Last night Seattlest went to Town Hall to hear Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini read from his new novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Hosseini's first novel, The Kite Runner was in many ways a phenomenal achievement and by all accounts, the new book has surpassed even the most hopeful of expectations.
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Get Out: Carmina Burana @ PNB
Are you looking at that? It's the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of Carmina Burana, and that's an entire choir behind the giganto Illuminati-looking sculpture hanging from the ceiling. The sheer scale of this piece has us salivating, the chanting backdrop to Carl Orff's seminal composition coursing through our veins and pounding in our head. Choreographed by Kent Stowell, former PNB artistic co-director and epic brewer of ballet dramas, Burana kicks off the "Celebrate Seattle Festival" on Thursday evening, and we are giddy with anticipation.
Seattlest Trivia Wrap-Up: The Winners, the Questions
Last night at the Old Pequliar, eight teams competed for cash at Seattlest's debut quiz. With Newcastle's doubling of the prize pool, that left $80 to be divvied among the top three teams. The results:
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When Seattlest saw that the Northwest Film Forum, in conjunction with Americans for UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, was hosting a screening of : "This great work of art has the potential to change the world."

