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Voices RisingDec 5 2008 - 8:00pm Voices Rising, Seattle's only showcase dedicated solely to LGBTQ artists of color, hosts an evening of powerful performances by five emerging artists under 25. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center Plaid Tidings: The Forever Plaid Christmas ShowNov 28 2008 - 7:30pm Dec 23 2008 - 10:00pm PLAID TIDINGS: THE FOREVER PLAID CHRISTMAS SHOW (Seattle Premiere) by Stuart Ross Directed by Jeff Church Music Direction by R.J. Tancioco (Bat Boy) ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery Pat Graney Company’s House of MindDec 4 2008 - 7:30pm Dec 21 2008 - 7:30pm Pat Graney Company is pleased to present the world premiere of a site-specific performance installation titled House of Mind. Using an intricately constructed environment and a cast of 5 professional artists and 25 extras, Graney unravels the nature of memory in this large-scale dance/visual spectacle. Built and designed for a 5,000-square foot warehouse in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, the artist’s concept is to create an experiential interpretation of her own mind and invite the viewer into the world of her memories. Seattle City Light Bldg Evening of Sevdah: The Love Songs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNov 29 2008 - 7:30pm Nov 29 2008 - 10:00pm The second annual "Evening of Sevdah: the love songs of Bosnia and Herzegovina" will be held at 7:30 PM on November 29 at Town Hall, 8th & Seneca in downtown Seattle. Inspired by the elation of last year's packed house, artists from Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and America again find common ground in a performance of sevdah, the traditional u Town Hall Panache JazzNov 8 2008 - 12:40pm Acoustic Latin trio, Key of Dreams, based in Portland will perform a double bill with jazz songstress, Maggie Laird. Champagne and desserts included. Don't miss it! Blue Heron Art Center Jack Straw Writers / Literary ReadingNov 16 2008 - 2:00pm Nov 16 2008 - 4:00pm Washington Center for the Book and Jack Straw Productions presents readings by literary artists selected for 2008 Jack Straw Writers program. Wendy Call, Kevin Craft, Sharon Cumberland, Janna Cawrse Esarey, Waverly Fitzgerald, Merna Hecht, Jennifer Munro, Ghida Sinno, Judith Skillman, and Michael Spence are featured. Free. Website: www.jackstraw.org Seattle Central Library 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA Reading: "Tales of Love and Distance" by Javier AmayaOct 18 2008 - 2:00pm Oct 18 2008 - 4:00pm Seattle, WA - Local author Javier Amaya reads from his new publication in English "Tales of Love and Distance". Originally published in Spanish in 2001, this collection of six short stories, was selected for translation by the arts organization 4Culture in the 2008 Individual Projects competition. The translation was provided by House of Writers / Casa de Escritores translation staff. Seattle Public Library, Central Library Seattle Latin American Music Festival (SLAM)Oct 8 2008 - 8:00pm Oct 10 2008 - 8:00pm Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with three nights of contemporary Latin American works on the forefront of modern classical music at the SLAM Festival Oct. 8-10, 2008 The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center Untitled [Intersection], 24 October 2008Oct 24 2008 - 7:00pm Oct 24 2008 - 9:00pm AN INCREDIBLE SHOW is coming together for October. We’ll have a true poetry REUNION between student (E. H. BEYER) & teacher (JAN WALLACE) followed by a collaborative art project by the amazing TOM SEMPLE, an artist known for his participatory and political projects. At 7P on Friday 24 October at The Phinney Neighborhood Center in Greenwood, Untitled [Intersection] presents its second stellar event of Fall 2008. E. H. BEYER, JAN WALLACE, TOM SEMPLE. Thank you for supporting these NW artists. Phinney Neighborhood Association (Phinney Center Gallery) Choral Opera: DAMÂN: The Seven CreationsOct 12 2008 - 3:00pm Oct 12 2008 - 4:30pm The Esoterics' director Eric Banks has studied ancient texts and singing practices of the Parsis, the Zoroastrians who have lived in the region around Bombay since the eighth century. Selecting texts from both of these sources, Eric has assembled a libretto for a seven-movement opera for a cappella voices - one that incorporates ancient Persian scripture and melodies to recount the origin of the universe in dramatic detail, acknowledge the cosmic balance between good and evil. This choral opera, The Seven Creations, will be premiered in Seattle before going on tour to north India. Holy Rosary Catholic Church 
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