Met Picks: A Dose of The Daily Show and Dexter, plus a Tribute to Paul McCartney
Tony Kishman leads the Seattle Pops in a “Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney.” Photo courtesy Live and Let Die Show.
CLASSICAL & MORE Wait, is that…Paul McCartney? No, it couldn’t be. Could it? Seattle Pops pays tribute to the former Beatle with Paul’s doppelganger on lead guitar at Benaroya Hall. Thu-Sun.
COMEDY Want to write like a Daily Show staffer? Then learn from the best: DS cocreator Lizz Winstead does stand-up on Friday and leads a writing workshop on Saturday at Theatre Off Jackson.
BOOKS & TALKS Meet Jeff Lindsay, the man who invented Dexter Morgan—everybody’s favorite serial killer—this Friday at noon at Seattle Mystery Bookshop.
THEATER Book-it Rep opens its 2010-11 season with the much-anticipated second half of The Cider House Rules. When we last saw Homer Wells, one of John Irving’s most popular heroes, he had left the orphanage for an apple farm—and a girl. Opens Sat night; runs thru Oct 16.
DANCE Seattle Dance Project is going to hell… Three top Seattle choreographers craft a dance of the underworld, inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, for SDP’s season opener at ACT Theatre. Fri-Sun.
Broadway’s ballroom dance-off Burn the Floor has turned grizzled critics into Paris Hilton, reducing reviews to a simple phrase: “That’s hot.” Lithe young dancers samba, rumba, waltz and jive in a high-energy two-hour performance at Paramount Theatre. Thru Sun.
FILM From the director of The Mighty Boosh comes Bunny and the Bull, an offbeat comedy about a hermit who relives a long-ago European vacation—with the help of some Monty Python–style animation. Fri thru next Thu.
VISUAL ART Though his Girl with a Pearl Earring left a lasting impression, Vermeer didn’t enjoy success in his lifetime. Find out why in the Frye’s three-part lecture series, Looking at Vermeer, which starts tonight. Thursdays thru Sept 30.
Artist trio John Sutton, Ben Beres, and Zac Culler—aka SuttonBeresCuller —lead a discussion TONIGHT on their upcoming interactive exhibit at Henry Art Gallery that … well, I’ll just show you:
(Lecture runs from 7-8 at Henry Art with a preview of their work to follow.)
Henry Art Gallery Installation from SuttonBeresCuller on Vimeo.
