful ode to Mr. Theatre himself, William Shakespeare — shouting at the top of the marquee “I Hate Hamlet” while the lead character curses the genius’ work because of its prestige and difficulty.
A secret meeting of elite pirates — the meanest, most villainous, murderous and happily apathetic and unapologetic scallywags — was set to convene in Port Orchard this weekend. But as the blokes began to arrive, one captain was found dead. Perhaps dancing with Jack Ketch or about to be sunken in Davy Jones’ locker, who knows.
Nearly everyone in the county is reading “Three Cups of Tea” — the saga of mountain climber turned school-building philanthropist and education advocate Greg Moretenson … are you?
The Admiral Theatre will be cracking the lid of its 2007-2008 classic film series Sept. 14 with a film widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s finest Westerns — “The Magnificent Seven.”
Perched atop the perfect point of a hill in Manette, one can look out to the east and see the skyline of Seattle, to the south the shipyard of Bremerton and to the west, the jagged prominence of the Olympic Mountains.
If you make the Ruxton Towers/Jupiter Mining Corporation/Celebrity Judges show this Friday at the Manette Saloon, you might soon find yourself on the Internet alongside a band that is on the brink.
Kicking off around 9 p.m. Sept. 7, the show will be recorded for a live Webcast, accessible online at each band’s Web site.
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