For the love of all things Irish
March 26, 2013
I’m deeply enamored with Ireland. It feels a poetic and romantic place. Melodic Celtic music seems to transcend time, lush green landscapes, drifting fog and rugged shores. All create visions of charm and daydreams.
I’m just as enamored with Irish cuisine. Deep, rich flavors warm a belly and comfort the soul. It’s hearty fare my grandmother used to call “stick to your ribs” cuisine. Perfect for the cool evenings still to come.
By Karista Bennett
Irish cuisine is delicious anytime, not just on St. Patrick’s Day.
There’s no celebrating the arrival of spring at my house without some festive and hearty Irish fare. One of my favorite dishes to prepare is Colcannon. Traditionally a mashed potato, cabbage and green onion side dish, I decided to recreate this lush recipe into a one-pot meal.
Providence Marianwood hosts ‘Spring Approaches’ show
March 26, 2013
Three Issaquah institutions — Providence Marianwood skilled nursing home, the artEAST artists’ group and UP Front Gallery — are joining forces to bring artwork to the community.
The current show in the Marianwood gallery, entitled “Spring Approaches,” features work by artists from the UP Front Gallery in Issaquah. It is co-sponsored by Providence Marianwood and artEAST.
Issaquah artist Heidi Rose is showing several portraits of buildings from the local area. With watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil, Rose captures the remarkable and extraordinary beauty of seemingly common and everyday sights from the surrounding community — a red barn, a historic building and a chapel are among her subjects.
Contributed
The dog portrait above is by Janis Smith. At top right is the Hailstone Feed Store by Heidi Rose. At bottom right is art by Erika Carter.
Powerful ‘Trails’ is a journey worth taking
March 19, 2013
Life is a journey. The consequences of choices we make and events that occur determine the paths we travel. Rarely is the objective the journey’s finish, rather it’s growing from the experiences along the way.
Such is the metaphor examined in Village Theatre’s original musical, “Trails.”
By John Pai/Village Theatre
Dane Stokinger (left), as Mike, and Joshua Carter, as Seth, as joined by the rest of the ‘Trails’ cast for the ensemble number ‘Blaze a Trail.’
It’s a simple tale of two 30-something friends, Seth and Mike, fulfilling a childhood promise to hike the Appalachian Trail while they confront love, loss and growing up.
Enter your art now for ‘Being Human’
March 19, 2013
ArtEAST is accepting submissions for “Being Human,” an exhibition that focuses on the complex emotions that make us human.
The exhibit will focus on humans in their everyday habitat, relating to each other or in portraits and landscapes. Submissions in 2-D format using watercolor, oil, acrylic or colored pencil will be accepted.
How do you feel about Open Mic Night?
March 19, 2013
Issaquah Open Mic Night founder Doug Browning needs your feedback to make his Open Mic Night a success.
Would you like food and drink available? Is parking reasonable? Would you ask a friend to join you at Open Mic Night? These are just a few questions Browning is putting to the public in an effort to enhance the open mic experience for all.
Local teens perform in ‘The Music Man’
March 19, 2013
Two Issaquah teens will join more than 100 high school students from across the state as they take over The 5th Avenue Theatre to produce their very own production of “The Music Man.”
The show is a product of The Rising Star Project, which gives local students the opportunity to star in, produce, direct and market an entire production with the guidance of theater professionals.
‘Pillow Talk’ to whisper sweet, 1950’s nothings
March 19, 2013
Issaquah High School wants to take an audience back to a simpler time of rotary phones, party lines and post-war charm.
For its spring performance, the drama department will put on the play “Pillow Talk” beginning March 27. A romantic comedy set in the 1950s, it is perhaps most known from the 1959 movie starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
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Junior Kylie Fletcher (left) and senior Andrew Marsh star in Issaquah High School’s spring play, ‘Pillow Talk.’
It follows the crossed lines and crossed lives of Brad the carousing playboy and Jan the interior decorator as he weaves a double life of deception to capture her affections. After initially sparring over Brad’s constant use of the building’s shared party line, when he spies Jan dancing at a nearby club, he invents a Texan persona to win her over.
North Bend theater hosts a Kaleidoscope of rock bands
March 12, 2013
Fall City’s Nick Mardon — bass player, guitar player and drummer — splits his time between Zero Side Effects (his rock band), Bad Idea (his metal band) and his school’s jazz band.
Oh, and at some point in the next 12 months, he plans to turn 13.
The rock band Zero Side Effects practices March 10 in a music room at Kaleidoscope School of Music.
Mardon and Zero Side Effects will participate in a summit of rock bands from Issaquah’s Kaleidoscope School of Music at the North Bend Theatre.
Village Theatre original ‘Trails’ debuts
March 12, 2013
When Village Theatre announces a new season, tucked in among the productions is usually something original that will have audiences eager to be the first to experience.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of other recent original musicals with their roots in Issaquah, such as “Next to Normal” and “Million Dollar Quartet,” comes “Trails,” opening March 14.
By Mike Hipple/Village Theatre
Joshua Carter (left), in the role of Seth, and Dane Stokinger as Mike, appear in the Village Theatre production of ‘Trails.’
“Trails” debuted with its first reading during Village Theatre’s 2011 season’s Festival of New Musicals.
Musician proves it’s never too late to publish a first book
March 5, 2013
Newcastle resident Italene Gaddis may be 87 years old, but if you ask her, she doesn’t feel any older than she did as a child growing up in the South.
“You’re not a number,” she said. “People say ‘Are you really 87?’ and I say ‘No, not really, I’m Italene.’”
By Christina Corrales-Toy
Italene Gaddis, an 87-year-old poet, songwriter and musician, plays her autoharp in her Newcastle home Feb. 19.
With her charming Southern drawl, the poet, musician and songwriter captivates with her quick wit and sunny disposition. She’s an endless source of encouraging words, uplifting songs and positive affirmations.
