Drop your cynicism at the door and get ready for childlike, wide-eyed delight. The Moisture Festival, now in its fifth year, has the same friendly feeling as the Oregon Country Fair. No surprise, since the festival's founders are long-time performers there. Each evening is a true variety show, with an eclectic mix of unpretentious performers who jump onto the stage and let their talent amaze us, rather than relying on lights and set. Cirque-du-fancy-pants-Soleil this is not. In many ways, it's better. more ›

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Judging solely by the displays put on at Seattle's summertime house parties there is a surfeit of carnivalesque talent floating around the city. The fire spinners have mostly returned to their home dimensions by now, but individuals whose talents run towards the offbeat and spectacular abound. more ›

Friday evenings, Columbia City Cabaret takes over the Columbia City Theatre for some adult-oriented hijinks. Emceed by Tamara the Trapeze Lady (who also performs), the program changes from week to week, so its performance history already includes various singers and bands, burlesque artists, drag queens, aerialists, and probably a juggler of something. more ›