Can't Miss It: Thursday
A NICE SHOWING: Things just aren’t what they used to be. Kids these days. Internet. What not. Still, we do what we can. Seattle may be one of the techiest cities in the country. Does that hurt our cred? No Problem -- we’ve also formed a strong relationship with the performing arts of yore, namely variety, Vaudeville and burlesque. Dare we say Seattle has the best burlesque in the country? We’ve got trapeze and aerial arts schools as well, and a variety of variety groups. We’re a hotbed, people. So why not have a citywide festival highlighting some of the best in the business? Tonight marks the beginning of three and a half weeks of sheer entertainment, and there’s plenty more to come. Inga Ingenue la la.
7:30 p.m. // ACT Theatre // $20
TWO IN THE CHAMBER: Orchestras can be so stuffy. To see them we have to put on uncomfortable shoes, go places we’d never otherwise go, sit properly and clap hands properly and keep our voices down. Plus they cost a pretty penny. But Tigran Arakelyan and Todd Hayen are changing that with their new orchestra. CCO is free. Home run number one. Each program is performed at two venues: one in an unconventional setting (such as Q Café) and the other in a more traditional place (like Magnolia United Church of Christ). Each program features well-known orchestra mainstays (say Haydn and Mendelssohn) as well as a world premiere. Sounds like orchestra can be alternative, too. Now we can say things like, “Hey friend, grab a cup of joe and enjoy this live orchestra.” Home run number two.
8:00 p.m. // Q Café // Free
TIMBER: Oh Portland. We knew you’d go and do it. We knew you’d go ahead and get a professional soccer team too. But the road is long and the hoein’s hard, and 2011 is still a ways away. The Sounders, meanwhile, are close to starting their second MLS season, but we’ll take a USL team as preseason practice for now and give you fellas a taste of Sounder green and blue. We’ve gotta give you credit though, it takes a lot of foresight to name yourselves after what we’re going to make of you - for years and years to come. See ya on the pitch.
6:00 p.m. // Qwest Field // $10
