Last night at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, TONY Award-winning musical "Ain't Misbehavin'" made its weeklong debut to the delight of what turned into a hootin' and hollerin' audience. The musical takes its name from a song of the same title written by Thomas "Fats" Waller, and is a tribute to black musicians of the Harlem Renaissance. The lively cast of five bring this delightful musical to Seattle from New York, and they had the snazzy on-stage costumes and personalities to match. Backed by a three-piece band (piano, drums, bass), the show takes its audience through thirty musical numbers that encapsulate the various moods of the Harlem era. more ›

Franklin vs. Garfield is one of the Seattle sports events that you just shouldn't miss. Here's what we wrote about it for The Stranger in September:

True local hoops fans don't miss this game between two perennial inner-city basketball powerhouses, even at the cost of connubial tranquility. The 2005 game at Garfield fell on Valentine's Day, but happily married Husky basketball coach Lorenzo Romar was there anyway. A win in this game means neighborhood bragging rights for the rest of your life.

MUSICAL REVIEW: Tonight Seattlest Matt is checking out what was the longest-running musical review in the history of Broadway, Smokey Joe's Café. A hit-list from the '50s and '60s of songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it opens tonight and runs through June 17th. We can almost hear the K-TEL announcer: Featuring 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, including such hits as "On Broadway," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand By Me," "Spanish Harlem," "Love Potion #9," and "I’m a Woman." more ›

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Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo, so you already know that any vaguely Mexican destination is going to be filled with jackasses drinking margaritas and acting like idiots over what isn't really Mexican independence day. We're fine with the drunkenness, we're fine with the jackassery, but really, there are much better ways to spend your day and night than in some overly adorned restaurant. Here are three of them, and since we know you're going to do the Cinco De Mayo thing anyway, we'll even tell you how to fit this into the more traditional experience: more ›

Neighborhood-centric blog aggregator Outside.in released its list of "America's Top 10 Bloggiest Neighborhoods". Seattle, tech-centric 2.0tropolis that it is, must've cracked the top 10 with at least one neighborhood (cough Capitol Hill cough cough), right? more ›

According to the Mariners, pitchers and catchers report in 18 minutes! So, as has become annual Seattlest tradition, we present this ode to spring training, by Ogden Nash (1902-1971). more ›

The Sonics gave up on Rick Brunson, their all-time worst free-agent signing. This offseason, they gave Brunson--who had a foot injury--a guaranteed $1 million contract. Brunson's foot injury never healed. He played four games. You do the math. more ›

. We loved their shtick, from the cool uniforms to the way they pantsed their opponents. We mistakenly assumed they were simply too good to be allowed in the NBA. more ›

While your coupled friends gaze lovingly at each other across some pork chops in a carmelized onion glaze, you're going to be alone tonight, questioning why the gender of your choice finds you so unappealing. Is it your breath? Your clothes? Your insistence on a first date "test drive"? In any case, we at Seattlest have some ideas for getting you through the evening without killing yourself. more ›

Seattlest has been looking forward to the opening of Central Cinema since we first heard of its existence-to-be a year ago. Kevin Spitzer's idea for a restaurant-cum-theater just plain appeals to us, especially since he's planning to feature movie-themed menus, like truffles accompanying Chocolat or spicy noodles with Tampopo. If the chefs are able to recreate that amazing meal from Big Night, Seattlest will be one contented food/film lover. more ›

If the Academy Awards---now but a distant, boring memory---got you feenin’ for some short films of the animated, live action, or documentary variety, you’re in luck. The Northwest Film Forum, located on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine, is currently showing seven of the Oscar-nominated animated and live action shorts, all in one sitting. The selection includes both winners of the short film Oscars, Ryan for best animated and Wasp for best live action. Act fast, because these films will only be showing twice a night, 7pm and 9:15pm, now through Thursday. Tickets are $8, available here. more ›

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Seattle-area high school sports teams are proving that they deserve to be considered among the nation's elite. Earlier this year, Bellevue High's football team defeated national powerhouse De LaSalle, which hadn't lost a game in thirteen years. And on Saturday, the Garfield High women traveled south and beat Piedmont (Oakland) High, ranked #2 nationally by USA Today. Garfield, though #1 in Washington's 4A classification, wasn't even ranked among the top 10 teams in the West. They surely will be now. more ›